LANs vs. WANs
We divided the networks into two types: Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN). The two networks are generally classified on the basis of their coverage area. Typically, a local area network exists in a house or a…
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Routers vs. Network Switches
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 switch are necessary computer networking devices. They allow one or…
Top 10 Commands Every Cisco IOS User Should Know
As the Cisco IOS is riddled with thousands of commands, configuring it can be challenging and learning some essential commands is necessary. This quick reference describes 10 commands you’ll need to rely on when handling various configuration and troubleshooting tasks.…
OSPFv3 vs. OSPFv2 Routing Protocol
What is OSPF? Watch the video to learn OSPF: This article outlines few comparisons of OSPFv3 and OSPFv2 Routing Protocol. OSPFv3 has few similarities with that of IPv4 version i.e. OSPFv2 in some ways, like Packet Type, Interface Type, Neighbor…
Cisco ISR 4451-X, Prepared for Future Branch Network Needs
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 adds to their already extensive branch router portfolio–the ISR G2. …
How to Reset a Cisco Router Back to Factory Defaults?
There are two main methods to return a Cisco router to its original factory defaults. These two methods are described below. First Method This method uses the config-register 0×2102 command in global configuration mode. First check the configuration register on the router…
Cisco New ASR 5500 is for Next-Generation Mobile Internet
The Cisco new ASR 5500 is a high-performance box “for the next decade” that will support large volumes of mobile and M2M traffic. Cisco Systems wants to make it easier for mobile operators to scale up the wired networks that…
How to Protect Router Password?
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 router. The Telnet connection is considered to be using a…
WAN & WAN Devices
When an individual Company or Organization has locations that are separated by large geographical distances, it will be a matter of necessity to connect these individual locations so as to share, exchange and manager data or communication. To achieve this,…
Discussion: Router vs. Layer 3 Switches
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…
