technology, networking, virtualization and IP telephony
I upgraded an Ethernet Routing Switch 8606 over the weekend from v5.1.1.0 software to v5.1.3.0 software. As the switch booted the v5.1.3.0 software I was alerted that I needed to upgrade the DPC FPGA firmware on the 8648GTR and 8683XLR blades that … [Continue reading]
I've recently started deploying the Juniper SRX series gateways, placing an SRX 210 at branch office locations with an SRX 650 at the main office locations. We utilize a central DHCP/DNS/IPAM solution so we prefer to relay all DHCP/BOOTP requests to … [Continue reading]
Avaya has released SIP software release 3.2 for their 1100 and 1200 series IP deskphones. This release adds support for the 1120e, 1140e, 1165e, 1220, and 1230 model IP deskphones.Here are some of the enhancements made in the new software … [Continue reading]
Here in the United States we're celebrating another Labor Day holiday and the unofficial end of the summer.Cheers! … [Continue reading]
I'm just continually impressed with the quality of so many open source products available today. One such product that should be extremely high on any network engineer's list is WireShark. WireShark has become the de-facto standard for packet capture … [Continue reading]