What are IP Routing Protocols? A routing protocol is a set of rule(s) or standards that determines how routers on a network communicate and exchange information with each other, enabling them to select the best routes to a remote network. Each router has priority knowledge only of networks attached to it directly. Routers running routing protocol share this… Read More »
CCNA v6.0 – How to configure RIP v2 on a Network. As you must have known…RIPv2 is a classless, distance vector routing protocol as defined in RFC 1723. Being a classless routing protocol, means, it includes the subnet mask with the network addresses in its routing updates. Read More on RIPv2 On this page, we’ll look at: * Configuring RIP v2… Read More »
What Is Border Gateway Protocol? BGP is a complex, advanced distance routing protocol. It can best be described as Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP). It’s been referred to in many quarters as the ‘big dog’ protocol of the internet. BGP exchanges routing information between Autonomous Systems (ASs). Unlike Interior routing protocols such as RIP, EIGRP, and OSPF that run inside a company’s network,… Read More »
What Is DHCP Snooping? The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) allocates IP addresses dynamically, it leases addresses to connected devices and the addresses can be reused when no longer needed. All connected Hosts and end devices that require IP addresses obtained through DHCP must communicate with a DHCP server across the LAN. DHCP snooping acts like a firewall… Read More »
