Blogs for Mark Jacob
How to spiff up your banners in Cisco IOS
If you access your Cisco gear via vty (Telnet, SSH, …) here is a little jewel that you may appreciate. It won’t be on your CCNA R&S certification exam, but it has a coolness factor significant enough that I wanted to point it out. A typical remote login, when successful, will display the hostname of … Continue reading How to spiff up your banners in Cisco IOS
How to Monitor Your Network – For Free
If you have ever been in one of my classes, you know I like to recommend products when I stumble across something I find to be useful. A while back during my attendance at a Cisco Live event, I was chatting with one of the reps at the PRTG booth. I mentioned that I was … Continue reading How to Monitor Your Network – For Free
How to connect to your Cisco EtherSwitch Network Module
If you have read my previous postings regarding GNS3 as a practice platform, then you have probably gotten the gist that I am a big supporter. It can even do most of the things that are required, with just a few exceptions. This is typically done by configuring a router with an EtherSwitch module and … Continue reading How to connect to your Cisco EtherSwitch Network Module
Wireshark reveals Basic Web Authentication flaw
If you spend much time in a position of responsibility within a company’s network, you will likely have need from time to time to stoop down beside the traffic flow and peer inside. A great tool for this task is Wireshark. I want to share a cool thing which can be done with Wireshark. This … Continue reading Wireshark reveals Basic Web Authentication flaw
How to interact with a simple network topology built using Cisco’s VIRL
For those of you who are interested in investigating Cisco’s VIRL product, I recently posted a blog to show how to create a very simple network topology. Today’s blog will continue where that one left off. I recommend performing, or at least reviewing, the steps in the previous blog so that today’s steps make sense. … Continue reading How to interact with a simple network topology built using Cisco’s VIRL
How to create a simple network topology using Cisco’s VIRL
For those of you who are interested in investigating Cisco’s VIRL product, I have created a blog to show how to create a very simple network topology. You may already use other lab-it-up solutions such as GNS3, Packet Tracer, Boson’s NetSim, or something else. I promised that I would blog about VIRL once I had … Continue reading How to create a simple network topology using Cisco’s VIRL
How to launch a Windows Command Prompt as SYSTEM In Windows 10
In a previous blog I explored two ways to launch a command prompt in Windows as the System user. Since I jumped on the Windows 10 bandwagon, slept on the sidewalk to be the first one in my neighborhood to have it, I wondered if the methods mentioned in that blog would work in Windows … Continue reading How to launch a Windows Command Prompt as SYSTEM In Windows 10
Project Management (PMP) for Executives – Introduction
Introduction Project Management (PMP) for Executives is a 9 part video training series developed by Steve Fullmer, PMP, MBA, MCT/CTT+, CDP. Steven has a global reputation as a project manager, chief technology officer, and computer systems innovator. He has authored more than 100 articles and a dozen courses in the fields of project management, productivity, business … Continue reading Project Management (PMP) for Executives – Introduction
Project Management (PMP) Leadership Skills in the 21st Century … Do you Know Your History? – November 10, 2017
The PMI Leadership triangle touts our need to develop our knowledge and application of leadership. Do you understand the leadership models of the 20th century? The 21st Century? Understanding your predecessors can assist to set your future course. On the matter of history, Mark Twain’s quote “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme” is … Continue reading Project Management (PMP) Leadership Skills in the 21st Century … Do you Know Your History? – November 10, 2017
Principles of Decision Tree Design and Analysis in Project Management (PMP)
In this Project Management Professional (PMP) training video, learn how about Decision Trees and how to solve them with Risk Analysis. Existentialism conveys themes like the importance of choice, contingencies, and extreme situations. How do you choose when the decision is hard? (If the decision is easy, you just choose.) When the decision is hard, we … Continue reading Principles of Decision Tree Design and Analysis in Project Management (PMP)
Understand the Mind to Become a Better Project Manager – February 18, 2015
Our minds all work alike, at least biologically. Yet we are a diverse species with different motivations, opinions, perspectives, and directions. Do you understand how and why the human mind works? What makes you a great project manager? In this recording of our PMP training webinar from February 18, 2015, Steve Fullmer covers some of … Continue reading Understand the Mind to Become a Better Project Manager – February 18, 2015
Windows 10 Security – What’s New and Improved? – December 3, 2015
In this recording of our Windows 10 webinar from December 3, 2015 training, security expert Mike Danseglio presents the enhanced security features of SmartScreen, Defender and BitLocker in Windows 10 and new features such as Biometric Identification, Microsoft Passport, Device Guard and more.
Windows 10 Managing, Deploying and Configuring – December 2, 2015
In this recorded Windows 10 training webinar from December 2, 2015, Windows Server instructor Rick Trader presents the deployment and management of Windows 10 Enterprise and the new Provisioning capability in Windows 10. Learn how to manage Windows 10 deployments using System Center Configuration Manager, Mobile Device Management and Intune. Also included in his presentation … Continue reading Windows 10 Managing, Deploying and Configuring – December 2, 2015
A Simple Introduction to Cisco CML2
Mark Jacob, Cisco Instructor, presents an introduction to Cisco Modeling Labs 2.0 or CML2.0, an upgrade to Cisco’s VIRL Personal Edition. Mark demonstrates Terminal Emulator access to console, as well as console access from within the CML2.0 product. Hello, I’m Mark Jacob, a Cisco Instructor and Network Instructor at Interface Technical Training. I’ve been using … Continue reading A Simple Introduction to Cisco CML2
Creating Dynamic DNS in Network Environments
This content is from our CompTIA Network + Video Certification Training Course. Start training today! In this video, CompTIA Network + instructor Rick Trader teaches how to create Dynamic DNS zones in Network Environments. Video Transcription: Now that we’ve installed DNS, we’ve created our DNS zones, the next step is now, how do we produce those … Continue reading Creating Dynamic DNS in Network Environments
Cable Testers and How to Use them in Network Environments
This content is from our CompTIA Network + Video Certification Training Course. Start training today! In this video, CompTIA Network + instructor Rick Trader demonstrates how to use cable testers in network environments. Let’s look at some tools that we can use to test our different cables in our environment. Cable Testers Properly Wired Connectivity … Continue reading Cable Testers and How to Use them in Network Environments
