Welcome to the Cisco Community Ask Me Anything conversation. Submit your questions from Monday, February 2, 2026, through Friday, February 20, 2026. Our colleagues Amruta Navadagi, Anaya Kalawat, and Mohammad Mehtabuddin will be waiting to assist you...
Hi community,I would like to ask you for help or ideas what to try as I feel I run out of the options.Case: I am moving endpoints from 9300uxm (traditional L2/L3) into newly build parallel network SD-LAN fabric (LISP PUB/SUB) managed by DNAC/CCC, aut...
Hi All, Quick help (I think it is simple for ACI Specialists;). Please see the below topology.: ACI Main Fabric is built in São Paulo room and the customer needs to expand the fabric in new room which is 800m away from the Main ACI Fabric – same DC, ...
We are having a very difficult time with our Cisco C9200L-48P-4X and C9300L-48P-4X switches after converting them to be managed through the Meraki Dashboard.Initially, everything works fine, but after some time we start experiencing a number of issue...
I bought a Cisco Catalyst switch from a hamfest (amateur radio swap meet) and am trying to get it working. I am a retired software engineer and am just looking to get this working. I can connect to it through a serial conection and can run some ini...
Hi everyone,I’m planning how to approach fiber uplinks when upgrading a network, and I’m interested in how others usually make this decision.For example, when connecting switches between different floors or buildings, I usually look at the distance f...
I am testing FlexStack in my lab using two Catalyst 2960-X switches running IOS 15.2(7)E14.While the stack appears to be fully formed and healthy according to show switch detail and show switch stack-ring speed, there is an inconsistency in the outpu...
I'm just wondering how/where I can get this console cable (CAB-CONSOLE-M12=) so I can configure a IE-3400H-24FT-E V02 industrial switch. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Hi,Please can anybody advise if the Cisco C9500-48Y4C model has a recommended successor model?thanks in advance rassic
would like to get some information regarding CVE-2025-20334. I have a Catalyst 9200L switch running IOS-XE version 17.15.03, and I want to check whether this specific device is vulnerable to this security flaw
hi all,just curious, is there a way to extend your network ie vlans etc to and from “site a” to “site b” using dark fibre without having a firewall in “site b”thanks,rob
Hi All,We have been experiencing frequent switch hangs and downtime on the WS-C3650-8PC-S switch.Observations:Power supply has been checked and is functioning properly.All switch LEDs remain stable, but the device is not reachable via ping.After a re...
What is the inrush draw of a MS130-48P ? I see the max Watts are 803W, and the idle is 49W. But whats the inrush?
Hello,I am looking at setting up an industrial Ethernet network comprising multiple Cisco IE switches connected using Device Level Ring (DLR). The network uses multiple VLANs so the ports used for the DLR links will be configured as dot1q trunks.My q...
How can you define the source interface of "service meraki connect" on a Catalyst switch you want to use for cloud monitor (Or cloud managed device config or what ever its called today).Its easy if you have a access switch with just one L3 interface ...
I am trying to connect to the PCB of a network switch that is currently in the R&D stage using a USB-to-console cable. However, the console session continuously displays garbled or random characters. Whenever I type a command, the input appears corru...
