Re: SOLARIS SNMP MIB

2001-02-02 Thread Drew Simonis
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi, All > > I am looking for Sun's Solaris snmp mib about CPU UTILIZATION, MEM UTILIZATION. > > Please let me know these MIB oids. For the life of me, I can't imagine what this has to do with preparation for a Cisco exam. You'll find much better answers either on

Problems?

2001-02-16 Thread Drew Simonis
List traffic has decreased dramatically in the last week (only 4 messages this week). Is it just me? -ds _ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: CCIE salary

2001-02-23 Thread Drew Simonis
Brian wrote: > > This really isn't true. Lets look at some basic facts: > > There are only ~6000 or so CCIE's in the world, possibly as many as 30% > are employed by cisco. > > There are over 6000 ISP's in the US alone. > > There are over 7000 AS's in the world. > > My point is, that if most

Re: IPSec, IKE, VPN study resources?

2001-02-27 Thread Drew Simonis
Brian Lodwick wrote: > > Group, >Can anyone out there help me out. I am trying to find resources for > study. I want to get learn as much as possible about IPSec and VPN > technology. I would like to see if anyone knows of some good resources to > learn more about this kind of stuff -IPSec t

Re: cat 6509 Frame Distribution

2001-03-01 Thread Drew Simonis
"Hinds, Christopher" wrote: > > Hi, > > On the config of a 6509 I have inherited I have a command I don't understand > nor ca find any info on ! Can anyone explain what : > > #frame distribution method > set port channel all distribution ip both > http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/produ

Re: GROUPSTUDY REGISTRATION

2001-03-02 Thread Drew Simonis
Charles Nunie wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > My pal wants to join in on this studygroup but the web page is off. Any help? > About as much chance as I have of dumping my shares of Transmeta for anything less than a huge loss in the next 5 years... We all have to learn patience sooner or later

Re: dumb Linux terminal-router question

2001-03-02 Thread Drew Simonis
Priscilla Oppenheimer wrote: > > Next week I'm teaching basic router configuration to some high school > students. One of the students has a notebook computer that runs Linux. > Assuming there is a normal serial port on the notebook, will he able to > easily run a terminal emulator to connect to

Re: Internet usage?

2001-03-13 Thread Drew Simonis
> Do any of you know of any software utilities that can track and monitor > what percentage of internet bandwidth is being used by various tasks > such as streaming video, http, mp3, java, etc...? > > Thanks. Not sure why you think this is a topical issue for this group, but I'll do the ol

Re: Slightly OT - Setting up syslog on Solaris for Remote logging of Cisco Routers

2001-03-14 Thread Drew Simonis
> I've seen a million people ask about syslog for windows, but nobody has > mentioned syslogd on Unix. > > I'm trying to find information on getting syslog on a Solaris platform to accept > logging messages from Cisco routers. By default, the syslog service does not > accept messages from externa

Re: CCxx Market: Going Off Topic!

2001-03-14 Thread Drew Simonis
hal9001 wrote: > > Robert has any one actually fathomed WHY this has suddenly happened. I'm > not making any form of a political point here but it seems (just as a mark > of time) to have happened at the ending of one administration and the > take-up of another. > > Do people and the markets fe

Re: TCPmag.com Salary Survey

2001-03-16 Thread Drew Simonis
Groupstudy wrote: > > What a joke. According to their chart an 18 year old kid right out of high > school who lives in Detriot could spend 81 hours of studying and then land > themselves a job paying $73K per year. > Didn't the survey specify "3 to 9 years of experience"? ___

Re: New Tracks are up on the Cisco Website

2001-03-19 Thread Drew Simonis
Arthur Stewart wrote: > > Info on the new Communications & Services and Security Tracks are up on the > Cisco CCIE website > How about a URL? (I know, I can look, but it is usually considered polite to reference the source of any news or updates) _ FAQ, list a

Re: Cisco Certs Becoming Paper CCXX - Reply to The Rock

2001-03-19 Thread Drew Simonis
"The.Rock" wrote: > > oh yeah one more thing...In case you forgot, certs don't prove anything > you really are an idiot if you think they "prove " something). The only > prove your ability to regurgitate info that you supposedly learned. Having > the know how, and knowing how to use are two diff

Re: AW: Anyone tried setting up a Linux TFTP Server for Cisco?

