I dont know but it seems like this week has been pretty good in terms of study. I have been passing all my practice exams and labs have been going smoothly with no dramas at all. I would hit the books once in a while if I'd forget something but that's it. It has been a … Continue reading Ahead of schedule →

Another way of setting up private-vlans is with the use of a L3 switch. Commands are slightly the same only difference is you would be doing your mapping on primary vlan's interface instead on the port itself.vlan 150name ServerFarmprivate-vlan primaryprimary-vlan association 151-150vlan 150private-vlan isolatedvlan 152private-vlan communityint vlan 150ip address 172.16.150.4 255.255.255.0private-vlan mapping 151-152standby 1 ip … Continue reading L3 PVLAN configs →

 I find PVLAN as an interesting topic, interesting enough for me to post something about it. Private VLANs (PVLAN) is usually implemented in environments where hosts belonging to the same subnet can be group into a separate sub vlans. Application of such scenario would be in a data center where servers in a server farm can … Continue reading PVLAN fun →

IEEE dot1x is an authentication standard wherein a user is authenticated by an aaa server before it can gain layer 1 access to LAN/Switch. It is one of the topics covered in the CCNP Switch exam however Cisco only covered the switch configuration. In this lab we will try to see it in full action … Continue reading Simple DOT1X lab with Windows 7, Cisco 2950, CentOS w/ FreeRadius →

There are days when you just don't feel like working, doing something. For the past couple of days I realized I have been more focused on what the other guy is doing. I was thinking its unfair how come I have to work hard and they don't and still get away with it. There are even … Continue reading Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard… →

I was looking at my calendar last night without realizing its been only 2 weeks since I took my route exam. I am impressed how far I've gone with my switch study. I have gone through all the CBTNuggets videos and i think half way through Cris Bryant's CCNP switch boot camp series. As much … Continue reading 2 weeks since ccnp route →

I have been writing and erasing blogs for the last couple of days. Despite just finishing an entire video series on CCNP switching by CBTNuggest I still feel like I am all over the shop. I need to put structure in my studies. My fellow tutor told me this afternoon to take a break however … Continue reading To blog what I have learned →