Tag: networking
Configure Cisco IOS 802.1x Supplicant
If you have an intermediate familiarity with Ethernet switching you are more than likely familiar with 802.1x port based authentication. With that assumption let’s assume your environment is locked down tight enough to the point where this security is enabled. Great! However, what if you needed to add another Cisco device to a client facing […]
Cisco SSH Console Server
Did you know a Cisco router can be used as a console server?
Collecting CLI Data from Cisco Devices Via HTTP
I always try to approach technical challenges with the thought that “just because something can’t be done doesn’t mean it can’t be done”. Sure enough I had a problem like this cross my desk again the other day. I wanted a simple way to get the number of active calls on a handful of MGCP […]
Understanding Prefix Lists
When filtering and manipulating routing protocols and routing updates there are a number of options on the Cisco platforms we as engineers can take advantage of. In a previous post I briefly discussed the use of standard ACL’s to filter updates. ACLs filter every packet, or in this case advertised network, that falls within the […]