I recently had to upgrade a Cisco router to a new firmware version, so I thought I’d write up a quick how-to guide. Prerequisites: Download the new flash version from Cisco (you need a valid Cisco login) TFTP the firmware to the Cisco device Connect to the Cisco device using a console cable (highly… Read more »
Apple Mac Native VPN Drops Cisco IPSec VPN Connections
When using the Mac OS X (currently 10.9.4) native VPN client to connect over VPN to a Cisco device you might find it disconnects every 45 to 60 minutes without any warning and no attempt to redial to the VPN server. If you are like me and have a lot of sessions running, reconnecting them… Read more »
Using a Cisco router with Telstra FTTH Velocity Service
I recently got fibre to the home (FTTH) or as some other people like to call fibre to the premise (FTTP) thanks to Telstra and their Velocity service. Now is is quite straight forward, someone comes out and connect activates the ONT unit. In my case the fibre is terminated at the ONT unit and… Read more »
Cisco Enable Password Recovery on Cisco Device
Cisco Enable Password Recovery on Cisco Device Procedure 1. Connect to the device using a console cable with the following set on the port: 9600 baud rate No parity 8 data bits 1 stop bit No flow control 2. Turn the router on 3. If you can access the router, type the following command at the… Read more »
Basic Cisco Router Configuration
Assumptions The following is a list of assumptions, they don’t specifically have to be used and can be modified to suit your setup. Using “Dialer0” interface to connect to ISP Using CHAP for authentication Using DHCP IP assignment from ISP Using Google name servers Using standard MTU size (1452) Configuration Enable Terminal Monitoring enable terminal… Read more »