2001-03-22 Thread Drew Simonis
Udo Konstantin wrote: > > Please can you more specify > A unix system is more secure than a Wxx system. > So you need to configure your linux box for an nsecure connect. > I know its off topic, but I hate such narrow minded comments... If you have ever installed any *ix system, you'd be darn we

Re: Linux Security

2001-03-22 Thread Drew Simonis
Elijah Savage wrote: > > > No holy war here either. But I could not resist the reply to this > comment. Of course it depends on the administrator of the box, but it > depends also how you install it. I have never installed a linux box with > ftp or telnet by default(openssh). Because these boxes

Re: Security Issues

2000-11-21 Thread Drew Simonis
Deepak Sharma wrote: > > 1st question > > Any security issues with ATM?...i know it kinda acts like a VPN (and > those are pretty secure), but should i be running IPSEC or some other > type of encryption>>? ATM has nothing to do with a VPN, nor does it "act like one". ATM describes a method of

Re: Need help with converting IP address to MAC address

2000-11-24 Thread Drew Simonis
Sisqo wrote: > > Cisco press book (BCMSN) does not really explain well the concept. I was > wondering if someone can help me break the barrier. > > Example in the book: > > 224.163.163.45 = 01-00-5E-23-A3-2D > > I thought 163=A3, why is the 2nd octet converted to 23? > There is no corelatio

Re: Help about BGP regular expression

2000-11-30 Thread Drew Simonis
vtam wrote: > > In the book "Internet Architectures" by Hassam, it said that ^1 ?[0-9]*$ > identify all the AS_paths that start with 1 and of length 2-that is, AS1 and > its direct customs. But i think that ? means 0 or 1 occurrences, when it is > 0, the expression can be equal ^1[0-9]*$,means an

Re: what's the mean of lo0,qfe0 and hme0?

2000-12-19 Thread Drew Simonis
Robert Padjen wrote: > > And for the trivia buffs - hme stands for... > > Happy MEal!!! > > It was a time when the Sun engineers were quite into > fast food! > Hrm... and all this time I thought it stood for Hundred Megabit Ethernet. Go figure. _ FAQ, list a

Re: [Cisco Certs]

2001-01-10 Thread Drew Simonis
Ganesh Chintalapati wrote: > > Dear all, > > I do have the same question, can any one help us in this regard > The only person that can answer this question is the person that is interviewing you. Unless, that is, there is a top secret cert->degree chart out there that none of us is aware of

Re: Useful things to do with trolls

2001-01-14 Thread Drew Simonis
Chuck Larrieu wrote: > > The ladened versus unladened must have something to do with traffic > shaping. That or MTU of the packet... _ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure vio

Re: NetRanger

2000-09-26 Thread Drew Simonis
"Rossetti, Stan" wrote: > > Has anybody ever used NetRanger? Is it a worthwhile device? Also, can you > monitor crc errors with it? Any information would be much appreciated. A bit off topic, but I have used and was pleased with the NR product. It is not, however, an IOS based device. It i

Quick question about pre-req for CCNP

2000-09-27 Thread Drew Simonis
I can't seem to find this anywhere, and haven't seen it discussed on the list. So, does anyone know if one must have a CCNA 2.0 in order to get the CCNP 2.0, or will my CCNA 1.0 qualify me? TIA **NOTE: New CCNA/CCDA List has been formed. For more information go to http://www.groupstudy.com/li

Re: Rumor Alert - Lab Changes - WAS: Flame bait.

2000-11-17 Thread Drew Simonis
Chuck Larrieu wrote: > > > Rumor #3 - The CCIE Security will involve configuring Cisco security > products on both Unix and NT boxes and doing VPN tunnels end to end, meaning > for the first time a candidate would be responsible for end user equipment > in the lab. What do you mean when you say

Re: Rumor Alert - Lab Changes - WAS: Flame bait.

2000-11-18 Thread Drew Simonis
Chuck Larrieu wrote: > > All these things together are what lead me to speculate that the Security > Lab will include work on servers for the various Cisco Secure products, and > on PC's for the client side of VPN. Which makes perfect sense, because > security is far more than configuring access

Re: Cisco Certs Becoming Paper CCXX

2001-04-03 Thread Drew Simonis
B J wrote: > > The CCNA is far harder than any test one will encounter with a major in > Education, Anthropology, History, Business Management, etc. Do you really > think the dumbest CCNA isn't more knowledgable in many areas, one being > math, than your daughters first grade teacher? Why do

Re: How long does DNS server cache an entry

2001-04-04 Thread Drew Simonis
Ruihai An wrote: > > This question is not related to Cisco, but I am sure some Cisco engineer > know the anwer Wow. Now here's a strict criteria for posting messages! Hey, I bet someone here can fix cars too. > > How long does DNS server cache an entry it resoved earlier ? The RFC for DNS

Re: CCIE Lab Candidate???? [Formerly no subject]

2001-04-05 Thread Drew Simonis
Greg Macaulay wrote: > > Perhaps I'm missing something (but I am in a bad mood this AM -- and this > is my first Flame) -- or maybe you are?? But did you somehow get a waiver > from John Chambers personally so you don't have to sit for and pass the CCIE > written??? I didn't see anywhere wh

Re: Security Spcialization/Exam Series?

2001-04-06 Thread Drew Simonis
Henry Rollins wrote: > > Anyone taken these four exams yet? Any comments re difficulty/overlap > from one test to another? Is having a PIX in your lab a prerequisite to > effective studying? Thanks > http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/10/wwtraining/certprog/special1/course.html You have ~ 5

Re: Security Spcialization/Exam Series?

