Back on the Certification path
Recently, I made the decision to return to my goal of Cisco Certification. Between a crazy schedule at work and home it has been a struggle to find those extra hours to devote to certification...
Author: Bill
NAT Overview for CCNA
As I prepare for the CCNA, I collected all my various notes and have tried to put the highlights here for quick reference as my test date approaches. 3 Types of NAT: Dynamic NAT...
How to configure a VTP Server and Client
VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) is Cisco’s proprietary protocal for propagating VLAN information that exists on one switch to another switch. The advantage of VTP is that it eliminates the need to create VLANs on...
How to make your Cisco router a terminal server
On more than one occasion I have needed to access the console port of a switch, but I wasn’t physically there but I did have a router near the unit. You can easily setup...
Helpful Cisco Documents
I always need to look up features on different Cisco routers and switches. Cisco actually produces two documents that let you quickly see all the available models and associated features: Cisco Router Guide Cisco...
How to make a T1 loopback
Sometimes you need a quick and easy way to test a T1 connection on a piece of equipment. For example, you want to make sure that the T1 WIC on your router is working....
How to make a T1 Crossover cable
In setting up my home lab, one thing that I needed to do was communicate between my routers using the T1 WICs. For the physical cable connection it is necessary to use a T1...
Configuring T1 WICs for a Home lab
I have a couple of routers as part of my home lab that I am using for my Cisco certification studies. One thing that I wanted to do was connect two routers together via...
How to find the port a device is plugged into
Have you ever needed to quickly find out which switch port a network device is plugged into and you only know the IP address of the device? You could always trace the cables in...