Marvis has been leading the AI innovation from Juniper Mist for a while. Lot of SLEs, insights and other data in the Mist dashboard is based on the real time information from the client devices and their performance. What if there are no client devices currently on the network? Or there is a need to…
Author: mali
Juniper EX2300-48MP Virtual Chassis Config
Juniper EX2300-48MP comes with total of six uplink ports. I had to convert two of these ports into virtual chassis ports. I used 2 x 10 Gig SFP+ and multi-mode cables to form a VC. Converting Ports into VC Ports: These simple commands allowed me to convert the last two ports into Virtual Chassis Ports….
Juniper EX4600 Virtual Chassis Config
Juniper EX4600 Switch has 24 x 10 Gig ports and 4 x 40 Gig ports that can be used for uplink/Virtual Chassis. You can add 2 additional modules with 8 x 10 Gig ports per module to add port capacity. I ran into this a few times and found Juniper documentation on this matter to…
Aruba 6300F (JL666A) – What’s in the box?
I finally got some Aruba gear for my lab and as part of getting stuff online, I’m going to do a few, “What’s in the box posts?” so if anyone is looking to purchase any of this gear, hopefully it will be helpful to understand what all is included. Keep an eye out for some…
Juniper EX4100-F-12P – What’s in the box?
I’ve been using an EX2300-24P switch for a while and recently got a brand new EX4100-F-12P thanks to my company Imperium Data. Time to replace my EX2300-24P with this new switch, but first things first, let’s see what’s in the box? Switch Features: Back view of the switch, there is a management port and a…
Juniper Mist – 802.11r Support
IEEE 802.11r-2008 is an amendment to the 802.11 standard that allows clients to roam without having to go through the full re-authentication. Premise of this write up is not an introduction/deep dive into 802.11r but to test and better understand how Juniper Mist WLAN implements it and how the Adaptive aka Hybrid, Mixed approach works….
mDNS, AWDL journey
I was recently doing some troubleshooting around screen casting/mirroring/sharing etc and kept getting deeper into this mDNS and AWDL hole. After some conversations in Mist Slack Channel with Bryan Ward, Brian Powers, Robert Haviland, Jake Snyder, Allyn Crowe I got some clarification. I decided to document some of what I tested and discovered. Test Setup:…
Mist – Importing Site Switch Config Template
Before I get to the main topic, I want to discuss the Switch Template/Configuration hierarchy. Mist Wired Assurance configuration hierarchy is as follows: Org: Switch Template: As the name suggest, these templates get created at an Organization level and can be applied to all the sites. Site: Switch Template: Site: Switch Template, can inherit all…
Mist – Audit/View SSIDs using Python
I have a bunch of WLAN Templates in my test lab that I use from time to time. Some times it is for my own testing and research and some times for the customers. Here are some of the reasons I need to audit/view these SSIDs: Why Not Just Disable Them ? Yes, that is…
Arista CV-CUE – SSID on a specific AP
While doing some testing in Arista CV-CUE with Arista Access Points I needed to create an SSID but wanted it advertised on a single access point and 5 GHz only. I previously wrote about the Arista CV-CUE Navigation, and one of the ways I can accomplish this is by creating another location folder, assign that…