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DescriptionComplete DefinitionRFCsAlso See DescriptionInternet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)Complete DefinitionThe Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) is a communications protocol used to manage the membership of Internet Protocol multicast ...

Introduction:ICMP header:ICMPv4 Messages:ICMPv6:RFCs Introduction: The Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) is a network-layer Internet protocol that provides message packets to report errors and other information regarding IP packet processing b...

Introduction Introduction Ciscoworks LMS 3.0 RME has a feature called Collection Failure Notification. This feature provide you to configure the receipt of Trap messages by the host(s) mentioned in the env.properties file on Inventory Collection or C...

Description:Complete Definition: Description:Protocol (network): a communication standard for network/host devices that facilitates messaging between entities.Complete Definition:It is difficult to generalize about protocols because they vary so grea...

In some situations it might be desirable to configure different polling parameters and thresholds for different devices. For example, you might want to monitor in a different way your most critical devices, like your core routers. For that purpose, c...

DFM monitors per default only IP interfaces and trunk ports. However, in some situations it would be desirable to monitor specific access ports, for example, those connected to critical end systems like mainframes, or those connected to network devic...

Introduction                                                                                                        The Cisco 2811 Integrated Services Router is part of the Cisco 2800 Integrated Services Router Series which complements the Integrated...

Description:Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) is a secure version of the Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (http). HTTPS allows secure ecommerce transactions, such as online banking.Web browsers such as Internet Explorer and Firefox display a pa...

Description:Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).HTTP is called a stateless protocol because each command is executed independently, without any knowledge of the commands that came before it. This is the main reason that it is difficult to implement We...

Config check with show runIf you are getting information from your running configuration by  entering the command "show run" and if you want to check the specific part of configuration during the running configuration output, just  enter the forward ...

DescriptionLink Access Procedure, Balanced (LAPB)Complete DefinitionLAPB is a bit-oriented protocol derived from HDLC that ensures that frames are error free and in the right sequence.Link Access Protocol, Balanced (LAPB) is used to manage communicat...

DescriptionFully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) Complete DefinitionA fully qualified domain name (or FQDN) is an unambiguous domain name that specifies the exact location in the Domain Name System's tree hierarchy through to a top-level domain and fina...

Cisco 3700 Series multiservice access routersWith on-board LAN/WAN connectivity, new high-density service modules, and support for multiple advanced integration modules, the Cisco 3700 Series Multiservice Access Router delivers new levels of service ...

DescriptionFront End Processor (FEP) Complete DefinitionA front end processor (FEP), or a communications processor, is a small-sized computer which interfaces to the host computer a number of networks, such as SNA, or a number of peripheral devices, ...

DescriptionLAN Emulation ClientComplete DefinitionEntity in an end system that performs data forwarding, address resolution, and other control functions for a single ES within a single ELAN. An LAN Emulation Client also provides a standard LAN servic...