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

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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

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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!

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Cisco and Microsoft jointly announced a new Windows on WAAS option for their Appliance. Through virtualization, the Cisco WAAS Appliance can actually run Windows 2008. The WAAS portion is what accelerates the applications over the WAN and the Win 2008 provides typical remote office networking services like DHCP, DNS, Active Directory (AD), and file sharing, without needing a full Windows Server.

Also, in the video below, you can learn how to install WAAS from a Cisco Engineer:

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In my latest post, I cover the Cisco service provider lineup of routers such as the new ASR 9000, the ASR 1000, and the CSR-1. These are some amazingly powerful routers! These routers make our web surfing, IP TV, and phone calls possible. To learn about these very cool routers, read the full article at Check out the most powerful Cisco routers ever made

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On the heels of an expanded relationship announced only last month, Cisco Systems Inc. and VMware Inc. are looking to get even cozier over time. Late last month, Cisco announced plans to take another stake in VMware — to the tune of $13.3 million (or 1.7 percent). Besides Cisco’s Nexus 1000V virtualization switch that integrates with VMware ESX Server “4.0″, Cisco now has a much larger stake in the success of VMware.

For more information, read these stories about the enhanced partnership between VMware and Cisco:

• TCPMag.com – Cisco to by $13M Stake in VMware
• NetworkWorld.com – Cisco Ups its stake in VMware
• TheStreet.com – Intel sheds its stake in VMware

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Just a short informational post to all HappyRouter.com members…

I have made the decision to close the HappyRouter.com forums and redirect these to a partner site, the Petri IT Knowledgebase. I have partnered with the Petri Knowledgbase Forums because it has a rich community of members and so many experts that donate their time and expertise to help others.

I appreciate all the HappyRouter members who have registered and answered questions over the years. I hope that you will take a moment to register at the Petri Knowledgebase and take a look around. I think that you will find, like I did, that it has so much to offer.

I encourage you to visit the Petri IT Knowledgebase Forums (free registration required).

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On routers with large running configurations, the parser cache is used to speed up the “parsing” of that IOS configuration when the configuration is accessed and processed by the router. David Davis explains what the parser cache does and how it can help you. To read the full article, see Learn how the Cisco IOS parser command can speed up response time

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In my latest article, I covered a new Cisco IOS feature used to prevent multipe admins from making changes on a Cisco router IOS, at the same time. This could prevent downtime and outages due to partially implemented or conflicting configurations. Read how to configure the new Cisco IOS configuration lock in my latest article.

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