Cisco Technical Support Advisor - UPDATE:
Online Tool Will Be Retired in July

On July 9, 2006, the Cisco Technical Support Advisor (TSA) will be removed from the Cisco Technical Support & Documentation Website. Instead, please use the TAC Case Collection tool that has similar functionality.

For more information regarding the retirement of TSA, visit the FAQ at:

www.cisco.com/kobayashi/support/tac/TSA_Retirement.html
(available only to registered customers with a valid service contract)

Visit the Cisco TAC Case Collection Tool today at:

www.cisco.com/kobayashi/support/tac/tsa/launch_tsa.html
(available only to registered customers with a valid service contract)

CCIE Central - UPDATE:
Changes to Security Lab and Written Exams

Effective January 2, 2007, there will be some important content changes in the CCIE Security Lab and Written Exams. All CCIE exams are revised regularly in response to changes in networking practices and feedback from customers and partners.

Troubleshooting techniques will now be integrated into the lab exam. In addition, the following changes will be introduced in the lab at that time:

• Upgrade of Cisco PIX Firewall Appliance to Software Version 7.x
• Addition of two ASA-5510 Firewall Appliances running v7.x
• Upgrade of Cisco Intrusion Prevention System to Software Release 5.x
• Upgrade of Cisco VPN3000 Concentrator Series to Software Release 4.7.x
• Upgrade of Cisco Catalyst 3550 switches to Software Release 12.2SEE
• Upgrade of CiscoSecure ACS to Software Version 4.0
• Elimination of preconfigured ACS that candidates are now required to configure
• Addition of PC to test Remote Access VPN, admission control, packet Capturing, and various other applications

Candidates for written and lab exams scheduled on January 2, 2007 or later should prepare using the v2.0 blueprints below:

CCIE Security Written Exam Blueprint v2.0
www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/ccie/security/wr_exam_blueprint_v2.html

CCIE Security Lab Exam Blueprint v2.0
www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/ccie/security/lab_exam_blueprint_v2.html

Note: Candidates taking the exams before January 2, 2007 should continue using the prior blueprints (now known as v1.0).

Cisco Marketplace - UPDATE:
Get the Product Documentation You Need Now

"What's New in Cisco Documentation" is an online publication that provides information on the latest documentation releases for Cisco products. Updated monthly, this online publication is organized by product category to direct you quickly to the documentation for your products.

In addition to many new and revised Cisco IOS and IOS XR Software documents, highlights of the June release include documentation for the following:

• Cisco PVM Quick Start and Documentation Guide
• Installation and Setup Guide for Cisco Secure ACS Solution Engine 4.0
• Cisco Building Broadband Service Manager Quick Start Guide for BBSM 5.3 with Cisco 1190

You can view the latest release of "What's New in Cisco Documentation" at:

www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/abtunicd/136957.htm

Visit the Product Documentation Store today at:

www.cisco.com/go/marketplace/WN0606
(available only to registered users)

Packet Magazine - UPDATE:
Free Supplement Issue with New Subscription

Each quarter, Packet delivers coverage of the latest industry trends, technology breakthroughs, and Cisco products and solutions.

Subscribers also receive:

• Network deployment and troubleshooting tips
• Configuration examples
• Case studies
• Certification and training information
• Links to scores of in-depth online resources

Subscribe now and receive 101 Best Reader Tips absolutely free. This 36-page supplement issue is a compilation of the best tips, tricks and secret Cisco IOS code submitted by Cisco networking professionals from around the world. A must-have addition to your networking library.

Subscribe to Packet magazine today at:

https://www.cambeywest.com/pkt/pktoffer.asp?source=IP0606TN

Networking Professionals Connection - UPDATE:
Upcoming "Ask the Expert" Events and TechTalks

Networking Professionals Connection is an interactive Website where you can discuss Cisco networking products and technologies with Cisco experts and networking professionals around the world.

Upcoming events on Networking Professionals Connection include:

• "Ask the Expert" events, which allow you to discuss specific networking issues online with Cisco engineers:
  www.cisco.com/go/AsktheExpert



• "New 7200 Product Series for Aggregation Services in WAN and MAN," now through June 30
• "Deploying a Global Enterprise WLAN," now through June 30
• "Troubleshooting Dial Access Modem/ISDN Issues on Cisco Access Servers," July 3-14
• "Meeting the Challenges of Deploying and Monitoring QoS Using the Cisco QoS Policy Manager (QPM)," July 3-14

Note: "Ask the Expert" events are subject to rescheduling. Please refer to the URL above for the most current schedule.

