A network router plays a crucial role in how data packets travel to and from a computer to host across the Internet. Routers serve as the junction point between the computers in a network and an ...

In the world of high tech, routers and switches are the oft-ignored, older, awkward step-sisters of CE design. It is thus no longer. Cisco has just released a plethora of routers and switches, ranging ...

As it moves from a product culture to a platform culture, Cisco Systems Inc. is also reshaping a common perception of the 39-year-old firm as purely a networking business. It is playing a broader role ...

I’ve spent at least 25% of the space in this blog over the years to a discussion of what used lab gear you might want to get so that you can practice the commands you will see on various Cisco exams.

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a necessary tool for every network administrator. You can easily configure it with just a few commands. SNMP is still the most popular way to monitor ...

After working through a longish discussion about Cisco routers for your CCNA lab, it will be nice to discuss switches. Thankfully, the choice of switches is a lot easier to figure out than the choice ...

Designed to accelerate the packet search process and boost the performance of next-generation routers and switches, the Chorus family of application specific standard products (ASSPs) uses a ...