Re: Certifications on resumes

2001-01-26 Thread Craig Columbus
I've actually seen more than one post that said CCIE required, CCNA preferred. Go figure. In my experience, CCNP doesn't get a lot of play in HR departments. HR recognizes CCNA, but doesn't understand CCNP. I've also seen a fair number of recruiters/HR confuse CCNA with CNA. Bottom line? I do

Re: Recent CID takers pls comment

2001-02-07 Thread Craig Columbus
While scenarios can be interesting, don't expect any on CID 3.0. It's not a very well written test, but it's certainly passable if you know the material on the review guide. Craig At 08:24 AM 2/7/2001 -0800, you wrote: >I'm definitely with Howard on this one. I plan on taking the CID within

Re: The best place to put the access lists

2001-02-07 Thread Craig Columbus
I agree that access lists should be placed at the access layer. However, I'd argue that a firewall is a minimum component of security, not a best solution for security. Those companies that depend solely on a firewall for security could be in for a rude awakening. Additionally, if security

Another Wannabe (CCIE Written Passed)

2001-02-12 Thread Craig Columbus
I passed the CCIE Written this morning, so I guess I'm an official wannabe now. For those of you still studying, here's some insight: I prepared by going the CCDA, CCNA, CCNP, CCDP route (all 1.0 version). I highly recommend reading Doyle - Routing TCP/IP, Halabi - Internet Routing Architectures,

CCIE Written to Lab correlation?

2001-02-12 Thread Craig Columbus
I'm curious if there's a correlation between the written score and the lab score. For example, how many of you scored high on the written but have failed the lab? If so, how close was it? How many scored low on the written but passed the lab with a high number of points? Just curious. Than

Lab location restriction?

2001-02-16 Thread Craig Columbus
Does anyone know if there's a restriction on where someone may take the standard R/S lab? I'm getting ready to schedule mine, and if there's a backlog until August in the states, Australia looks promising. I couldn't find any info on Cisco's site, other than all labs, worldwide, are pulled f

Re: CID 2.0 or 3.0

2001-02-25 Thread Craig Columbus
As far as I know, 2.0 is no longer available. Be glad. About 3 months ago, I went to take CID3.0. I was mistakenly given CID2.0. The test required 80% passing, consisted of 158 very poorly written questions, and was very very very heavy in SNA. I failed with 76%. As a result, Cisco stopp

RE: what is the average age of people in this stuff?

2001-02-27 Thread Craig Columbus
Wow Fred, that youthful antagonism really belies the immaturity of someone your age. :-) Does anyone else get a humorous picture of a playground fight about to start? I just love this list. :-) Craig At 05:31 PM 2/27/2001 -0500, you wrote: > > > Andy, > > > I'm in a situation that is similar t

Re: Multiplexing/Load balancing

2001-02-28 Thread Craig Columbus
Check the archives for my earlier post regarding this topic. Inverse ATM multiplexing (where available) seems to be a very good option. Frac T3 is another option. Muxed T1 lines seem to be falling out of favor. Craig At 09:17 AM 2/28/2001 -0600, you wrote: >You know I've never given this mu

Re: quick way to clear config totally

2001-02-28 Thread Craig Columbus
240V to the E0 interface. ;-) Craig At 05:21 PM 2/28/2001 -0500, you wrote: >Is there a quick way to clear the entire config of a router? > >"setup" doesn't kill everything and I don't have the IOS to re-flash. > >any help is greatly appreciated since every way I've tried just doesn't >take away

Re: FW: Change in CCIE Lab Price

2001-03-02 Thread Craig Columbus
I find this quite annoying. You can't tell me that with the increased volume of registrations Cisco isn't making more money than ever off the exam. I assume that this is a feeble attempt to reduce the number of candidates scheduling the lab. For those whose company is paying the bill, the e

Lab Swap Question

2001-03-02 Thread Craig Columbus
I see a lot of requests for lab swaps. What's Cisco's policy on this? How do they verify with both individuals that the swap is valid? Lastly, anyone want to trade Sept. 30 RTP for an earlier date? Nah...didn't think so. ;-) Thanks, Craig _ FAQ, list archives

Re: How would you Explain it.

