Wendell Odom, Cisco press author, instructor and blogger was recently a repeat guest for Network World chat. Attendees asked him the best ways to build a home lab, which certifications still have ...

So far in this CCNP lab series, we’ve discussed all of the gear you’ll need for studying the topics in BCMSN and ONT, except for the wireless coverage. Today I’ll look at the wireless coverage in CCNP ...

Guys I would like to get 2 Cisco switches for my home lab. First off I want them to be gigabit now on to the major problem. I remember them being very loud switches and the house I own does not have a ...

Most IT pros realize that using Telnet to manage routers, switches, and firewalls is insecure. Transmitted in clear text across a network, Telnet traffic basically publicizes any login usernames and ...

Many administrators forget—or don't even realize—that they can configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) on Cisco IOS routers and switches. David Davis discusses the pros and cons of this ...

Use the Cisco IOS archive command to archive your router’s configuration Your email has been sent David Davis introduces the Archive command in Cisco, which you can configure to log all commands on ...

This was a challenge we were given in my CCNP class tonight. The instructor did not realize how complicated this actually is since he did not do it himself. Took me about 2 hours to solve it.