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DHCP Relay on the Nexus7000/NXOS Vs. IP Helper on the 6500/IoS

Posted on May 20, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

IP helper (now DHCP relay) works differently on the Nexus 7000 than on the Cisco 6500. The N7K imposes a VACL to filter local DHCP broadcast traffic, under the assumption that you’d be using DHCP relay when there is no local DHCP…

Cisco Ending Development of Load-Balancer Products

Posted on September 19, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco has confirmed it will end development of its Application Control Engine (ACE) load-balancer products. While only a back-alley in the Borg’s sprawling product line, the confirmation that ACE will be added to the Cisco end-of-life list will be a…

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Switches Vs. Catalyst 4500 Series

Posted on May 8, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

“What differences btw catalyst 4500 and 6500 series? Our company is looking to get a new switch for or core/OC. The switch being replaced is an Enterasys matrix, I don’t know which model, but is very old, and all servers…