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We ran into an interesting problem today with one or our Internet links.The Internet Service Provider for this (1Gbps) link is AboveNet and the circuit itself is terminated by a Cisco 7301 and then ultimately a pair of Check Point IP560 IPSO v6.2 … [Continue reading]
It seems this blog has become a very popular destination lately. Unfortunately not all the visitors have the best of intentions.Staring on Tuesday December 7th this site has become the target of some very serious SPAM commenting campaigns. While … [Continue reading]
I went looking to see if the software for the Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 v6.1.5 had been posted to the old Nortel support website when I found that all the software and documentation had been removed. I haven't spent too much time on the Avaya … [Continue reading]
As an Information Technology professional I've noticed a growing trend lately around a specific skillset, troubleshooting. I'm not just talking about vendors and Customer Support personnel but all professionals working in the Information Technology … [Continue reading]
A large number of colleagues recently had their leased laptops refreshed with a new model and they chose to install Windows 7, a decision which I can't really fault. Unfortunately as with many things these days we quickly found a few issues, one of … [Continue reading]