Cisco Catalyst: Configure a Trunk Port with a Native Vlan

This post will show you how to configure a trunk port with a native vlan. In this specific example I am configuring a range of ports, but the commands for an individual interface will be the same once you have entered the config for a particular port. First enter configuration mode s3560#conf terminal Now we … Continue reading Cisco Catalyst: Configure a Trunk Port with a Native Vlan

HomeLab: Basic Syslog Configuration on Cisco Catalyst Devices

In my homelab setup I am dumping syslog on all my devices to my Linux desktop. Have not figure out what I am going to do with it yet, but I see myself either setting up Splunk or Greylog in the near future. Note, a while back I wrote a post on how to configure rsyslog on RHEL 6 - s0 if you are interested you can find that post here.

HomeLab: Upgrading Cisco IOS Via tftp on RHEL

0012fbf7_mediumSo I was planning on blogging about this process simply because I keep forgetting it. Being that I am in the middle of building out my lab, and have a ton of old cisco hardware with ancient images, I have found myself going through the process of updating firmware quite a bit as I tinker with different IOS images.

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