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Setting up a Cisco Access Server

Setting up a Cisco Access Server

Whether your networking lab has 3 devices or 30 an access server, also commonly called a terminal server, is the vital connection between you and those devices. For this purpose …

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HSRP, VRRPd, and GLBP Compared

HSRP, VRRPd, and GLBP Compared

In the world of first hop redundancy, we have plenty of choices. In order to make the right decision for your network you should know the basics regarding all three. The following …

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BGP Tips! multipath load balancing

BGP Tips! multipath load balancing

Previous thoughts on load balancing BGP were that it is not a load balancing protocol and in order to achieve any sort of balanced traffic you would have to perform some sort of …

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Petition Cisco for Educational IOS Licensing

Petition Cisco for Educational IOS Licensing

Greg Ferro of Etheralmind.com has started a petition asking Cisco to embrace those who pursue Cisco’s certifications a …

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Working with the Embedded Event Manager (EEM)

Working with the Embedded Event Manager (EEM)

Cisco IOS has plenty of gems contained within, but few are as fun, and as endlessly useful as the Embedded Event Manager, or EEM. To define it simply, EEM is a technology that …

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More IOS Tips

More IOS Tips

Learning the particulars of Cisco IOS is one of the most valuable things a network engineer can do. These skills will be the basis of everything you do on the lab and on your …

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