Death of someone whom we owe

2000-11-26 Thread A.Strobel
I read in an article that Michael Muuss has died in a car accident. He is the person who gave us a tool called "PING" to make our lives easier when troubleshooting our networks. May his soul rest in peace. http://ftp.arl.mil/~mike/bio.html http://www.msnbc.com/local/wbal/33095.asp?cp1=1 A. Str

The future of MCNS (Security)

2000-11-27 Thread A.Strobel
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/10/wwtraining/certprog/special1/changes_01-01-01.html http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/10/wwtraining/certprog/special1/course.html After introduction of CCIE Security, Cisco is now adding to the requirements of attaining MCNS. As of January, it will take four exa

Router Firewall Config

2000-11-29 Thread A.Strobel
I have a cable connection to the Internet with one static IP and I am running a webserver as well. For security, I would like to use a Cisco router as a firewall. Has anyone implemented such a setup? Will a router with two Ethernet interfaces cut it? I would appreciate if you could share your (ma

Re: Cisco 3920 in CCIE Lab?

2000-12-01 Thread A.Strobel
The TokenRing switch WS-C3920, although part of the ccie Lab, it is a very BAD investment for a homelab. If Cisco drops it ( that I presume will shortly ), it will not be even worth the electricity it consumes. Other boxes that we collect, like 2500s, 5000s, 2900s are alive and will be around for

Can't telnet- Can't ping

2001-01-03 Thread A.Strobel
Working for an enterperise has its disadvantages. Based on the new policy, now I (network engineer) am unable to ping the outside world nor telnet to the outside world. Although my main job is taking care of Cisco gear inside the enterprise, I hate the fact that someone with a half brain sitting

MCNS Managing Cisco Network Security

2000-09-14 Thread A.Strobel
Dear All, I am planning to take the MCNS test in the coming month. I have the Beachfront ( www.bfq.com) for MCNS. I would like to purchase a second test/drill simulator for MCNS.. Does anyone know (recommend) any other testing tools?? Thanks in advance. A. Strobel __

PRI and 4000 Series

2000-09-23 Thread A.Strobel
A quick question: Does Cisco 4000 support PRI? Thanks, Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.amexmail.com/?A=1 **NOTE: New CCNA/CCDA List has been formed. For more information go to http://www.groupstudy.com/l

CIR and routing metric

2000-09-25 Thread A.Strobel
Hi, I have a discussion here with my boss regarding the effect of CIR on the routing metric. He says CIR has nothing to do with the routing metric and I think It is impossible that routing metric is no affected by CIR. Non of us can prove the other one wrong. Can some one please shed a light on

About Frame Relay

2000-10-01 Thread A.Strobel
Sometimes, understanding just one sentence takes hours. The following sentence has taken my time for more than a week, still I can not get it. Could somebody please explain and enlighten me please: "Frame Relay network, like most WANs, is based on star topologies, and does not support one-to-any

Re: [Boson - Is it worth the time and money?]

2000-10-06 Thread A.Strobel
If you really want to learn and not just pass the test, Boson is made for you. It is not made like an exam cram that makes you just memorize the answers without the supporting reason. I am using it now for the Security exam. MCNS and it is beatiful. With every question, you get the answer, the r

ccie lab material

2000-10-06 Thread A.Strobel
I thought this would make some of you very happy in reference to the person who wanted to trade CCIE lab materials. Hotmail has closed this person's account and issued him a warning. A. Strobel Get free email and a pe

ccie lab metrial

2000-10-06 Thread A.Strobel
I thought this would make some of you very happy in reference to the person who wanted to trade CCIE lab materials. Hotmail has closed this person's account and issued him a warning. A. Strobel Get free email and a permane

RE:Trade CCIE Labs

2000-10-06 Thread A.Strobel
I thought this would make some of you very happy in reference to the person who wanted to trade CCIE labs. Hotmail has closed this persons account and issued him a warning. A. Strobel Get free email and a permanent address at

My messages do not show up

2000-10-06 Thread A.Strobel
None of my messages show up on the list. I wnader why? A. Strobel Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.amexmail.com/?A=1 **NOTE: New CCNA/CCDA List has been formed. For more information go to http://www.groupst

Failed CID!

