When I was about three quarters of the way through writing my Master's thesis, I was having some real doubts about whether … [Read more...]
About Matthew Mengel
Matthew was a Senior Network Engineer for a regional educational institution in Australia for over 15 years, working with Cisco equipment across many different product areas. However, in April 2011 he resigned, and is took seven months of long service leave to de-stress and re-boot before moving back into the job market. Currently working as the Network Engineer for a non-profit organization, he is studying for the CCIE R&S. He does Warhammer 40K miniatures painting for which he has little talent, but enjoys nonetheless. Astronomy is another interest, and he completed a Master of Philosophy in Astrophysics in 2005. He is on twitter infrequently as @mengelm.
VoIP Call Playback & Other Wireshark Voice Tools
20 November 2012 by 5 Comments
I am not a Voice Engineer. Like many, though, I've found it inevitable that pure packet herding will intersect with voice at … [Read more...]
A Poor Engineer’s VPN – Using WinSSHD and PuTTY for Tunnels
5 September 2012 by 3 Comments
In my previous employment, I was spoiled for remote access solutions. Back in the day I implemented Cisco AS5800 dialin … [Read more...]
Scansafe SaaS Content Filtering: Evaluation & Setup on Cisco ISR G2
26 August 2012 by 1 Comment
At my current gig, I have been tasked to investigate web content filtering - cue groans from anyone who has ever had to … [Read more...]
Overview of the Cisco 887VA Router & Its USB
15 August 2012 by 2 Comments
As I have mentioned before, I have been working on a network redesign for a non-profit organization, with an aim of deploying … [Read more...]
Dropping Down a Gear
6 April 2012 by 4 Comments
As I have written previously, I have started work after many months of long service leave, and evaluating where I am going … [Read more...]
Work-Life Versus Cold Hard Cash
15 February 2012 by 5 Comments
My previous post, "When Your Job Becomes Your Prison" seemed to hit a bit of a nerve with some of you out there, and I am … [Read more...]
When Your Job Becomes Your Prison
2 February 2012 by 9 Comments
It has been a while since I last posted here, or anywhere for that matter. I have been taking a bit of a break from all … [Read more...]
The Power of Names
2 December 2011 by 9 Comments
Fear names. Names have power in identity. Others can use names as weapons. Names are a hook that can be used to track you... … [Read more...]
Dammit Jim, I’m a Network Engineer, Not Leo Tolstoy
23 November 2011 by 11 Comments
As the date of my R&S Lab approaches, looking at practice lab diagrams, specifications and instructions left me thinking … [Read more...]
Cisco Smart Install – Install, Sync and Backup Workgroup Switches
29 October 2011 by 6 Comments
Working in an environment where you have few staff resources, especially at remote sites, deploying workgroup switches can be … [Read more...]
Who Owns What? on Service Demarcation
24 October 2011 by 1 Comment
This is my first post in a couple of weeks. I've been busy tidying up a lot of loose ends in preparation for officially … [Read more...]
Moving on…What Should I Do Next?
13 October 2011 by 4 Comments
This is more an extended question than a post. It is about moving on. A bit of background. In April of 2011, I … [Read more...]
Innovation Is Pointless Without Infrastructure Investment
2 October 2011 by 4 Comments
A while ago, Greg posted a picture of a fancy, self-cleaning London public convenience. This is a perfect metaphor for what … [Read more...]
Why Are Network Engineers So Smart?
28 September 2011 by 5 Comments
Well, we aren't. Or at least I'm not. But it does seem that experienced network engineers in small to medium-sized … [Read more...]
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