• TechTalks are online Webcasts that focus on particular technology areas. You can view the latest event schedule, register to attend a live session, and view archived presentations on the Web any time:
  www.cisco.com/go/techtalk

To attend an event or participate in a discussion forum, visit Networking Professionals Connection at:

www.cisco.com/discuss/networking

Content Networking

Tech Note:
Interpret and Troubleshoot Hard Disk Errors for ACNS 4.2 and 5.0 on Cisco Content Engines

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/conntsw/ps491/products_tech_note09186a0080683511.shtml

Optical

Tech Note:
"Gateway Not Ready for Network Element" Error Message on Cisco Transport Manager

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/opticsw/ps2204/products_tech_note09186a008068371e.shtml

Tech Note:
Replace an In-Service ONS 15327 Chassis

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/optical/ps2001/products_tech_note09186a008069d004.shtml

Tech Note:
Replace an In-service ONS 15454 Chassis

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/optical/ps2006/products_tech_note09186a008069d06e.shtml

Security and VPN

Configuration Example:
Multiple VPN Group Clients to Use Different VLANs after Connecting to a PIX

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps2030/products_configuration_example09186a00806ab788.shtml

Configuration Example:
Cisco Router as a Remote VPN Server Using SDM

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/ps274/products_configuration_example09186a00806ad10e.shtml

Configuration Example:
PIX/ASA 7.x: DMZ Interface Part of the IPsec Tunnel Interesting Traffic

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps2284/products_configuration_example09186a00806a5cea.shtml

Configuration Example:
EAP-TLS Version 1.01 Configuration Guide

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/secursw/ps2086/products_configuration_example09186a008068d45a.shtml

Configuration Example:
PIX/ASA 7.x: SSH on the Inside and Outside Interface

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps2030/products_configuration_example09186a008069bf1b.shtml

Configuration Example:
PIX/ASA 7.x: Upgrade a Software Image Using ASDM

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6120/products_configuration_example09186a008067e9f9.shtml

Configuration Example:
PIX Firewall 7.x with Mail Server Access on Inside Network

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps2030/products_configuration_example09186a008067cf3b.shtml

Configuration Example:
ASA with WebVPN and Single Sign-On Using ASDM and NTLMv1

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6120/products_configuration_example09186a008067e9ff.shtml

Configuration Example:
PIX Firewall 7.x with Mail Server Access on Outside Network

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps2030/products_configuration_example09186a0080683db5.shtml

Tech Note:
Options for the IPSec Fragmentation Policy in the VPN 3000 Concentrator

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps2284/products_tech_note09186a00806a5c62.shtml

Tech Note:
AAA Control of the IOS HTTP Server

www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk59/technologies_tech_note09186a008069bdc5.shtml

Cisco TAC Case Collection Solution:
VPN 3005 Concentrator Hangs and Does Not Respond to Ping after an Upgrade to Version 4.7

www.ciscotaccc.com/security/showcase?case=K23332378

Voice and IP Communications

Configuration Example:
Recreate the CDR Database in a Cisco CallManager Server

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/products_configuration_example09186a008069a857.shtml

Tech Note:
Failure of Agents to Log into Cisco Collaboration Server

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/custcosw/ps1001/products_tech_note09186a0080691a00.shtml

Tech Note:
CRS Quick Tracing Guide for Version 3.x and 4.0.x

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/custcosw/ps1846/products_tech_note09186a008068838c.shtml

Tech Note:
Use the dumpcfg Administration Tool to Track ICM Configuration Changes

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/custcosw/ps1001/products_tech_note09186a00806919d8.shtml

Tech Note:
Troubleshoot Voice View Express

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps5520/products_tech_note09186a008067cb94.shtml

Tech Note:
Cisco CallManager User Receives the "kCtiProviderOpenFailure - CTI application failed to open provider" Error Message

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/products_tech_note09186a008069a26b.shtml

Q&As:
FTP Software Download

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5905/products_qanda_item09186a00806875d6.shtml

