Monday, October 10, 2011

Cisco UCS Link for great training

Pretty Awesome UCS link courtesy of Brad our UCS “expert”.


Brad is on the money here with some super good informative video training on UCS.

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Arise and eat

But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he prayed that he might die, and said, "It is enough! Now, Lord, take my life, for I  am  no better than my fathers!"  Then as he lay and slept under a broom tree, suddenly an angel touched him, and said to him, "Arise  and  eat." http://bible.us/1Kgs19.4.NKJV

Sent from my HTC on the Now Network from Sprint!

Saturday, July 16, 2011

How to Factory Reset Cisco 7940 / 7960 / 7941 and 7961 phones

Reset the 7940 and 7960 IP Phones to the Factory Default

In order to perform a factory reset of a phone if the password is set, complete these steps:

1. Unplug the power cable from the phone, and then plug in the cable again.

The phone begins its power up cycle.

2. Immediately press and hold # and while the Headset, Mute, and Speaker buttons begin to flash in sequence, release #.

The Headset, Mute, and Speaker buttons flash in sequence in order to indicate that the phone waits for you to enter the key sequence for the reset.

3. Press 123456789*0# within 60 seconds after the Headset, Mute, and Speaker buttons begin to flash.

If you repeat a key within the sequence, for example, if you press 1223456789*0#, the sequence is still accepted and the phone resets.

If you do not complete this key sequence or do not press any keys, after 60 seconds, the Headset, Mute, and Speaker buttons no longer flash, and the phone continues with its normal startup process. The phone does not reset.

If you enter an invalid key sequence, the buttons no longer flash, and the phone continues with its normal startup process. The phone does not reset.

If you enter this key sequence correctly, the phone displays this prompt:

Keep network cfg? 1 = yes 2 = no

4. In order to maintain the current network configuration settings for the phone when the phone resets, press 1. In order to reset the network configuration settings when the phone resets, press 2.

If you press another key or do not respond to this prompt within 60 seconds, the phone continues with its normal startup process and does not reset. Otherwise, the phone goes through the factory reset process.

Reset the 7941 and 7961 IP Phones to the Factory Default

Complete these steps:

1. Unplug the power cable from the phone, and then plug in the cable again.

The phone begins its power up cycle.

2. Immediately press and hold # and while the Headset, Mute, and Speaker buttons begin to flash in sequence, release #.

The line buttons flash in sequence in order to indicate that the phone waits for you to enter the key sequence for the reset.

3. Press 123456789*0# within 60 seconds after the Headset, Mute, and Speaker buttons begin to flash.

If you repeat a key within the sequence, for example, if you press 1223456789*0#, the sequence is still accepted and the phone resets.

If you do not complete this key sequence or do not press any keys, after 60 seconds the Headset, Mute, and Speaker buttons no longer flash, and the phone continues with its normal startup process. The phone does not reset.

If you enter an invalid key sequence, the buttons no longer flash, and the phone continues its normal startup process. The phone does not reset.

If you enter this key sequence correctly, the phone displays prompt:

upgrading

You are all set to begin the next sequence of fun to see if you can get the phone to do what you were originally attempting. 

 

Cheers,

Doug

 

www.peakipsolutions.com

 

 

 

 

Monday, June 27, 2011

Be Thankful

 

Be Thankful

servicezoom | June 27, 2011 at 6:30 pm | Tags: thankful | Categories: Motivational Poems | URL: http://wp.me/pJFV1-bF

Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire,

If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when  you don't know something, for it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times,

During those times you grow

Be thankful for your limitations, because they give you opportunities for imporvment.

Be thankful for each new challenge, because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes.

They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you're tired and weary, because it means you've made a difference.

It's easy to be thankful for the good things.

A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are also thankful for the setbacks.

Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.

Find a way to be thankful for your troubles, and they can become your blessings.

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Thought this was great to share with everyone have a great week!

Louis Sarkis

 

 

 

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Monday, June 13, 2011

iCloud is Microsofts Strategy... What about Google?

For Google, iCloud Is Annoying; For Microsoft, It's A Humiliation http://zite.to/jafBel

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

East Bay Cisco Users Group Thursday at 6pm- Cisco Office in Pleasanton

Hello all,

 

We will be having our meeting tomorrow covering the latest in the Cisco, UCS,  Datacenter and server world.  Scott Afshar, CCIE and general good guy will give us the update.   Cisco just became #2 in blade server shipments- find out why.    Read to the end for a webinar on Thursday you may be interested in. 

 

As always, forward on to anyone else who might be interested in our group.   Sign up at www.ebcug.org on the Register page.

