Ubiquiti Unifi vs EdgeSwitch – Which one is more suitable for home?
Most home routers on the market usually have up to four Ethernet ports. For some people, this is not enough—especially if you have multiple devices running on your network, such…
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Buyer Guide: Cisco Switches vs. Aruba Switches
As there are various switches brands in the market, which one should we choose? Today, I’d like to share comparison chart between Cisco switches and Aruba switches. These table shows…
Data Center Design: Basic 3 Layers, Core, Aggregation, and Access
Nowadays, building a data center to provide services for enterprise or providers is more and more important. However, it cost much to build an available data center, that is, it…
New to Router-switch.com? Get $85 Coupons Now!
Are you new to Router-switch.com? If yes, now there is a big surprise for you! How to? Read this guide now. What is New User Zone of Router-switch.com? New User…
Migrating to Wave 2? …Definitely
Cisco’s New 802.11ac Wave 2 Solutions Cisco unveiled the new 802.11ac Wave 2 solutions that help organizations reinvent their approach to mobility at Cisco Live2015 in San Diego. Migrating to…
Secure SNMP in Cisco Switches and Routers
This article focus on the ways how we can secure SNMP access in Cisco Switches and Routers Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) uses the default UDP port 161 for general SNMP messages and UDP port 162…
How to Configure DHCP Snooping in a Cisco Catalyst Switch?
Here we go, with the configuration of DHCP snooping on a Cisco Switch. This feature protects the network by allowing the Cisco Switches to accept DHCP response message only from…
VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) & VTP Modes
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…
Main Network Hardware’s Difference: Integrated Devices, Router, Network Switch & Firewall
If you are used to working with home networking gear, you will be used to an integrated device that “does it all”. On a home network, you may have one…
Cisco’ Answer to SDN, Cisco ONE Introduced at Cisco Live
Cisco unveiled its strategy for delivering software-defined networking, describing its Open Network Environment Platform Kit (onePK) as a more comprehensive approach than the OpenFlow protocol or the OpenStack approaches by…
LAN and Setup VLAN on a Cisco Switch
When I heard of the LAN and VLAN for the first time, I have nothing idea about it. What is it, and how is it used for? … So many…
Switch Types and LAN Switching
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…
Cisco Focus on Networks Pays Off in Q2 Earnings
“Cisco was focused on flip cameras and consumer devices,” said analyst Zeus Kerravala. Cisco CEO John Chambers “made the promise that networking was going to be a focus for them…
Ethernet & Ethernet Switch
Ethernet refers to the family of Local Area Network (LAN) implementation. Ethernet is actually the most popular Local Area Network architecture that consists of Ethernet specifications and standards as well…
Two Types of Networks: LANs and WANs
Networks are divided into two types, a LAN (Local Area Network) or a WAN (Wide Area Network), which are generic terms referring to two important basic types of networks. The Internet can…
Layer 2 Switches & Layer 3 switches
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…
Cisco Memory: Types and Functions
Cisco is a large manufacturer of networking hardware, inter-network operating systems, network routers, switches and other similar devices. The actual design and layout of each product controls what types of…
Why Cisco 6500 Series is Here to Stay?
Tried and true isn’t a descriptor awarded lightly. It’s earned only after emerging battle-hardened from the front lines. It doesn’t matter if you’re the only survivor of the super-soldier program,…
Cisco Refreshes Nexus switches to Handle Increasing Data Centre Demands
Cisco has upgraded and extended its Nexus switches to handle increasing data centre demands Cisco Systems is rolling out a host of new and enhanced data centre networking products to…
