9
Mar
You’re invited to come join us at the March 2001 Orange County Cisco User Group! Topic: En Pointe and RIM present RIM’s Mobile Voice Solution (MVS) integrating into Cisco UC GIVEAWAY: Cisco and RIM will be drawing a “BlackBerry of your choice” to one lucky attendee as a thank you for attending! Here’s the details: [...]
21
Nov
If you’ve had a chance to join us for our world class training you’ve no doubt noticed that we are doing things a little differently. We have crossed over from the days of scheduling a class in one location and waiting for the students to show up. At Ascolta, we realize that the ongoing economic [...]
22
Sep
As promised, here is a short IPv6 post. Actually, there isn’t much about this that’s IPv6-centric other then the address that I SSH to in the second to last step. At any rate, there are more tutorials to come. Enjoy! Created with a trial version of ScreenSteps In this short tutorial you will learn how [...]
23
Aug
Last week I had the opportunity to teach a ROUTE class in Glendale, Ca. The ROUTE exam is one of the new CCNP exams and just looking at the course book may seem like a slam dunk. However, don’t be surprised if you take the class, take the test, and don’t pass. This is because [...]
12
Jul
If you have ever worked with the ASA and the Modular Policy Framework you may have seen the “Strict” option for FTP inspection. This option does not allow embeded commands to be sent through a browser. It made me wonder, do people still use a web browser to FTP? Personally I use WSFTP or FireFTP [...]
12
Jul
So what do you know about Ascolta? You may not know a lot because Ascolta is one of those low key companies that just gets things done. Here is a little about us. We sell and deliver Cisco Certified Training for the CCNA, CCNP, CCSP, CCVP, and CCIP. There are probably more but I cant [...]
12
Jul
Here is the down and dirty on how to Mask your Web Servers banner using an ASA in 5 minutes. The idea here is to improve security by making the server appear to be something other than what it really is. Referring to the figure below, here is how it works. The User on the [...]
24
Jun
Are you an organization that is using the Cisco IPsec VPN client with an ASA for VPN termination of end users? If you are, you may want to look into the Essentials license for Anyconnect. Anyconnect is the SSL VPN Client for Cisco ASA’s that allows full tunnel access, just like the IPsec client does. [...]
13
Jun
As I have been in this Industry for over 10 years I have certainly seen a shift in how people view Instructor-led training. Some may call it “brick-and-mortar” training and actually discount the effectiveness of a classroom setting with a live instructor. Don’t get me wrong, I think that as technology evolves so should the [...]
11
Jun
Many don’t know about the Cisco Learning Network (CLN) despite the tight integration with the training area of the Cisco Web Site. Basically, if you haven’t had a chance to use it I highly recommend it. There are discussion forums, blog posts, study groups and more. Stop by, log-in, and learn away!