I already have working vpn connection using linksys rv042. Pptp dialer is working at windows computer. But Im unable to use it on my iphone4s. I used ipaddress for the server name and password.
Tuesday, July 16th, 2013 One of the most compelling benefits of cloud networking has to be the ability to troubleshoot technical issues remotely. Network engineers out there know that obtaining packet captures, an essential tool in the troubleshooting arsenal, can quickly consume time and money when supporting remote offices. Traditionally, an engineer needs to be physically present where the data is moving in order to “tap the wire” and capture detailed traffic for analysis.
In 2012 we solved this problem by giving engineers the ability to take detailed short-burst packet captures on any device in any location served by Cisco Meraki equipment. Combined with our remote cable testing feature, packet capture in the Cisco Meraki dashboard makes it far simpler to support networks on branch sites where dedicated IT resources may not be available. The basic results of packet captures can be presented directly in the dashboard, but for more thorough data analysis, a.pcap file can be downloaded onto the engineer’s computer and opened with software like Wireshark (formerly known as Ethereal). If you haven’t worked with one before, you’ll be amazed at the detail contained in a.pcap file. It reveals everything that is passing through—from soup to nuts. Now we’ve gone a step further and removed the need for local software by working with a new cloud service called. Detailed packet captures can now be displayed directly in a web browser on any device. Selecting CloudShark Using CloudShark with Merkai is super easy.
By default, any capture sent to the service is immediately viewable in the browser on CloudShark’s own website. If you’re already familiar with Wireshark, you’ll be right at home here. Here’s a sample. CloudShark Analysis Tools CloudShark also offers the option to host its software locally on your own server. This provides significant additional benefits, useful in larger organizations where many captures may be taken routinely and there may be a requirement to retain this data for future use or compliance purposes. With CloudShark’s Appliance software you can.
Build a searchable repository of capture files. Tag captures to associate them to a location, device or trouble/support ticket. Annotate packets and captures. Securely collaborate on encrypted packet captures.
Manage user access, even integrating with LDAP/AD Setting up an Appliance is easy, just download it and install. Add the URL and unique API token to the Cisco Meraki dashboard, and all captures will go directly from the Cisco Meraki cloud to the CloudShark Appliance, encrypted all the way from your Access Point, Security Appliance, or Switch. Tags:, Posted in Comments Off on Taking packet captures to the next level Tuesday, November 30th, 2010 When you get a call from a wireless user complaining about connectivity problems, what is one of the first questions you might ask? “Where are you exactly?” Knowing precisely where a user is located can be immensely helpful in diagnosing and troubleshooting issues.
What AP are they associated to? Are they behind a pillar that could be blocking their wireless signal? Are they in an area of a new building where the network is currently being expanded and might still have some coverage weak spots? This knowledge can often provide an administrator with a good idea of where they should dig in to properly troubleshoot the issue. Starting today, administrators of Meraki Enterprise networks won’t have to ask where a client is because they’ll know: introducing Meraki Location-Based Services.
On each client details page you’ll notice a new map where the current location of the client is clearly indicated on either a Google map or building floorplan (see below screen shot). In addition to troubleshooting client issues, there are many other situations where being able to pin down a client device’s location can be very useful to administrators, such as tracking down a lost laptop or monitoring a nurse’s progress doing rounds in a hospital with the medicine cart. Typically these capabilities might require additional appliances and third-party software costing $10,000’s, but with Meraki they are provided with all Enterprise networks at no additional cost and without the need to deploy additional gear. When combined with other Dashboard features like “remote hands” tools and detailed reporting with Traffic Shaper’s application-level visibility, Location-Based Services provides administrators with powerful tools to understand exactly how their network is being used and to quickly troubleshoot client issues remotely. Please let us know what you think of this new feature using the Make a Wish box! Tags:, Posted inMonday, March 15th, 2010 If a client is having trouble associating to your Meraki Enterprise wireless network, one of the best troubleshooting tools at your disposal is the event log. You can find the log under Monitor - Event log and see a detailed log of exactly what has been going on with your network.
The log captures various types of traffic on your network that can be very useful for troubleshooting: 802.1X – Authentication communication between the client and RADIUS server. IP (Data) – Initial requests and responses between computers and servers, including HTTP. 802.11 – Association and disassociation of clients from the network. DHCP – Lease information from the DHCP server about the client IP address, default gateway, and DNS server.
WPA – Password authentication of the client. ARP – Requests by clients to find the MAC address associated to an IP address. If a client is having trouble associating to the network, the event log can help you determine the most likely culprit. For example, you can easily tell if it’s related to a bad password or a failure to obtain an IP address and take the appropriate steps to get the user up and running again. If you’d like to see more information captured in the event log, let us know by entering your feedback in the “Make a Wish” field on the Dashboard.Posted by Ahmed Akhtar Tags:, Posted inComments Off on Using the Events Log for Quick Troubleshooting of Client Issues Tuesday, February 9th, 2010. Meraki Network Simulator – Simulated Office Network Meraki Network Simulator – Network Summary Meraki Network Simulator – Configuration Overview We’re happy to share that we’ve launched the Meraki Network Simulator: a free demo version of the Meraki Enterprise Cloud Controller that allows you to try out all of our web-based tools without purchasing or setting up physical access points.
