It’s annoying when you run out of Ethernet ports on your router. That, or when you have a home entertainment center and want wired connections for all your devices, but you don’t want to string a ...

Blueprint topics covered in this chapter: This chapter covers the following subtopics from the Cisco CCIE Routing and Switching written exam blueprint. Refer to the full blueprint in Table I-1 in the ...

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The process of troubleshooting your network involves a methodology that starts with cabling and works through the OSI model to the application layer. The network devices have a network cable that ...

So lets start with the basics. Many of you might already know this but it is worth recapping the different hardware pieces that make up ip networks. We all know what this does. It secures your network ...

Fiber optic cables are commonly used for core network lines and connections that must span long distances, such as those used by Internet service providers. This is due to the fact that fiber optic ...

Routers and network switches aren't the same hardware—depending on your setup, you may need both.