What are The Types And Features of Cisco Switches? Things to consider when selecting a Switch for a Network. To select the appropriate switch for a layer in a particular network, you need to have specifications that detail the target traffic flows, user communities, data servers, and data storage servers. The company needs a network that can meet… Read More »
What is EtherChannel? The process used to bundle ports together in an ethernet switch to achieve higher bandwidth is known as EtherChannel or link aggregation. Link aggregation can be useful when interconnecting switches together and when interconnecting other devices to a switch, e.g. you can use EtherChannel when you need to connect a switch to a server with multiple network adaptors or… Read More »
What is DNS? The term Domain Name System (DNS) is not new to the Internet environment. We will talk about what is DNS and how DNS lookup works. DNS is an application layer protocol used throughout the Internet for translating hostnames into their associated IP addresses. Every website and its subdomains have an IP address to be connected… Read More »
What Is ACLs? Access Control Lists (ACLs) are a set of rules used in networking to control the flow of traffic into and out of network devices like routers and switches. These rules determine which packets (small units of data) are allowed or denied passage through a network interface. ACLs are crucial for network security and traffic management.… Read More »
What is CDP? Cisco discovery protocol is a layer 2 protocol (OSI) that operates between Cisco devices such as routers and switches. CDP displays information about the directly connected devices such as device ID, Platform, connected interface, IOS versions, and layer 3 IP address. Key Features of CDP Device Discovery: CDP helps network administrators in discovering Cisco devices… Read More »
