# archive
All blog posts written prior to 2024
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[ Networking ] 5 min read
One of the things that I am called upon to do fairly often in my current role is to configure remote access VPN devices for some site or another. Often these sites are transient in nature, only staying active for weeks …
[ Everything else ] 3 min read
In light of some recent emails, Facebook and Twitter updates, and panicked calls from the user community at large, I thought it was about time to resurrect this time-worn–and somewhat hackneyed–screed on email. I didn’t …
[ Networking ] 4 min read
The current state of IPv6 support in many vendors products makes me want to donkey-kick someone right in the… well, let’s just say it upsets me. I have been leading an IPv6 roll-out for some time now, among other things, …
[ Industry events ] 1 min read
Everyone–My schedule (as it stands currently) for Cisco Live in San Diego this year is below.
[ Networking ] 7 min read
One of the projects that I began early last year is an IPv6 rollout across our entire worldwide network. During the initial heady days of the project, I managed to get the infrastructure largely configured in a …
[ Infrastructure ] 4 min read
I know I haven’t exactly been filling the blog-space with useful tidbits, random ramblings, or musings on clown psychology lately. To be fair, however, I have been pretty heads-down in two different areas: one on my CCIE …
[ Leadership and career ] 5 min read
After 17 years in the industry I have decided that it is time to pass down some advice to the newer entrants in to the field of Information Technology. If you’re just out of school with a freshly minted degree, looking …
[ Networking ] 6 min read
As a lot of readers already know, from comments and discussions on other forums, I recently made the switch from PC to Mac for my main personal computer. This wasn’t some sort of Microsoft-hating frenzy, but rather a …
[ Industry events ] 1 min read
(A photo gallery that originally appeared here was lost in a previous site migration.)
[ Industry events ] 6 min read
This post is late in coming, considering that I’ve been back from Cisco Live for a good couple of weeks now. Nevertheless I’m posting it now, so hopefully someone finds the information useful. Without going into the …