Classic Firewall There are two configuration models to setup a firewall on IOS; the classic firewall (used to be called CBAC – Context based access control) and the zone based firewall. In this post I’m going to document how to…
Setting up Radius using the old IOS cli If you entered the following for setting up radius server, radius-server host 192.168.1.1 you will get the following warning message informing you that you there is a new way of configuring radius…
What’s the difference between “switchport mode access” and “switchport access vlan xx”? First of all, both commands are required to set the switch to an access port. switch(config-if)# switchport mode access This above command disables DTP – Dynamic Trunking Protocol…
What is CCNA? CCNA stands for Cisco Certified Network Associate. It is a widely popular certification program aimed at Network Engineers and Network Administrators with 1-3 years of experience. In the old days, the CCNA use to be a single…
I’ve written a post on how to setup a Cisco ASA site to site VPN tunnel here on pre 8.3 firmware. Now I’m going to write about how to make a VPN tunnel on post 8.3 firmware with emphasis on…
Cisco ASA VPN filters are relatively simple to setup. However there are a few things you should know before you start configuring them. Since version 7.0(1) sysopt connection permit-ipsec is enabled by default. Meaning VPN traffic bypasses interface access-lists (Version…
Conference Create a Standard Conference Call using Confrn 1. Call your first participant. Standard Conference Call using Confrn requires you to call each conference participant. The maximum number of participants is 6. 2. During the connected call, press the Confrn…
Searching for a Cisco IP phone manual? This guide will give you a detailed step by step instruction on how to use some of the most basic features. Dial From the Corporate Directory Dial From the Corporate Directory 1. Press…
tracert * * * request timed out? By default if you do a Traceroute behind a Cisco ASA or PIX, you will notice that the ASA is missing in the Traceroute table. ie. the IP address of your ASA does…
Problem: RDP not working over VPN? Getting this error message? VPN Establishment capability from a Remote Desktop is disabled. A VPN Connection will not be established. Solution: By default, VPN establishment capability is disabled once you remote into a remote…