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Network Fundamentals

LAN Network Topologies

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Cisco Routers

How to Capture Packets on your Cisco Router with…

If you’re tired of setting up SPAN sessions to capture network traffic transiting your network and Cisco router, it’s time to start using Cisco’s Embedded Packet Capture (EPC), available from IOS 12…

Network Cabling

LPT Ports & Modes (SPP, EPP, ECP) - Parallel Dire…

The Parallel Direct Connection is the second solution covering the transfer of data from one computer to another. The cable required is slightly more complicated as it has more wires that need to be…

Windows Servers

Download Altaro Free VM Backup & Win a PlayStatio…

We have some exciting news for you today! Altaro has launched a great contest in celebration of SysAdmin Day on 27th July! They will be giving away Amazon eGift Cards to the first 100 eligible entr…

Cisco Routers

How to Restrict Cisco IOS Router VPN Client to La…

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 clients, allowing remote users to securely connec…

Cisco Data Center (Nexus/UCS)

Join Australia’s First Official Cisco Data Center…

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 Chris Partsenidis and Derek Hennessy, the idea wa…

Cisco Firewalls

Cisco ASA Firepower Threat Defense (FTD): Downloa…

One Appliance – One Image is what Cisco is targeting for its Next Generation Firewalls. With this vision, Cisco has created a unified software image named “Cisco Firepower Threat Defense”. In t…

Linux - Unix

Working with Linux TCP/IP Network Configuration F…

This article covers the main TCP/IP network configuration files used by Linux to configure various network services of the system such as IP Address, Default Gateway, Name servers - DNS, hostname and…

Cisco CallManager-CCME

How To Upgrade Cisco - Linksys SPA8000 Firmware

The Cisco - Linksys SPA8000 is an 8-port IP Telephony Gateway that allows connections for up to eight analog telephones (provides 8 FXS ports) to a VoIP network using the Session Initiation Protocol…

Routing

OSPF - Part 5: Analysis of OSPF Link State Update…

This article explains how OSPF uses Link State Advertisement (LSA) to exchange information about the network topology between routers. When a router receives an LSA, it is stored in the Link-State Da…

Cisco Routers

Understanding MPLS IP VPNs, Security Attacks and…

What Are MPLS Networks? Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) networks are the next-generation of networks designed to allow customers create end-to-end circuits across any type of transport m…

Cisco Routers

Configuring Cisco Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)…

Our DMVPN Introduction article covered the DMVPN concept and deployment designs. We explained how DMVPN combines a number of technologies that give it its flexibility, low administrative overhead and…