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Cisco virtual Port Channel (vPC) is a virtualization technology, launched in 2009, which allows links that are physically connected to two different…
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In previous articles, we showed how it is possible to configure a Cisco router or Catalyst switch to provide DHCP server services to network clients…
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In our article Cisco VPN Client Configuration - Setup for IOS Router  we explained how to setup up a Cisco IOS router to support Cisco IPSec VPN…
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This article explains how the Cisco 1240 series access point can be setup to provide support for multiple SSID, each SSID assigned to a sep…

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Driven by our thirst for technical material and experience, we thought it would be a great idea to start presenting various installations of Cisco eq…
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Our previous article shows how to perform a password recovery on the Cisco Catalyst switches. This article will now explain how to disable or enable…
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This article provides in-depth analysis of DHCP Option 82 (DHCP Relay Agent) which is one of the +180 DHCP Options available to the DHCP protocol and…

Cisco Wireless:

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This article covers the deployment of the Cisco WLC 9800-CL cloud-based controller on the VMware ESXi platform. We explain the CPU, RAM and storage r…
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The Cisco Wireless Controller (WLC) series devices provide a single solution to configure, manage and support corporate wireless networks, regardless…
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One Appliance – One Image is what Cisco is targeting for its Next Generation Firewalls. With this vision, Cisco has created a unified software image…
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In late 2014, Cisco announced the new licensing model for the latest AnyConnect Secure Mobility client v4.x. With this new version, Cisco introduced…
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Cisco Routers
Welcome to the Routers section. Here we will analyse routers quite some depth; what they do and how they work. We must point out that knowlege on the OSI…
Cisco Routers
Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a vital service not only for Cisco devices but almost every network device. Any computer-based device needs to be accuratel…
Cisco Routers
Hosting your own webserver or email server would normaly require a static IP address from your ISP. This ensures that your services are always reachable u…
Cisco Routers
In today's network environment, redundancy is one of the most important aspects, whether its on the LAN side or on the WAN side. In this topic we will be…

Cisco Data Center (Nexus/UCS)
Whether you’re new to Cisco Nexus switches or have been working with them for years this article will show how to get around the Nexus NX-OS using sm…
Cisco Data Center (Nexus/UCS)
It’s a reality – Australia now has its own Official Cisco Data Center User Group (DCUG) and it’s growing fast! Originally inspired by Cisco Champions Chri…
Cisco Data Center (Nexus/UCS)
This article shows how to perform an ISSU (In-Service Software Upgrade) on a Nexus Data Center switch (7000 and 7700 models) and avoid service and network…
Cisco Data Center (Nexus/UCS)
The Cisco NX-OS checkpoint feature provides the capability to capture at any time a snapshot (backup) of the Cisco Nexus configuration befo…