February 4, 2012

Cisco Changes up the CCNP Requirements (Again)

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Well its seems that, in their constant efforts to improve the certification path for candidate engineers, Cisco has once again changed up the requirements for CCNP and CCNP re-certification. From the press release Cisco states: Cisco has updated its Cisco CCNP® certification for network engineers through a comprehensive process involving customers and partners from around [...]

Understanding Policy Routing

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Learning and understanding policy routing is crucial knowledge for any good network engineer. You’ll find quite a bit of policy routing going on in today’s production networks.  But what exactly is policy-based routing? Policy routing Policy-based routing, generally referred to as “policy routing”, is the use of route maps to determine the path a packet [...]

DCE/DTE Cables

It never fails, you can never find a cable when you need one. For setting serial connections like for frame relay having the right DCE/DTE cable is a necessity! DTE/DCE cables are used to connect two routers via their serial cables. If you are planning on using a frame relay switch in your lab, you’ll [...]

2521, 2522 Frame Relay

Welcome all Router Freaks around the world! Where would we be without our trusty routers? Stuck to our internet cables, like everyone was back in prehistoric times! We no longer need to deal with inferior technology. Check out this site for the latest on new products and services that will enhance your internet experience. Whether [...]

How to Build Your Cisco Router Lab

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Author: Cisco Kits The Cisco router lab is one of the most difficult labs to build because it touches on so many different pieces of equipment. When you are building your Cisco CCNP lab, it is pretty easy as three Cisco routers and three Cisco switches will put you in a pretty good position at [...]