2001-03-03 Thread Craig Columbus
I don't think it's fair to say that they don't have control of DNS or public IP space. I've got a customer now leasing bandwidth in a very similar setup...a 10Mb fiber connection to a local switch. These guys are assigned then assigned a /26 to use as they see fit. Their DNS is maintained l

Re: Ethernet MAC <--> Token Ring MAC

2001-03-03 Thread Craig Columbus
Nope...you're right on the money...and with a pretty good explanation too! Craig At 02:34 PM 3/3/2001 -0500, you wrote: >1) For each byte: abcdefgh > >2) Stick an axis right down the middle: abcd efgh (essentially separating >the byte into two nibbles) > >3) Spin the byte around the axis: hgfe d

Re: ISDN with 1 Spid

2001-03-03 Thread Craig Columbus
As in the areas of the country that assign you 64k ISDN service? In that case, you'll still need two SPIDS if you're using BRI; the 64k restriction just means that the provider doesn't support the multilink function. Enter both SPIDs in your config. With that said, what is the specific probl

Re: ISDN with 1 Spid

2001-03-04 Thread Craig Columbus
Ok...since the interface won't come up, I'd say it's pretty safe to assume that your problem isn't SPID related. If the SPIDs are bad, the interface will still come up, but you'll see an error similar to the following when running a "sh isdn status": Global ISDN Switchtype = basic-5ess ISDN B

Re: CRC errors on ISDN Interface

2001-03-06 Thread Craig Columbus
You don't say what type of IDSN connection you have. Is the customer connecting from one site to another (internal) site? Are they connecting to an ISP? Do you have control of both sides of the BRI (calling site and called site)? Just off the cuff, I'd suspect that there's a bad line card at

RE: The Internet core router

2001-03-14 Thread Craig Columbus
Is the exam actually more demanding, or is the content just different? For example, whereas the CCIE concentrates on SNA, RSRB, and token ring, I'd imagine that Juniper concentrates more on ISIS, BGP, and MPLS. Is this the case? If not, in what way is the Juniper exam more difficult than the

Re: Sample CCNA test question..bogus?

2001-03-15 Thread Craig Columbus
John's right on track here. When using the /19 notation with 172.16.0.0, you're referring to that specific network. 172.16.0.0/19 is not the same network as 172.16.64.0/19. Reading this question a little bit differently, I can see that perhaps there is a typo...if the question used a /18 inst

Re: Paper CCXX ...LONG

2001-03-18 Thread Craig Columbus
Ok...before I even begin addressing this point, let me state that I think that there's value in obtaining certification and that I certainly admire everyone who's taken the time and money to better himself, or herself, through the certification process. However, as someone who hires network p

Re: Thanks to all in the group!!! Passed my lab!!

2001-03-19 Thread Craig Columbus
Louie, Congratulations! How about posting an NDA-compliant story of your experience? Craig At 11:28 PM 3/18/2001 -0600, you wrote: >I just wanted to say thanks to all of the participants of this group. The >knowledge, insight and even occasionally the opinions gleaned from this >group have be

Re: 2500 wont save config

2001-03-19 Thread Craig Columbus
What happens when you do a wr mem? At 10:36 AM 3/19/2001 -0500, you wrote: >I have a 2500 router with 10.3 IOS and I cant save the config. Any >suggestions? > >Wm. Spencer Plantier >LAN Engineer >(919) 474-1300 ext 0873 Office >(919) 474-1056 Fax >(919)696-8848 Cell >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >

Re: Firewall

2001-03-19 Thread Craig Columbus
What's your budget? Most any firewall today includes a NAT feature. A low-end PIX (506) is going to set you back roughly $1000. If you've got the money to spend, you may want to look at Raptor or Checkpoint software based firewalls. Or, you could combine the GUI interface with a hardware d

RE: All positions are valid - Cisco Certs Becoming Paper CCXX

2001-03-21 Thread Craig Columbus
I suppose that this depends on the particular company. Someone with approximately 1 year of experience and a CCIE means (because of the lab wait list) that the person completed their CCIE written with only 6-9 months of experience and the lab with about 1 year's worth. This person is either

What is the current (non-beta) 640-025 CID version?

