Re: PIX Easy IP [7:50991]

2002-08-08 Thread John Green
yes. configure the interface to get a dhcp assigned address. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know this came up once before but did anyone figure out how, or if it is possible to make the PIX grab a DHCP address from the ISP? Thanks in advance! Steve Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Kind suggestion is Needed! [7:50317]

2002-08-02 Thread John Green
try some router rental labs that you can access online. there are some links on the groupstudy home page itself. --- a. ahmad wrote: Dear All, Thanks for some valueable suggestions. One more thingif one is willing to be a great networker, young, energatic but unable to get hands on

router vs packet forwarding [7:50471]

2002-08-01 Thread John Green
what is the difference between router and a device that does packet forwarding between its interfaces. example: can a plain NT box with two network cards (with IP forwarding enabled) be called as a router ? or it is just doing packet forwarding. in my understanding even routers like say cisco

why this message (with pix 6.1) [7:50169]

2002-07-30 Thread John Green
after giving the command for disabling nat with nat 0 command why and what does this warning mean ? access-list protocol or port will not be used __ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com Message

RE: pix quick help [7:49450]

2002-07-27 Thread John Green
specifies what node is allowed to hit the HTTP Server, while the PDM command defines the host allowed to log into the PDM App. I'm sure someone will rightly correct me if I'm wrong. :) -Mark -Original Message- From: John Green [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 23

RE: help with pix conf (simple) [7:49800]

2002-07-27 Thread John Green
that's exactly what i am trying to find. do we need a static command as well in addition to the access-list to allow traffic from lower security to a higher security ? static command is for mapping ip addresses ? right ? and access list is the one that allows the access ? right ?? --- Peter

pix without NAT [7:49914]

2002-07-27 Thread John Green
i am using pix without nat (hence using the nat 0 command) in addition to the access-list command to allow outside hosts to get into internal network is there any else needed. do i need a static command as well ? __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health

Re: help with pix conf (simple) [7:49800]

2002-07-26 Thread John Green
if there are no address translations then for connections initiated from outside to internal network, is static command needed ? (I am providing an access list for connections initiated from the outside network though, anything else needed ??) --- John Green wrote: this setup is simple

RE: help with pix conf (simple) [7:49800]

2002-07-26 Thread John Green
two questions here: first so no static command would be needed ? is that correct ? second, about the nat statement nat (inside) 0 0 0 the cisco docs show actually 4 zeros, the last being flags while the first two meaning 0.0.0.0 right ? did you miss out the last zero ? --- Peter zhang

help with pix conf (simple) [7:49800]

2002-07-26 Thread John Green
this setup is simple with two networks with no address translations anywhere. 10.1.1.0/24 ---PIX--- 10.1.2.0/24 i have put in two access lists, one each for both interfaces access-list access_in permit ip any any access-list access_out permit ip any any access-group access_in in

pix quick help [7:49450]

2002-07-23 Thread John Green
to allow a workstation access so as to be able to use and configure via the PDM, we give the command http server enable http 165.12.55.12 255.255.255.255 inside what is the purpose for the command pdm location 165.12.55.12 255.255.255.255 inside do we need both the commands to allow the

SSH RSA key [7:40297]

2002-04-02 Thread John Green
how to read the SSH RSA key in pix and a cisco router ? what is the command and where is it stored ? nvram ? __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ Message Posted at:

pix: static translation how to ? [7:40044]

2002-04-01 Thread John Green
INTERNET | | 205.11.22.9 PIX | 10.10.10.1 --- | | | | | | 10.10.10.2 10.10.10.3 10.10.10.4 WEB SERVER host host requirement : web server running at 10.10.10.2 at port

Reposting: cisco secure authentication agent ? [7:40089]

2002-04-01 Thread John Green
reposting as i got just one reply [7:39972] what is this cisco secure authentication agent ? CS ACS server is understood fine, but what is this authentication agent ? can someone explain ? __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Greetings - send holiday

RE: SSH client for windows 95 [7:39869]

2002-04-01 Thread John Green
where or how to read the pix's key ? what is the command ? --- Kent Hundley wrote: John, 3 ways to verify the host key: 1) Connect over a network which you have a reasonable degree of confidence is secure. This would normally mean connecting over a LAN to the host in question to

pix questions [7:39986]

2002-03-31 Thread John Green
what is the difference between feature based and connection based activation key ? the activation key is generated by the pix itself or it gets loaded by factory settings when pix is sent to the customer ? how does this thing work ? what is inside the BIOS flash ?

