One of my earlier post on my blog was documentation on setting up a Cisco Wireless Controller. One of the coolest devices in the world because the idea of managing 100 APS by hand makes me want to cry. We are finally putting the wireless into production for some of our students. We needed to make another SSID with WPA/802.1x on a different VLAN. I added the SSID and security and I noticed this SSID was pulling IP address from our wired DHCP server (10.5.8.x, it was supposed to pull from a 10.5.96.x...

I was looking at my first post about the lack of motivation I had at the time. I passed my first CCNP exam (failed it the first time) right before I left for the Cisco Live conference in Florida. Getting away from work and life in general was exactly what I needed sanity wise. Between the classes and just sitting at the pool most of the week I feel my motivation is back where it should be. I’ve decided that every 6 months I need to get away where I don’t have to use my brain at all. So around...

Our work purchased a Cisco 4400 as we will be deploying about 75+ access points in the next couple of months. Instead of having to configure every device by itself, the controller allows us to make something like templates to apply to access points with different configurations as we need it.

I wrote this up about two months ago using various Cisco documentations and trial error in a lab environment. It's pretty simple to setup if you have basic knowledge of wireless, vlans, and...

So in the beginning of September I finished up my MCSA 2003. Something im very happy and proud of because it took almost eight months to complete and stuck with it. (I have a real problem with patience, when I want something I want it now)

So now im onto my CCNP exams, im very excited to start this exam but I don’t really have any motivation. I look at the material, most of it I don’t have experience with and im wondering if im getting in over my head. Over the last couple of weeks...