Jake's Blog

  • Spanning Tree Root Problems

    This Friday there was a discussion with our Tier 3 Network Engineer after someone found 2 spanning tree roots and escalated the issue to him to ensure it was fixed correctly. So what caused this? Here was a few of...

  • Scripting Login To The Lab

    Now at the end of the Weekend. I needed a break from Cisco, but I wanted to make it easier to do my labs. I’ve been using PuTTY, but the windows don’t really snap together in a nice way, and...

  • Cisco 2511 Part 2

    I figured out on Friday why the config of the Cisco 2511 was lost. Because I rebooted it remotely when I was having issues with it, and I lost access to it until I got home. Even though I had...

  • Cisco 2511 Part 1

    I got the lab network working, and I got recommended another book to review before the test from the coworker that I bought the hardware from. Cisco CCNA in 60 Days by Paul Browning. It’s been a great structured review...