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EoS & EoL Announcement for the Select Cisco 892 Integrated Services Routers

Posted on July 7, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Select Cisco 892 Integrated Services Routers. The last day to order the affected product(s) is October 11, 2014. Customers with active…

Cisco 2951 vs. 2921 vs. 2911 vs. Cisco 2901

Posted on June 30, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

By offering four platforms: the Cisco 2901, 2911, 2921, and 2951 routers, Cisco 2900 series router builds on the previous Cisco 2800 Series Integrated Services Routers(It was already end of…

Cisco 2901 vs. Cisco 1921 vs. Cisco 1941/1941W

Posted on February 28, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

If you wanna buy a Cisco router to set up your network, maybe you are confused with the detailed functions of these models, such as Cisco 1921, Cisco 1941 and…

Routers vs. Network Switches

Posted on January 23, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

If you need to choose a router or a switch to set up a network for your business, what you will take into consideration? As we known, router and network…

CISCO1921 to Replace the Very Popular Cisco 1841

Posted on August 1, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Although Cisco announced the End-of-Sale and End-of-Life for the Cisco 1841 router 3 years ago, it still has a number of fans because of its high cost performance. Note: End-of-Sale…

Cisco ISR 4451-X, Prepared for Future Branch Network Needs

Posted on July 12, 2013 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco unveiled a new member of the Integrated Services Router family at the end of June. The ISR 4451-X might not seem that unique at first glance. Here’s Cisco releasing another new router that…

Four Main Memory Areas in a Cisco Router

Posted on October 24, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

It may often seem like nothing more than a sleek metal box on the outside, but the internal memory components of a Cisco router represent where much of the real…

How to Configure OSPF on Cisco Routers?

Posted on October 17, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) is a routing protocol developed by Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). OSPF is standards-based which means it is available on routers by Cisco as well…

Router-switch.com Announced Its Newly Redesigned Website

Posted on September 21, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Surprise, surprise, surprise happened to router-switch.com. What’s it? Yeah, here it is proud to announce the release of its newly redesigned website. By updating its main site, https://www.router-switch.com/ which is…

How to Configure EIGRP on a Cisco Router?

Posted on July 23, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

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.…

How to Protect Router Password?

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

Administrators can access a router for administrative purposes in a variety of ways. For example, as shown in Figure 3-2, a PC running terminal emulation software can telnet into a…

Cisco Router Auxiliary, Console and Telnet Passwords Setup

Posted on May 17, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

There are five passwords used to secure your Cisco routers: console, auxiliary, telnet (VTY), enable password, and enable secret. Just as you learned earlier in the chapter, the first two…

How to Configure DHCP on a Cisco Router or Cisco Switch?

Posted on April 27, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

If you want to configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) on PC clients, you currently have multiple options to choose for your DHCP server. One of the more common ways…

How to Make Your Ethernet Crossover Cable?

Posted on February 17, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

An Ethernet crossover cable is a type of Ethernet cable used to connect computing devices together directly. Normal straight through or patch cables were used to connect from a host…

How to Configure Cisco 1941W?

Posted on February 2, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco 1941W builds on the best-in-class offering of the existing Cisco 1841 Integrated Services Routers by offering Cisco 1941W. In addition to the support of a wide range of wireless…

Cisco Console Cables, Popular Types You Used

Posted on January 12, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

A Cisco console cable is used to connect a computer system directly into a networking device, such as a switch or a router… …

How to Connect a Router/Switch Through the Console Port?

Posted on December 29, 2011 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Every Cisco router/network switch has a console port on its back. It is there to provide a way to hookup a terminal to the router in order to work on…

Social Networks’ Role: the Third Leg of the Smart Grids

Posted on September 28, 2011 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Despite Cisco saying it will ditch its home and building energy management products last month, the router giant still sees a promising industry in the smart grid and held an…

10 Questions Help You Prepare CCNA 640-802 Exam

Posted on August 5, 2011 by RouterSwitch Tech | 2 Comments

Solving many practice questions after you study the CCNA theory is the way to go for mastering the CCNA material and get prepared for passing the exam. The following practice…

Quick A&Q to Know Cisco 2800 Series Routers Well

Posted on August 4, 2011 by RouterSwitch Tech | 3 Comments

For Small to Medium-Sized businesses and enterprise branch office, Cisco router 2800 series is a very great choice when you need to buy a flexible and powerful router. Why to…

Huawei, Will Exceed Cisco, Google in the Future?

Posted on May 31, 2011 by admin | 4 Comments

Ren Zhengfei, the founder of Huawei, announced that they are confident of exceeding Cisco and Google in the future. Over the past 23 years, Huawei has developed fast and achieved…

A Date with Video Chat’s Time

Posted on May 31, 2011 by admin | 9 Comments

Zoya Fallah shared her fantastic experience of her first Cisco ūmi Call with her dad with Cisco readers and friends, details from her description: “Recently, my dad bought me a…