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WS-C2960X-48TD-L & WS-C2960XR-48TD-I Tested, from Miercom

Posted on April 28, 2015 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Cisco catalyst 2960-X series and 2960-XR switches were designed as the greenest and popular switches for branch offices and campus. Cisco also described the new Cisco 2960-X Series as Simple, Smart, Scalable, Green, Highly Secure, and Cost-Effective one. How to…

Cisco 2960S and 2960-X Series’ Problems from Users

Posted on June 4, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

Do you have any questions or problems while you are using Cisco 2960S and Cisco 2960-X series? Cisco 2960 series switches are most chosen by Cisco users for enterprise, midmarket, and branch locations. The Cisco 2960-S and Cisco 2960-X series…

Network Design with Examples-Core and Distribution

Posted on April 21, 2014 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

“I have 2 locations that are going to be connected by fiber to make the total endpoints around 300 users. I am thinking of recommending dual 6500’s at the core with 3850 switches backhauled by fiber to the Cisco 6500s…

Demo: How to Configure InterVLAN Routing On Layer 3 Switches?

Posted on May 3, 2012 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

This video demo shows that how to configure InterVLAN routing on a Cisco Catalyst 3550 series switch. Video Demo: How to Configure InterVLAN Routing On Layer 3 Switches? NOTE: VLANs divide broadcast domains in a LAN environment. Whenever hosts in…

Switch Types and LAN Switching

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

A switch is a telecommunication device which receives a message from any device connected to it and then transmits the message only to that device for which the message was meant. It plays an integral part in most modern Ethernet…

Layer 2 Switches & Layer 3 switches

Posted on December 20, 2011 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

What is the basic difference between layer 2 & layer 3 switches? We often hear of these two terms and try to distinguish them, which one is better for building our network. To be simple, Layer 3 switches route packets…

Discussion: Router vs. Layer 3 Switches

Posted on December 2, 2011 by RouterSwitch Tech | 0 Comments

When a router receives a packet, it looks at the Layer 3 source and destination addresses to determine the path the packet should take. A standard switch relies on the MAC addresses to determine the source and destination of a…