 

Details of the meeting;

5890 Owens Drive, 4th Floor
Pleasanton, CA 94588

6pm

http://www.ebcug.org/meetings/index.htm

Description: Peak IP SolutionsTo see the meetings archive, click here

Description: http://www.ebcug.org/images/linkedin.pngDescription: newPlease join!

**Our next meeting is Thursday June 9th, 2011!**

Our monthly meeting is always held at 6:30pm on the Second Thursday of the month. The general meeting begins at 6:30 with official commencement of speakers and topics of the evening. Education and networking with your peers are the focus of the meetings.

Food Provided: We will have food and soft drinks, water and tea at 6:00... the meeting starts at 6:30 PM.

You are welcome to join us across the street at Chevy's afterwards for chips & salsa or a drink as we usually head there for a while to catch up and network.

RSVP: drenner @ ebcug.org

Download the iCal Calendar Event: EBCUG-Recurring.iCal

Topic (s) : Cisco UCS Update Thursday June 9th, 2011

East Bay Cisco Users Group

A long time Cisco UCS and Data Center champion, Scott Afshar will give us an update on all things UCS.

Speakers (s)

 

About the Speaker:

Scott Afshar, Data Center Specialist, CCIE, Cisco Systems.

·         Come hear the latest on the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS). Find out how and why there are over 40 world records for computing speed held now by Cisco. How the UCS Manager application changes the game for provisioning applications. The immense amount of memory you can put on each server/blade.

Scott will cover updates in the Nexus switching system as well and all the advancements in 10GE and Datacenter Ethernet. We hope to see you there. This will be an interesting topic. Please as always, forward this on to a friend or colleague and have them register at www.ebcug.org/register.

Giveaways and Raffle... Bring your business card to enter.

  • Cisco Press Books
  • General Swag
  • T-Shirts from time to time
  • Free Advice served by many!

Pizza to be served...

  • Garlex Party Pizza's or New York Pizza's are the current favorite
  • Soda, Tea, Water, etc.

What's Next? - We need your input... Would you like to see Security Management Products or Move on to a voice update series? Please let us know.

Please forward to a friend or colleague and invite further participation in the group.

Time

Food and beverages at 6:00 ** Meeting will start at 6:30PM**

Location

Cisco Systems offices in Pleasanton, CA

5890 Owens Drive, 4th Floor
Pleasanton, CA 94588

925-997-6436 cell

**

Please be on time in consideration of the speakers.

 

 

 

Bonus message!

-----Original Message-----
From: 2011@thetechfirm.com [mailto:2011@thetechfirm.com]
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 5:39 PM
To: Douglas Renner
Subject: Free Networking Webinar this Thursday

 

My colleague, Mike Pennachi is offering a free, (but limited sign-ins) "Network Troubleshooting Tips and Tricks" webinar this Thursday.

 

Mike and I go go back a ways, and I would recommend any of Mikes sessions for anyone interested in learning.  Nice thing about Mikes Webinars is that they are informative and free, no strings attached.

 

As I previously mentioned, space is limited, so reserve your Webinar seat now at:

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/171121129

 

 

Enjoy

Tony Fortunato

The Technology Firm

 

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, http://bible.us/Luke18.1.NKJV


Regards,
Doug Renner

Single Number Reach:  925-337-8660
Thrown by Droid!

Saturday, May 7, 2011

One from the archives... The original Cisco Terminal Server

I recently ran across this link posted in the Cisco Alumni email group.  It shows the original Cisco Terminal Server product from 1989.  Great historical document on how far we have come in telecommunications today.

http://www.kellys.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ciscotermserv030.pdf

 

Cheers!

Doug


Peak IP Solutions, LLC

VIDEO IP:  video.peakipsolutions.com

For Support:

Web:  www.peakipsolutions.com

Phone: 925-337-8650 option 2

 

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

John 16:13

And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:  However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own  authority,  but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. http://bible.us/John16.8.NKJV


Regards,
Doug Renner

Single Number Reach:  925-337-8660
Thrown by Droid!

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Cisco IOS on Unix training available

Here is a new way to get hands on experience with the latest cisco technologies in routing and switching…

 

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Cisco Announces a Networking Education Breakthrough with Cisco Learning Labs

IT learners can now access real Cisco labs with both routing and Layer 2 core switching features.

Cisco Learning Labs are powered by Cisco IOS® Software on UNIX and enable critical, hands-on lab experience for future networking engineers interested in attaining Cisco certifications.

