Students and People who are preparing for the CCNA Exam often need to have a frame relay switch in their lab to practice for the Frame-Relay. How to configure Frame-Relay Switching…
What is a VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)? “VTP allows a network manager to configure a switch so that it will propagate VLAN configurations to other switches in the network” VLAN…
The private-VLAN feature addresses two problems that service providers face when using VLANs: 1. Scalability: The switch supports up to 1005 active VLANs. If a service provider assigns one VLAN…
It’s simple to explain What Private VLAN is, but Cisco’s implemenation and configuration steps are a bit confusing – with all the “mappings” and “associations” stuff. Here we will talk…
When you buy all Cisco IP phones, without the power adaptor, so how to work? There are 3 options for connections. 1) Buy power transformer (CP-PWR-CUBE-3) directly; suitable for few…
After an amazing game by an amazing game, London 2012 Olympic Games is approaching the ending time. Definitely, this international sports feast impressed a lot of people deeply. Some people…
Cisco IOS Command Summary—Four Modes to Access and Configure a Cisco Router The four modes for accessing and configuring a Cisco router are: user EXEC mode, privileged EXEC mode, global configuration mode, interface configuration…
Cisco Products reach the end of their Product Life Cycle for a number of reasons. These reasons may be due to market demands, technology innovation and development driving changes in…
OSPF stands for Open Shortest Path First and it represents a routing protocol belonging to the group of link-state routing protocols. OSPF routing protocol is classified among the best dynamic protocols…
There are 5 commands that every Cisco network administrator should know. These are core administration commands that will help you to really know what is going on. If you are…
Many installers make the mistake of treating 802.11 WLANs just like Ethernet, placing access points (APs) in locations that facilitate outsider access to corporate networks. But, from a security perspective,…
OSPF is one of our more complicated routing protocols, and it can be pretty intimidating, especially at first. But once you have mastered how to configure this Link State Protocol,…
London Olympics final countdown begins. It’s exciting to welcoming the Opening Ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. To prepare a perfect sport feast for all the people…
How to Configure IPSEC Encryption with the Cisco IOS (site to site VPN tunneling)? The OSPF dynamic routing protocol is probably the most popular LAN routing protocol today. OSPF can…
Cisco’s layoffs this week could be the first in a series of cutbacks hitting product lines and business units that have underperformed. Wide Area Application Services (WAAS), Collaboration, Linksys and Advanced Services…
As router-switch.com founded its branch office in USA, it is also welcoming its 10th anniversary in 2012. From “a small potato” to “a big apple”, router-switch.com did a great effort…
Do you need to configure dynamic routing protocol for you network? EIGRP may be an excellent choice. It is a full-featured routing protocol that can grow as your network grows.…
OSPF is an interior gateway protocol that routes Internet Protocol (IP) packets solely within a single routing domain (autonomous system). It gathers link state information from available routers and constructs…
How to prepare Cisco CCNA Exam? What CCNA topics would be contained while preparing? Some CCNA experts pointed out 7 main CCNA topics (not for the test but for the…
I would like to have some pointers – Can someone tell me how I can have configured the Cisco 871 Router for VOIP – incoming AND outgoing calls? Most Voice…
Troubleshooting techniques are vital to understand to obtain the Cisco certified Network Professional (CCNP) and other higher level certifications. Sean Wilkins, an accomplished networking consultant for SR-W Consulting, wrote an…
How to configure Local Username Database in Cisco IOS? David Davis, the director of Infrastructure at Train Signal – the global leader in video training for IT Pros, wrote the article “Configuring…