Favorite free Windows toys…

Though I’m a Linux bigot, I work generally on a Windows laptop. Below is a list of my favorite free toys/tools that I use regularly. I’ve had good luck with all of them:

Unlocker Assistant – for unlocking pesky locked Windows files or drives. I8kFanGUI – for controlling your laptop fans TrueCrypt – for creating . . . → Read More: Favorite free Windows toys…

Defaulting a Cisco interface…

One pain with Cisco IOS is trying to get a configured interface back to defaults. Half the time you don’t even remember what those were.

If it’s a sub-interface you can “no” it, but you will still have configuration left behind:

cisco(config)#no interface ATM1/0.1 Not all config may be removed and may reappear after reactivating . . . → Read More: Defaulting a Cisco interface…

How to remove a VLAN from a port in CatOS…

I can never seem to remember how to “remove” a VLAN on a switch (eg: Cisco 6500) running the older CatOS. The new IOS based switches are much easier.

Anyway, it’s actually quite simple, just force the port to VLAN 1 (assuming that is your default/native VLAN). For example if port 6/5 was set to . . . → Read More: How to remove a VLAN from a port in CatOS…