Sometimes routing can get tricky in different networking environments. It is not uncommon to be required to add routes to devices such as a F5 Big-IP. Before starting, it will be assumed you have already SSH’d to the primary BIG-IP Add Route bigip1> route add -net 10.0.10.0 -netmask 255.255.255.0 -gateway…
Create a VLAN Trunk between Cisco CatOS and Cisco IOS
Due to the difference between the interfaces of Cisco’s CatOS and IOS, one needs to perform different commands to create a trunk. Cisco CatOS Configuration Go to Enable mode cswitch> enable Create Trunk cswitch> set trunk {port to trunk on} on dot1q {vlans to allow} EXAMPLE: set trunk 6/5 on…
Using Samba’s smbclient to Backup Files from Linux to a Windows Server
I recently needed to setup a way to backup files from a linux workstation to a windows server. I found that the utility, from the Samba project, smbclient was able to be scripted to provide such services. Smbclient acts much like a command line ftp program. NOTE: If you will…