Q&As:
Special File Access (SFA) Download

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5905/products_qanda_item09186a00806875df.shtml

Cisco TAC Case Collection Solution:
Inbound Calls through the H.323 IOS Gateway to Cisco CallManager IP Phones Receive a Reorder (or Fast Busy) Tone

www.ciscotaccc.com/voice/showcase?case=K77853042

Wireless

Configuration Example:
Self-Signed Certificate Manual Addition to the Controller for LWAPP-Converted APs

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6521/products_configuration_example09186a00806a426c.shtml

Configuration Example:
TACACS+ on an Aironet Access Point for Login Authentication with Use of the GUI

www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk722/tk809/technologies_configuration_example09186a008069593c.shtml

Configuration Example:
Remote-Edge AP (REAP) with Lightweight APs and Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs)

www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk722/tk809/technologies_configuration_example09186a008069da69.shtml

Q&As:
Lightweight Access Point

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6306/products_qanda_item09186a00806a4da3.shtml

Cisco TAC Case Collection Solution:
There Is No Signal in the Wireless Network

www.ciscotaccc.com/wireless/showcase?case=K14333955

Broadband Cable

Field Notice:
uBR-MC16c, uBR-MC16s, and uBR-MC28c Cards Experience Increased FEC Errors with Some Newer Versions of IOS

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/cable/ps2217/products_field_notice09186a00806920ac.shtml

Cisco IOS

Field Notice:
Incorrect IP Fragmentation for GRE over IPSec Configurations

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/ps5207/products_field_notice09186a0080697964.shtml

Cisco TAC Case Collection Solution:
Router Loses Configuration due to Wrong Config-Register Value

www.ciscotaccc.com/core/showcase?case=K20211577

Content Networking

Field Notice:
CSS WebNS Software Version 8.10.105, 7.50.204, and 7.40.304 Withdrawn from CCO

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/contnetw/ps792/products_field_notice09186a008068856b.shtml

LAN Switching

Field Notice:
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 32 Running in Hybrid IOS Mode May Fail to Forward Traffic - Software Upgrade Required

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps700/products_field_notice09186a008069d62e.shtml

Cisco TAC Case Collection Solution:
After an Upgrade to CatOS 7.x code, "%SYS-4-SUPERVISOR_ERR:Forwarding engine IP" Errors Appear in the System Log or Console Display

www.ciscotaccc.com/lanswitching/showcase?case=K46325367

Security and VPN

Security Advisory:
AVS TCP Relay Vulnerability

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080685881.shtml

Security Advisory:
Windows VPN Client Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a008069a323.shtml

Voice and IP Communications

Field Notice:
Cisco Unity Express 2.3.1 Default Transfer Mode Does Not Work with Cisco Unified CallManager Express 3.2 and 3.3

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps5520/products_field_notice09186a00806a7ba8.shtml

Field Notice:
Notice for Oracle Security Updates - October 2005, January 2006, and April 2006

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/custcosw/ps840/products_field_notice09186a0080687443.shtml

Field Notice:
CP-7911G Will Not Communicate with Network after Firmware Upgrade

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/phones/ps379/products_field_notice09186a008068ec74.shtml

Field Notice:
Cisco Enterprise and Hosted Contact Center Products Notice for Microsoft May 2006 Security Updates

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/custcosw/ps427/products_field_notice09186a0080699017.shtml

Field Notice:
Cisco Customer Voice Portal (CVP) - CVP Voice Browser May Encounter a Memory Exception Resulting in Out of Service Condition - Patch Required

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/custcosw/ps1006/products_field_notice09186a00806991d3.shtml

Field Notice:
Cisco IAD 2430 Series Requires Software Upgrade due to Replacement of EOS Parts

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/gatecont/ps887/products_field_notice09186a008069d22b.shtml

Field Notice:
Cisco VG224 Requires Software Upgrade due to Replacement of End-of-Sale Parts

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/gatecont/ps2250/products_field_notice09186a008069d282.shtml

WAN

Field Notice:
MGX - MPSM-16-T1E1- EMI Gasket May Fail during Insertion or Removal

www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps1938/products_field_notice09186a0080684358.shtml

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www.cisco.com/public/news_training/tech_tips.html
(available to non-registered users)

www.cisco.com/kobayashi/news_training/tech_tips.html
(available only to registered users)

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