Regular readers or those with the power of search will know I managed to connect a Cisco 7940 to Sipgate. … More
Author: simkin
Confessions of a tinkerer
I’m pretty good with computers. I’m usually a bit humble about that kind of thing but in this case it … More
MCE Hacking continues – custom menus
I’ve put as few add-ons into MCE: TunerFreeMCE, MyMovies, GameLoader and am still not happy. I find the menus a … More
Cisco 7940 Sipgate & Sonicwall
Got it working. NAT traversal was the challenge.Now My SIPGate status reads as (Cisco-CP7940G/8.0 IP: sip:1111111@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:5060) where 1111111 is my … More
Cisco 7940 Sipgate & Sonicwall
Got it working. NAT traversal was the challenge.Now My SIPGate status reads as (Cisco-CP7940G/8.0 IP: sip:1111111@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:5060) where 1111111 is my … More
SIP Gate – Calling 0800 on your Nokia or Cisco 7940…
I bought a Cisco 7940. Why? Well it was cheap on eBay and I found myself struggling to hear somebody … More
Cisco BGP Exam
I just passed the Cisco BGP 642-661 exam. I’m a mere CCNA still but for another 3 years. Phew!
Free Cisco Emulator
At work and occasionally at home I feel the need to try out a bit of Cisco config. Of course, … More
ESXi Cloning
ESXi is virtualisation for the enthusiast, the underpaid or tight-fisted. To stop you just installing at and having it all … More
Backing up MySQL to a remote site
I now run two webservers in different locations. The basic platform is Apache with Joomla on top for a CMS … More