cisco secure authentication agent ? [7:39972]

2002-03-30 Thread John Green
now what is this cisco secure authentication agent ? CS ACS server is understood fine, but what is this authentication agent ? can someone explain ? also can we run the ACS for windows on NT workstation. (the docs mention only server though, but asking the list if someone has installed it fine

RE: SSH client for windows 95 [7:39869]

2002-03-29 Thread John Green
but when i connect using the ssh client i get this security alert. do you know what this means ? PuTTY security alert The server's host key is not cached in the registry. You have no guarantee that the server is the computer you think it is. The server's key fingerprint is 2048

RE: TACACS+ [7:39297]

2002-03-28 Thread John Green
is the Cisco Secure ACS server a TACAS+ server ? ie the pix is acting as a tacas+ client to the ACS server ? is that correct ? if yes, then the protocol for user authentication and later access-control between the pix and ACS server called as TACAS+ protocol ? is this correct ? lastly if pix is

SSH client for windows 95 [7:39869]

2002-03-28 Thread John Green
i downloaded ttssh.exe (freeware) and it does not seem to run. any one know of a URL where i could download a free version of SSH client. (windows 95) __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards. http://movies.yahoo.com/

Re: What is bandwidth domain? [7:38887]

2002-03-27 Thread John Green
so Broadcast domains and Bandwidth domains are the same ? (i guess so) For Ethernet broadcast and collision domains are the same. right ? --- Priscilla Oppenheimer wrote: A bandwidth domain is an area of a network where all devices can hear each other's transmissions. A collision domain

Re: What is bandwidth domain? [7:38887]

2002-03-27 Thread John Green
side is same. is it not ? --- Priscilla Oppenheimer wrote: At 01:02 PM 3/27/02, John Green wrote: so Broadcast domains and Bandwidth domains are the same ? Of course not. We said that bandwidth and collision domains are the same on Ethernet. (i guess so) For Ethernet broadcast

PIX commands help [7:39544]

2002-03-26 Thread John Green
PIX questions how to find the time/date when the config file was last modified. (to find if any one else has tampered with it) how to find who is telnetted into the pix or who is using the PDM into the pix how to configure a particular IP address to be allowed to manage pix via the PDM and no

interface, MAC, IP_address ? [7:39352]

2002-03-24 Thread John Green
the CableModem has a MAC address. right ? what is this interfaces' IP-address ? i guess it does not have ? but then it does have MAC address. its hard to understand how an interface can have a MAC and not an IP address. cannot reason this out ? can you help with this ?

Reposting: MTU figures ? [7:39301]

2002-03-24 Thread John Green
reposting as i got just one response MTU for Ethernet is 1500 bytes SLIP is 576 bytes Frame Relay ??? Token Ring ??? __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards. http://movies.yahoo.com/

Re: TCP AcK and Seq numbers...HELP [7:39393]

2002-03-24 Thread John Green
i know there are many more knowledgeable here but just lets get started with this thread. Source sends a syn packet to the destination and this packet contains sequence number(say x) and ACK bit not set The destination receives it and sends a syn and ack. this packet contains its sequence

MTU figures ? [7:39301]

2002-03-23 Thread John Green
MTU for Ethernet is 1500 bytes SLIP is 576 bytes Frame Relay ??? Token Ring ??? __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards. http://movies.yahoo.com/ Message Posted at:

issue with PIX and dhcp ? [7:39269]

2002-03-22 Thread John Green
is any one aware of any issue with PIX501 and connecting via cable modem to get an ip address (dhcp) ? internet-cable-PIXHOST modem 501 without the pix, the HOST is able to get the dhcp ip address fine. the pix is configured to get an ipaddress from dhcp for

Re: Is cable network really a shared medium? [7:38705]

2002-03-20 Thread John Green
my box (windows workstation) is connected to a cable modem (i guess motorola) and cable modem connects to my cable tv network and in turn to internet. --- Priscilla Oppenheimer wrote: At 08:05 PM 3/18/02, John Green wrote: i guess you are right that there is some sort of filtering being

what is TCP feature ? [7:38987]

2002-03-20 Thread John Green
what is TCP feature in IOS ? (is this related to the tcp syn attack and is kind of a counter measure towards it ?) the closest reference to it in the cisco web site is in this http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/732/Tech/matrices/tcp_matrix.html what is Socket API over TCP ? what exactly is this

Re: Cisco's pps claims [7:38956]

