Recent content by r00tbeer

SSH to it, but i don't remember if you can access the logs using this method.

I would like to "side hijack" and ask where a good place to buy console cables on the cheap is, besides making your own?

CheckPoint UTM.

I got UVerse years ago. They ran coax into the attic and through a couple of my rooms. I had various troubles throughout the years, not very often but often enough I almost canceled and called Dish back out. One guy came out, went into the attic and said "i'm going to be here a while". He...

I use it very sparingly. I should have said home lab, not the home network. I fire it up for a lab then turn it off. Cmon GNS3 switching! :p

A new addition to the home network.

Thanks. In my mind, i'm glad they changed it. It's more focused on core areas that one can dissect and concentrate on. Before, it appeared to be a conglomerate of topics, some of which were obsolete, ie. IPX/SPX.

Grats! I'm studying for my CCNA, hopefully by the end of January i'll be ready for the test. CCIE is the end goal though.

If you have the parts around, and don't mind fielding "it doesn't work" calls go for it. A good learning experience as well i would think.

Reasons why you shouldn't do this: Support Consumer switches/routers are cheap Side note - switches are multi-port bridges.

As in rebuild the entire OS, or just uninstall/reinstall DNS server? There's no need to rebuild it. If I were you, I would learn how the DNS system works and operates. It's very simple, really. Don't over think it. A forward zone is what you're familiar with on a daily basis. An entry in a...

This... using MAC address filtering is beyond a waste of time, and is trivially countered.

Yes. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771566.aspx

You might want to check if "Register this connection's address in DNS" is checked on your statically assigned clients. Also, these clients will need to have their DNS set to your new DNS server.

What type of DNS server? BIND, Windows, ? Do you have a forward zone established?