Basic Cisco Switch Setup for Home Network
I recently aquired a Cisco 3500xl switch and have 0 experience setting switches up. I’ve been searching the nets for a few days trying to find a simple tutorial for setting this switch up for a home network. I don’t need to create separate VLans or do anything complicated. I basically want to set it [...]
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| March 31, 2012 1:07 PM
Cisco 3500 XL, Cisco switch, Cisco switch configuration, Switch configuration
I recently aquired a Cisco 3500xl switch and have 0 experience setting switches up. I’ve been searching the nets for a few days trying to find a simple tutorial for setting this switch up for a home network. I don’t need to create separate VLans or do anything complicated. I basically want to set it [...]
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| March 31, 2012 1:07 PM
Cisco 3500 XL, Cisco switch, Cisco switch configuration, Switch configuration
Cisco layer 3
what command do we use for a layer 3 switch so it can also act as a router
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| March 31, 2012 4:21 AM
Cisco Routers and Cisco Switches, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, Layer 3 switches
what command do we use for a layer 3 switch so it can also act as a router
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| March 31, 2012 4:21 AM
Cisco Routers and Cisco Switches, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, Layer 3 switches
Cisco switch 4506 active and standby configuration
I want to install two 4506 cisco switch to my LAN as core switches one as primary and the other is secondary (failover), and also to do routing to LAN and internet, how can I do that?
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| March 30, 2011 10:30 AM
Cisco 4506, Cisco Catalyst 4506 Switch, Cisco switch, Cisco switch configuration
I want to install two 4506 cisco switch to my LAN as core switches one as primary and the other is secondary (failover), and also to do routing to LAN and internet, how can I do that?
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| March 30, 2011 10:30 AM
Cisco 4506, Cisco Catalyst 4506 Switch, Cisco switch, Cisco switch configuration
Optimize Multicast with deployement ghost image (2960 connected 3750)
Hi, How methode to Optimize Multicast with deployement ghost image (2960 connected 3750). Because, since i have switch cisco the bandwith decrease for image deploy. The bandwith very slow ?. The igmp snooiping has activate. Best regards.
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| March 4, 2011 7:39 AM
Bandwidth management, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, Switches
Hi, How methode to Optimize Multicast with deployement ghost image (2960 connected 3750). Because, since i have switch cisco the bandwith decrease for image deploy. The bandwith very slow ?. The igmp snooiping has activate. Best regards.
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| March 4, 2011 7:39 AM
Bandwidth management, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, Switches
Remove running configuration in Cisco routers and switches
How do I remove running configuration in Cisco routers and switches? I tried to run erase config/all, erase flash: nvram etc but it does not work. I want to erase all running config in devices. Can anybody help me?
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| April 18, 2013 5:51 AM
Cisco router configuration, Cisco Routers, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches
How do I remove running configuration in Cisco routers and switches? I tried to run erase config/all, erase flash: nvram etc but it does not work. I want to erase all running config in devices. Can anybody help me?
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| April 18, 2013 5:51 AM
Cisco router configuration, Cisco Routers, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches
PoE feature disabled in Cisco switches
Hi guys The scenario: we have more than 500 switches around the camp, all of them cisco switches, and everytime we have a thunderstorm the poe features in most of the switches dies, stops working, only data can go through, so my question is: its possible that after the thunderstorm the switch disable the poe [...]
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| January 11, 2011 11:58 AM
Cisco PoE Switch, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, PoE
Hi guys The scenario: we have more than 500 switches around the camp, all of them cisco switches, and everytime we have a thunderstorm the poe features in most of the switches dies, stops working, only data can go through, so my question is: its possible that after the thunderstorm the switch disable the poe [...]
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| January 11, 2011 11:58 AM
Cisco PoE Switch, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, PoE
Cisco Switch trouble
I have a network with 250 pc’s using a 10.10.1.x with 255.255.255.254 mask. 1) How do I subnet? (I need a specific example) 2) Do I need another router for subnetting? 3) We have Cisco 2950 switches on the LAN. I know VLANS can be created on the switches. How do I do the VLANS? [...]
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| February 7, 2011 5:17 AM
Cisco 2950, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, VLANS
I have a network with 250 pc’s using a 10.10.1.x with 255.255.255.254 mask. 1) How do I subnet? (I need a specific example) 2) Do I need another router for subnetting? 3) We have Cisco 2950 switches on the LAN. I know VLANS can be created on the switches. How do I do the VLANS? [...]
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| February 7, 2011 5:17 AM
Cisco 2950, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, VLANS
Cisco switch configuration?
