Tag: uplink
Aruba RAP in bridge mode with remote access
The Aruba Networks Remote Access Points is a nice feature for branch offices or home workers. I use a RAP5WN at home and I configured different SSID’s on the RAP. The SSID’s are in tunnel mode, split-tunnel mode or bridge mode. The bridge mode connections are for my home devices, like my girls iPad and … Read More
Configuration Example, Switching
HP Virtual Connect Manager
While change the configuration of within a HP Virtual Connect Manager I noticed that I didn’t have any options to delete server profiles, Ethernet Networks or Shared Uplink Sets within the web browser. I needed to change the configuration dramatically from an active / standby configuration to an active / active configuration. I also needed … Read More
What is an UPLINK port?
A colleague recently encountered some problems with keepalives on switch ports. He wrote a post about it. Keepalives are, quoted from his blog post: By default Cisco routers and switches periodically test their (Fast) Ethernet links by sending out Loopback frames (ethertype 0×9000) addressed to themselves. Call it a “L2 self-ping” if you will. In … Read More