I'm using Cisco 3550 & 3560 switches for WAN routing with enhanced IP images. They are connected to Microwave radios of various speeds (45Mb, 100Mb, 622Mb) depending on the link. I setup VLAN's to ...

Have you been told that VLANs are the ultimate solution to your network woes? That they’ll magically secure your infrastructure, eliminate complexity, and solve all your traffic management headaches?

We have a new remote site coming online soon. At the site will be a Cisco 3750 with a trunked fiber connection back to our core switch (a stack of 3750s). The vlan at the remote site is a different ...

Virtual local area networks (VLANs) allow us to create different logical and physical networks; whereas IP subnetting simply allows us to create logical networks through the same physical network. You ...

The average home now has dozens of networked devices, from computers to smart devices and streaming boxes. Each of these comes with different considerations about how they use the network, and that's ...

Rate your favorite Cisco Press books. Chapter 3, “Switch Operation,” presents a functional overview of how multilayer switching (MLS) is performed at Layers 3 and 4. The actual MLS process can take ...

With the proliferation of cryptologic technology, Web application firewalls and intrusion- detection systems in recent years, the emphasis placed on the acquisition and deployment of said devices has ...

Network Plug-and-Play allows switches, routers, and wireless access points to be on-boarded to the network. An agent in the device, connects to Cisco DNA center and downloads the required software and ...

Imagine this: your smart home devices, guest Wi-Fi, and workstations all coexist on the same network. A single compromised IoT device could expose sensitive data or disrupt your entire system. It’s a ...

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