[strong]I have one distribution switch(Cisco) and linked to many access swtitches(d-link) what type of configuration should I do???[/strong] [strong]No VLAN in my network[/strong]
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| March 1, 2012 1:31 PM
Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, Cisco VLAN, Switch configuration, VLAN, VLAN configuration
[strong]I have one distribution switch(Cisco) and linked to many access swtitches(d-link) what type of configuration should I do???[/strong] [strong]No VLAN in my network[/strong]
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| March 1, 2012 1:31 PM
Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, Cisco VLAN, Switch configuration, VLAN, VLAN configuration
CISCO 4503-SWITCHES SMPS FAILURE
in my network 4503 switch is installed. the Power supplies of 4503 is frequently failing. even power ground is fine. and Steabilizer and UPS is also connected. Suggest me the reason of failure.
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| September 27, 2010 11:30 AM
Cisco 4503, Cisco Catalyst 4503, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches
in my network 4503 switch is installed. the Power supplies of 4503 is frequently failing. even power ground is fine. and Steabilizer and UPS is also connected. Suggest me the reason of failure.
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| September 27, 2010 11:30 AM
Cisco 4503, Cisco Catalyst 4503, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches
Cisco catalyst 4506 switch
Dear All, Please suggest me for the following. We have core switch 4506 in our company. It is having redundant power supply and one is not working. Now I need to replace the faulty power supply. Can i install new power supply with out shutting down the switch or not kindly suggest in brief.
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| July 18, 2010 7:28 AM
Cisco 4506, Cisco Catalyst 4506 Switch, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, Switches
Dear All, Please suggest me for the following. We have core switch 4506 in our company. It is having redundant power supply and one is not working. Now I need to replace the faulty power supply. Can i install new power supply with out shutting down the switch or not kindly suggest in brief.
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| July 18, 2010 7:28 AM
Cisco 4506, Cisco Catalyst 4506 Switch, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, Switches
Bandwidth-controlling
I have Fiber link for 6 MB with 2921-Router. I wan to segreegate bandwidth 4/2 for 2 Different Department. I have also 2 Catalyst 3750 switch for each department. I need to fix bandwidth 4/2 with access list. Please give me the solution?
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| May 8, 2010 5:01 AM
Bandwidth management, Bandwidth-controlling, Cisco 3750, Cisco 3750 configuration, Cisco switch configuration, Switches
I have Fiber link for 6 MB with 2921-Router. I wan to segreegate bandwidth 4/2 for 2 Different Department. I have also 2 Catalyst 3750 switch for each department. I need to fix bandwidth 4/2 with access list. Please give me the solution?
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| May 8, 2010 5:01 AM
Bandwidth management, Bandwidth-controlling, Cisco 3750, Cisco 3750 configuration, Cisco switch configuration, Switches
Cisco 2950 switch Vista network pull issue
I’m in a computer lab trying to load Vista enterprise software on a PC via a network pull. This involves booting a disk in the PC which brings up a screen to type in a shared network drive on our network. For example: \abc-prl.americas.company.comxyz_7_network_pullcontents. When the PC is connected to our Cisco 2950 12 port [...]
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| April 26, 2010 9:44 PM
Cisco 2950, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, Network Pull, Windows Vista Networking
I’m in a computer lab trying to load Vista enterprise software on a PC via a network pull. This involves booting a disk in the PC which brings up a screen to type in a shared network drive on our network. For example: \abc-prl.americas.company.comxyz_7_network_pullcontents. When the PC is connected to our Cisco 2950 12 port [...]
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| April 26, 2010 9:44 PM
Cisco 2950, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, Network Pull, Windows Vista Networking
Replacing existing ConnectGear 8 port switch with Cisco Catalyst 2950 24 port switch
My knowledge of networking is rudimentary. I need assistance in replacing a ConnectGear switch in an existing network with a Cisco Catalyst 2950. The network consists of 9 clients PC’s and one server running Windows Server 2003. The existing router is a Linksys BEFSR81 (8 ports) and internet access is thru an ASDL modem. AT&T [...]
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| April 21, 2010 11:53 AM
Cisco Catalyst 2950, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, Switches, Windows Server 2003 Networking
My knowledge of networking is rudimentary. I need assistance in replacing a ConnectGear switch in an existing network with a Cisco Catalyst 2950. The network consists of 9 clients PC’s and one server running Windows Server 2003. The existing router is a Linksys BEFSR81 (8 ports) and internet access is thru an ASDL modem. AT&T [...]
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| April 21, 2010 11:53 AM
Cisco Catalyst 2950, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, Switches, Windows Server 2003 Networking
Cisco 3500 Switch How to configure
I’ve been given a Cisco 3500 XL Switch. Question is what can i do with it? I was hoping to split the ports into VLAN’s for a start preparing for CCNA exams. Up to now I’ve mainly done book work. I want to get my ‘hands dirty’. Is this a manageble switch …? – i [...]
