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How to Decrypt Cisco Type 7 Passwords

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Just a big thanks to Richard Strnad’s Python script to decrypt the Cisco Type 7 Password Richard’s original link: https://www.richardstrnad.ch/2016/10/12/python-building-a-cisco-type-7-decrypt-tool Richard’s Github page: https://github.com/richardstrnad/cisco7decrypt Richard’s actual Python Script: How to Use in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Copy the above and save it to a file “cisco_type7.py”, then run it with the encrypted password. In my example […]

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How to Configure Cisco NCS 500 Series Router – Basic Template

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In this guide, we’ll walk through some essential configuration steps with practical examples of Cisco NCS 500 router configuration. Related Post Configuration Template Useful Links https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/routers/network-convergence-system-500-series-routers/index.html https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/xr12000/software/xr12k_r4-0/routing/configuration/guide/rc40xr12k_chapter7.html

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How to Upgrade Your Cisco ASR 920 Router

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Upgrading your Cisco ASR 920 router ensures that you benefit from the latest features, security enhancements, and performance improvements. This guide, based on Cisco’s official documentation, will walk you through the upgrade process step by step. Prerequisites Access to Cisco Software Downloads: You need the appropriate privileges to download software from the Cisco website. Backup

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How to Revert Mikrotik RB951 from Openwrt to RouterOS

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If you’ve experimented with alternative firmware like OpenWrt on your MikroTik RB951 and are now looking to revert to the original RouterOS, you can use netinstall application from Mikrotik First Attempt Follow the instrcutions below but the “Netinstall” application never detected the RB951 device https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Netinstall Secondary Attempt Put Wireshark on the ethernet port and did

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Cisco Switch Upgrade Procedures for 9500, 9300, 9200, and 3xxx Series

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In this blog post, we will delve into the quick switch upgrade procedures for some of Cisco’s prominent switch series: the Catalyst 9500, 9300/9200, and 3xxx series Preparation Assume the below preparations a. Backup Configuration: Prior to any upgrade, make a complete backup of your switch configuration. This precautionary step ensures that you can restore

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How to Configure Trunk Port between Meraki and Cisco Catalyst Switch

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This post is about cofiguring Trunk port between Meraki and Cisco Catalyst switch. Similar “cross-vendor” trunk port configuation from another post: Standard Trunk Port Configuration Meraki side Cisco Side LACP Etherchannel Configuration Meraki Side Cisco Side Useful link https://documentation.meraki.com/MS/Port_and_VLAN_Configuration/Switch_Ports

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How to Use Regex in Network Policy Server – for Radius Client

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This post lists a simple example of using regex to match the Radius client IPs in Windows Network Policy Server (NPS) Scenario Multiple NPS Radius clients You only want NPS to execute that particular network policy for specific subnets/IP addresses. Regex in “Client IPv4 Address” Condition First, you need to create a new network policy

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