Elevate your study program with Cisco Learning Labs today and enjoy the variety of lab bundles for Cisco CCNA®, Cisco CCNP®, and Cisco CCIP® certification preparation.

Cisco Learning Labs are available exclusively on the Cisco Learning Network Store.

Review all lab bundles and pricing information now.

 


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Cheers!

Doug Renner

CEO

Peak IP Solutions, LLC

 

 

 

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.  But avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate strife. http://bible.us/2Tim2.22.NKJV


Regards,
Doug Renner

Single Number Reach:  925-337-8660
Thrown by Droid!

Monday, February 7, 2011

CORRECTION: East Bay Cisco Users Group- Thursday 2/10 - Dr. Eugene Schultz - Industry Security Expert

Hello everyone,

 

The date was incorrect for this Thursday’s meeting.  The date is 2/10/2011.  We will meet at the Cisco office at 5890 Owens Drive, Pleasanton CA.  We will officially begin at 6:30pm.  Sorry for the confusion.  The website is corrected.

 

Doug

 

 

From: Douglas Renner
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 9:30 AM
To: members@ebcug.org
Cc: Roth, Michael; Dan Segovia (dsegovia)
Subject: East Bay Cisco Users Group 2/10 - Dr. Eugene Schultz - Industry Security Expert

 

Hello everyone,

 

We have a very prominent security speaker this month.   Please forward to others you feel would be interested in this meeting.  They can sign up on the email list at www.ebcug.org on the Register page to get our meeting announcements.  Read below on this month’s meeting covering Security in Virtualized environments.  I encourage you to join us on this important topic.

 

Thank you,

Doug

drenner@ebcug.org

 

Description: Peak IP Solutions                          Description: http://www.ebcug.org/images/linkedin.pngDescription: newPlease join!

**Our next meeting is Thursday February 10th, 2011!**

Our monthly meeting is always held at 6:30pm on the Second Thursday of the month. The general meeting begins at 6:30 with official commencement of speakers and topics of the evening. Education and networking with your peers are the focus of the meetings.

Food Provided: We will have food and soft drinks, water and tea at 6:00... the meeting starts at 6:30 PM.

You are welcome to join us across the street at Chevy's afterwards for chips & salsa or a drink as we usually head there for a while to catch up and network.

RSVP: drenner @ ebcug.org

Download the iCal Calendar Event: EBCUG-Recurring.iCal

Topic (s) : Security Risks in Virtualized Environments

East Bay Cisco Users Group

Security Risks in Virtualized Environments.

 

Speakers (s)

 

 

About the Speaker:

 

Dr. Eugene Schultz, SANS Instructor, Security Expert, International Speaker on Security.

  • Security Expert Dr. Eugene Schultz will speak on issues relating to security in virtualized environments.

Dr. Eugene Schultz, CISM, CISSP, is the Chief Technology Officer at Emagined Security, an information security consultancy based in San Carlos, California. He is the author/co-author of five books, one on Unix security, another on Internet security, a third on Windows NT/2000 security, a fourth on incident response, and the latest on intrusion detection and prevention. He has also written over 120 published papers. Gene was the Editor-in-Chief of _Computers and Security_ from 2002 - 2007, is currently on the editorial board for this journal, and is an associate editor of _Network Security_. He is also a SANS instructor, member of the SANS NewsBites editorial board, co-author of the 2005 and 2006 Certified Information Security Manager preparation materials, and is on the technical advisory board of three companies.

Gene has previously managed an information security practice as well as a national incident response team. He has also been professor of computer science at several universities and is retired from the University of California at Berkeley. He has received the NASA Technical Excellence Award, the Department of Energy Excellence Award, the ISACA John Kuyers Best Speaker/Best Conference Contributor Award, the Vanguard Conference Top Gun Award (for best presenter) twice, the Vanguard Chairman's Award, and the National Information Systems Security Conference Best Paper Award.

A Distinguished Fellow of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), Gene has also been named to the ISSA Hall of Fame and has received ISSA's Professional Achievement and Honor Roll Awards. While at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory he founded and managed of the U.S. Department of Energy's Computer Incident Advisory Capability (CIAC).

He is also a co-founder of FIRST, the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams. He is currently a member of the accreditation board of the Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP). Dr. Schultz has provided expert testimony before committees within the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on various security-related issues, and has served as an expert witness in legal cases.

 You can read Dr. Schultz's Blog at this link; http://blog.emagined.com/gschultz

BIO:  http://www.emagined.com/management.php

He is a principal at Emagined Security.

We hope to see you there. This will be an interesting topic. Please as always, forward this on to a friend or colleague and have them register at www.ebcug.org/register.

