# archive
All blog posts written prior to 2024
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[ Leadership and career ] 3 min read
Passing the CCIE R&S Written (350–001) I am proud to say that I have completed the first step on my journey to the CCIE Routing and Switching certification: namely, I passed the written qualification exam. I obviously …
[ Leadership and career ] 5 min read
Random (and not so deep) Thoughts by Some Clown I haven’t been writing a lot lately, mostly due to a combination of my work and study schedule. I thought, however, that it would be useful to just toss down a few random …
[ Networking ] 4 min read
iTunes Home Sharing A decent into the hell of Bonjour and black turtle-necks This is just another short example in what I’m expecting will be a recurring theme here on Packet Queue: attention to detail. As a network …
[ Leadership and career ] 3 min read
Things I Hate, Episode 1 Brought to you by the Impediment-to-Sales Sales department It was not long ago that I was sitting across a conference room table from our [insert large software vendor of choice here] expecting …
[ Everything else ] 1 min read
Well, it’s over. Vacations always seem way too short. All of the months of planning, dreaming, working out the little myriad details: then, 10 days in Cozumel and Southern California and it’s done. C’est la vie. That …
[ Networking ] 5 min read
Back from China After roughly one week in Shanghai, China to set up a new site on our corporate network, it is painfully apparent that I need to get back into this writing business. The dates on my posts belie my weak …
[ Everything else ] 1 min read
Wow I’ve been busy lately. I realized this not just from how I feel and by looking at my meeting calendar, but also because I just noticed the month that has gone by since my last posting. Time flies when you don’t know …
[ Networking ] 7 min read
One of the nice things about working with Cisco equipment, as opposed to many other brands, is that you truly do get a smorgasbord of features and capabilities. On the flip side of that coin, however, the bad thing about …
[ Everything else ] 1 min read
For all of you paying any attention at all, I owe you an apology on the complete lack of writing the last week or so. Last week, however, a large pile of backordered Cisco gear showed up at the office and needed to be …
[ Networking ] 5 min read
Most of you are probably familiar with the IEEE 802.1x specification, at least in general terms, but are more than likely used to seeing it applied in the context of wireless networks and services. In this multi-part …