2000-10-06 Thread A.Strobel
Try CID practice tests by Boson. A. Strobel "Taylor, Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > - > Attachment:  > MIME Type: multipart/alternative > - > Agreed - IN SPADES!! I studied the subject

which is better

2000-10-06 Thread A.Strobel
Couple of yers ago we implemented Cisco's DHCP in our network. (10 VLAN, 800 nodes). Unfortunately, it did not work out and we had constant problems. We switched to Windows DHCP and we are happy. Whether Cisco has improved its implementation of DHCP during the last couple of years, I can't tell.

supernetting question

2000-10-26 Thread A.Strobel
What is the correct supernet for the followings: 172.29.10.0 255.255.255.128 172.29.16.64 255.255.255.192 172.29.0.0 255.255.255.224 is my calculation of 172.29.0.0/19 correct? Thanks, A. Strobel Get free email a

My Layer 2 knowledge sucks

2000-10-27 Thread A.Strobel
Not that I am an expert in the rest of the layers, but I am the weakest at Layer 2. I think I have to start from basics and build from there on. Can somebody please name some resources where I can go ( or buy) to help me with this? TIA A. Strobel ___

Novell NLSP

2000-10-28 Thread A.Strobel
Recently I was reading an article that Novell's Link Servrice Protocol (NLSP ) is very similar to another link state protocol, as the person who developed it was working for one company then was hired by the other company. I've looked all over the place to find this article again, but at no avail

Boot Sequence

2000-11-06 Thread A.Strobel
How in the world is it possible that there are so many contradicting answers to a simple question: On a router: config register is 0x2102 there is no boot system command in the configuration and there is no valid image file in the flash what will happen? Simple question, right? Now watch the an

Re: [RE: CID Test]

2000-11-09 Thread A.Strobel
I used Cisco Internetwork Design by Matthew Birkner (Cisco Press) and used Boson practice tests. I passed with 87%. I don't think I could have passed without the Boson practice tests. A. Strobel "Taylor, Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > - >

Cisco Teminology problem

2000-11-10 Thread A.Strobel
Network people have a language that when they speak, no other non-networker can understands. I thought I am a networker and I understand the language, but I am stuck on this one used by Cisco: "Configure a loopback to channel the debug traffic". What is Cisco talking about? Does it mean to use s

Re: [Re: Transcenders]

2000-11-16 Thread A.Strobel
I second you on that. Boson has much better price, service and quality. For $29.00 I get over 200 questions, answers, explanation why that answer is the correct and in most cases, a link to where you can get more information. And, their practice tests covers the whole range of Cisco certification

Re: Thoughts on the 640-25 CID exam

2000-11-17 Thread A.Strobel
CID is a tough exam. Even Brad Ellis ( as a CCIE ) has failed it once. It is kind of exam that you finish with 30 minutes time left and you are cetain that you have passed. You click the "END" button and much to your surprise, you see RED. Study hard for it. Use all the resources that you can get

Re: Scripts for IOS upgrades

2000-11-17 Thread A.Strobel
For God's sake do not even think about using CWSI RME (Resource Manager Essentials)to upgrade IOSs. It looks good (GUI), but it is damn slow, sensitive, and fails for all kinds of reasons. A few months ago we decided to upgrade IOSs on about 15 of our 2924 switches. With telnetting I could have d

RE: Passed MCNS

2000-11-20 Thread A.Strobel
Two resources helped me the most to pass my MCNS: 1- The original courseware by Cisco. Almost all the questions come from this manual. The book " Designing Network Security " by Merike Kaeo is a good reference, but not much help with the exam. 2- Boson practice test. Great resource and big he

Re: [CID and CIT]

2000-11-20 Thread A.Strobel
I don't know about CIT, but Boson helped me a lot with CID. CID is a real tough exam. A. Strobel rmak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > is the Boson Tests good for CID and CIT exams? > > Thanks > > Regards, > mak > > _ > FAQ, list archives, and subscription

Re:Failed CID (640-025)

2000-11-20 Thread A.Strobel
Why is it that some of you so underestimate the importance of SNA and token ring in the industry? Why do you think that everything orbits around tcp/ip, ethernet and windows? Where do you think your insurance company, your bank, DMV, state and federal agencies keep their data? On a pentium II 233

Re: Fast EtherChannel question

2000-11-21 Thread A.Strobel
All correct, except upto 4 interfaces bundled. 4 is the maximum. A. Strobel Doug Laing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Because I can't find definite answers in the material I have, I wanted > to post it in a form of a question and see what you all think. > > What are not features in fast etherc

Reverse telnet [7:1328]

2001-04-19 Thread A.Strobel
When setting up reverse telnet, it is good to match the connection with the router number: 1 for r1 2 for r2 6 for r6 What is the trick to have connection 6 to go to r6 even if there is no r5? Tks. A. Strobel