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| March 19, 2010 6:29 PM
Cisco 3500 XL, Cisco Catalyst, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, Switch configuration, Switches
I’ve been given a Cisco 3500 XL Switch. Question is what can i do with it? I was hoping to split the ports into VLAN’s for a start preparing for CCNA exams. Up to now I’ve mainly done book work. I want to get my ‘hands dirty’. Is this a manageble switch …? – i [...]
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| March 19, 2010 6:29 PM
Cisco 3500 XL, Cisco Catalyst, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, Switch configuration, Switches
Intervlan routing and internet access
I configure 2 vlan on my l3 switch 3560, 1) vlan 1 192.168.1.0/24 2) vlan 2 192.168.2.0/24, Intervlan routing is working fine. Now i connected one router 1841 to l3 switch on port fa0/4 (which i issue command no switch port and give ip address 192.168.3.5/24) router interface is f0/1 ip address 192.168.3.6/24. and f0/0 [...]
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| February 8, 2011 5:01 AM
Cisco, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, NAT
I configure 2 vlan on my l3 switch 3560, 1) vlan 1 192.168.1.0/24 2) vlan 2 192.168.2.0/24, Intervlan routing is working fine. Now i connected one router 1841 to l3 switch on port fa0/4 (which i issue command no switch port and give ip address 192.168.3.5/24) router interface is f0/1 ip address 192.168.3.6/24. and f0/0 [...]
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| February 8, 2011 5:01 AM
Cisco, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, NAT
Cisco 1548U: A managable switch?
I have a aCsico 1548U. Unfortunately for a project that I am working on right now we need a managable switch, and there is a huge lack of funds. Is it possible to make the 1548U into a managable switch so that I can achieve my goal?
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| November 10, 2009 7:07 PM
Cisco, Cisco 1548U, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, converting, IOS, Unmanaged Switches
I have a aCsico 1548U. Unfortunately for a project that I am working on right now we need a managable switch, and there is a huge lack of funds. Is it possible to make the 1548U into a managable switch so that I can achieve my goal?
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| November 10, 2009 7:07 PM
Cisco, Cisco 1548U, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, converting, IOS, Unmanaged Switches
STP Altn BLK port is green
Can any one tell me why the block port, which I thoght should be amber, is green? I have 2 x 2950 swtiches and 2 x 3550 swtich, all initial config (no config), connected to each other with cross cables. Everything seems to work as it should when check with IOS display, but all ports [...]
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| November 9, 2009 8:24 PM
Cisco 2950, Cisco 3350, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, Switches
Can any one tell me why the block port, which I thoght should be amber, is green? I have 2 x 2950 swtiches and 2 x 3550 swtich, all initial config (no config), connected to each other with cross cables. Everything seems to work as it should when check with IOS display, but all ports [...]
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| November 9, 2009 8:24 PM
Cisco 2950, Cisco 3350, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, Switches
mac addresses on cisco switches
where do you get the mac addresses to statically configure ports on a switch? why would you need to connect 2 switches together? ccna study. thanks any info. appreciated.
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| September 27, 2009 8:24 PM
Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, MAC Address Table
where do you get the mac addresses to statically configure ports on a switch? why would you need to connect 2 switches together? ccna study. thanks any info. appreciated.
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| September 27, 2009 8:24 PM
Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, MAC Address Table
Cisco Networking
We have Cisco 4506 Switch, At one incidence it got down due to uncertain power failure. I dont know how to boot it again when power will up
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| August 26, 2009 11:34 AM
Cisco 4506, Cisco networks, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches
We have Cisco 4506 Switch, At one incidence it got down due to uncertain power failure. I dont know how to boot it again when power will up
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| August 26, 2009 11:34 AM
Cisco 4506, Cisco networks, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches
vlan setup
I have a 48 port linksys/cisco switch that i want to split between two subnets, .0 and .9. How can i setup a vlan to distinguish between two or if i wan to setup 3 different subnet. I am new to this, any help with some examples as to how to setup would be greatly [...]
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| July 7, 2009 1:29 AM
Cisco switch configuration, Cisco VLAN, Switch configuration, Switches, VLAN Setup
I have a 48 port linksys/cisco switch that i want to split between two subnets, .0 and .9. How can i setup a vlan to distinguish between two or if i wan to setup 3 different subnet. I am new to this, any help with some examples as to how to setup would be greatly [...]
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| July 7, 2009 1:29 AM
Cisco switch configuration, Cisco VLAN, Switch configuration, Switches, VLAN Setup
