Multihome NX-OS BGP

One of the major challenges or hurdles to overcome with any Multihomed BGP configuration is working closely with your Service Provider, and this was no exception. I was working with two MPLS circuits a 500 Meg primary, and a 100 Meg secondary so I needed to make sure...

ICMP Packet Types

Internet Control Message Protocol or ICMP Packet Types RFC 792 Packet Type 0  Echo Reply Packet Type 3 Destination Unreachable Network Unreachable Host Unreachable Protocol Unreachable Port Unreachable Fragmentation Needed Source Route Failed Destination Network...

Multicast MOH

The ability to integrate Music On Hold features within Cisco Call Manager allows Users to place calls on hold regardless if the call was made on net or off net. Users who are placed on hold or parked will stream from a streaming source usually the Call Manager Server...

Distant Neighbor

On a recent trip to I took to Texarkana to convert an old legacy NEC PBX to Cisco Call Manager I ran into some strange BGP network behavior. The conversion was relatively small with approximately 18 to 20 phones, 3 single line faxes, and a couple of Credit Card...

By Default

Ever get a little confused from time to time when configuring a Router or a Switch when it comes to the default route vs. the default gateway.? Don’t worry I think we all have at one time or another. The fact of the matter is only two of them have similar...

NX-OS 5K QoS Video

  I ran across this awesome video by Matt Oswalt of Keeping It Classless on the Nexus 5000 regarding QoS configuration on the Nexus 5000. Matt covers QoS in depth, Interface Queuing, Network QoS, Class Maps, and Policy Maps etc… You can find out more about...