by Ted Haubein | Jul 22, 2014 | Routing, Switching
Cisco Express Forwarding or CEF is advanced, Layer 3 IP switching technology. CEF optimizes network performance and scalability for networks with large and dynamic traffic patterns, such as the Internet, on networks characterized by intensive Web-based applications,...
by Ted Haubein | Jul 12, 2014 | Routing
An interior gateway protocol or IGP such as RIP, or OSPF is basically any routing protocol running within an Autonomous System. The routing information or prefixes exchanged within the various Autonomous Systems can be used to populate the Layer 3 routing tables....
by Ted Haubein | Jun 27, 2014 | Wireless
A lightweight access point or AP discovers a Wireless LAN Controller or a WLC at Layer 2 by using the LWAPP discovery protocol. The controller or WLC sends the access point an LWAPP join response after the LWAP AP has issued a join request. When the AP has joined to...
by Ted Haubein | Jun 21, 2014 | Firewall
I believe that Cisco introduced the ability to capture packets in or around version 7.x of the PIX/ASA platforms as well as the FWSM. Along with the Packet Tracer this may simply be one of the most powerful troubleshooting tools in the Firewall arsenal. The ability to...
by Ted Haubein | Jun 19, 2014 | Wireless
If your planning on running voice or you already have voice running on your network, and you have a Wireless infrastructure in place there are some important consideration to keep in mind. The following list of considerations are ones I try to implement when I’m...
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