A Treasure Trove of Technology Tidbits
I learned network subnetting using subnet masks. To me, the masks are easy–if you just convert the number into binary, then you know which numbers in an IP address are static (part of the base network) and which are not. But, the new convention is to identify networks with the slash notation such as /24 […]
So, last week, I needed to configure a Cisco 5510 firewall. I happened to have a Windows 7 laptop with a serial port (why Cisco keeps shipping serial cables is beyond me). I connected the laptop to the Cisco console port, via the Cisco provided cable. Then, I was a little startled when I could […]