Key-based SSH authentication to IOS XR devices
Are you used to doing this in Cisco IOS? and what you end up with is an easy and obvious local user who can authenticate over SSH using their key Continue Reading…
Category: Networking
NCS5501 port bundling, switching, and MC-LAG
Just got a new pair of NCS5501 SE’s, and per my article here, they are upgraded to what is currently IOS XR 6.2.25. Next, if you’re coming from Arista, you Continue Reading…
NCS5501 / IOS XR 6.2 and BGP in a VRF
An update to this article; there’s a method to get around the issue I ran into. It is not well documented, and TAC knows nothing about it in my experience, Continue Reading…
Cisco NCS5501-SE Initial Deploy / Upgrade
This is just a little diary entry for my first install of some NCS5501-SE devices. I continue to edit it as I find more and more that is broken on Continue Reading…
SCP’ing an image inbound to an Arista switch
Just a quick article on what you need to do to be able to SCP an image into an Arista switch: Obviously have SSH enabled; password or key-based auth are Continue Reading…
Arista management VRF setup
Here’s some tips on setting up a management VRF in Arista gear, including management VRF routing which may or may not be available to you depending on equipment. Keep in Continue Reading…
Watch out if you purchase FortiTokens
Just a little word of warning for anyone considering purchasing FortiTokens in quantity to get volume discounts, but who don’t expect to use them all right away. The tokens will Continue Reading…
Upgrading Cisco 8831 phone firmware
Cisco, did you really have to make this process sooooo painful? Anyway, here’s what you’ll need to do if you want to upgrade an off the shelf 8831 conference phone Continue Reading…
Getting a dual stack VPN up with FortiGate and FortiClient
Dual stack FortiClient VPN’s are not fun; and a default massive security hole exists that I’m guessing most CISO’s/CIO’s don’t pay attention to since many people still barely know what IPv6 Continue Reading…
Getting a FortiGate to send IPv6 Router Advertisements
You’d think this would be an easy thing where perhaps a FortiGate unit would behave like a layer 3 switch; add an IPv6 address, it starts sending router advertisements. Nope. Continue Reading…