Tacacs+ Authentication on JunOS with Cisco ACS

Here’s a base configuration template I usually use to apply on my Juniper routers for system configuration.  Excuse the formatting of this the commands, etc.  Its been a while since I posted in WP. There is always a trick or two in order to get things working with something that is CISCO though, vendor compatibility. [...]

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Cisco 6500 CoS sample configurations

Because the Cisco Catalyst 6500 is still very much a L2 switch with most of the linecards that are purchased. Layer 3 QoS is not much of an option. There are very limited features to this. Therefore, what is typically applied on these types of switches are layer 2 CoS. I’ll be showing you examples [...]

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Cisco Packet Tracer 5.1 Download

This is the best way you can practice and familiarize yourself with Cisco routers and IOS for people wanting to get started with Cisco products. I have used this tool in the past and found it to be very helpful. The intuitive graphics shows you the packet flow for the network you configure from scratch. [...]

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Configuring DHCP Snooping on a Catalyst 6500 IOS

The proper way to configure this! Basic stuff… Global Commands: ip dhcp snooping vlan 200,500,502,648,652-653,700-716,720-736,750-766,770-786 ip dhcp snooping Interface Commands (Applied on UPLINKS to other switches ONLY): ! interface GigabitEthernet2/1 switchport switchport nonegotiate switchport mode trunk switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q ip dhcp snooping trust !

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EIGRP Formula: Calculation Method for Composite Metric

There have been many posts on the Internet explaining how EIGRP gets its composite metric. I’ve been running around searching for information and it seems that there are NOT that many people who seem to post this info. Here it is, the real calculation method for EIGRP metrics. Everyone says EIGRP metric is based off [...]

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MPLS with WCCP do not mix!

Problem: So I was working on implementing WCCP redirection for networks to get TCP accelerated between two data centers and I ran into a problem. The problem was that subnets behind the core switches were not getting WCCP redirected into the WAAS units. So I wonder why? It’s matching the redirect-list ACL and shows up [...]

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