Problem If you ever run into the following error messages: %Error copying usbflash0:cat3k_caa-universalk9.SPA.03.06.04.E.152-2.E4.bin (Not enough space on device) or % flash: requires 295884 KB of free space, but only 167160 KB is available. Operation aborted. You’ve run out of disk…
What’s the difference between “switchport mode access” and “switchport access vlan xx”? First of all, both commands are required to set the switch to an access port. switch(config-if)# switchport mode access This above command disables DTP – Dynamic Trunking Protocol…
When plugging a workstation, server or PC directly behind a Cisco router, you might notice that you may experience speed problems. Why am I not able to get the full 100Mbps speed? I had run into this problem while deploying…
HSRP is commonly used as a router failover mechanism, where one router in the group is active and all other group members are in standby. A standby router will take over as the active router when connectivity to the active…
On Cisco IOS, ACLs can be applied in many different types of interfaces. The most commonly used is a Layer 3 interface. This includes physical, logical, or VLAN SVI interfaces that you can assign an IP to. ACLs can be…
The type of cable table Back to the fundamentals. Here’s a quick reference of what type of cable to use in what situation. Most modern networking equipment nowadays have auto MDI/MDIX which automatically detects and switches to cross-over or straight…
Cisco portable product sheets are documents containing Cisco’s summary of various product comparisons and performance specifications. This includes a comparison of all Cisco’s switches switching performance, router routing performance, device VPN and encryption performance numbers, memory guildlines and more. This…
When setting up a Cisco ASA failover pair, try to follow the following rules & tips: Do not use a crossover Ethernet cable or a fiber-optic patch cable to directly connect the two failover LAN interfaces if the firewalls are…
I think I should be stepping up my security practices. Here’s an article that I came across summarized all the things one should know about Layer 2 security practices on Cisco switches. http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/30682
Today, I wanted to remind myself of all the funky little Cisco spanning tree protection features. I found this neat picture that summarizes it all: