I like Cisco ISE, i think it’s a mature solution from version 2.3 and up (i hope smart licensing doesn’t bring too much burden in the future), especially when using External Identity Sources to authenticate…
Category: How-to
Solving error 0x8024402c in Windows 10 downloading language packs and features on demand (FOD)
For domain-joined devices Microsoft is moving ahead with having specific tools available as features on demand (FOD) downloaded via WSUS or SCCM and not via Windows Update or standalone executables. Unfortunately as of release 20H2…
Renewing my Cisco CCNP Enterprise certification with Continuing Education (CE) Credits
A while ago, probably less than 2 years ago, Cisco announced a new way to recertify any of their certifications via “Continuing Education” credits, or CE for short, very similar to the PDU point system…
Leverage Windows CMD executables from Linux using WSL version 1
Quick tip for Windows users who are still trapped with WSL version 1 due to very specific reasons, you can use the same CMD executables straight from your Linux VM, and with an easy enhancement…
VMware workstation nested virtualization and WSL2 disaster
Got caught into the WSL2 hype and ran into the surprise of errors such as “Virtualized Intel VT-x/EPT is not supported on this platform”? me too (…) welcome to VMware’s dumpster fire of nested virtualization…
Changing a Nexus 9K switch from ACI to NX-OS mode without an APIC controller
Cisco ACI -just like any other beta platform- had an infancy period, which for the Nexus 9K line meant to have a series of licensing schemas, one of those being the dual ACI/NX-OS license. By…
How to make Putty the default telnet application in Windows 10
Trusty yet insecure, it’s the 21st century and long gone are the days of telnet but, is there any need to keep using telnet to access your network devices nowadays? well, not in a production…
How to upgrade Cisco’s UCS CIMC firmware
The Cisco Integrated Management Controller is the out-of-band hardware controller included with the Cisco UCS servers and if you have read my previous blog post about the CIMC you already assigned it with an IP address, so today…
How to upgrade Cisco’s WLC AireOS software
Quick n’ easy and just to complement my last post on updating a WLC’s FUS, here’s a guide on how to upgrade Cisco’s WLC AireOS software. Do we still call it AireOS? I guess, but…
How and why to apply Cisco’s WLC Field Software Upgrade (FUS)
Boring weekend and my -you gotta do something old man- feeling drag me to dust off an old Cisco WLC 2504 I bought years back on eBay. As expected it was still working pretty well…