So I decided, being new to the sys admin field, that I will post questions of current issues that I am having. Hopefully anyone that comes across this may have an answer. So I will start with my current issue. I have a Cisco 3500 switch that is fairly old. I just purchased a new Cisco 3560x. This is, from what I have been told, the current model of what use to be the 3500 in the Catalyst series. So here is my question:
Can you export a running config from the 3500 and import it into the 3560?
I have tried numerous ways and failed every which way. The 3500 is a 10/100mb switch. Whereas the 3560 is a 10/100/1000mb switch. So upon export of the config I renamed the interfaces to match what the 3560 has. Everything else remains the same. When I import the config I lost connection totally to the 3560 and can not telnet in to it from anywhere.
Does anyone have any answers or suggestions?
Well well well. If you have not yet heard of Dropcam its probably because it is still a fairly new company. The company had their first model previous to this that was a pretty nice hit. At that time though the price tag was over $200 for each camera. Now they have their new model out and it is a hit so far. I ordered mine two months ago and had to wait because of all the orders that were put in for the new version. I received my camera today and had it installed and ready to go in fifteen minutes.
The features that is comes with are quite nice. Soak this in for a second. You pull the camera out of the box, plug into your computer to connect it to your wireless network (yes it is wi-fi). Find someone that you want to mount it and in 5 minutes it is mounted and ready to go. You can log in to the web interface to make adjustments. In that interface you even have options to turn on motion notifications which it notifies you on movement or sound. The picture itself is HD so quality isn’t an issue as well. The camera does have a infrared lens for night vision capabilities. You can set it to dvr and the recrodings go to Dropcam’s servers. You can select how long you want to record and cancel it at any time. Ofcourse that part comes with a price because they have to maintain their servers somehow.
The black lens can pop out so if you want to mount that somewhere else it is entirely possible. One of my favorite features is that is has two way audio. You can selectively here what is going on in the area that you are recording and you can talk through it to whoever is on the other side. Great way to tell an intruder, “I am watching you”. That being said I give Dropcam an A+ so far. But this is my first night using it so we will see how I feel in a week or two.
One more great part. The new Dropcam cost only $150. That is a steal for a camera with so many features and such good quality. If you would like to look further go to www.dropcam.com and read up on it some. Orders take a while to get out because the are pretty loaded on new orders. It took almost two months to finally get mine it. It was completely worth the wait though. If you have anyone questions feel free to shoot me an email, zach@zrogers.com.
So I never thought I would be in the position that I am in today. My whole life growing up I loved playing sports. I taught myself how to play football, basketball and baseball. I have always been more than just an average user on a computer. Naturally, the entire machine just makes sense to me. I joined the Army on January 11, 2005. I did not enlist into some sort of technical field. I enlisted to be a Cavalry Scout. Now we fast forward to 2009. I am out of the Army, enrolled in school to get my degree as a System Administrator. Now I have that degree and as of this month I started working for web hosting company. I don’t want to make these posts long with personal stuff so I’ll try to keep it simple. In school, everything was Microsoft. Coming on board with a hosting company, everything is Linux. I had experience with ubuntu so Linux was not new to me, but the command line was. I started a year ago this month, with a “Linux For Dummies” book. Present day, I could be considered advanced in Linux now. But not only that, I am now certified in Vmware as well. Which that too, was almost completely new to me. So that being said, I still have a lot to learn. Hopefully those of you who read my posts with my experiences in this technical world will provide feedback and give pointers. I am eager to learn and have learned a lot this past year.
I would quickly like to thank John Borhek , www.vmsources.com. Taking his course in Vmware was extremely beneficial. You can obtain a certification from them for Vmware and is recognized everywhere. This is better than the VCP test, which is a boring multiple choice exam. That does not show what you know about the product but what you have memorized studying the night before. John’s exam is completely hands on and there are not multiple choice questions. You are given a set of instructions of certain things to accomplish, and you prove you competency but completing the tasks. I totally recommend his Vmware training over any other. If you know of any other training post it and make it known.
I am going to attempt to write (type) things down for many reasons. I am currently working as a sys admin for a web hosting company in Tyler, Texas. I have only been a sys admin for a year now so I have a long ways to go. I have already come along ways at the same time. I am going to put this journey into a blog and see what the end product is. Also, they say that doing this is also healthy to do. I have been diagnosed with PTSD when I serverd in the United States Army as a Scout. I spent time in Iraq back in 2005 and 2006. I am currently 26 years old. So today I start my journey of documenting my life electronically. Hopefully anyone who reads will get something out of this. Here we go…