2000-11-22 Thread Craig Columbus
Just got back from the CID exam ...I'm wondering if I got the correct version. The official Cisco exam objectives list shows CID 3.0. My test report score sheet shows CID 2.0. There were NO Stratacom questions on my test, NO windows networking questions, and MANY MANY MANY SNA questions. Test

Problem with CID 640-025. Read this if you have it scheduled.

2000-11-28 Thread Craig Columbus
I just got off the phone with Cisco and I have some interesting news. Recently I posted a message asking about the current version of CID. I knew the current version to be 3.0, with 100 questions over 2 hours. I took the exam last Wed. (Nov. 22) and received CID 2.0, 158 questions over 2 hour

Re: Back-to-Back testing

2000-12-11 Thread Craig Columbus
You'll need to make a back-to-back cable first. Pins 1&2 cross to pins 4&5. Config as you would for a true WAN, except have one router clock internal and one router clock line. Craig At 02:06 AM 12/11/2000 -0700, you wrote: >Hi all, > I want to do a back-to-back connectivity testing be

Re: DHCP Spanning Tree

2000-12-16 Thread Craig Columbus
Yep. Seen this one. I had a fairly large switched environment (Bay, not Cisco) where people were failing to obtain DHCP addresses. Spanning tree was removed and the problem went away. Craig At 02:45 PM 12/16/2000 -0500, you wrote: >The potential problem is spanning tree will shut down the l

Passed CID3.0 640-025

2000-12-22 Thread Craig Columbus
Today, exactly 1 month after I was given the wrong version of 640-025 (the 2.0 version), I took the correct version (3.0) and passed with flying colors. Compared to the 2.0 version, CID3.0 is a walk in the park. The questions are not difficult, but the wording can be quite frustrating. Without

Re: ISDN (i still "really" dont KNow)

2001-01-05 Thread Craig Columbus
>Ran into a case of this recently. Everything authenticated OK, but no IP >traffic would pass over some of the BRI interfaces. Resolution was to add >the word broadcast to the dialer map statements. I've never had to do >this before, so I assume that it's a bug in the version of IOS that th

RE: A question regarding private addressing

2001-01-06 Thread Craig Columbus
OK. I can accept that Microsoft (or Apple for that matter) would do something like this and then expect the world to revolve around them. However, I'm confused as to the benefit. Why would anyone want a non-assigned default IP address to appear on their network? Do they really think that p

Re: Calling all CCIEs for advice...Help!!!

2001-01-14 Thread Craig Columbus
Take the 100% Cisco job. You'll see things in your day to day work that you'd never think to create in a lab and you'll see things that you *can't* create in a home lab. Let me give you an example: Our area code is switching to 10 digit dialing. We have numerous customers connecting to our b

Re: CCNP 2.0 completed and is a joke!!!

2001-01-14 Thread Craig Columbus
I haven't taken any of the 2.0 exams, but those I've spoken to who've taken 1.0 and 2.0 concur with your assessment. Why did Cisco "dumb-down" the tests? Probably because they're trying to find that delicate balance between having enough certified people in the field to help sell their produ

Re: CCNP 2.0 completed and is a joke!!!

2001-01-14 Thread Craig Columbus
often" the CCIE track as well - this is already >becoming evident in the multi-rating CCIE system. > >my pennies > >- Original Message - >From: "Craig Columbus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2001 7:47 AM

Re: subnetting and tcp/ip

2001-01-15 Thread Craig Columbus
Jennifer has it basically correct. See my comments below for corrections. Craig At 04:21 PM 1/15/2001 -0600, you wrote: >Ok, here we go... > >We will start with basics...all network addresses end in 0. Sort of true. All *classful* network addresses end in 0, but VLSM networks can end in

Re: wrong subnet

2001-01-15 Thread Craig Columbus
Hmm...depends on your meaning of correct. The router is the last host IP in the network (10.1.244.0-10.1.245.255). While most people put the router as the first IP (in this case 10.1.244.1), there's technically nothing to prevent someone from making it the last host...or the middle hostor

Re: To Craig

2001-01-15 Thread Craig Columbus
No skin off my back :-). Thanks Jennifer. And, BTW, you have a right to be a bit touchy after last week. Craig At 09:07 PM 1/15/2001 -0500, you wrote: >Craig, >All that came out all wrong. I am apologizing for acting like a "b". > >I am over sensative right now because of the things that

