These are links to videos created by Timw of hacki.at. Timw is a helpful guy on the forums over there and took time to create some videos on configuring VMWare to work…
Month: November 2009
Frequently Asked Questions: CCNP Version 6.0
Q. How is the new Cisco CCNP® curriculum structured? A. The new CCNP v6.0 curriculum has three courses that fully align with the three new CCNP certification exams: CCNP Route, CCNP Switch,…
CCNP BCMSN Notes – Multilayer Switching
Interfaces on multilayer switch are designated as switch ports (layer 2) with switchport or routed ports (layer 3) with no switchport. Switched Virtual Interfaces (SVIs) can be defined to provide a routed…
CCNP BCMSN Notes – Advanced Spanning Tree Protocol
Rapid STP (RSTP) RSTP was developed to provide a faster converging alternative to STP, and is defined in IEEE 802.1w. Like STP, RSTP can be applied as a single instance or per…
CCNP BCMSN Notes – Protecting the Spanning Tree Protocol Topology
Root Guard If a switch with a lower bridge ID enters the network, it can preempt the current STP root. Root guard can be enabled on an interface to prevent it from…
Cisco Network Security Little Black Book
This book provides internetworking professionals with a detailed guide for designing, maintaining, and implementing a secure network using Cisco routers. It covers important topics such as TCP Intercept, Inivast Erverse Path Forwarding,…
The Journey to Becoming a CCIE
Antonio Cunanan is an engineer with the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) team in Richardson, Texas. Two-and-a-half years ago, when Antonio was part of the Cisco TAC team in Australia, he embarked…
CCNP BCMSN Notes – Spanning Tree Configuration
Root Bridge Configuration The root bridge should be positioned centrally in the network to ensure the spanning tree forms in a predictable manner. Two bridge ID formats are available: 802.1D Standard…
CCNP BCMSN Notes – Traditional Spanning Tree Protocol
STP is defined in IEEE 802.1D. BPDUs STP messages are carried by Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) frames; BPDUs are multicast to 01:80:c2:00:00:00. BPDU types: Configuration – Used for spanning-tree computation…