Blog Roll

A series of blog posts detailing a continuing journey through life with technology

Cisco Nexus 5000 Virtual Port Channel Configuration

Virtual Port channels allow administrators to configure a device with upstream connectivity to two NX-OS devices. This provides multiple benefits including redundancy, avoiding STP issues and maximising bandwidth. It is one of the great features of the new platform which compares to VSS in the Cisco 6500 platforms.

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Setting up UFW - Uncomplicated Firewall

Another line of defense to complete on Linux servers is a functioning firewall. Now if you've ever used IP tables, you'll know they are somewhat complex. This is where ufw comes in to its own as it is a simple front end to the aforementioned IP tables.

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