Category Archives: network

Firewalls are not Routers

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Jon Owings

I am no network super-genius but I do enough with networking to be able to get by. Two common mistakes I find many times are flat networks and firewalls as the default gateway. A flat network is when generally switches … Continue reading →

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Ask Good Questions

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Jon Owings

This happened a long time ago. I arrived at a customer site to install View Desktop Manager (may have been version 2). This was before any cool VDI sizing tools like Liquidware Labs. I am installing ESX and VDM I … Continue reading →

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VMware View and Xsigo

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Jon Owings

*Disclaimer – I work for a Xsigo and VMware partner. I was in the VMware View Design and Best practices class a couple weeks ago. Much of the class is built on the VMware View Reference Architecture. The picture below … Continue reading →

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ESX Commands: esxcfg-vswif

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Jon Owings

The esxcfg-vswif command allows you to create and modify Service Console ports and their IP information. Many times I have to change stuff after the install process is complete and the only place is via the direct service console because … Continue reading →

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ESX Commands – esxcfg-firewall

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Jon Owings

I have really forgot to keep up on my VCDX study path. So today a quick tidbit on the esxcfg-firewall command.Many of us today will use the vCenter Client to change firewall ports on the ESX. One instance where I … Continue reading →

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The Forging of the new Network/VMware/Storage Professional

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Jon Owings

When I first started out in College I needed a work study job. Since I liked to help people with their computer problems I applied and was hired for a position doing phone and in person support for the University. … Continue reading →

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GNS3- Graphical Network Simulator – New Release

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Jon Owings

GNS3 is a excellent tool that uses dynamips to simulate routers running real Cisco IOS. You must have rights on your CCO account to download the IOS. It also includes the PIX emulator so you can check out your PIX/ASA … Continue reading →

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