Category: Networking
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Cisco ASR9006 Pasting To CLI Issue
If you are repeatedly getting errors like “Invalid number(-117) sent as ASCII value to command-line process from VTY/TTY, refreshing prompt.” when pasting, to an ASR9006 with RSP440s, it’s likely due to the serial port configurations. Ensure you have your serial terminal set to: 8 data bits No parity 2 stop bits It’s the stop bits…
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Full Internet Routes/Full Internet Feeds For FREE!
If you are building a BGP lab to test/learn with, look no further, you can now get full feeds for your lab for free! Visit the BGP Lab link at the top of the page, or click HERE. See a demonstration of the system in action below! Mikrotik MUM 2018 – Building A Better BGP…
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My Mobile Home Network Lab
So my lab allows me to login to a web page and power on/off all of my network gear. I also have a console server to remotely access every piece of gear. I use this lab extensively for building my Lynda and LinkedIn Learning videos. I also use it regularly for all sorts of network…
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Set Jumbo Frames On A Nexus 3064
It is configured system wide to 9216 with the following commands: policy-map type network-qos jumbo class type network-qos class-default mtu 9216 exit exit system qos service-policy type network-qos jumbo Verification is a bit odd, though. If you enter a standard show interface, it won’t show the correct value: sw02# show int e1/1 Ethernet1/1 is down…
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Using Cisco EEM To Flap Interfaces For BGP Convergence
I like many people often balance price with need. It’s often difficult to look into my crystal ball and determine what piece of gear I need at a site…do I need an expensive router(both in cost and power) or can I get away with a switch…? In some scenarios I will use a layer 2…
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Cisco and Mikrotik BGP Filter For North American Routes
If you have a router that can’t handle the full internet tables(which is getting quite large), then doing some filtering for important traffic can be a good solution. I’m in the US, and thus most of my work is done here. I’ve created a couple of filter lists for both Cisco and Mikrotik that will…
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TheBrothersWISP Panel At Denver MUM 2017
We will be doing a panel surrounding routing with Mikrotik. It’s an open forum so if you don’t give us questions, then it’s going to get pretty boring, pretty fast. If you have questions, and won’t be able to attend, or are to shy to ask out loud, send them to us on facebook.com/thebrotherswisp or…