2002-03-20 Thread John Green
the routing decision consumes the bulk of the CPU bandwidth, shovelling the rest of the packet through is low-overhead. say a router connects a between ethernet and Frame Relay or between two dissimilar Layer2 networks. Then the router would be stripping off one networks' layer2 frame and

Re: How to monitor the bridging traffic at routers [7:38758]

2002-03-19 Thread John Green
can someone explain what does this statement mean ? (with an example of a non-routable protocol) As we need to cater some non-routable protocols, bridging is also enabled at all routers. and how is bridging enabled at a router ? (is this referring to switching being enabled ?) --- dovelet

new CCNA exam 607 [7:38721]

2002-03-18 Thread John Green
is there a change in the syllabus as well ? in case you guys missed it: Cisco Systems has announced the release of a new Cisco Certified Network Associate exam, CCNA #640-607. This immediately replaces the #640-507 exam, and introduces performance-based testing elements that will measure your

which IOS is GD certified ? [7:38725]

2002-03-18 Thread John Green
which IOS version is (are) GD certified ? also if someone knows for pix as well ? __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/ Message Posted at:

Re: Is cable network really a shared medium? [7:38705]

2002-03-18 Thread John Green
i guess you are right that there is some sort of filtering being done. because the arp command gives the same physical address of the hosts in my subnet. Internet Address Physical Address Type 211.16.12.1 00-05-5f-ee-e0-54 dynamic 211.16.13.14 00-05-5f-ee-e0-54

Re: about routing protocols [7:38393]

2002-03-15 Thread John Green
C and D (info about links and routes) is always true for all routing protocols because that is what is routing is all about. A (periodic updates): RIP does that for sure. not sure for ospf and bgp. B: hello mechanism... not sure if all do, but i guess it is true as well (guess though) --- mlh

csma/cd and switch [7:38227]

2002-03-14 Thread John Green
a node connects to a switch and switch in turn connects to all other nodes. hence in effect when a node transmits it is the only one transmitting on that wire and hence gets the full bandwidth in its transmit wire (eg in 10BaseT). (csma/cd not applicable here,right ? because it is the only

Layer 3 switch ? [7:38358]

2002-03-14 Thread John Green
Is it ok to refer to a router as a Layer 3 switch ? cisco 6500 was referred to as a Layer 3 switch. question: does it(6500) have routing capabilities ? - to connect to different vlans one needs a router. right ?? (as shown below) switchA

RE: question about stateful inspection [7:36817]

2002-03-13 Thread John Green
or unique when they are neither. Regards, Kent -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Green Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 9:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: question about stateful inspection [7:36817] what

question about stateful inspection [7:38163]

2002-03-13 Thread John Green
new or unique when they are neither. Regards, Kent -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Green Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 9:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: question about stateful inspection [7:36817

question about switching [7:38165]

2002-03-13 Thread John Green
Routers use Layer 3 switching to route a packet, and Layer 2 switches use Layer 2 switching to forward frames. above is from the cisco web site. Layer 2 switches use layer2 (ie datalink) for forwarding frames. fine. but for Routers also it says that it uses layer3 for routing, although it is

Re: question about switching [7:38165]

2002-03-13 Thread John Green
. Nadeem == John Green wrote: Routers use Layer 3 switching to route a packet, and Layer 2 switches use Layer 2 switching to forward frames. above is from the cisco web site. Layer 2 switches use layer2 (ie datalink) for forwarding frames. fine. but for Routers also

question for gurus [7:36815]

2002-02-28 Thread John Green
I am reading a document and cannot fully comprehend what it means. can someone explain, atleast briefly it basically talks about network design... the traffic that comes off the router (towards internal network) is split into following depending upon the upper layer protocol. it may go to a

question about stateful inspection [7:36817]

2002-02-28 Thread John Green
what is multilayer stateful inspection ? stateful inspection is understood fine. but what does the prefix multilayer denote or mean ? state refers to the state of a session information that is temporarily kept in a state table for open connections and is wiped or erased when the session ends.

firewall feature set not in 4000 series [7:36768]

2002-02-27 Thread John Green
is it true that there is no support for firewall feature set for 4000 series cisco routers ? though they are supported in 7100 and 7200 series. why not 4000 series ? any specical reason. (rest all series are supported like 3600, 2500 and 2600 etc)...

