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We've upgraded to CatOS 8.4 to get ssh few month ago. I haven't noticed until now that there is a 'set port description' command. It still has 'set port name' command to name the ports, but not sure what 'set port description' command does. Looked fo...

I need some opinions from some people. I have 30 sites each have a 3550 and are connected with fiber to create a loop. I do not have them setup as routing to a single gateway. They run at layer two VLANS and if I ever need to I will route between ...

Hi, I am trying to create an vlan interface on a 2691 router but can't do it. What switch module do I need and what code. Argh!! I've searcehed all over cisco but I can't find it. What am I mmissing??Thanks,Lee

I am hoping this is the right place to ask this question.Which LSA summary type is propagated through an Area by an ABR to make sure that all routers know the way to the ASBR?LSA1LSA2LSA3LSA4LSA5I said it is LSA4, but my cisco teacher answered it is ...

I have got a 4006 switch. Recently we bought a new 48 port gigabit module. I just want to know whether it is possible to add in this new module or not considering the free DRAM, Flash and NVRAM available. Attached is the result of the show version fr...

I received help to enter the 2900 console, but the output are not distinguishable words. I get symbols and letters without sense. I am using hyperterminal with ASCII.

When doing a show inteface - What do Input Errors indicate?

We have a situation, where we need to NAT the addresses to 2 different networks (interfaces) on the destination router. Does anybody happen to know at which point does the IOS unNAT the packet? - before the packet hits the interface or after? If it ...

I dug up an old 2900 and forgot how to link my pc to the console port to initiate an ip address, etc. Does anyone remember?

VLAN2 and VLAN4 are defined on Cisco 2950. Hosts communicate between VLANs successfully. We use PC-based DHCP server, it belongs to VLAN2. Hosts from VLAN2 can lease IP addresses successfully but hosts from VLAN4 can not. What shall we do in order to...

On the 7206 router network diagram, it shows fastethernet int as slot 4 port 1. However, on the config, it's defined as fastethernet4/0/1. Does anybody happen to know what that middle 0 stands for?thanks.

I didn't believe it until I saw no route or default gateway in the "show run" on a 3750.I have fumbled through search because I don't what the correct terminology is.We have an odd setup and I'm sre that contributes to what I'm seeing.We have a 3750 ...

Hello.We often have devices reset for various reasons, but mostly we just look if they are reset from power-on or software error. But sometimes interesting messages and combinations appear.I searched the documentation, but there are too many links to...

My SOP has been to use L2 for access switches and servers. The servers and switches are directly connected to two 6509. I have been thinking about running L3 to the closet because I would like to have less Spanning-tree dependecy but I would still ha...

Hi All,I have previously asked about forwarding broadcasts and i got some answers. However i have a few problems.This is my scenario :I have 3 routers connected like this:Router B---> Router A <--- Router C [ [ [ ...