In the process of setting up an automated deployment processes within my lab, I stumbled into the need to send DHCP requests to both my existing DHCP server as well as a Windows Deployment Services (WDS) server I was standing up. There are several widely discussed options for this: Place the DHCP client and both … Continue reading DHCP Relay Options
Category: network
Automating Intel Network Adapter VLAN configuration
Introduction Within my homelab make use of a desktop workstation for a variety of roles, including hosting VMware Workstation for additional capacity. Making effective use of this, however, requires having multiple networks (VLANs) available to some combination of the host workstation and/or virtual machines running within VMware workstation. When I first approached this, I viewed my ideal setup … Continue reading Automating Intel Network Adapter VLAN configuration
SG300 Switch Firmware via SCP
The SG300 and SG200 series of Cisco Small Business Ethernet switches come up often as switching options for lab environments. Both options are managed switches with upgradable firmware and bootcode images. Hopefully this public reminder to myself on upgrading the firmware will help someone else. When performing firmware upgrades on these switches you have three … Continue reading SG300 Switch Firmware via SCP