CallManager and Call Pickup

We have a somewhat unique situation in the office with our call handling.  We like to ding an overhead pager to alert those in the office to an incoming operator call.  Everyone needs to have the ability to then pickup that call.  So, I've got to activate the…

Performancing is acting up

All of a sudden I'm having problems logging in with Performancing.  If this post gets posted I guess it's working.…

The Rocket!

Chillin out reading my copy of Ultimate Garages today I came across a car in Jay Leno's garage.  A little red thing that kind of looked like an older F1 car but had modern gear.  Unfortunately there's no mention of what it is in the book!…

LWAPP Guest access and DHCP

The Cisco WLC supports guest access in addition to the normal user SSID/VLAN combinations.  They've actually buitl a very nice implementation of it.  You can force a splash screen (captive portal) through a web page to force guests to sign in and/or accept an Acceptable Use…

Cisco Wireless Controllers are not like AP's!

That's a little tongue in cheek.  Obviously they aren't.  But what I've learned over the last few weeks is that there are fundamental differences in how you order an LWAPP solution. First is power.  This isn't so much a problem with the…

Happy belated birthday to me

Yep, that's right.  I hit the big 3-4 a couple of days ago.  Why didn't I post about the momentous occasion at that time?  I was partying of course!  If you consider working late on your birthday partying.  Yes, I'm officially at the point…

Finally, a Cisco router emulator

Long the bane of wanna be CCIE's everywhere, routers are expensive!  And there's no way to pass the lab without routers for practice.  Enter the router emulator.  The Cisco 7200 Simulator doesn't just create a simulated environment like the Boson and other programs do.…

Intel Mac's and serial connectivity

One of the key things I needed to get working for my transition to the MacBook is serial connectivity.  I'm a router jockey after all.  I've finally gotten it working and I thought it would be a good idea to share how.  First of all, this…