TweetIt 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 [...]

TweetNeed to create a home Cisco Lab? If you are studying for the any of the Cisco certifications such as CCNA, CCNP, CCDA, CCDP, CCVP, or CCIE, creating a home lab increases your chances of passing these difficult exams. Or possibly you have a home lab but are missing a 3550 or some other crucial [...]

TweetRouters connect two or more logical subnets, which do not necessarily map one-to-one to the physical interfaces of the router. The term “layer 3 switch” often is used interchangeably with router, but switch is a general term without a rigorous technical definition. In marketing usage, it is generally optimized for Ethernet LAN interfaces and may [...]

TweetCatalyst is the brand name for a variety of network switches sold by Cisco Systems. While commonly associated with Ethernet switches, a number of different interfaces have been available throughout the history of the brand. In addition, Cisco increasingly offers routers with switching capabilities, and indeed Cisco’s 7600 router line and 6500 switch line have [...]