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Access and trunk ports explained

Jun 27,95

Each port on a Cisco switch can be configured as either an access or a trunk port. The type of …

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VLANs explained

Jun 26,95

VLANs (Virtual LANs) are logical grouping of devices in the same broadcast domain. VLANs are configured on switches by placing …

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Assign static MAC address

Jun 25,95

Although Cisco switches dynamically build the MAC address table by using the MAC source address of the received frames, you …

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Assign the switch IP address

Jun 24,95

By default, Cisco switches perform Ethernet frames forwarding without any configuration. This means that you can buy a Cisco switch, …

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Port security feature

Jun 22,95

All interfaces on a Cisco switch are turned on by default. This means that an attacker could connect his laptop …

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How switches forward frames

Jun 21,95

When a frame arrives at a switch interface, the switch looks for the destination hardware (MAC) address in its MAC …

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