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Understanding VTP
Some people hate it, some people love it. It's the Cisco proprietary VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) which in short means that Cisco switches can exchange VLAN configuration, instead of manually configuring each switch with the same VLANs. I also suggest if you don't know what a VLAN is check out the post Creating VLANs …
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Dynamic Routing Protocols
May 4, 2011 · 3 min read · BGP Border Gateway Protocol CCENT CCNA Cisco cisco Cisco IOS computers Distance-vector routing protocol Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol Exterior Gateway Protocol General ICND1 ICND2 Interior gateway protocol Internet LAN networking Open Shortest Path First router Routing technology tutorial Tutorials WAN ·Dynamic Routing If you ever wanted to set up a network manually, you will quickly find how much overhead is required to get PCs, printers, and other network equipment. That's where dynamic routing protocols come into play although they are helpful I strongly urge you to understand static routing first. (See the post …
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Configure Static Routing
May 2, 2011 · 4 min read · Addressing CCENT CCNA Cisco cisco Cisco IOS Default route ICND1 ICND2 IP IP address LAN networking Protocols router Routing software Static Routes Subnetwork technology tutorial Tutorials WAN ·Plugging Cisco routers together and hoping they work out of the box is not something you should hope for. A router can learn about networks in two ways, manually from configured static routers which we will talk about today and dynamic routing protocols which will talk about on Wednesday. Let's get started! Static …
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Understanding AAA
Apr 29, 2011 · 3 min read · AAA Access control Accounting Authentication Authorization CCNA CCNA Security Cisco cisco computers General IP address networking networks RADIUS router Security security software TACACS technology User (computing) ·User The wonderful AAA which in the Cisco world means, Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting but what does that really mean? In today's post that's what we are going to be talking about. What is AAA and what are the benefits of using it along with what is it? The first "A" of AAA is Authentication …
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Configure a Site-to-Site VPN via SDM
So for today's post let's learn how to configure a site-to-site VPN on a router using the Cisco SDM (Security Device Manger). The Cisco SDM is a Web-based device management tool a GUI for Cisco routers this can simplify router deployments and cut ownership costs. (See the post Configuring SDM) Let's start configuring a …
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