gone but not dead

i found WordPress counterintuitive when trying to write new posts so have moved the blog over to a hugo powered version. hopefully posts will be more frequent and focused around network automation and cloud migration. its a crazy world out there kids, stay safe https://theworldsgonemad.net

Enable SNMP on ESX

Has to be done from the cli, config is stored in here: /etc/vmware/snmp.xml file esxcli system snmp get                              See the current config 1. By default the service is stopped, can start in GUI or CLI /etc/init.d/snmpd start 2. Set the parameters. …

OSPF LSA Types

Only the router that created the LSA can modify or withdraw it, all other routers can only process or forward it. Each LSA contains the sequence number and max-age timer. The router that originally advertised an LSA refloods it (after incrementing sequence number by 1) based on a per-LSA link state refresh interval (default 30 …

CEF – Cisco Express Forwarding

I am currently studying to rectify my CCIE R&S and it is at these times that I realise there is so much I have studied and learnt but forgotten. There are many cool things I come across that I think at the time are useful features that I need to remember, but unfortunately if you …