Jeremy's blog

All the rumors proved true: Cisco has updated the CCNA yet again (see yellow text in this link...as I post this, the link to the new exam objectives is broken, but I'm sure Cisco will fix it soon).

UPDATE: Cisco has now removed the link. This fellow grabbed a screencap of it. Perhaps they're waiting until 3/26 to announce?

I would consider this one a MAJOR update, once again moving many CCNP topics down into the CCNA program...barrier to entry now sky high! Welcome to the technology world!!

(I'm curious how much more can be added to this entry level certification...)

CBTNuggets latest idea to love the world and spread the word has been a catalog of FREE MicroNuggets! These are really fun to make, but frankly, I'm out of ideas. I need ideas for Cisco concepts / configurations that I can cover in 5 minutes or so. I've been in Cisco so long that I miss a lot of the basic concepts that are difficult for folks to understand. Anyone have some thoughts or suggestions?

Well, it appears my friend Adam beat me to the punch on the Cisco Live posting. So, here's my additions from a personal side.

1. Cisco has scheduled me for a TwitterChat next week on Thursday- please come and jump in! This was surprisingly fun when we did it last year. Here's the information: http://www.ciscolive.com/us/attendees/social-networking/twitter/
2. For those coming to Cisco Live 2012, I'll be presenting a wonderfully amazing and dazzling session (watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!) on CCNA Voice. The session is scheduled for 12:30pm on Tuesday - if this is even half as fun as it was last year, it will be a blast!
3. I'll also be doing a Cisco Press "Meet the Author" session at Cisco Live 2012 at 4:30pm on Tuesday  in the Cisco Press booth.

This tip was emailed to me and seems pretty sweet (haven't tested it). Check out this link:

http://www.freecode.com.cn/doku.php?id=wiki:vpcs

Rather than eating up resources using routers as hosts in GNS3, you can use a Virtual PC Simulator (VPSC) that can ping, traceroute, get a DHCP address, etc... 

While this is good in theory, I'm curious how difficult it is to roll this into the Windows version. With memory becoming a cheap commodity, it's just too easy to drag another router on the GNS3 landscape.

The title says it all. I just forwarded this link to a guy who knew VERY little about Cisco and he was able to pull off LDAP authentication for an SSLVPN by following these well-documented steps:

http://fixingit.wordpress.com/2009/09/08/using-windows-server-2008-as-a-radius-server-for-a-cisco-asa/

UPDATE: This will be from 9:00am - 9:30am PST on Friday 2/10/12.

This should be fun - CBTNuggets is testing the new Google+ Hangout feature, which is live video/audio conferencing with a group of people. This Friday from 9:00am - 9:30am PST, I'll be doing a live Google+ Hangout session...answering questions, throwing out thoughts, and well...just hanging out. Here's the link:

https://plus.google.com/112483111186194977459/posts

Apparently, a "Hangout with Us" or something similar will appear come Friday. I think it has a 'people limit', so you may have to try a couple times to get in. 

See you then!

Why do I like TFTPD32? Because it's so freakin' simple! When you're in a data center and need a quick TFTP server...there it is.

...who knew they had one for HTTP? There it is: HFS - A 600KB "insta-web server" for Windows. 

http://www.rejetto.com/hfs/

Update: A few malware detection utilities flag this as malware simply because it's a .exe file named HFS. It's completely safe...I've been using it for at least 32 minutes and nothing bad has happened...