Archive for November, 2008
November 28th, 2008 by Ivan Pepelnjak
I was delighted when I got access to Cisco's Application Control Engine (ACE) XML Gateway/Web Application Firewall (WAF) box. This box is the perfect intersection of three fields that really interest me: networking, security and Web programming. To my huge disappointment, though, all the real configuration can only be done ...
Posted in GUI, Technical | No Comments »
November 25th, 2008 by Ivan Pepelnjak
I received an interesting comment on one of my knowledge/certification-related posts:
"I used to think that certifications were a useful indicator of knowledge or at least initiative, but I'm changing my mind. [...] I feel like I've gotten a lot out of studying for certifications, especially CCIE, but I'm starting to ...
Posted in Certification, Training | 1 Comment »
November 21st, 2008 by Ivan Pepelnjak
Let's assume that you're the manager of the internetworking team for a large enterprise network. You've just decided to migrate less-critical sites in your network from traditional (expensive) WAN offerings to IPSec running over the public Internet. Your internetworking architect has worked with the vendors to select the best technology ...
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November 20th, 2008 by Bojana Stucin
Have you passed the CCNA Security exam and now you’re working toward the CCSP? Or perhaps you just want to expand your knowledge about adaptive security appliances (ASA)? Well, grab this opportunity!!
Securing Networks with ASA Fundamentals (SNAF) remote lab exercises - FREE OF CHARGE to the first five students who ...
Posted in Promotions & Special Offers, Remote Lab Exercises, Security | No Comments »
November 14th, 2008 by Ivan Pepelnjak
We've spotted some of our best engineers when they were in the final years of their undergraduate studies. To continue the trend, NIL offers a student-engagement program that attracts highly promising candidates each year. We offer them CCNA training (after which they have to pass the exam), a few weeks ...
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November 11th, 2008 by Marjan Bradesko
Recently I have seen numerous discussions in various blogs and forums, particularly in those related to Cisco Systems Career Certifications. Heated discussions about why, what, how – even if? So I asked myself, how do I see my own certifications?
I'm a certified individual.
I'm an employee of a Cisco Gold Partner. ...
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November 6th, 2008 by Ivan Pepelnjak
I was very anxious to get my copy of Cisco Secure Firewall Services Module (FWSM) from Cisco Press, as I'm a purely router-focused person, and I wanted to understand the capabilities of the Firewall Services Module (PIX/ASA-like blade for the Catalyst 6500 switching system with virtual firewall capability). I have ...
Posted in Book reviews, FWSM | No Comments »
November 4th, 2008 by Marjan Bradesko
In today`s Voice over IP (VoIP) environment the final measure of network performance is provided by its users. A convergence of the network after the node failure in a traditional routing environment is simply too slow for voice users. Several attempts, mainly proprietary, have been introduced so far to speed ...
Posted in BFD, IP Corner Technical Articles, Technical | No Comments »