AAA ?? [7:36470]

2002-02-25 Thread John Green
cisco access control server provide AAA services. has anyone here worked with either the access-control server on solaris or NT ? i have not worked on it and want to things like how is the GUI for it, what user accounts can be set, what sort of reports ie audit can be generated, what kinds

IBM' s latest and fastest chip ? [7:36473]

2002-02-25 Thread John Green
ibm says that its chip can run at 110 GHz. who makes the chips or processors for cisco routers and switches. also what about juniper ? who and which companies use chips made by IBM ? is IBM into networking products ? __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo!

NAS and NACServer [7:36069]

2002-02-21 Thread John Green
i need some quick help with this. please post asap. thanks -- Network Access Server and Network Access Control Server are two different boxes ? eg CiscoSecure Access Control Server (unix) is a software that is installed on Solaris box, to which

what is wrong with the job market ? [7:35611]

2002-02-16 Thread John Green
seems all jobs have just vanished. well then who runs the networks and equipment ? it's real bad out there in the job market. any web sites to put the resume ? seems dice, monster, headhunter are not producing any results. how long is this goind to last ?

Re: Home lab - 2523 [7:27788]

2001-12-09 Thread John Green
ok tell me this guys. the 2523 and 2514 are not available in like used_hardware / online / acution sites. seems these two are pretty popular ones. why ? i have been trying to get hold of 2514 (has 2 ethernet interfaces) but have been unsuccessful yet. --- Circusnuts wrote: All you need is @

PIX 506 and 515 price difference ? [7:28462]

2001-12-07 Thread John Green
i am sure we have lots of people here would know about this first hand. there is almost a difference of more than 5000 bucks between these two models. what is the difference between these two models to make such a big difference. do they run different ios versions. do they have different

which membership to join ? [7:28357]

2001-12-06 Thread John Green
If any one is a member of IEEE, please let me know so that i can ask you specific questions , if not off-topic. i know we have lots of people here who may be members of specific socities of ieee or other professional bodies. well i need to know which membership would suit, say a person who is

Virtual router simulator (sybex) ?? [7:27161]

2001-11-22 Thread John Green
there is a sybex product called as CCNA Virtual Lab e-trainer By Todd Lammle and William Tedder If someone knows or has used it, let me know, how effective is it in simulating just like an actual login to the router and entering the configuration commands. second after having configured the

router simulator ? [7:27173]

2001-11-22 Thread John Green
anyone knows how effective or good are the router simulators. sybex has one from Tod Lamle. any others out there. do they adequately simulate the router configuration for training purposes ? __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy

where exactly is the equipment replicated ? [7:26243]

2001-11-14 Thread John Green
- and what would this mean ?? where exactly is the equipment replicated ? is it one at customer access point and the other at the carrier provider's end? is this what is duplication and what is the context for Multiple networks ?

IP and ATM failed to deliver ? [7:26245]

2001-11-14 Thread John Green
IP and ATM failed to deliver ? well i don't say this but got this from the web site of a competitor of cisco!! But that is besides the point. Below I have reproduced the text verbatim. what it says that both IP and ATM failed as carriers to carry puredata due to different reasons as explained

quick response (help) please [7:24238]

2001-10-26 Thread John Green
the IP address alloted by the dhcp server to my home computer (via cable ie cable modem connection) is IP address 24.15.125.255 subnet mask 255.255.248.0 def gw 24.15.125.1 ok look ar the last quad it is 255 !!! i can't believe this. do you how this is possible ? 0 and 255 are

Re: quick response (help) please [7:24238]

2001-10-26 Thread John Green
Architect Cendant IT A+,MCSE,CCNA,CCDA,CCNP,CCDP, CQS-SNA/IPSS John Green wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... the IP address alloted by the dhcp server to my home computer (via cable ie cable modem connection) is IP address 24.15.125.255 sub

ios versions P T XE ?? [7:2063]

2001-04-26 Thread John Green
please let me know about the IOS release versions eg, what exactly would the following mean ? i need to decipher the P ,T ,XE stuff. 11.2(11)P and above 11.(3)3T and above 12.0, 12.0(1)T - 12.0(4)T, 12.0(4)XE thanks __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo!

cisco IOS version P T XE ?? [7:2064]

2001-04-26 Thread John Green
please let me know about the IOS release versions eg, what exactly would the following mean ? i need to decipher the P ,T ,XE stuff. 11.2(11)P and above 11.(3)3T and above 12.0, 12.0(1)T - 12.0(4)T, 12.0(4)XE thanks __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo!

ios versions P T XE ??? [7:2066]

2001-04-26 Thread John Green
please let me know about the IOS release versions eg, what exactly would the following mean ? i need to decipher the P ,T ,XE stuff. 11.2(11)P and above 11.(3)3T and above 12.0, 12.0(1)T - 12.0(4)T, 12.0(4)XE thanks __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo!

what is content distribution ?

