Cisco switches Questions


Cisco 3524 and 2610 vlans
Hi im trying to get my head round if this is at all possible. i have a load of 3524 switches and a single 2620 with 1 ethernet port. is it possible to have setup in this configuration with the equipment i have this part i am ok with and understand vlan6 – switch management [...]

Answer Question   |  June 16, 2009  12:41 PM
Cisco 2620, Cisco 3524, Cisco switches, Cisco VLAN, InterVLAN, InterVLAN Routing, VLAN
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5 pts.

Cisco Catalyst WS-C6506 – link termination question
I need Help for one of our solution on our site. Senario We have a simple campus network on our site where we have Core, dist.and access Switches. Two Core Switches that are C6506 having redundancy. CAT6507 Chasis WS-C6506 SUP WS-X6K-SUP1A-2GE MSFC-2 WS-F6K-MSFC2 1000BaseX Ethernet WS-X6416-GBIC We have CAT OS as Well as IOS Running. [...]

Answer Question   |  June 15, 2009  7:23 AM
Catalyst Operating System, CatOS, Cisco C6506, Cisco Catalyst WS-C6506, Cisco IOS, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, Switch configuration, Switches
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10 pts.

How to create VLAN with this Cisco configuration
Dear Sir, I have 1) DNS & Exchng Server 2003 with DHCP enabled Win2003 Standard Edtn SP2 , 2) ISA 2006 3) Trend Micro Antivirus Server. I have to create VLAN for 3 Dept. with having 3750 Cisco Switch as routing ( Trunk ) Using 2950 Cisco Switch 2950 VLAN10 High management VLAN11Low management VLAN12 [...]

Answer Question   |  June 15, 2009  6:49 AM
Cisco 2950, Cisco 3750, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, Cisco VLAN, Switch configuration, Switches, VLAN configuration
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5 pts.

Connecting data closet switches to the core with redundant links
I’m moving our flat network which covers a three-story building and about 450 users to a subnetted network. I would like to know about connecting data closet switches to the core with redundant links. Can I implement OSPF on the core and connecting switches and eliminate spanning tree? In this environment do I really need [...]

Answer Question   |  June 2, 2009  1:15 PM
Cisco 6509, Cisco switches, Core, core networking, Networking, OSPF, Protocols, Routing and switching, spanning tree, Subnetting, Switches, VLAN, VSS
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1,545 pts.

How to put Access Control List in Cisco WS-C2960-24TT-L
What are the commands to put Access control List in cisco WS – C2960-24TTL

Answer Question   |  May 29, 2009  9:14 AM
Access Control List, Cisco, Cisco Catalyst 2960-24TT, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, Switch configuration, Switches
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5 pts.

How to restore the start-up configuration of a Cisco switch
I have a 2950 Cisco switch, the command that I used is “erase startup-config”. After using this command I reloaded the switch and when it asked me to save the changes I said yes. Now whenever I use the switch it does not take me to the user prompt anymore but in fact all I [...]

Answer Question   |  May 8, 2009  6:53 PM
Cisco 2950, Cisco switches, Switch configuration
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1,545 pts.

Virus Alerts on Cisco Switches
We have three layers in our network Core, Distribution and Access this is an Campas network wherein all the users are connected to access layer.I wanted to know that is there any command which will aleart me on my Switch either on Core or Access for Virus which is on the users PC by showing [...]

Answer Question   |  May 4, 2009  11:58 AM
Campus Network, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, Viruses
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10 pts.

How to check the loop in Cisco switch
How do I check the loop in Cisco switch?

Answer Question   |  April 19, 2013  9:41 AM
Cisco switches, Network administration, Network loop, Switches
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15 pts.

On a Cisco Catalyst 6500, both supervisor cards in hybrid mode sync up automatically in terms of both operating system and configuration
On a Cisco Catalyst 6500, both supervisor cards in hybrid mode sync up automatically in terms of both operating system and configuration

Answer Question   |  April 7, 2009  8:19 PM
Cisco Catalyst, Cisco Catalyst 6500, Cisco switches, Switches
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10 pts.

Fiber Ports on Cisco 2950 24 port switch
I have fiber connected to my 2950 but it does not work. I did a light test with the fiber strands and they are good. Is there anything else tyhat I am missing that must be done.

Answer Question   |  May 14, 2009  12:22 PM
Cisco 295, Cisco switches, Fiber optic networking, Fiber Ports, Switches
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5 pts.

How to set up a disaster recovery (DR) VLAN to replicate data
I am new to disaster recovery (DR) and IT management. I have a production site with Cisco switches, and I’m backing up data to a storage area network (SAN). I have a GB link to a remote office and would like to replicate data to another SAN at the remote location. How do I set [...]

