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You have: A Roomba vacuum. (I was working with an i-series when I wrote this. Maybe this applies to other models as well.) A firewall or router between your Roomba and your mobile device. (Maybe the two are on different wifi networks as would be the case if you have a network set aside for IoT devices.) An iRobot app that gets stuck at Verify password when setting up the Roomba.| packetmischief.ca
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If you're an IT professional and you have at least a minimal awareness of what Cisco is doing in the market and you don't live under a rock, you would've heard about the major launch that took place in June: "The network. Intuitive." The anchor solution to this launch is Cisco's Software Defined Access (SDA) in which the campus network becomes automated, highly secure, and highly scalable. The launch of SDA is what's called a "Tier 1" launch where Cisco's corporate marketing muscle is fully e...| packetmischief.ca
The USE Method is a model for troubleshooting a system that is in distress when you don't know exactly what the nature of the problem is. For example, if users within a specific part of your network are complaining of slowness, disconnects and poor application performance, you can probably isolate your troubleshooting to 2-3 switches or routers. However, since the problem description is so vague (we all love the "it's slow!| packetmischief.ca
I ran into this situation on a recent project and thought it would make an excellent question on an exam. It could be worded something like this: What is the behavior of a router or Layer 3 switch when a dynamic route is learned that partially overlaps with a directly connected network? The router reboots The network reboots That's um-possible None of the above| packetmischief.ca