2001-02-18 Thread John Green
what exactly is this technology "content distribution" ? how content is distributed over the internet ? any links/info/tutorials/... etc __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year!

question: how is bandwidth sold ?

2001-02-03 Thread John Green
how does this work practically. selling one's part of bandwidth ? how is actually implemented by the service provider ? any other details please email me if this is not exactly suited to this list thanks __ Get personalized email addresses

Ethernet Frame (revisited for clarification)

2000-11-23 Thread John Green
this post(s) was posted a couple of days back and just wanted some more list memebers to see if this correct before we take this as gospel truth. --- Neil Desai [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To my knowledge serial links don't have a MAC address. Since

firewall feature and CBAC

2000-11-19 Thread John Green
here is what the cisco web site says that " Platforms The CBAC feature is supported on the following platforms: Cisco 1600 series Cisco 2500 series" is this correct ? cbac feature is supported by a IOS version. I mean it should have been worded as following IOS versions support cbac feature.

what is cisco smartnet ?

2000-11-17 Thread John Green
what is cisco smartnet maintenance ? i am buying some cisco stuff and i have a option for buying the cisco smartnet maintenance for an additional amount ? what benefits would it give. what is covered under standard cisco warranty, if i don't but smartnet ? thanks and please email me a cc as

Re: CCIE written using the univer cd?

2000-11-15 Thread John Green
- From: John Green [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Donald B Johnson Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 2:43 PM Subject: Re: CCIE written using the univer cd? can we order this CD for personal use. if yes, please let me know as to how and what are the requirements

Cisco CGS router ?

2000-11-15 Thread John Green
what is a cisco CGS router ? __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Get organized for the holidays! http://calendar.yahoo.com/ _ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html

what are async ports on a router

2000-11-13 Thread John Green
The cisco 2509 router has 2 serial, 1 ether, 8 async ports. what is 8 async ports ? i do not have this router with me hence please let me know as to what are these async ports. what are these used for ? if some one has used it, then in what kind of environment would one install such a router.

Re: 2501 is it worth it? HELP

2000-11-13 Thread John Green
continuing on the router selection. well, i too posted today as to what are the async ports that a 2509 has. It turns out that these are to connect to the modems. now to prepare for the tests as well as learing as well what would be the router to buy ? it is better to ask now better than

Dial out/in with cisco router 2509

2000-11-13 Thread John Green
cisco 2509 router has 8 async ports that can be used to dial in or out. if configured for dial out, each asyn interface would be allotted an IP address when it dials into its ISP and establishes a PPP link. 8 PPP links would mean 8 IP address. why would one have such a configuration and what is

Routers for practice and lab etc

2000-11-12 Thread John Green
i was at the groupstudy web site and there all i found for routers was individual routers for sale. well this is fine but what about vendors who sell used routers. can we have some list of such vendors. i did not find one on the web site. if there are please let me know. yes there is one Teltone

ccie security exam

2000-11-06 Thread John Green
351-018 (Security Qualification Exam)was the number that was mentioned in this list for cisco security beta exam. I checked up the cisco site and it confirms that : * The Security beta will only be available from October 20, 2000 to November 10, 2000. but in the prometric web site under the

simple question about FR/ATM (ethernet)

2000-08-17 Thread John Green
Ehernet uses csma-cd and hence multiple computers(hosts) can access and send data according csma-cd protocol. fine... now what about FR and ATM. they are just serial links. right ? ie only two computers (hosts etc) can connect across. right ? if the above is fine then across this line

Re: Off topic: how is that possible?

2000-07-12 Thread John Green
DNS = domain name server domain name servers host the database for the mapping between domain names and IP addresses. This is how you go to a www.yahoo.com etc. also this is how when you address email to say [EMAIL PROTECTED] is sent to the mail server which is accepting mail for the domain

RE: Firewall feature set ?

2000-07-11 Thread John Green
i have a old 2514 with IOS 11.3. is there a way i can upgrade to one with firewall feature set... oops... first, does 11.3 has firewall feature set ? thanks all john --- Daniel Cotts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Read the Docs. Use ConfigMaker to create a ballpark view. Edit as needed.