Answer Question   |  March 25, 2009  3:32 PM
Cisco switches, Data Replication, Disaster management, Disaster planning, Disaster Recovery, it management, Network management, Networking, Remote office/branch offices, Remote offices, Storage Area Networks, Storage back-ups, Virtual LAN, VLAN
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1,545 pts.

Routing Public Emergency Calls Based on Cell of Origin
Is it possible to route emergency calls based on the Cell of origin? In a private network, there is one subscriber who wants all emergency calls originating in one specific area to be routed to a special emergency desk. All other emergency calls within the network would be routed to a different desk.

Answer Question   |  August 10, 2009  11:24 AM
Call Centers, Cisco switches, Networking, Nortel, Switches, Tech support, Telecom, VPN, Wireless
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15 pts.

Securing against rogue DHCP servers
Looking for an example of how to configure Cisco DHCP snooping. Can someone provide example settings – or point me in the right direction? Many thanks. Moderator Note: This is a user submitted question

Answer Question   |  March 13, 2009  4:48 PM
Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, DHCP security, DHCP snooping, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Switch configuration, Switches
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6,565 pts.

How can i configure a port for multiple vlan at Netgear FS728TS (like “trunk port” at cisco switch)
i have an Netgear FS728TS switch and i have to use 2 vlan with an cisco switch. (i have no problem about cisco switch configuration) vlan name=Default vlan ID=1 vlan name=AP vlan ID=307 there is F/O cable connection between two switches. 1/g1 port using for this F/O connection at Netgear switch. in my configuration ; [...]

Answer Question   |  May 8, 2009  12:28 PM
Cisco switches, Netgear FS728TS, Netgear switches, Switches, VLAN configuration, VLAN hardware, VLAN Setup
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5 pts.

Setting up Cisco 2950 switch
Hello, New to itknowledge exchange… I have a hand me down Cisco 2950 12 port switch. I currently have assigned to my Cable Modem4 Static Public IP’s Note: Not real but used for example. 70.66.131.1 70.66.131.2 70.66.131.3 70.66.131.4 I run 3 servers in my basement all of which I have configured with the first 3 [...]

Answer Question   |  August 30, 2009  1:28 AM
Cisco, Cisco 2950, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, Routing switches, Switch configuration, VLAN, VLAN Setup
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5 pts.

Performance of Cisco 3750 Layer 3 switch
Hi guys, I have a cisco 3750 series L3 switch. It can currently handle 3GB of L2 traffic with no problem, but when faced with 40MB of L3 traffic, CPU utilization shot so high that I can’t even telnet to the switch. Could anyone enlighten me please? Thanks in advance!!

Answer Question   |  May 14, 2009  4:15 AM
Cisco 3750, Cisco 3750 configuration, Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, L3 switch, L3 Switches, Layer 3 switch, Layer 3 switches, Switch configuration, Switches
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15 pts.

Cisco 3550 config assistance needed
Here is the network scenario: I have two T1′s coming into our main building. One is a p2p T1 circuit to a remote office. The other is a basic T1 circuit for Internet connectivity. The far end of the p2p is in the 192.168.3.0 255.255.255.0 network. The local router is an Adtran with an IP [...]

Answer Question   |  March 1, 2009  7:53 PM
Cisco, Cisco 3550, Cisco switches, Layer 3 switch
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5 pts.

Bladecenter ESX server Vlan problem
Hello, The bladecenter was initially setup by a company and allows me to only create VM’s from Vlan 2. The issue is that I am out of Ip’s in that vlan and I wanted the ability to use another address space for the VM’s. I’ve already created a new vlan 20. Here is the current [...]

Answer Question   |  February 20, 2009  6:08 PM
Bladecenter, Cisco 4500, Cisco switches, ESX, VLAN, VMware ESX
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5 pts.

VLAN basics step by step
Currently have a Windows 2003 environment using DHCP with Cisco switches in a single subnet with no VLANs. I want to take the Layer 3 switch and Layer 2 switches and configure it all with 4 VLANs. (Servers, users, printers, guests). My users will need to access the servers (file, e-mail, etc..) so how does [...]

Answer Question   |  May 9, 2013  6:18 PM
Cisco switches, DHCP, LAN Security, VLAN configuration, VLAN management, Windows Server 2003
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35 pts.

Avaya 4610SW VoIP Quality Issue – connecting to Cisco Gear
I have had a 5 User – Avaya Long Ongoing, IP Phone quality Issue that connects to a Cisco POE 3560 switch and a 1841 router with a Full T1. No one can figure out the Poor Quality Issue and Pin Point where its coming from. What would be a Good Tool to use to [...]

Answer Question   |  February 19, 2009  8:32 PM
Avaya, Avaya 4610SW, Avaya VoIP Issue, Cisco, Cisco PoE Switch, Cisco switches, PoE, VoIP
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5 pts.