2001-04-06 Thread Drew Simonis
Arthur Stewart wrote: > > This is a new (non-CCNP+) security specialization and will not expire next > month. This is new information, do you have a URL that explains this new certification? I have never heard of it. > > You may want to check the archives, I remember some discussion of the >

Re: Can you change Telnet's well known port? [7:717]

2001-04-15 Thread Drew Simonis
Fred Danson wrote: > > Thanks for the info, > > Does the telnet client that is built into Windows2000 Professional allow > changing of the destination port? Could I just click start --> Run and type > in telnet 63.1.1.1 :24 ?? > more like: telnet 63.1.1.1 24 I use this all the time to read

Opinions on Cisco Access Pro AP-EC's [7:1045]

2001-04-17 Thread Drew Simonis
I saw this device mentioned on another mailing list I read as a good item for a home lab. Basically, its a 2501 on a PC card. I wonder why I haven't seen this device mentioned in this group as a good piece to have. Are there any issues with this product that make it less suitable than a 160

Re: OT: Certifications worth? [7:3311]

2001-05-05 Thread Drew Simonis
ccnawan wrote: > > I have to ask this question in light of so many experienced certified people > looking for work. Why is there so many advertising on the jobs list, and > here. I see it everywhere, if being certified is worthwhile? It is not > because of the recent down turn. I saw this before.

Re: FW: security opinions please [7:3666]

2001-05-08 Thread Drew Simonis
Eric Rivard wrote: > > If Cisco recommends and companies > like Microsoft and Excite are implementing it, I don't see how it can be > a security risk. It can be, and it is. But, so is just about everything. It is the probability of the risk being exploit

Re: security opinions please [7:3666]

2001-05-08 Thread Drew Simonis
Michael Cohen wrote: > > How does one go upon "penetrating" the internal VLAN on a switch while only > having access to the external VLAN and not traversing the PIX in the middle? > I have heard the response from numerous security engineers that anything is > possible however I guess I'm a novice

Re: Question for EE majors [7:4566]

2001-05-15 Thread Drew Simonis
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" wrote: > > This may be a rudimentary question for all the EE majors out there. > > Can anyone tell me what the 0x in front of 0x00-80-C2?( Why don't they > just use the 00?) 0x indicates hex. IIRC, 00 would indicate Octal. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/f

Re: what is a good intrusion detection software? [7:4610]

2001-05-15 Thread Drew Simonis
Sean Young wrote: > > I have a few suggestions for you: > > 1) get rid of Microsoft windows servers and Sun Solaris; > Use only NetBSD and software that are open-source, This is the most ignorant suggestion I have ever seen. How many times will it have to be repeated before it gets through..

Re: Is it legal to distribute of Juniper Olive (JUNOS) code for [7:5131]

2001-05-19 Thread Drew Simonis
fingers wrote: > > Hi Sean > > I'm hoping it is legal, as I've been looking for this software for quite > some time. We'll be purchasing a few M40's in the next few months, and I'd > like to prepare for the new platform before the time. > A quick search of some meial archives on the web shows

Re: Is it legal to distribute of Juniper Olive (JUNOS) code for [7:5170]

2001-05-19 Thread Drew Simonis
Nnanna Obuba wrote: > > Could you post this search result for us to see? > I see no such warning on there website > http://puck.nether.net/lists/juniper-nsp/0463.html The author used an @juniper.net email, so I assume he's in the know. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/rea

Re: certificate [7:5200]

2001-05-20 Thread Drew Simonis
Jim Bond wrote: > > Hello, > > My client wants to use certificate server to > authenticate PCs on the network. Is there a way to do > it? I thought certificate has to be used with browser. > How do you give PC a certificate? 1. What the hell does this have to do with Cisco, with Cisco certifi

Re: Spanning Tree Protocol [7:26538]

2001-11-16 Thread Drew Simonis
Randy Lopez wrote: > > What Multicast address does STP use? > Since spanning tree is a layer 2 protocol, why would it use any multicast address? STP is used between directly connected switches and uses BPDU packets, flooded out all ports for set up. Not multicast. http://www.cisco.com/warp

Re: Turning a PC Into a Franken-PIX [7:26539]

2001-11-17 Thread Drew Simonis
Francis Lind wrote: > > Hello all, I am currently planning on earning my CQS in Security but don't > have the money to buy a PIX. I had heard from my CCNP instructor that there > are directions out there on turning a PC into one. If anyone has a link or > the info I'd greatly appreciate it. > W

Re: CCNP exams [7:24062]

2001-10-24 Thread Drew Simonis
"Ken W. Alger" wrote: > > A quick question about the CCNP exams... How much of the covered material > is IOS specific versus knowledge about protocols etc. I guess the real > question is how difficult is it to pass the exams without spending a gob of > cash on lab equipment? > Its easy to pas