Why Rotating Passwords Every 60–90 Days Is Outdated (and What to Do Instead) For years, IT departments enforced a familiar rule: users must change their passwords every 60 to 90…
Recently I helped design an outdoor wireless network for a state park. This park has over 200 RV spots and even a water park. This was my first opportunity to…
Networking Field Day(NFD) is a part of the Tech Field Day(TFD) group of events presented by Gestalt IT. These Field Days are a series technical meetings that are invite-only. The…
Virtual Local Area Network(VLAN) 1 is the default VLAN in a network. But what does that mean to users and network admins? In this post I explain how to use…
Recently I’ve seen some bad networks. I have also seen some training elsewhere that poses questions with bad standards in them. This upcoming series of blogs will talk about best…
Well, I survived the first week. I spent the vast majority of the week learning all about Cisco’s Catalyst 9k portfolio. The Cisco Sales Connect Black Belt Training is a…
Cisco certifications are some of the most well respected and hardest certifications in the industry. The Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert, or CCIE, is the pinnacle of the exams. It is…
This is the first in a series of blogs on my career change from an enterprise network engineer to a sales engineer with C Spire Business. My entire career in…
Introduction If you’ve ever been put on hold, you’ve likely heard the rhythmic thumping and synthesizer named Opus No. 1, but commonly called Cisco Hold Music. There have been numerous…
Always check the size of the flash on your network devices before you delete the current firmware image. The new firmware may not actually fit on the device. I found that out the hard way and had to manually upload the firmware image using Zmodem and a console cable. Thankfully did not get fired.