Re: WAN switching Exam

2001-01-16 Thread Craig Columbus
I've not taken any of the WAN tests, but I know that Cisco Press has a book for the CCNA-WAN. Craig At 02:12 PM 1/16/2001 +0100, you wrote: >Are there any good books for the CCNA Wan switching exam? Is it a useful >cert in any case--ie are companies looking for it at all or even know it >exists

Re: Patch Panels

2001-01-17 Thread Craig Columbus
In a nutshell, patch panels get rid of the spaghetti factor. Let's say that you've got 500 drops coming into a datacenter. Other than the mess of cables you'd have around every switch, you'd have to search heavily to figure out which cable is where. When patch panels are in place, you arran

Re: Problems dialing into cisco 801

2001-01-17 Thread Craig Columbus
Do a "debug isdn events" and "debug isdn q931" on the 801. Look for a cause code...it'll look something like "Cause i = 0x8090 - Normal call clearing", though your message is likely different. Check Cisco's web site, http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/112/chapter17.htm, for cause code definiti

Sorta OT: More than T1, less than T3...

2001-01-17 Thread Craig Columbus
Ok..given a situation where you need more than T1 Internet connectivity (say 10Mb), but can't spring for a T3, how do you resolve the issue? Do you buy multiple T1's and multiplex them? If so, I assume that this requires cooperation with the ISP to de-mux on their site. What Cisco equipment

RE: Sorta OT: More than T1, less than T3...

2001-01-17 Thread Craig Columbus
Thanks guys for all the good comments. I'm going to look into the standard mux/imux stuff, but the ATM IMA solution sounds interesting. How many out there have implemented this? Is it reliable? (ATM has been a bit flaky for me in the past.) How does the cost per ATM line compare to standa

RE: Sorta OT: More than T1, less than T3...

2001-01-17 Thread Craig Columbus
Have I been hanging around with the telco TSS's too long? > >Telco pricing structures are a whole newsgroup unto themselves. > >Chuck > > > >-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of >Daniel Cotts >Sent:

Re: CCIE reading: TCP/IP by Doyle Vol.1 or 2

2001-01-20 Thread Craig Columbus
I haven't read Doyle's Vol2, but if volume1 is taken as an indicator, I'm sure it'll be a good reference. I've read the others that you have on your list, with the exception of the Rossi book, and can confirm that you should have them on your shelf. In addition, you really should obtain a copy o

Re: cabletron

2001-01-21 Thread Craig Columbus
Don't get me started. I just took over a network with Cabletron routers/switches, mainly 200s, 600s, 700s, and 2000s. Now, this is just my opinion, but they're better suited to be doorstops than routers/switches. They're a pain to configure and manage and they're not exceptionally fast or s

Funky policy-based NAT question (LONG)

2001-01-22 Thread Craig Columbus
First, I apologize for the confusing post, but I'm scratching my head at the moment and could use another set of eyes. I have a question about using different NAT pools, decided by policy based routing. Everything I've read on Cisco's site seems to indicate that this will work, but for some rea

Re: Companies requiring proof of previous salary

2000-10-08 Thread Craig Columbus
I absolutely disagree that there's nothing that can be done for a company that exhibits this type of behavior. VOTE WITH YOUR FEET!!! Remember, we're in a time when demand is high and skills are hard to find. Tell the company that your previous salary has zero bearing on what you now expect

Re: SNA: why tokenring?

2000-10-12 Thread Craig Columbus
Not to shift the subject, but if you need the consistent latency and reliability for multimedia, why not go with ATM? The bandwidth available is better than Token ring and the cost isn't *that* much more. In any case, SNA over Ethernet is no problem in a well-designed network. As Priscilla st

ATM QoS WAS Re: SNA: why tokenring?

2000-10-12 Thread Craig Columbus
Agreed. I think my brain was on vacation when I read your original post; sorry for any confusion. Chalk it up to a very long day. :-) Anyway, I did some large scale video-conference setups a number of years ago and my only choice for reliability, CODEC to CODEC, was ATM. We had excellent res

Re: Subnet mask question..

