Cisco Stacking 3750 Switches
KB ID 0001205 Problem You can stack Cisco 3750-X Switches in groups of up to 9 switches, and they can then be managed as one switch. Here I’ve got 2 switches. Solution Removing 3750-X Switches Stack Configuration One of my switches had already been in a stack, so I needed to remove its stack configuration. It thought it was switch 4 in the stack so I issued the following commands; Switch(config)# no switch 4 provision...
MAC OSX – Connecting to Cisco IPSEC VPN
KB ID 0001197 Problem Here we are dealing with the older IPSEC VPN method of remote VPNs, NOT AnyConnect. There is/was a VPN client for Mac OSX which you can still download. But modern versions of OSX have the Cisco IPSec VPN client built into them. I’m assuming you have already configured the firewall, if not see the article below; Cisco ASA5500 Client IPSEC VPN Access Solution Open your network preferences and add in a new...
Deploying VMware View 5 -Part 4 Installing and Configuring SQL 2008 R2 and VMware Composer
KB ID 0000600 Problem Note: This is an old post for VMware view version 5, you might want to read Deploying VMware Horizon View instead. In Part 3 we ran through manual pools, if you want to deploy automated pools using ‘Linked Clones’, then you will need VMware Composer. Composer installs on your Virtual Center Server. It also requires a database, the following is a step by step guide to installing SQL Server 2008 R2 and...
Deploying VMware View 5 – Part 5 Deploying Linked Clone View Desktops
KB ID 0000607 Problem Note: This is an old post for VMware view version 5, you might want to read Deploying VMware Horizon View instead. It’s been a while since I wrote Part 4, so it’s time to wrap this up. Now we have Composer installed on the Virtual Center, we can start to deploy our linked clone desktops. Solution VMware View – Prepare your Source Machine 1. I’ve already covered how to prepare your Windows...
ZyXEL – Router Setup (Public IP Range)
KB ID 0000331 Problem You have a ZyXEL router (In my case a P-600R-D1) and you want to put a device behind it with a public IP. Note: I’m assuming you have agreed with your ISP that you will receive a range of public IP addresses. With some ASDL packages the first IP in the range usually gets allocated to the router, confirm this with your ISP. BT Business Broadband Note: If you are a BT Business customer, your setup will be...