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Author Archives: fryadmin
I just wanted to do a quick post on Networking Field Day 15, which is TODAY! If you are not …
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Continuing with the Cisco Live theme I wanted to blog briefly on a great, and best of all, FREE …
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Cisco Live is in Las Vegas, NV again this year, from June 25-29th. I am really looking forward to attending …
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Yes!!! I passed the Juniper JNCIE lab last year!! It was actually back in May 2016 that I earned my JNCIE-ENT #567 and I wanted to finally take a moment and blog about my experiences, study approach, as well as my overall impression of the certification track. Let me answer the first question that you may have, […]
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It is hard to believe but in just a few months it will be time for the annual geek-camp (term credit goes to Fish) called Cisco Live! Once again we are heading back to Las Vegas at the beautiful Mandalay Bay Convention Center. While Vegas may not be my first choice of locations (I […]
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It is the new year and, in our industry, you need to always be working on a new you. To help with that Kirk Byers offers an excellent free cource called Python for Network Engineers and the next round is kicking off on January 26, 2017. You can register for the course over at his […]
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It’s 2017 and I am finally doing some overdue work on the site. As of today this site is HTTPS enabled using a certification from ssls.com. I know there is some more work I need to do with it (thanks @tonhe), so will work on that as well. If you experience any issues, please let […]
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Wow! Do I feel like a bad parent or something right now – I ahve realized that I have neglected my blog here for a few months now – bad Fryguy! Work last year got crazy, good crazy! I have made a commitment to myself and you to post at least one blog posts per-month, planning […]
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Wait, what is the title of this blog post and what does it mean? Well as you are probably aware, Cisco Live 2016 is just a few months away from now – in fact just about 90 days from now! So around this time when information starts to come out as to who we may […]
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It is finally official, Juniper has extended their certification expiration from two years to three years. Originally Juniper certifications where active for 2 years, and then you had 1 year after that to renew. If you did not re-certify prior to the 2–year anniversary, you went into an inactive status for a year with your […]
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Coming this November, Juniper has finally jumped into the Customer Summit bandwagon. This is something that has been asked for for many years now, a way for Juniper customers and advocates to get together and talk Juniper. This event will allow you to connect with your peers in the industry, meet current and potential […]
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Back in 1993 the CCIE Cisco Certification, the first Cisco certification, was created and tested. Yes, the CCIE certification came years before the CCNA certification (1998) and thus Cisco needed a way to weed out candidates who were not ready for the CCIE lab exam. What they came up with was a Written pre-qualification exam to show that […]
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Day two is now in the books, and all I have to say is What a Keynote! I have been coming to Cisco Live for over 10 years now and I will say that this keynote did have something special to it. I think knowing that this was his list keynote as CEO of Cisco, […]
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It has been an interesting start to Cisco Live 2015 this year. It is nice to see everyone refreshing friendships between people that we have not seen since San Francisco, if not longer. It is great to see many of the old (guess that what happens as years pass) faces that I have seen over […]
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Cisco Live is coming up fast, just over a week away as I write this. So I figured I would share some quick updates with you as you prep for the trip. Are you on Twitter? If you are be sure to add yourself to the Cisco Live 2015 Twitter list at Tom’s Corner – […]
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10. John Chambers Keynote This year will mark John Chambers last Cisco Live Keynote as CEO of Cisco, ending his 20 year run in the position. In case you may have missed the announcement, starting on July 26th, Chuck Robbins will take over as CEO. This keynote will be John’s farewell and perhaps the welcoming […]
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The other week (3/11/15) I was invited by Juniper Networks to their Sunnyvale, CA HQ location to particiapte in their 2015 Innovation Showcase. I have participated in Tech Field Day events in the past so I had an understanding of what to expect but what Juniper did blew me away – it turned out that this […]
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Continuing on with the “What’s in my toolbag” series ( Original Post – Update 1 – Update 2 ) this week we will discuss a handy tool called Airconsole from Get Console. There are 3 models of the Airconsole 2.0 – Standard, Pro, and XL. The Standard and Pro (this is the one I own) are […]
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Building on the “What’s in my toolbag” series that I revisited last week with the Fluke LinkSprinter, I wanted to talk about the next new item in my tool bag. This week we will take a look at a product called SergeantClip. The SergeantClip is used to help with cable management and switch replacements. I […]
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A few years back some of us wrote on a common theme around our tools and tool-bags. These posts turned out to be quite popular and informative to many in the community, including ourselves. Since the original post back in 2011, I have added a few new toys tools to my tool-bag and figured it was […]
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