Once you’re ready to make the jump to a more sophisticated switch, what do you need to know? Let’s answer some of the most frequently asked questions and explore the basic configuration of Cisco IOS ...

So do I hit the enable config button in zone admin after adding a WWID to a server, or the save config button, or both…? I’ve got one guy telling me one thing, another telling me different. And is it ...

A TechRepublic reader recently e-mailed me to ask about limiting the bandwidth on a Cisco Catalyst switch port. In fact, there are a number of uses for this configuration. Let’s take a closer look. A ...

I've got a Palo Alto FW HA Active/Passive pair, connected to two different Cisco switches (one for Edge traffic, the other as a DMZ switch). The Cisco switch interface for one of the FW pairs is ...

Automating an enterprise’s switch upgrade using Python and open-source tools saved time, money, and human errors compared to doing it manually. Automation can make a big difference in repetitive ...