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VIDEOS: Cisco Nexus 1000V Video Datasheet and Demonstration

David Davis — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:50:50 +0000

Cisco Nexus 1000V Video Datasheet

Cisco Nexus 1000V Demonstration

Can Cisco EnergyWise really save your company money?

David Davis — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 21:08:38 +0000

David Davis looks at the short and long term aims of Cisco’s EnergyWise initiative, which could save an organization thousands of dollars in energy costs. Cisco Catalyst switches can now be upgraded to a version of the IOS that supports EnergyWise. The next Cisco HW to receive EnergyWise is Cisco’s wireless AP lineup.

Read the full article at: Can Cisco EnergyWise really save your company money?

Cisco’s Facebook App and Game – EdgeQuest 2 – Big Prizes!

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 19:00:27 +0000

Cisco is offering a new Facebook application called Edge Quest 2 and it contains a shockwave game of the same name.

The game will also be involved in a tournament with the opportunity for your users to win prizes based on how they do. The Edge Quest 2 tournament starts on Monday, February 23, 2009 and ends on Friday, March 6, 2009. You can play as many times as you want to master the game – your top score may qualify you to win!

Your members can practice their skills within Facebook using the Cisco Facebook EdgQuest 2 App. When time for the actual tournament, they will play the game at the Cisco EdgeQuest website.

Potential prizes include:

Grand prize: US$500 gift card and a Cisco Wireless Home Audio Solution
First prize: US$300 gift card
Second prize: US$100 gift card

Prizes will be awarded to each week’s top eligible scorers.

I hope you win some big prizes!

Converting from old to new with the PIX to ASA Migration Tool

David Davis — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:49:15 +0000

The Cisco PIX firewall is near its end-of-software-maintenance life. Are you ready to upgrade to ASA? David Davis tells you about a tool that will ease your PIX to ASA upgrade.Learn how to use the PIX to ASA Migration Tool, step by step, in this new article.

Read the full article at: Converting from old to new with the PIX to ASA Migration Tool

IP Routing Training Videos

admin — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:48:40 +0000

I ran across these IP Routing Training videos (in 3 parts) and wanted to share them with all my loyal HappyRouter.com readers. Enjoy!

Five actions to take based on Cisco’s Annual Security Report

David Davis — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:31:12 +0000

Read David’s latest article to learn what you need to do to renew and revive your network security in 2009. For the full article read Five actions to take based on Cisco’s Annual Security Report

Take advantage of the Cisco License Manager to keep you organized

David Davis — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:10:02 +0000

In my latest TechRepublic article, I cover Cisco’s License Manager and how it can help you. Did you know that this is a free download (for registered Cisco users)? If that is the case, why not use it to keep track of licensing, whether you work at a SMB or large enterprise?

Read the full article at: Take advantage of the Cisco License Manager to keep you organized

Filter Web content with Cisco IOS routers

David Davis — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:52:49 +0000

In my latest article, I cover how to filter your Internet web content using a URL filtering service with a Cisco IOS Router. Cisco is now offering a new Trend Micro filtering option, in addition to the Websense and Smart Filter services that has been offered for some time.

To learn about the Cisco IOS URL web filtering options and read the full article see:

Filter Web content with Cisco IOS routers

Free Firewall Monitoring Tool – Fireplotter

David Davis — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:46:52 +0000

If you have a Cisco PIX, ASA, or Fortinet firewall, you should checkout this new free firewall monitoring tool. It can tell you what is going on with your Internet connection, real-time. FirePlotter quickly answers questions like “Who is using my bandwidth?”, “What is using my bandwidth?”, Who is eating my bandwidth?” or “What is eating my bandwidth?”. Download FirePlotter here

Download Solarwinds Netflow Net Performance tool for free

David Davis — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:43:43 +0000

Rarely do the words “free” and “netflow tool” appear in the same sentence but today they are…

Do you want to know what traffic is really going through your network, real-time, right now? If so, one of the best options is to enable NetFlow on your Cisco routers then analyze that NetFlow data with a NetFlow Analyzer. Download Solarwind’s Free Real-Time NetFlow Analyzer from the Petri IT Knowledgebase and find out what is really going on in the network!