2000-10-14 Thread Craig Columbus
This is a matter of how the question was phrased. If a class B address had 11 bits of subnetting, then the mask is 255.255.255.224. Why? Because a class B address has NO bits of subnetting to begin with. You take the binary, ..., and to that you add 11 bits, and

Re: Possible Phony CCIE

2000-10-24 Thread Craig Columbus
I wouldn't drop it. You don't want to accuse someone unnecessarily, but if someone at the CCIE program stated that the card was bogus, I assume that they did a name lookup and found he wasn't certified. You may want to pursue this on two fronts: 1) contact the people employing this guy and t

Re: Possible phony CCIE

2000-10-24 Thread Craig Columbus
I wouldn't drop it. You don't want to accuse someone unnecessarily, but if someone at the CCIE program stated that the card was bogus, I assume that they did a name lookup and found he wasn't certified. You may want to pursue this on two fronts: 1) contact the people employing this guy and t

Re: Router Flight Cases

2000-11-20 Thread Craig Columbus
As someone who's owned and used the various makes of cases, I can recommend two: Anvil and SKB. Anvil isn't the cheapest, but they're the best in my opinion. SKB is also very good, but is plastic instead of wood or aluminum. Don't let the plastic scare you off though...they make ATA and mil-s

Re: OT: Locate IP Address on Internet [7:3611]

2001-05-08 Thread Craig Columbus
Kevin, What do you mean by "get a handle" on? Do you want to know where it's originating (geographically)? Do you want to know the ISP that owns it? Do you want to know what the machine name is and the OS that's running on the machine? I know of a number of tools, many of which I'm sure you

Re: WIC-1ENET on a 1720 (IOS release question) [7:4889]

2001-05-18 Thread Craig Columbus
Ben, I put one of these in when the card first became available and found that, despite Cisco's website, many of the "later" releases did not support the card. You'll probably need to experiment to see what IOS version supports the 1ENET. I think I ended up installing 12.1.(3)XT since it was

Re: PIX question... [7:5248]

2001-05-21 Thread Craig Columbus
Sounds like a VPN is your best bet. Should you decide to implement the VPN, you may want to consider whether you still need to maintain the modem pool on the Internet router. Reducing this cost could help justify the cost of implementing a VPN solution. A properly authenticated VPN user shoul

RE: PIX question... [7:5248]

2001-05-21 Thread Craig Columbus
> > > > >-Original Message- >From: Craig Columbus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 11:44 AM >To: Rizzo Damian >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: PIX question... [7:5248] > >Sounds like a VPN is your best bet. >Should you decide to imp

Re: "network logon problems" [7:5271]

2001-05-21 Thread Craig Columbus
Has this ever worked? Did the problem just recently occur? If the user logs in with the cached credentials, verifies that he is able to access the correct network resources, logs off, logs back in, and still can't connect to the domain, then you can rule out spanning-tree calculations as the p

RE: PIX question... [7:5248]

2001-05-21 Thread Craig Columbus
if it can be done. The static >mapping doesn't seem to work. Probably because it require a one-to-one >mapping no? Thanks for any help in advance! > > > > -Rizzo > > > > > >-Original Message- >From: Craig Columbus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >S

RE: "network logon problems" [7:5271]

2001-05-21 Thread Craig Columbus
ek, so according to what you have said, >spanning tree is ruled out. Now when you say the port is blocking, are you >referring to the port that station is connected to? > >-Original Message- >From: Craig Columbus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 1:18

Re: PIX question... [7:5248]

2001-05-22 Thread Craig Columbus
t router which is > > >directly connected to the external (un-trusted) interface of your PIX > > >firewall. Basically I want to be able to access my internal LAN with > > private > > >IP addresses from the Internet router with Public IP addresses. So I >should >

Double-Nat troubles [7:5752]

2001-05-24 Thread Craig Columbus
I'm about to open a case with Cisco regarding this issue, but I'm curious if anyone out there has run into something similar: Background: A company is migrating networks. For various reasons, the following network is in place. Cisco 1720: has a fast ethernet connecting to the PIX, an ethernet

Re: Double-Nat troubles [7:5752]

2001-05-25 Thread Craig Columbus
to the >other, but that is still depending on routing taking place for it to know >where to send it. Why not just set up a static route toward the PIX for the >old network? > >-- >Jason Roysdon, CCNP+Security/CCDP, MCSE, CNA, Network+, A+ >List email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >

