by Ted Haubein | Oct 6, 2014 | Switching
The ability to enable or perform DHCP Snooping is one of those really cool and powerful features we find on Catalyst Switches such as 2900’s, 3500, and 3700’s Switches that often gets overlooked. This simple yet powerful feature can help prevent malicious,...
by Ted Haubein | Oct 2, 2014 | Switching
I’ve had the opportunity of deploying, supporting, and upgrading both StackWise, and FlexStack Switches. Both platforms offer exceptional performance and reliability. Personally I wouldn’t recommend either platform for the Datacenter, however the 3750 with...
by Ted Haubein | Sep 14, 2014 | Routing, Switching
The importance of accurate time on a network reaches so many different things the simplest of which is logging date and time stamps. The practice of keeping all network equipment time synchronized throughout an enterprise network is probably the most basic of task,...
by Ted Haubein | Sep 8, 2014 | Routing, Switching
Embedded Packet Capture or EPC gives you the ability to capture packets flowing through the Router, and from the Switch. After the capture is complete it can be analyzed locally by saving or capture off box via exporting so you can analysis using your favorite tool...
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 | May 20, 2014 | Switching
If implemented correctly the Spanning Tree Protocol or STP is like your best Friend. Simply put it prevents loops forming at Layer 2 when switches are bridged interconnecting via multiple paths. The key in the last sentence was the term multiple paths. The Spanning...
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