First off let me start by saying that I am not sure that these commands only work on Catalyst switches, nor and I sure that these commands only work on switches, they may work on routers as well, however I have not gotten that far in my HomeLab escapades. What do know for a fact … Continue reading HomeLab: Configuring the NTP Client on a Cisco Catalyst Switches
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HomeLab: The Cisco 3560G
The Cisco Catalyst 3506G is a layer 3 switch which went end-of-life in 2009. For the home lab its a pretty nice switch to have due to its layer 3 support and gigabit speed. Mine is the model seen to the left, 24 gigabit ports and 4x1gb SFP uplinks. The Cisco Catalyst 3560 is … Continue reading HomeLab: The Cisco 3560G
Resources for the Cisco IOS/Nexus OS Newbie
My visit to Cisco Live 2013 in Orlando this week has helped reinvigorate me in regards to getting off my tubby rear and dedicating some time to learning networking with Cisco devices. Previously my focus has purely been on Cisco UCS, however since my new company has me working with a lot of ancient Solaris … Continue reading Resources for the Cisco IOS/Nexus OS Newbie
How to Reset Cisco Catalyst 2960 Back to Factory Defaults
This is my first post in what I hope to be a long line of Cisco networking related posts, as I have just gotten my hands on a bit of used Cisco equipment and hope to use it to setup a home lab. First step of setting up this home lab is to get my two Catalyst 2960s reset to factory defaults. So here is how you do it. Note that I am assuming that you have already established a console connection to the switch.
Cisco UCS Visio Stencils
Cisco UCS Visio Stencils -- Use the link below and scroll down to "Unified Computing and Servers", and select "Unified Computing System" and download the zip file. Currently (as of 12/2014) you can cut to the chase and use the direct link below: