A small homelab blog
One thing I wasn’t immediately a fan of with Cisco Modeling Labs (CML) was its web-based console. While it’s convenient for making quick changes, I preferred the flexibility offered by EVE-NG, where you can launch multiple external console windows simultaneously. That feature is great for troubleshooting and allows easy comparison of configurations, resizing of windows, […]
It seems like every year that Cisco has a Black Friday Cisco Modeling Labs (CML) deal. I’ve generally been an eve-ng user, but this past year I finally jumped in and decided to give it a try. This post will give my initial thoughts as well as a few recommendations on how to get started […]
One of the first steps when deploying a new network device is to configure it for remote access. In this post, I’ll walk you through the process of setting up SSH and RADIUS on a Cisco Catalyst 1200 switch using the CLI. While these configurations can also be performed through the web console, we’ll focus […]
I’ve been meaning to find a replacement for a layer 2 switch I have and stumbled upon the Cisco Catalyst 1200-8T-D Smart Switch on Amazon. There’s a few videos reviewing older models but not much out there on the 1200 series. Since it was fairly inexpensive, I decided to give it a try. If it […]
