2 Great Forums On Networking Topics

February 6, 2010

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If you’re looking for a community to discuss networking topics such as Cisco, certifications, Microsoft certifications, etc. then these two forums will be a great resource for you:

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2010 IT Goals and Skills

by The Network Technician

In the past I’ve focused on To Do lists and they never really pan out well for me. This year will be a little different. The To Do list will still be there but it will reflect my “To Be” list. I recently attended an inspirational talk and he got me thinking about focusing on [...]

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User VLAN Do Not Acquire DHCP Address

by The Network Technician

When configuring VLANs on a layer 3 Cisco switch we often tend to segment our network by grouping devices in certain VLANs for security/departmental/geographical purposes.
Enabling inter-VLAN routing allows all the devices on different VLANs to communicate with each other.
If you’ve placed DHCP devices on a VLAN separate from the DHCP server you’ll notice that those [...]

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Be Up to Date with Drivers and Firmware

by The Network Technician

Here’s a great tip for newbie Systems Administrators:
Check regularly for updated drivers and firmware
You’ll never know when things start breaking on you.

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Virtual LANs Notes

by The Network Technician

Virtual LAN Concepts
All LAN devices are in the same broadcast domain.
Common reasons to use vlans:

flexible designs by departments or groups instead of by location
reduce overhead to each host in a vlan by segmenting
reduce workload of STP by limiting a vlan to a single access switch
enforce better security
separate traffic sent from an IP phone

Trunking with ISL [...]

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5 Easy Steps to Securing Your Cisco Switch or Router

by The Network Technician
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Every network administrator should know how to secure their network so that they lessen the encounter of malicious activity. Sometimes it really just comes down to following some best practices in securing a Cisco switch or router. Here are 5 easy steps to secure your Cisco switch or router.
enable secret
When you use the command,
show run
do [...]

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I Successfully Passed the Cisco ICND1 Exam!

by The Network Technician

After many days of hard work, studying, memorizing and testing I have successfully passed the Cisco ICND1 portion of the CCNA certification. Over the weekend I felt that I was 100% ready so I decided to bump the test up one day.
I did a lot of reading in order to pass the ICND1 which can [...]

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CCNA ICND1 Test is Scheduled!

by The Network Technician

The next steps toward my Cisco CCNA certification is nearing! I’ve decided to take the two test route for two reasons:

Easier to study
Less Pressure

I didn’t want to pack so much information to study for in one test and I feel that doing ICND1 and then ICND2 will be very easy for me. Also, I am [...]

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