technology, networking, virtualization and IP telephony
A new law went into affect in Pennsylvania today that bans texting or e-mailing while driving making it a primary offense. That sounds pretty good right? No one should be texting or writing an e-mail while driving, it's common sense to me but there … [Continue reading]
What is VLACP and why do I need it? That's a question that I see being asked quite frequently and not all the answers are correct. I'm hoping to answer this question once and for all and explain the rational behind the protocol and describe some of … [Continue reading]
We recently started replacing our aging Avaya VPN Routers (formerly Nortel Contivity) with Juniper SRX series gateways. We chose a Juniper SRX 650 to replace our Avaya VPN Router 1750 and we chose the Juniper SRX 210H to replace the Avaya VPN Router … [Continue reading]
I was recently asked how difficult it was to stack a pair of Avaya Ethernet Routing Switch 4500 Series switches. I responded that it wasn't hard at all and so began my downfall. While it isn't very hard (honestly it isn't) there are a few gotchas … [Continue reading]
This is probably the most often referred to topic both on the forums and here on my blog. After finding it in the top 10 keyword searches to my blog this morning I decided to try and write up a new post that would conclusively answer the question … [Continue reading]