RE: Double-Nat troubles [7:5752]

2001-05-25 Thread Craig Columbus
ther guy. How would any router "know" that a packet had >already been natted? > >Does Cisco NAT set on of the IP or TCP obscure bits? What did Cisco say? > >Chuck > >-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of

Re: ospf and eigrp [7:6634]

2001-05-31 Thread Craig Columbus
I don't think there's a correct answer to your question, as I could make an argument for either protocol if forced. However... Personally I like OSPF in the core better than EIGRP for multiple reasons: 1) It's not proprietary. I can mix and match manufacturers. 2) There are more technicians fa

Re: Cisco moving to a one day lab? [7:6735]

2001-06-03 Thread Craig Columbus
Kevin brings up a good point. By reducing the number of people who are authorized to take the lab, the waiting list for the lab will shrink. I think that it's time that Cisco bring the CCIE into the certification track with the other certs. Personally, I found the CCIE written to be rather

Re: Cisco moving to a one day lab? [7:6735]

2001-06-03 Thread Craig Columbus
You're correct that Cisco hasn't been in a big hurry to add lab facilities. But, I'm not sure that I want additional facilities. Part of the problem with the CCIE certification process is that there are only two tests and successful candidates are (usually) paid quite well. Let's say that a c

OT: Anyone have CISSP? [7:7832]

2001-06-09 Thread Craig Columbus
I'm looking for information from those of you who've earned the CISSP certification. Does it complement your Cisco security skills? Have you found that employers/clients recognize the cert? Assuming that one already has the requisite knowledge, does the certification open enough new doors t

CCIE Lab Retake Policy Question [7:8542]

2001-06-14 Thread Craig Columbus
Regarding the CCIE lab retake policy: If one takes the lab and narrowly fails, the official waiting period to retake is thirty days. Is there a separate queue for retake candidates, or do retake candidates have to re-register in the standard queue, with a waiting period of (currently) 8 month

Re: PIX 506 [7:8799]

2001-06-16 Thread Craig Columbus
I've got a few in service in different locations and have not had any issues to date. Are you plugged into a conditioned line? Is the room climate controlled? At 08:14 PM 6/15/2001 -0400, you wrote: >I have been using the PIX 506 and have had hardware problems. The unit >seems to loose power. T

Re: network map for campus-size network [7:9199]

2001-06-20 Thread Craig Columbus
I know I'm not high-tech, but I still use Visio Enterprise. Craig At 12:07 PM 6/20/2001 -0400, you wrote: >Hello, > >What product and processes would you recommend for documenting a campus >network. I'm looking for advice on products, tools, and best practices for >keeping a network map reasonab

Re: Passed CCDA [7:10784]

2001-07-03 Thread Craig Columbus
Having taken both CID 2.0 (a VERY difficult test) and CID 3.0 (a somewhat difficult test), I can tell you that there are no scenario questions on either one. There may be some questions that give a bit (a very small bit) of background, but nothing even close to the scenarios that are on the DC

Re: 3DES [7:34756]

2002-02-08 Thread Craig Columbus
A couple of questions regarding the original post and then some comments: It was unclear to me from the original post why you need the DES/3DES. Are you running end user VPN clients? Router-router tunnels? You need to consider the purpose of the encryption and the information it's intended t

Re: Router Fan [7:34952]

2002-02-09 Thread Craig Columbus
Which leads perfectly into my next question. Does anyone have, or know of a source, for Cisco "blanks" for the NM and WIC slots in the 1600/1700/2600/3600 series? Anyone have a bunch that they'd like to sell me? Thanks, Craig At 08:00 AM 2/9/2002 -0500, you wrote: > >Hi Guys > > > >I current

Re: Secret Clearance? [7:4152]

2002-02-09 Thread Craig Columbus
Check the archives of the list. This has been discussed many, many times. Craig At 11:04 AM 2/9/2002 -0500, you wrote: >So how does one gain Secret Clearance? >--- Jeff D wrote: > > The contractor has no say in it. If the government > > says you need a clearance > > to enter the building, then

Re: Console Connection Using Linux [7:35035]

