HP MSM765zl and 775zl – Initial Setup and Routing
Nov17

HP MSM765zl and 775zl – Initial Setup and Routing

KB ID 0000917  Problem The MSM 765zl and 775zl, unlike the rest of the HP MSM controller series, do not have any physical Ethernet ports on them. So before you can get to its web management interface, you need to be able to give it an IP address, and then the controller needs to be able to find a route back to where you are, assuming you are not on a flat unrouted/single VLAN. Obviously if you are directly connected to the same...

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Cisco ASA 5500 – Sub Interfaces and VLANS
Nov17

Cisco ASA 5500 – Sub Interfaces and VLANS

KB ID 0001085  Problem You can take the physical interface of a Cisco ASA firewall, (or an ether channel) and split it down into further sub-interfaces. This way you can set multiple VLANs to use this interface as a gateway at the same time whilst still separating the traffic. In this scenario I’m going to have two VLANs, one for my wired clients, and one for a ‘Guest WiFi’ that I’m setting up. I want the guest...

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