Thank you,
Doug

·         East Bay Cisco Users Group
drenner@ ebcug.org

Giveaways and Raffle... Bring your business card to enter.

  • Cisco Press Books
  • General Swag
  • T-Shirts from time to time
  • Free Advice served by many!

Food to be served...

  • I think we will get some good food for this one… 
  • Soda, Tea, Water, etc.

Please forward to a friend or colleague and invite further participation in the group.

 

 

 

Time

Food and beverages at 6:00 ** Meeting will start at 6:30PM**

 

 

Location

 

We will hold this meeting at Cisco Systems offices in Pleasanton, CA

5890 Owens Drive, 4th Floor
Pleasanton, CA 94588

925-997-6436 cell

**

Please be on time in consideration of the speakers.

 

Side Note:   We are out of IPv4 Address Space.  Check out my blog at www.summitsol.com for a note about it.

 

Douglas Renner

IP Phone:  925.337.8650 x8660
Unified FAX: 925.337.8630
VIDEO IP:  206.80.17.144
Email:      
drenner@peakipsolutions.com
Web:        www.peakipsolutions.com   

 

East Bay Cisco Users Group 2/11 - Dr. Eugene Schultz - Industry Security Expert

Hello everyone,

 

We have a very prominent security speaker this month.   Please forward to others you feel would be interested in this meeting.  They can sign up on the email list at www.ebcug.org on the Register page to get our meeting announcements.  Read below on this month’s meeting covering Security in Virtualized environments.  I encourage you to join us on this important topic.

 

Thank you,

Doug

drenner@ebcug.org

 

Description: Peak IP Solutions                          Description: http://www.ebcug.org/images/linkedin.pngDescription: newPlease join!

**Our next meeting is Thursday February 11th, 2011!**

Our monthly meeting is always held at 6:30pm on the Second Thursday of the month. The general meeting begins at 6:30 with official commencement of speakers and topics of the evening. Education and networking with your peers are the focus of the meetings.

Food Provided: We will have food and soft drinks, water and tea at 6:00... the meeting starts at 6:30 PM.

You are welcome to join us across the street at Chevy's afterwards for chips & salsa or a drink as we usually head there for a while to catch up and network.

RSVP: drenner @ ebcug.org

Download the iCal Calendar Event: EBCUG-Recurring.iCal

Topic (s) : Security Risks in Virtualized Environments

East Bay Cisco Users Group

Security Risks in Virtualized Environments.

 

Speakers (s)

 

 

About the Speaker:

 

Dr. Eugene Schultz, SANS Instructor, Security Expert, International Speaker on Security.

  • Security Expert Dr. Eugene Schultz will speak on issues relating to security in virtualized environments.

Dr. Eugene Schultz, CISM, CISSP, is the Chief Technology Officer at Emagined Security, an information security consultancy based in San Carlos, California. He is the author/co-author of five books, one on Unix security, another on Internet security, a third on Windows NT/2000 security, a fourth on incident response, and the latest on intrusion detection and prevention. He has also written over 120 published papers. Gene was the Editor-in-Chief of _Computers and Security_ from 2002 - 2007, is currently on the editorial board for this journal, and is an associate editor of _Network Security_. He is also a SANS instructor, member of the SANS NewsBites editorial board, co-author of the 2005 and 2006 Certified Information Security Manager preparation materials, and is on the technical advisory board of three companies.

Gene has previously managed an information security practice as well as a national incident response team. He has also been professor of computer science at several universities and is retired from the University of California at Berkeley. He has received the NASA Technical Excellence Award, the Department of Energy Excellence Award, the ISACA John Kuyers Best Speaker/Best Conference Contributor Award, the Vanguard Conference Top Gun Award (for best presenter) twice, the Vanguard Chairman's Award, and the National Information Systems Security Conference Best Paper Award.

A Distinguished Fellow of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), Gene has also been named to the ISSA Hall of Fame and has received ISSA's Professional Achievement and Honor Roll Awards. While at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory he founded and managed of the U.S. Department of Energy's Computer Incident Advisory Capability (CIAC).

He is also a co-founder of FIRST, the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams. He is currently a member of the accreditation board of the Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP). Dr. Schultz has provided expert testimony before committees within the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on various security-related issues, and has served as an expert witness in legal cases.

 You can read Dr. Schultz's Blog at this link; http://blog.emagined.com/gschultz

BIO:  http://www.emagined.com/management.php

He is a principal at Emagined Security.

We hope to see you there. This will be an interesting topic. Please as always, forward this on to a friend or colleague and have them register at www.ebcug.org/register.

