Connecting GNS3 to VMware Workstation
GNS3 to VMware KB ID 0000996 Problem A while back I got an email “Here is a suggestion for an article. ‘How to link GNS3 with VMware Workstation'”. Sorry it’s taken me so long to get round to it, here you go Daniel Newton. Solution: GNS3 to VMware Before we start I’m assuming you have installed VMware Workstation, and you’ve installed and configured GNS3. 1. Launch VMware Workstation > Edit >...
Configuring Cisco HSRP
KB ID 0000946 Problem Cisco HSRP: Normally your client machines have one route off the network, (their default gateway). But what if that goes down? HSRP aims to solve this problem by assigning a ‘Virtual IP address’ to your default gateway (or default route). So that IP can be shared amongst two or more possible devices (routers, or layer 3 switches). Above, we have a client 192.168.1.10 that has two possible routes off...
How Do I Find/Change My IP Address?
KB ID 0000208 What’s an IP address? An IP address is the address used on a network to find your PC, Server, Laptop, or Printer etc. It’s the networking equivalent of your house number and post code (or Zip Code for visitors from over the pond). Do you want your PUBLIC or PRIVATE IP address? As we started to run out of addresses, there were a number of solutions that we came up with, one you will see below (DHCP) the other...
Cisco Firepower Services – Change IP and DNS Addresses
KB ID 0001173 Problem If you change your internal LAN addresses its easy to re-ip the firewall but what about the FirePOWER module? If you manage your SFR from the ASDM it will tell you what the IP is, but it won’t let you change it? Solution Change the FirePOWER Module IP Address Log into the firewall, then open a session with the SFR module. find the physical address of the module (usually eth0, but check). Petes-ASA#...
VMware – {hostname} could not reach isolation address: none specified
KB ID 0000445 Problem Seen on vSphere: Error Host {hostname} could not reach isolation address:none specified. Solution 1. In my case the host did NOT have a default gateway, (this had occurred because the subnet mask of the server had been entered incorrectly when the server was built. So the default gateway appeared to be on a different network). 2. With the offending host selected, Configuration > DNS and Routing >...