Cisco Vpn is Connected, now what?

so i have two locations and cisco pix firewalls at both locations. i have the passwords and all that information from the firewall. my question is when i use cisco vpn client it says connected and minimizes, i went into network places i didnt see anything. both sites have different domain names and different inside ip addresses like 192.168.1.1 and 192.168.2.1 etc
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The question of exactly how to explain or define a VPN is one that is often up for discussion amongst today’s network consumers and communications providers. If we look at the literal definition of the words virtual private network, it can help to understand what is, and what is not, a VPN .

Using Webster’s dictionary definitions of the component words, a VPN should have the following attributes: (more…)

How To Build Your Cisco Ccnp Lab

The Cisco CCNP lab is one of the most difficult labs to build because it touches on so many different pieces of equipment. When you are building your Cisco CCNA lab, it is pretty easy as three Cisco router and three Cisco switches will put you in a pretty good position at a pretty reasonable price. Definitely a lot less then the price of attending a Cisco CCNA (more…)

There’s quite an emphasis on security in today’s networks, and that’s reflected in Cisco’s certification tracks. Cisco offers a CCIE Security track and the Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP) intermediate-level certification, but there is no real equivalent to the CCNA on the security side. Instead, Cisco offers several different Security Associate certifications.

The good news is that you’ve (more…)