Thank you,
Doug

·         East Bay Cisco Users Group
drenner@ ebcug.org

Giveaways and Raffle... Bring your business card to enter.

  • Cisco Press Books
  • General Swag
  • T-Shirts from time to time
  • Free Advice served by many!

Food to be served...

  • I think we will get some good food for this one… 
  • Soda, Tea, Water, etc.

Please forward to a friend or colleague and invite further participation in the group.

 

 

 

Time

Food and beverages at 6:00 ** Meeting will start at 6:30PM**

 

 

Location

 

We will hold this meeting at Cisco Systems offices in Pleasanton, CA

5890 Owens Drive, 4th Floor
Pleasanton, CA 94588

925-997-6436 cell

**

Please be on time in consideration of the speakers.

 

Side Note:   We are out of IPv4 Address Space.  Check out my blog at www.summitsol.com for a note about it.

 

Douglas Renner

IP Phone:  925.337.8650 x8660
Unified FAX: 925.337.8630
VIDEO IP:  206.80.17.144
Email:      
drenner@peakipsolutions.com
Web:        www.peakipsolutions.com   

 

Sunday, February 6, 2011

IPv6 Update

 

* IANA IPv4 Exhaustion
 
At a ceremony held on 3 February, 2011 the Internet Assigned 
Numbers Authority (IANA) allocated the remaining last five /8s of 
IPv4 address space to the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) in 
accordance with the Global Policy for the Allocation of the 
Remaining IPv4 Address Space. With this action, the free pool of 
available IPv4 addresses is now fully depleted. To read the full 
text of this announcement please go to:
 
http://www.nro.net/news/ipv4-free-pool-depleted 
 
* World IPv6 Day
 
Facebook, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO), websites 
with more than one billion combined visits each day, are joining 
major content delivery networks Akamai (NASDAQ: AKAM) and 
Limelight Networks (NASDAQ: LLNW), and the Internet Society, for 
the first global-scale trial of the new Internet Protocol, IPv6. 
On June 8, 2011, dubbed World IPv6 Day, participants will enable 
IPv6 on their main services for 24 hours.  Cisco, Juniper, 
Hurricane Electric, and Bing have also announced their 
participation.
 
http://isoc.org/wp/worldipv6day/
 
Hurricane Electric's open letter to Hurricane Electric Customers, 
Partners and Managers of Interconnected Networks about World IPv6 
Day.
 
http://he.net/news/Hurricane_Electric_Letter_Regarding_World_IPv6_Day.pdf
 
At Hurricane Electric, every day is an IPv6 day.
 
* IPv6 Deployment Growth 
The global IPv6 routing table has passed 4000 IPv6 prefixes.
 
Of the 36820 networks in the world running BGP, the number running 
IPv6 has increased to 3107, or 8.4 percent.
 
Source: http://bgp.he.net/ipv6-progress-report.cgi
 

Saturday, January 29, 2011

Get your own Dropbox account!

Dropbox has to be one of the best tools I use these days.  It is cloud storage and local storage on every device you have.  You can save your files into a folder on your PC, MAC, phone or whatever, and they will be synced across all your devices without any intervention.  It is great to have files backed up but even better to have them backed up, synced, and available wherever you are.   I like to keep my configuration notes for those key cisco asa firewalls and routers, a selection of pictures to show anyone anywhere of my family, and other things I just want available when needed on demand.

 

Get your account at dropbox by clicking on this link  http://db.tt/MOa0r9o.

 

It will change your life!


Peak IP Solutions, LLC

IP Phone:  925.337.8650 x8660
Unified FAX: 925.337.8630
VIDEO IP:  video.peakipsolutions.com
Email:      
drenner@peakipsolutions.com
Web:        www.peakipsolutions.com   

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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

HP Small business store

Your coupon code is

SVP471394

Expires: 02/28/2011

 

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/coupon_info.do?coupon_code=SVP471394&jumpid=em_r329_hhos_5513MB&aoid=83487&email=null

 

HP Servers and DataCenter gear.  DL380 G7 and DL360 G7 Servers available.

www.peakipsolutions.com

 

 

 

 

Monday, January 24, 2011

IPv6 World Day

IPv6 world day which is scheduled to take place on June 8, 2011. On that date, many major websites will make AAAA (IPv6) records available for their main websites in addition to the existing A records for a 24 hour period. Cisco announced on Friday that they will be participating.

 

A blog post and detailed description about what is going to happen can be found at http://blogs.cisco.com/news/world-ipv6-day-working-together-towards-a-new-internet-protocol/

Peak IP Solutions, LLC