Monthly Archives: November 2008

How to setup access list for a Cisco VLAN

We can use VLAN ACL (also called VLAN map) to provide packet filtering for all types of traffic that are bridged within a VLAN or routed into or out of the VLAN. Unlike Router ACL, VACL is not defined by … Continue reading

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How Computer resolves hostname

Basically there are 2 ways in resolving hostname to IP address: 1. DNS 2. Host file The easiest way is to register a hostname in a DNS server. All computers in the network point the DNS server setting to this … Continue reading

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Default VLAN

The default VLAN on all switches is VLAN 1. By default, all ports in a Cisco switch belong to VLAN 1. With all ports in the same VLAN (in this case VLAN 1), all ports can communicate with each other … Continue reading

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How to limit access from network host to a Cisco device

Sometime you may like to limit only certain IP address to access your Cisco router / switch by using telnet. You may implement it by configuring the access list and apply it to the line vty 0 4 line.

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How to encrypt Cisco Password

One of the way to secure a Cisco router / switch is to encrypt password in it. In order to encrypt passwords that are saved in the Cisco devices configuration file, you may use the “service password-encryption” global configuration command. … Continue reading

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Workgroup vs. Domain in Windows 2003 environment

There are two modes of operation in Windows 2003 environment. Basically a computer can work as workgroup computer or domain computer. Most home and small business environments will be Workgroup, and most enterprise businesses will run in domain mode. Basically … Continue reading

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How to add a computer to a Windows Server 2003 domain

Here is a simple howto on adding windows 2003 computer to a Windows Server 2003 domain. This should be valid for other version of windows client computers too. Before performing the following steps, make sure that your computer can reach … Continue reading

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Quick fix to solve network connectivity problem in vmware guest virtual machine

This is a quick fix to vmware network virtualization. Sometime while using vmware, your guest virtual machine may face the problem with network connectivity. I have this problem with two of my virtual machines the other day. Only one of … Continue reading

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CamStudio

CamStudio is a software which I use to record all screen activity on my computer for use in software demonstrations and presentations. Before discovering this freeware, I use Jing most of the time in recording video of what I do. … Continue reading

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