Convert a Virtualbox VM to a VMware Fusion VM
KB ID 0001169 Problem I have a bunch of VM’s that I use with GNS3 that are in Virtualbox. I also run VMware Fusion, and since my upgrade to version 1.4.4 I need to run the GNS3 VM in VMware, (I could not get the Virtualbox version to work). So I decided to copy over the remainder of my VMs as well. Solution Within Virtualbox > File > Export Appliance. Select the VM in question > Continue. Important: Ensure you have...
Cisco IOS – DHCP Helper (DHCP Relay) – IP-Helper Setup
KB ID 0001168 Problem Cisco documentation calls this a ‘DHCP Relay’, and uses the command IP-Helper, and I usually call this DHCP Helper, just to confuse everyone. To be fair the term DHCP Relay is an industry standard, it’s not particular to Cisco (as you will see later when I Wireshark the traffic). So If you are reading this you have a DHCP server and you want to use it to lease addresses to clients that are on a...
Cisco IOS – An interface whose trunk encapsulation is “Auto” can not be configured to “trunk” mode.
KB ID0001167 Problem If you try and change a ports status, to make it a trunk port, you may see this error; Petes-Switch(config-if)#switchport mode trunk Command rejected: An interface whose trunk encapsulation is “Auto” can not be configured to “trunk” mode. Trunk Settings I don’t know if this is a throwback to when we had ISL trunking and 802.1q, but you need to specify the encapsulation before you can...
Arcserve – Backup a ‘Mapped Drive / UNC Path”
KB ID 0001165 Problem It’s been such a long time since I touched any backup software, I setup Arcserve UDP this week for a client to backup their servers to a NAS drive, then they wanted to back that data off to tape for an offsite backup. I installed Arcserve no problem, it looks much the same as it did last time I used it. When I expanded the server-name only the local drives were shown, as I only had a basic licence adding...
Re-Image and Update the Cisco FirePOWER Services Module
KB ID 0001164 Problem This takes ages! Seriously, if it’s late in the afternoon you might want to do this tomorrow morning, or leave the re-imaging running overnight. (Remember if you set the FirePOWER module to ‘fail-closed’, you will lose internet access, so you might want to change that to ‘fail-open’ as well). The process is a LOT EASIER to do in the ASDM, I’m not usually an advocate of the GUI,...