Monthly Archives: July 2010
Product Review – Drobo FS
Starting about a month ago, I started overhauling my office and lab to be able to do what I am anticipating for the website you are reading now and the podcasts that I will be posting in the coming weeks … Continue reading
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TechBytes with Ron Nutter now available via Amazon Kindle webstore
Just got confirmation today that you can now subscribe to this blog via your Amazon Kindle. You can search for TechBytes or Nutter in the Blog section of the Kindle store to find the subscription for this blog. You can … Continue reading
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Lab version of Rack Power Management
After I posted the previous blog entry about rack power management, I thought there should be an option that would be good (and cheaper) for home lab racks. Should have thought about the Home Automation Kit – Turn It On … Continue reading
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Automated Rack Power Management
I had the chance to go to a 2 week CCSP Bootcamp with the CCBOOTCAMP folks. Got first hand experience with being able to individually cycle power to individual switches/routers/etc in the rack I was working on. That really spoiled … Continue reading
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Which protocol to use for IOS/config transfers – TFTP, FTP, HTTP, SCP ?
I have used most of these at one time or another. I usually default to using TFTP out of habit more than anything else. Keep in mind that TFTP may not be the most efficient mode to use. Unless it … Continue reading
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Lab Gear – Simulating WAN Connection speeds and conditions
I am in the process of upgrading and building out my lab for an eBook that I am working on that should be out later this year. One of the challenges I have run into is how to properly be … Continue reading
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Book Review – Deploying and Troubleshooting Cisco WLC
If you are getting ready to deploy Cisco’s Wireless Lan Controller or have already deployed it, this book has to be in your library and when not in use, to be in a safe place to where it can always … Continue reading
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iTunes feed is now active
Just got the email a few minutes ago that Apple has approved my podcast feed for iTunes. The iTunes icon works on the right hand side of the screen or you can go here as well http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=382524262 My plans for … Continue reading
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WLC – H-REAP or Central switch SSID’s
One of the things that took the longest to figure out and was the biggest source of confusion when I was talking to different vendors about setting up the WLC was how to setup the SSID’s to match things the … Continue reading
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How to manage the WLC – GUI or CLI ?
From my previous post about the ASA, you might expect that I would say to manage the WLC (Wireless Lan Controller) via CLI as well. The WLC is enough different that the GUI is much easier to handle and a … Continue reading
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