The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a necessary tool for every network administrator. You can easily configure it with just a few commands. SNMP is still the most popular way to monitor ...

Cisco has a free product called Network Assistant. Its a Java-based GUI for doing configuration of switches, and some routers. I'm not sure if it supports the 2800 or not.

Cisco's networking equipment is a mainstay for many companies, providing solid performance, stability and security for internal corporate networks and the Internet backbone. While the job of a ...

The security team wants access to the IPS configuration, the voice group wants access to the voice gateway, the NOC support guys want access for troubleshooting, etc. etc. The bottom line is folks ...

Cisco’s new Valet Plus wireless router doesn’t promise a whole bunch of fancy features or apps. What it does promise is that you can set it up and have a secure, working wireless Internet connection ...

Many administrators forget—or don't even realize—that they can configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) on Cisco IOS routers and switches. David Davis discusses the pros and cons of this ...