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OSX as Syslog server


How to keep track of logs of a Cisco router using OSX? Easy task!

Enable syslog listener on OSX:

instructions here

add this line to /etc/syslog.conf

local7.* /var/log/cisco.log

enable logging on the router:

logging facility local7
! ip address of iMac
logging 10.0.0.1


install the Syslog Widget and configure it to check file /var/log/cisco.log.

Use GeekTool if you prefer to view logs on the desktop.

Educational license for Cisco IOS petition



Following this article
Cisco Considers IOS for Cert Self Study EtherealMind started a petition to ask Cisco an Educational/Testing license for IOS, sign the petition HERE


Cisco WLC, LAP and option 43

It’s possible to provision WLC ip address to Cisco LAPs via DHCP option 43.

Since some documentation isn’t very clear I put here a quick note:

option 43 hex f108c0a80a05c0a80a14

The string must begin whith “f1”. Next two digits are the number of following bytes, 4 bytes for each IP address of WLC.

1 WLC = 04
2 WLCs = 08
3 WLCs = 0c --> decimal 12 converted in hex

Next 4, 8 or 12 bytes are the IP addresses of WLCs in hex.

Remember: 2 hex digits are 8 bits or 1 byte, one IP address is 32 bits or 4 bytes or 8 hex digits.

So if we have 2 controllers with IP 10.0.0.1 and IP 10.0.0.11 the correct configuration inside the scope is:

option 43 hex f1080a0000010a00000b


HERE the link to full document from Cisco website

HTH

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Netflow fast & easy


Netflow è uno di quegli argomenti che mi ha sempre incuriosito ma non ho mai avuto tempo/occasione di testare e dato che anche gli ASA ora lo supporteranno è giunto il tempo di provarlo! All’ultimo PINT è stato presentato NetFlow sulla piattaforma 5580 ma dovrebbe via via scendere fino al 5510, spero anche nel 5505.

Passo 1: individuare un Netflow Collector, meglio se sotto forma di virtual machine, licenza GPL o simile. Ho scelto NTOP, che è installato su parecchie distribuzioni Linux sia in formato “live-cd” che virtual machine.

Passo 2: configurare Netflow sul router:

ip flow-export version 5
ip flow-export destination 10.0.0.102 9996 udp

Passo 3: configurare Netflow su NTOP

Dal menù “Plugins - Netflow - Configure” impostare i parametri necessari (es. UDP porta 9996), infine “Admin - Switch NIC” per impostare la visualizzazione dei dati raccolti da Netflow.


Per vedere se tutto funziona:

Sul router:
ROUTER#debug ip flow export

Sulla macchina NTOP:
tcmdump | grep 9996

9996 è la porta su cui arrivano le informazioni di Netflow dal router, personalizzabile su NTOP e sul Router.

Ora nei report di NTOP dovrebbero comparire i dati relativi ai flussi di traffico sul router.

Naturalmente possibile impostare il router a mandare le informazioni anche su IP fuori dalla LAN, p.e. per fare troubleshooting sulla rete di un cliente per traffico “anomalo”.


Update: Solardwinds distribuisce un tool gratuito per visualizzare i dati Netflow, pur con qualche limitazione.

Ping Sweep


Interessante questa funzione avanzata del PING sui router Cisco:

Sweep range of sizes [n]:
Allows you to vary the sizes of the echo packets that are sent. This is used to determine the minimum sizes of the MTUs configured on the nodes along the path to the destination address. Performance problems caused by packet fragmentation is thus reduced. The default is no.

Cisco IOS Software Activation


Qualcosa è cambiato nella gestione delle licenze degli IOS, più simile ora a quella di ASA/Pix con varie PAK che attivano le features: LINK con relativo corso online.

Non ho ancora approfondito ma questa immagine lo spiega bene (source):



La “universal image” viene caricata sul router e in base alla licenza inserita vengono attivate le relative features.

BSCI Passed today!


The Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI 642-901) is a qualifying exam for the Cisco Certified Network Professional CCNP®, Cisco Certified Design Professional CCDP®, and Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional CCIP™ certifications. The BSCI 642-901 exam will certify that the successful candidate has important knowledge and skills necessary to use advanced IP addressing and routing in implementing scalability for Cisco ISR routers connected to LANs and WANs. The exam covers topics on Advanced IP Addressing, Routing Principles, Multicast Routing, IPv6, Manipulating Routing Updates, Configuring basic BGP, Configuring EIGRP, OSPF, and IS-IS.

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Cisco exam passed today: BCMSN


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BCMSN

The Building Converged Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN 642-812) is a qualifying exam for the Cisco Certified Network Professional CCNP® and the Cisco Certified Design Professional CCDP® certifications. The BCMSN 642-812 exam will certify that the successful candidate has important knowledge and skills necessary to implement scalable multilayer switched networks. The exam includes topics on Campus Networks, describing and implementing advanced Spanning Tree concepts, VLANs and Inter-VLAN routing, High Availability, Wireless Client Access, Access Layer Voice concepts, and minimizing service Loss and Data Theft in a Campus Network.

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