I'm looking into securing some switches and routers and I came upon a Cisco guide on hardening IOS devices. In it they have a section on locking down switches with Port ACLs and VLAN Access Maps. I ...

Many switches today support 802.1X authentication, a basic building block in NAC. The key question is what kind of access authenticated users can expect. In the six-test scenarios we developed for ...

I am trying to figure out how to configure private VLANs on a Dell X series switch and I am struggling to get it working. Currently we are able to create a new PVLAN in the web interface and add a ...

Managed switches are fantastic devices with a wealth of features to enhance your local area network (LAN). Most people can get by with a simple unmanaged switch, which handles traffic routing and that ...

Q: I have a Cisco L3 3560 switch, 5 unmanaged switches and 150 users. I need to create 10 VLANs. How can I configure my VLAN given the switches I have? It depends on how many users you would need in ...

Describing MAC Authentication Bypass (MAB), and how to integrate Non-Cisco Switches with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) for MAB. I’m sure Cisco would love to be the only network device that its ...

How to wipe data from Cisco routers and switches before discarding them Your email has been sent As your organization’s network continues to grow, you might find that you’ve outgrown your routers and ...