by skufel | Aug 29, 2012 | Apple, Infrastructure, Network, SysAdmin
Despite all reservations to iPad as a device which might be useful in day-to-day IT Pro activities (was thinking about it more as a toy than tool) I found it really handy after some time. One of main reasons I found iPad cool IT tool was ability to connect to Cisco...
by skufel | May 18, 2012 | Infrastructure, Network
So, finally I got 6 brand new Cisco 1142n wireless access points. They all are lightweight access points, which means that more less Wireless Controller is required to get them to work. Unfortunatelly due to many circumstances I have purchase of Wireless Controller...
by skufel | May 9, 2012 | Infrastructure, Linux, Network, SysAdmin
Just quick config snippet for Debian 6.0 which I came across when setting up few Debian Linux 6.0 virtual machines for recent network LAB. By default network adapter is set to get IP address from DHCP. /etc/network/interfaces – dynamic IP address configuration #...
by skufel | Mar 1, 2012 | Automation, Infrastructure, Network, SysAdmin
In previous articles in the RANCID series I described: How to install RANCID on openSUSE Add devices to RANCID So, we have RANCID collecting configuration from network devices to repository with version control. Only question is how to get access and make use of...
by skufel | Jan 23, 2012 | Automation, Infrastructure, Network, SysAdmin
Some time ago I described How to : Install RANCID on openSUSE 11.4 “Celadon”. However, just after installation RANCID will do nothing without proper configuration. So, in this lab I will show how to: create group of devices in rancid add information about...