2002-02-10 Thread Craig Columbus
Let me know if you find something that you like. I ran Linux on my laptop for awhile and never found a terminal program that suited me. I suppose I was spoiled from TeraTerm. The few programs out there like minicom and seyon just didn't impress me. Thanks, Craig At 12:38 PM 2/10/2002 -0500

Re: ISP Question [7:37006]

2002-03-03 Thread Craig Columbus
Ok, I'll bite... Don't start buying equipment yet. The technical component of an ISP is only one very small part of a big picture. If you're seriously thinking about starting an ISP, you first need to write a business plan that delineates your idea, your potential market, your competition, y

RE: ISP Question [7:37006]

2002-03-04 Thread Craig Columbus
ch it would cost to start an ISP. Like for >instance the block of IPs would be $3000 a year, another cost would be >the modem board, the routers etc. Thanks for your help. > >-Original Message- >From: Schneider, Matt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Sunday, March 03, 200

Stupid 2500 confreg question [7:37278]

2002-03-05 Thread Craig Columbus
Has anyone run into an issue where a 2500 series router won't respond to console input? Here's the deal: The PC is running 9600-8-N-1 and is connected to the 2500 console port. The router has had nvram erased and is being booted for the first time. Upon boot, the normal boot process is seen on th

Re: Stupid 2500 confreg question [7:37287]

2002-03-05 Thread Craig Columbus
The cable is good and scroll lock isn't on. Same PC setup and cable work fine on other 2500 series. I haven't run into this particular issue before. Craig At 11:50 AM 3/5/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Have you tried a different cable? > > >- Original Message - >Fr

Re: Stupid 2500 confreg question [7:37287]

2002-03-05 Thread Craig Columbus
I'm not sure what cisco requires to be 'live' on their >2500'san extremely half-assed search on google didn't yield anythign >too interestingbut I'm sure you can find it out there... :) > >-Patrick > > >>> "Craig Columbus

Re: Stupid 2500 confreg question [7:37313]

2002-03-05 Thread Craig Columbus
question > > > > Try setting the flow control in Hyperterm to None, that should do the >trick. > > > > Steve > > > > -Original Message----- > > From: MADMAN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 05 March 2002 16:46 > > To: Craig Columbus &g

Stupid 2500 confreg question resolution [7:37400]

2002-03-06 Thread Craig Columbus
02 12:36 PM > >Subject: RE: Stupid 2500 confreg question > > > > > > > Try setting the flow control in Hyperterm to None, that should do the > >trick. > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > F

RE: Question on PIX 501 [7:38246]

2002-03-14 Thread Craig Columbus
You'll need to open any ports that you want passed, no matter the direction. You can do this in bulk by specifying "access-list inside permit ip any any" and verifying that the access-list is applied to the inside interface with "access-list inside in interface inside". This will allow outbo

Re: please help **location migration** [7:40162]

2002-04-02 Thread Craig Columbus
See comments inline. Basically, I think you need to explain your restrictions. My experience working with clients is that sometimes perceived restrictions, i.e - "We CAN'T do that!", really aren't restrictions at all, i.e. - "We don't WANT to do that because we really don't understand how it w

Re: IP NAT Question [7:40470]

2002-04-04 Thread Craig Columbus
Go to www.cisco.com and search for NAT configuration. You'll find all the detail you need. Basically, you're going to setup a static map and match it to an access-list that allows ftp. Craig At 08:52 AM 4/4/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Hi, > >I setup a 2600 router behind the ADSL modem. My questio

Re: 2620 or 2610 [7:40603]

2002-04-05 Thread Craig Columbus
Sounds like someone put a 2620 board in a 2610 case. Your gain. Craig At 10:45 AM 4/5/2002 -0500, you wrote: >ok, here is one I have never heard. > >Router says 2610 on it. Sh ver says 2620. Router has ethernet interface >(it says 2610), but ios makes you configure a f0/0 interface. > >Mac ad

RE: CCO questions [7:11275]

2001-07-07 Thread Craig Columbus
I don't know if this will work, but it's worth mentioning The new partner application requires you to have CCO login. If you don't have a login, you can't complete the application. At the bottom of the application page is a "get login" button. I haven't tried this, but you may be able to

Re: ISDN Charges???? [7:15438]

