It's Never Ending...

Just keep in mind, when it comes to security of company data, everyone is a target. You have to protect yourself with appropriate cyber security. Sonic was the latest we have heard of. Who is next?

Check Point Firewall: CPView In CLI

Just real quick, if you go into CLI of Check Point, there is a command called cpview.  Its a good, quick look at some statistics that might be helpful to you.  Try it out, and get a feel for it.

Types Of Learners

Have you ever considered how you learn things the best? Recently, I have. I've tried to give some real consideration to why I get distracted so easily when studying for a particular certification. You see, I'm an auditory learner. For whatever reason, it's just how God made me.  So when I hear noises around me, I've found I get distracted from actually studying. It turns out that I need silence to best accomplish my studying. And even more odd, when I study, I need to actually speak it out and hear myself say it. I've done this in the past, and can recognize that this IS actually correct for me.
I would encourage you to figure out your learning style. Just in life in general, it's probably a good idea to know about yourself. God made everyone of us carefully and specifically. We should probably look at ourselves and how we were made in order to become what we are supposed to be in this life.
Go try this test out and see what your learning style is: Learning style

When I look up what kind of learning tips are best for me, this is the sort of thing that comes up, which I can verify is true:

Sunday Thought: One Mouth, Two Ears

Have you ever heard that phrase "God gave us one mouth and two ears"?
There is that Bible verse about being quick to listen and slow to speak (James 1:19). You have also heard that phrase "seek to understand, then be understood"?
Let's commit to that. To understand first, then to be understood.

More Google Search Tips

As a consultant, I've always been proud of the fact that I could find pretty much whatever I needed on the internet. However, I've recently come across more helpful hints: google search helps

It's time I work on my search skills a little more.

Site Search

Someone recently emailed me and told me I needed to add a search feature to this blog. Well, to search this blog, it's really simple.  Here is what you do, from Google:
site:www.shanekillen.com brocade upgrade

If I want to search the Network Fun site for brocade upgrade, I just type in the above. It's really helpful.

Cisco PBR And The SDM Prefer Command

Cisco has some good features in their switching gear. Like most vendors, they do policy based routing also.
I found myself in a small predicament. You see, my customer has this 7450 Brocade switch, which is way better than any campus Cisco access switch on the market. The only thing was, they didn't have the premium license needed for PBR. But, it just so happened that there was an old 3560 switch laying around, and PBR was an active feature on it. The only thing I had to do was to do the "sdm prefer routing" command and a reload, and it was ready for configuration. PBR is a great feature. As one of my old bosses put it, "them's the big boys".
Before config, I decided to draw it out.

White Rhino Security

You guys know that when you go somewhere in your car, and you get out to go inside your destination, do you lock your car doors? If so, why?
Most of us answer yes, we do lock our doors when we leave it. Why? Because we don't want anyone getting what we leave inside the car.
So, do you consider your company data and employee data of the same importance? Do you lock the internet doors to your company? The cybersecurity door?
Contact me on the right side of this page, and let's discuss your security concerns. Or at a minimum, let me get you educated on what you should be thinking about.

Out Of Town Weekend

Needtobreathe played a concert in Memphis this weekend, so we decided to take a small roadtrip. It's only a couple of hours from Birmingham and we decided to do some of the things we used to do years ago, along with the concert.
Always work hard during the week, and take some fun time on the weekends. And always thank God for the blessings you have. He is a good God, just believe and trust in that, no matter where you are in life.
Here we are at the Peabody Hotel.

Cross Training

I have the opinion that investing in people is important. One way to do that is by cross training people in certain IT fields.
Currently, I'm in the process of training a few routing and switching guys to be firewall guys also. And vice versa. It's interesting to hear the conversations that are taking place between the two groups now. I have started easing back to the back of the room and i just listen, and I'm thrilled to hear the two groups intermingle with each other, now without me prompting the conversations and guiding it through. I'm excited and thrilled, to say the least. I really enjoy watching people grow in their careers.

Nails

I bought a magnet on a stick recently and went over to the old '35 house where we recently had the shed in the back yard torn down. I thought I would pick up as many nails as I could, since my daughter and son-in-law are living there. This is what I picked up. That's a 16 ounce bottle.

Salvation For The Gentiles

As a Gentile believer, I'm thankful.

Redwoods

Just to give you some perspective on how tall these redwoods are.

California

As my wife and I go along on this road trip, she told me that California may be the most beautiful place she has ever seen. She said this as we were driving down Hwy 1 through Big Sur.  As I think back across everywhere we have been so far in CA, she may be right about it.

Sequoia National Park

What a great place to visit. Sequoia National Park is just beautiful.

Somewhere In Northern AZ

Some things you just have to see. This was just past Clift Dwellers, AZ. The picture really just doesn't do it. Add complete silence to this picture, and you can get an idea.

Hoover Dam

This was pretty cool.

Grand Canyon

To me, the absolute best place to see the Grand Canyon.

Sunday Thought: Psalm 116:1-2

The Tearing Down Of A Shed

At the ole '35 house, there is this shed that sits in the back yard. Its not of any real value to the house, and there is another person that wants it. So she is having someone come over to tear it down. I have no idea what they are planning to do with it.  Maybe some scrap wood? I'm just not sure, but it will be out of my way, and I'm OK with that.

Quote For The Day: 54

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