For a long time, we’ve wanted to enable potential customers to test out the Meraki Dashboard without physical hardware. The Meraki Cloud Controller is the most unique piece of our wireless LAN offering, providing simple centralized management to network administrators any time and any place over the web. You really have to experience it personally to understand why it’s such a revolutionary way to manage your network. Create your own blank network simulation and set it up from scratch, configuring simulated access points We’re happy to share that we’ve launched: a free demo version of the Meraki Enterprise Cloud Controller that allows you to try out all of our web-based tools without purchasing or setting up physical access points. For a long time, we’ve wanted to enable potential customers to test out the Meraki Dashboard without physical hardware. The Meraki Cloud Controller is the most unique piece of our wireless LAN offering, providing simple centralized management to network administrators any time and any place over the web. You really have to experience it personally to understand why it’s such a revolutionary way to manage your network.
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The Meraki Network Simulator contains several sample networks that allow you to see how Meraki could work for you. We’ve even populated the Cloud Controller with real-life data that we’ve captured and anonymized, so you can get a realistic picture of how the Meraki Dashboard looks on a live network. Here’s a taste of what you can do with the simulator:. Test-drive the Meraki Enterprise Cloud Controller for free, without purchasing hardware.
Experience the complete Cloud Controller configuration UI. Test-drive Meraki’s network monitoring features. Try out sample networks for office, university, and conference use cases. Create your own blank network simulation and set it up from scratch, configuring simulated access points and let us know what you think! – Marie Williams Tags:, Posted inComments Off on Try out Meraki for free, instantly, with the new Meraki Network Simulator Monday, November 30th, 2009 Frequently when using my Meraki Dashboard account, I find that I’m interested in more information than is displayed by default on the Dashboard. This may be true for Access Points, Clients, or Logons.
The “Display options” link on these pages is a little button with big value to help me learn more about my network. Here is the link on the Access Points page: Click on the link to discover the fields that you can display: Add those fields that are most helpful to you and hide the fields that you don’t need. This way you can display the information that provides the most value to you while eliminating unnecessary clutter. There are plenty of great ways to use this data to trouble shoot. For example, when there is a connectivity issue on a portion of a network, I add the Gateway field and sort the APs by gateway.
Frequently I discover that the outage is associated with a single gateway that tells me to look at the wired network and ISP service supporting that particular gateway. There are many other ways to sort these fields that can help you to better understand your network performance and behavior. We hope this helps make your Dashboard experience even better. We’ll periodically share our favorite Dashboard features with you to help you make the most of the troubleshooting tools at your disposal.Posted by Jeff Tags:, Posted inComments Off on Tech Support Favorite – Dashboard Display Options Friday, October 16th, 2009 Have you ever been out there troubleshooting a wireless issue and wishing you had more diagnostic tools at your disposal? Check out when you’re wirelessly associated to a Meraki network. This web site provides useful information about your wireless environment and the specific Meraki access point (gateway or repeater) to which you are connected. Check out the screen shot below to see all of the cool tools available on the different tabs of my.meraki.com.
The Access Point Status tab reveals basic information about the access point: – MAC address – Name – The network it’s a member of – Connectivity to Internet – Connectivity to the cloud controller – Firmware The Client Survey Tool tab shows real-time spectrum analysis and client signal strength. The spectrum data comes in handy when you’re researching potential interference from other RF sources, e.g. Non-Meraki access points, 2.4 and 5 GHz cordless phones, leaky microwaves, etc. Use the signal strength data to calculate the RF propagation and coverage area of the access point. Perform a quick and easy site survey with these tools by powering the access point with a battery pack: 1.
Wirelessly connect to the Meraki network from a laptop. Walk around with the battery-powered access point, closely watching the spectrum analysis and signal strength readings in the web browser. You can even run a quick speed test from the access point to the laptop. In this test, the access point creates and sends data packets to the laptop from itself; these data packets are not coming from the wired network. For example, if you’re experiencing speed problems, but you get blazing speed during this wireless test, then you know the RF side is not contributing to the problem, allowing you to focus on the wired network instead.
The Mesh Neighbors tab displays a table containing data about each of the nearby Meraki access points: – Name – MAC address – Signal Strength – Percentage of packets successfully forwarded (transmitted) – Percentage of packets successfully received – Distance from the neighbor to the access point to which are you connected If you happen to be looking at a gateway, you can also see the repeaters in its mesh route(s). This information is very helpful when optimizing network design to maximize coverage and link signal strength. Finally, the Static IP Configuration tab let’s you configure the IP address settings for the access point. These tools are very useful when you’re deploying and/or troubleshooting Meraki wireless networks. They can be used to resolve a number of problems, including connectivity, speed, interference, signal quality, and coverage. What other tools do you think we should include on this page? -Posted by Ahmed Akhtar Tags:, Posted inComments Off on Powerful Troubleshooting Tool for Meraki Networks in the Field.
After upgrading to windows 10 I can no longer connect to my office VPN Server. Here's the background, My office uses a Mac server to provide L2TP/IPSEC vpn for remote access to the office network. After a lot of digging around I found this support page with details about how to tweak windows 7 to connect to the Mac server (Because I have the home premium version on windows I don't have access to secpol.msc but I was able to make the necessary changes directly in the registry. After upgrading to windows 10, the vpn connection no longer works. I appear to be getting error 788.
I've checked all of the registry changes that I had to make in windows 7 and they are all still intact. There must be something that changed between the way that windows 10 and windows 7 handles vpn security. Before someone says this is a Mac problem, it worked flawlessly for months with windows 7 and broke immediately after the upgrade. On a side note, provided that windows 10 works, my plan is to upgrade to the pro version but I don't want to spend the money if I'm just going to roll back to windows 7 because VPN doesn't work.