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How do I wipe data from Cisco routers and switches before discarding them?

June 12, 2009 6:00am PDT

Mike Mullins walks you through the process of clearing the configurations of both routers and switches in this best-practice Cisco tip.

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3Com tops list of green network switches in energy efficiency

May 19, 2008 4:36am PDT

Switches made by 3Com topped a survey by In-Stat in terms of energy efficiency. This is so for fixed-configuration 24 and 48-port switches.

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Unmanaged switch horror stories

January 19, 2009 5:02am PST

The use of unmanaged switches irks many network administrators and makes trackbacks very difficult. In this blog post, IT pro Rick Vanover shares a few stories of what users can do to a network.

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Book Chapters

Learn how a LAN switch processes network traffic

August 11, 2005 12:00am PDT

This sample chapter, taken from Cisco Press' LAN Switching First-Step, explains how LAN switches process frames and outlines common LAN transmission methods and switching operations. LAN switches...

Provided by: Cisco Press

White Papers

BLADE 802.1q VLAN Tagging and Interoperability With Cisco

July 8, 2008 12:00am PDT

This technical brief focuses on how to configure VLANs on pair of HP GbE2 Interconnect Switches on an HP BladeSystem p-Class, or GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switches on an HP BladeSystem c-Class, for...

Provided by: BLADE Network Technologies

White Papers

Quasi-Output-Buffered Switches

January 1, 2008 12:00am PST

Output-buffered switches are known to have better performance than other switch architectures. However, output-buffered switches also suffer from the notorious scalability problem, and direct...

Provided by: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Articles

SolutionBase: Creating a secure and reliable VoIP solution

August 1, 2007 12:00am PDT

VoIP is the new kid on the telecommuncations block. As such, there are things you need to be aware of in order to create a secure and reliable solution. Deb Shinder points the way.

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Photos: Gadgets we're thankful for, part 1

November 20, 2008 4:08am PST

With Thanksgiving just around the corner, the Crave team shows gratitude for everything from routers to BlackBerrys to an old-school game console.

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Spotlight: IOGear GCS1764 KVM switch

December 7, 2009 10:39am PST

The IOGear GCS1764 is a KVM switch that can switch the USB devices, the monitor, and the audio for up to four devices.

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Cracking Open A Linksys Desktop Switch

October 28, 2008 10:34am PDT

Never underestimate a simple 5- or 8-port network switch. Small businesses depend upon these simple desktop switches for LAN connectivity, e-mail, Internet access, supplier and client...

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Cracking Open the Linksys SR224G Rackmount Switch

April 24, 2008 8:09am PDT

When a client's Linksys SR224G 1U Rackmount Switch failed, small business consultant Erik Eckel used the opportunity to crack the unit open. Here's what he found inside.

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How to configure ACS 5.2 for 802.1x authentication on a Cisco switch

April 13, 2011 10:50am PDT

These screenshots cover the basics of configuring ACS 5.2 for 802.1x authentication on a Cisco switch. Brandon Carroll presents this as a method for dealing with the explosion of consumer devices...

Downloads

OneFinger Task Switch 1.1 (Windows)

January 31, 2006 12:00am PST

OneFinger Task Switch allows you assigning a function key as the task switch key, when you press the task switch key if there is only one open program in the Windows desktop and it is minimized,...

Provided by: ACQSOFT

Blog Post

Juniper enters ethernet market with EX switches

January 29, 2008 1:19pm PST

Juniper Networks announced its entry into the ethernet switches market with the introduction of the EX line of switches.

Blog Post

Cisco launches router, switch for smart grids

May 25, 2010 10:12am PDT

If visions of the smart grid play out, utilities will really be running one big network. Cisco, seeing that trend, has launched a router and switch designed for the smart grid.

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Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Circuit or packet, clean or dirty?

May 14, 2003 6:00am PDT

...networks and the internet, that is. Did you know the dilemma facing telcos worldwide?

Blog Post

Cisco administration 101: Upgrading routers and switches

June 19, 2009 6:25am PDT

David Davis discusses why upgrading routers and switches deserve a higher priority, and he walks you through the process of upgrading a Cisco IOS router, step by step.

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Review: IOGear GCS1764 KVM switch

December 8, 2009 7:06am PST

The IOGear GCS1764 is a KVM switch that can switch the USB devices, the monitor, and the audio for up to four devices.

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Blog Post

The worst day of my user support life

December 18, 2008 11:00am PST

Have you ever had one of those things happen to which you said - oh no, not that and especially not now? Do the worst things always happen at the worst times, or does it just seem that way?

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Blog Post

10 power tricks for using Word field switches

April 28, 2011 9:31am PDT

With the right combination of fields and switches, you can build expressions that perform calculations, insert text, apply complex formatting, and take the dog for a walk (almost).

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