2001-08-09 Thread Craig Columbus
You definitely need to check your contract. I've got customers that pay per call, some that pay per minute/per channel, and some (most) that have unlimited usage (both channels) for flat fee. Craig At 02:57 AM 8/9/2001 -0400, you wrote: >Hello Group, >I have querry about ISDN lines. >As you k

Re: /31 subnet (now with info link) [7:27802]

2001-11-30 Thread Craig Columbus
With a /30 you use 4 IP addresses (network, 2 node, 1 broadcast). You save addresses with a /31. Here's a link with more info: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3021.txt?number=3021 Thanks, Craig At 08:32 AM 11/30/2001 -0500, you wrote: >Maybe I'm missing something, but there are only 2 useable addr

Re: /31 subnet. [7:27742]

2001-11-30 Thread Craig Columbus
Actually, it does work with the correct platform and IOS version. Here's the link. http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios122/122newft/122t/122t2/ft31addr.htm Craig At 09:44 AM 11/30/2001 -0500, you wrote: >It doesn't work in Cisco routers. > >""Carroll Kong"" wrote in m

Re: cisco aironet question [7:30926]

2002-01-04 Thread Craig Columbus
What model and antenna are you using? How thick is the vegetation? I setup a building to building wireless link this summer using BR342s on each end, with a Yagi high-gain on one side and a omni high gain on the other. The distance was approximately 400m through approximately 100m of tree can

Re: router cannot see host [7:31800]

2002-01-13 Thread Craig Columbus
I think we need more info. In the meantime, here's a possibility: When pinging from the workstation to the router, you're hitting a locally attached interface on the router (one on the same subnet). When pinging from the router to the workstation, the ping is originating from an interface othe

Re: Wiping a config w/o en password [7:31838]

2002-01-14 Thread Craig Columbus
Perform password recovery and then do whatever else you want. Craig At 07:44 AM 1/14/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Hi All, > > How do I trash a config on a 2611 w/o the en password. > > > >Thanks, > >Rich Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=31841&t=31838 --

Re: Help !! 3620 + NM-1E2W + WIC-2T = trouble [7:31976]

2002-01-15 Thread Craig Columbus
According to Cisco's HW/SW compatibility matrix, you need one of the following IOS versions to support a WIC-2T on a 3620: 12.0(7)XK, 12.1(1)T, 12.1(5)YB, 12.2(1), 12.2(2)T, 12.2(2)XT Don't assume that if you try a later version of IOS that it's definitely going to support your card. Try to g

Re: Can the Pix do this? [7:32320]

2002-01-17 Thread Craig Columbus
The pix can easily do this. Use one line for each outside address that you want the inside client to access. You don't say what port you're contacting on the outside, but you should also limit contact by port. For example: access-list 101 permit tcp host 192.168.1.1 host 1.1.1.1 eq www access

Re: Upgrade Problem IOS to c2600-jk8o3s-mz.122-6a.bin [7:32577]

2002-01-19 Thread Craig Columbus
Did you test that the flash upgrade was successful before trying to upgrade to the new IOS? Try booting to rommon, erasing the flash, and loading the known good image. Craig At 09:30 AM 1/19/2002 -0500, you wrote: >My bootstrap is 11.3(2)XA4 of 2612 cisco router. After I remove 8M flash to >1

Re: Token Ring DB9 to RJ45 connector [7:33060]

2002-01-24 Thread Craig Columbus
You'll need media filters for the DB9 end of the connection and a MAU on the other. Your overall connection will be: Router->Media Filter->cable->RJ45 MAU (or switch)Hallo, I've got a Cisco 4000 with Token Ring modules. The T/R modules >have DB9 connections, and my T/R cards have RJ45 connection

Re: CCIE Self-Employment [7:62442]

2003-02-04 Thread Craig Columbus
I think I've posted along these lines before, but it's important to reiterate: 1) Working for yourself is a great idea. It provides flexibility that no employer can offer. You set the hours, you decide which clients to work with, you decide which projects to accept, you decide how much to char

OT: Re: Snort versus Cisco IDS [7:62939]

2003-02-13 Thread Craig Columbus
Having installed and worked with both products, I think that Cisco's offering is more comprehensive, but Snort is highly reliable and much cheaper. It doesn't have some of the features of the Cisco product (dynamic shunning), but for most small to medium sized businesses (like the kind I work wi

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