Comments for Jon Still

Comment on Home Lab: DIY 19″ Rack by Sallie Chait

Sallie Chait — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:23:23 +0000

Hi Jon,
Sorry additional request please add an RSS feed capability to your blog, I enjoy your articles and want to be kept updated since I travel alot!! Thank you.

Comment on Home Lab: DIY 19″ Rack by Sallie Chait

Sallie Chait — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:20:50 +0000

Hi Jon,
Since you are using the rails as part of the support function you could lower the bottom shelf enough to get an added air flow around the hottest device. Drop it down to get a 1U space or more as needed. As well as a 1/4″ round bit drill a star of 1/4″ holes on the side for additional venting. Just a suggestion to this wonderful design, which I am currently improving on ;o) for my CCNP Home Lab.

Comment on Labbing in iTerm by Jon Still

Jon Still — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:02:22 +0000

Adrian,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisco_Nexus_switches

Jan 2008 according to Wikipedia.

Jon.

Comment on Labbing in iTerm by adrian

adrian — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:59:50 +0000

I am a mac guy also and terminal supports tabs… Just merge them all into one window. Also, what you want to do to emulate the CCIE lab is telnet to r1 + + 6 x and this will back you out then type “r2″ or whatever the host name is and then back out. Do this for all of your devices and then when you want to go to another device, type the combination above and hit “1″ enter or “2″ enter and so on. You need to become proficient with that because you cant have all of the device windows open during the lab, there just isn’t enough room on the monitor.

Good Luck now how I stumbled upon your page is I am looking for when the Cisco Nexus line was introduced, any ideas?

Adrian

Comment on Learn to Teach Yourself by CJ Infantino

CJ Infantino — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:54:56 +0000

@matthew I agree with you 100%. It is a must that we are constantly learning, reading and applying our knowledge.

I have seen so many techies refuse to put the time into learning a particular technology and I end up watching them fail all over the place when it doesn’t work the way they “thought” it should work. Those are the ones, generally speaking, that are left behind, that are unhappy with their careers and the ones worrying about losing their jobs because they know they can’t be competitive in the market.

To end, my little brother asked me the other day, “CJ, when you pass your test (CCIE-lab) will you be done studying finally?” My response…No, I will never be done.

Comment on Learn to Teach Yourself by Internets of Interest:12 Dec 2011 — My Etherealmind

Internets of Interest:12 Dec 2011 — My Etherealmind — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:32:17 +0000

[...] Jon Still » Blog Archive » Learn to Teach Yourself – Sometimes you need reminding of the basics. I have reminder items that tell me not be stupid and learn from my mistakes – think I’ll add this to the list: “We’re not here to teach you. We’re here to teach you to teach yourself.” [...]

Comment on Learn to Teach Yourself by Roy Waterman (@routeleaker)

Roy Waterman (@routeleaker) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:02:43 +0000

I have come across quite a few people in perm roles that have waited for their company to provide the training rather than take the initiative to train themselves… these people were then extremely worried when said company had to reduce numbers… if you dont train yourself, you end up being left behind by those that do…being in the right jobs that also allow you to expand your knowledge also helps massively

Comment on Learn to Teach Yourself by Matthew Norwood (@matthewnorwood)

Matthew Norwood (@matthewnorwood) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 01:12:09 +0000

I have often thought that IT is a large teaching job. You spend a lot of time teaching others about what it is you are doing and you have to teach yourself on a regular basis. The people who accept this fact realize that we will never be “caught up” on our reading and studying. A job in IT has a lot in common with career students!

Comment on Getting Started with Cisco Nexus by Fryguy

Fryguy — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:11:53 +0000

Thanks for the compliments, very much appreciated.

Comment on Home Lab: DIY 19″ Rack by Jon Still

Jon Still — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:45:14 +0000

Roger – sure! I’m on twitter a lot and Google Plus – both are great ways of getting in touch with lots of folks in a similar situation.

http://twitter.com/xanthein
http://gplus.to/xanthein

MT – heat is proving to be a bit of an issue – even now I’m not using the home-made rack. Too much kit in an enclosed space. Some ventilation will probably help though.