Juniper ex4300 Switching Software
Finding Juniper ex4300 switching software has been difficult. You need to be either a VAR or have a corporate login. I have found this to be extremely frustrating when trying…
Cumulus 3.6 is here!
Cumulus 3.6 is here! They have released their latest version of Cumulus Linux, 3.6 and it has a few exciting new features! With the release of Cumulus 3.6 this is…
WhiteBox Switching Providers
Whitebox Network Operating Systems** WhiteBox switching providers definition: these are providers of either an entire OS or an application that help to provide functionality to multiple types of switching hardware.…
FTOS Dell LLDP System Name
After working with LLDP information to and from some of the Force10s in our DCs, I noticed a problem or "limitation" with the way that it was sending LLDP information…
Change Linux (Cumulus) IP address without losing connectivity
I was having some problems with cumulus, I needed to change an IP address of an interface without loosing connectivity, so I had to do the following: First you have…
Juniper ex4300 Port Map
The Juniper ex4300 Port Map is a crucial feature for enterprise-level networks that enables administrators to assign specific ports on the switch to particular devices or network segments. With this…
Cumulus Linux U-Boot Errors
I kept on having problems booting one of my Cumulus Linux switches. Cumulus Linux U-Boot errors was the cause of the problem: Success: Found uboot-env mtd partition Failure: Unable to…
Error Device ae1 Not Found
I recently ran into a problem on an EX series switch - after already setting interfaces ae0 ae1 and ae2 up. Here was my configuration: root@lab-ex-1# show interfaces ae1 aggregated-ether-options…
Problems after removing a node from a virtual chassis
After removing the EX-4500 from a virtual chassis configuration, I ran into a few problems within the config. I noticed something in the configuration that I thought was strange. admin@lab-ex-1#…
Cisco Show Interfaces Rates
Cisco Interface Rates are typically buried inside of the show interfaces command output. However there are ways to filter in Cisco IOs and it is similar to the Linux CLI…