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Which WAN Optimization vendor will consolidate and expand its market position on 2011

Calin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:15:34 +0000

447 votes - Thank you all! I add the results in a blog posts so we can see over years on which optimization technology we were betting in 2011.

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CCIE home rack – Ubuntu persistent net rules

Calin — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:57:31 +0000

In one of my last posts, I was writing about my CCIE home rack which has one server that runs Ubuntu + Ethernet Quad cards + Cisco switches. Before connecting the cables between server and Cisco...

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Black Friday 2011 – 50% Off on INE bundles

Calin — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:52:23 +0000

If anybody is interested in buying INE products, do it now. I’ve got the following marketing e-mail. The prices are pretty good I must admit: The Best CCIE Training at Over 50% Off From now...

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Free streaming course CCNA 640-802 from INE

Calin — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:15:40 +0000

I’m sure that a lot of people out there got this info already, but for those who are not part of INE newsletter or did not check yet their website, this information may be interesting. I add...

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Home lab for CCIE exam training

Calin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:48:42 +0000

Before I started with my preparation I was in front of a dilemma. I knew that I will need a rack to practice for CCIE training and I had two options: remote rack rental or home rack. I put together...

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New blog section – Certification

Calin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:55:45 +0000

I don’t know how many of my blog visitors had the curiosity to visit the About section to read something about me. If some of you did read that section, then you already know that I have...

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RIPv2 MD5 authentication – routing trick

Calin — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:45:58 +0000

I must admit that the following example is more a CCIE exam topic and not a solution that you would add in real network environments. Let’s assume that we have the following topology: ...

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InterVLAN routing using Private VLANs

Calin — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:04:06 +0000

Private VLANs is one possible solutions for service providers to offer secure connections to their customers and avoid inter-vlan communication in the same switched environment. I’m sure that...

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Draw network diagrams online (with Cisco stencils)

Calin — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 21:15:33 +0000

I’m a Mac and Linux user and if you are like me, then you have the same problems drawing network diagrams. Microsoft Visio does not have a version for this platforms. I’m not saying that...

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Cisco Easy VPN Router-to-Router

Calin — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:17:12 +0000

Cisco Easy VPN is not a new technology. Actually it is pretty old, but still used by many companies or people to connect remote site / remote workers to headquarter. A few days ago I was looking to...

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