networking
The Different Types of Ethernet Cables
As the standard cables that are commonly used to connect a modem to a router, and to connect a router to a computer’s network interface card (NIC), Ethernet cables have many different categories, such as Category 3, Category 5, Category 5e, Category 6,...
CAT5 vs. CAT5e vs. CAT6
What is the difference between CAT5, CAT5E and CAT6 cable? Most people may be familiar with them. Because they are often used in computer networks, and also can be used to move data in home theatre applications. Category 5 (CAT5), Category 5E (CAT5E)...
How to Connect 2 Routers and 3 Switches Correctly?
How to connect 2 routers and 3 switches correctly? It’s a common question for users to set or reset their network. What’s your experience and suggestions about this? One of Cisco champions called Hamza shared his problem of connecting 2 routers and 3...
Network Types: LAN, WAN, PAN and MAN
Learning the networking technology can help you understand the internet better. This is the media of connecting one or more persons with each other. By using internet, we can share our stories, knowledge, opinions and experiences with other people. We...
Cisco Network Design Model Overview
This article focuses on another important network model, the Cisco hierarchical network design model. Very different that the OSI model, this model is used as the basis for designing Cisco networks for security and performance. The article provides an...
Top 10 Things You Should Know about VLANs and Subnets
Subnets and VLANs are two concepts that go hand-in-hand. Best networking practice is a one-to-one relationship between VLANs and subnets. Here are the top 10 things you should know about these critical components of Converged Plantwide Ethernet (CPwE)...
To Make Your Network Device Smarter
Cisco is always focusing on making network devices smarter and providing more intelligent and safer networking solutions for customers. One of typical examples is Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) . When it encounters a critical unrecoverable error...
Logging Options in the Cisco IOS
For any network administrator, it is a necessary to know how to properly use logging. The Cisco IOS offers a great many options for logging. To help you know them well, we will discuss how to configure logging, how to view the log and its status, and...
Cisco, Ubiquity Enterprise-level Access Points Match Up
Cisco Aironet 36021 AP and Ubiquiti's UniFi AP are part of the so-called “wave 1” phase of 802.11ac standard. These access points (APs) are theoretically capable of reaching data rate of up to 1. 3 Gigabits per second but actual maximum throughput speeds...
NGN Convergence: To Transform the Business Model
As service providers continue their IP network convergence, they also need to establish a business strategy that can provide a solid return on their next-generation network investment. Creating a network transformation plan is an essential part of the...