Questions tagged [cisco]

Cisco is a provider of switches and routers to commercial consumers. Cisco devices run IOS or NX-OS operating systems. This is a generic tag to be used when no more specific tags are available. See the partial list of tags in the full Tag Wiki.

Cisco is a provider of switches and routers to many medium and large companies. Cisco devices often run IOS or NX-OS operating systems.

Since Cisco acquisition of Linksys, the consumer line of switches, firewalls and routers (which do NOT run IOS) have been rebranded under the Cisco name.


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pfSense Firewall or Linksys/Cisco router for small offices

I'm about to start switching some networks around for multiple small offices. Each office has about 10 to 15 users and 10 to 15 computers. Each office has a spread of generic routers and access points. The routers vary from being used as routers, to…
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Cisco router for educational purposes

I want to buy a Cisco router to use on my home network. I'm just hoping to get a unit that is not too old and is not a SOHO model. I want to run the latest Cisco OS just to learn how Cisco does things. I would use it to divide my network into two…
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Getting Cisco UCS Server's CPU Serial Numbers

I have a Cisco UCS C240 M3S server with dual CPU failure under warranty. I am trying to find both CPU serial numbers to complete the RMA request, however cannot find any serial numbers. I have tried to find them in CIMC running the following: scope…
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Cisco ASA CLI/ASDM for Dummies

I'm kind of an idiot when it comes to Cisco stuff. I can usually figure out most firewalls and understand netmasks, IP addressing, DMZ's, NAT, etc. But for some reason I just don't get Cisco ASA's. Both CLI and the ASDM. Long story short, I'm…
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High latency/drops between Cisco switches in two locations. How to troubleshoot?

I'm receiving user complaints about poor network application performance between two parts of a large warehouse facility. The software is a curses-based terminal application running on a Linux server. The clients are PCs running a telnet or SSH…
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How do you document your Cisco configurations?

How do you document your Cisco configurations? How much / what kind of information do you include in the description field (connects to, circuit ID, device information, etc.)? Do you use any automated tools, such as Rancid, to do automatic…
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How to achieve automatic roaming between two Cisco Aironet access points?

I have two Cisco Aironet 1141 access points covering an office; the access points are configured identically (each of them with two SIDs) and are fully working; they are standalone access points, not centrally managed ones. When a client devices…
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Cisco VPN Client for Windows

is there any Free Cisco VPN Client software for Windows ?
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Is Selling Old Cisco Routers a Security Issue?

I'm a system admin but I'm not Cisco certified and I'm not a network engineer. Basically I only use switches/routers/modems with a GUI. I've inherited a pile of old Cisco routers that are not in use and am looking at selling them. I don't have a…
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Networking Question - What is a VALID Subnet Address?

Possible Duplicate: How does IPv4 Subnetting Work? I am currently revising Networking for the Cisco CCNA1. One of the questions that I am struggling to answer is the following: Which of the following IPv4 addresses are vaild subnet…
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Why would Windows Server not respond to DHCP DISCOVER?

My network was working just fine and I broke it. There is a Cisco 1711 router which was configured to hand out DHCP leases to the client PCs. I have a domain controller (Server 2008) on the same network that I wanted to take over the DHCP role. I…
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Alternative Cisco VPN clients for Windows XP

I'm considering investing in a Cisco ASA5505. As Cisco's own VPN client requires a service subscription, which I am trying to do without, are there any free or low-cost ipsec VPN clients that will work with the ASA and run on Windows XP? Is XP's…
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Connect to Cisco ASA 8.2 VPN with Android 2.1 L2TP/IPsec?

I am trying to configure my Cisco ASA 5510 running software version 8.2 to allow my Droid X to connect via L2TP/IPSec VPN. I have configured the DefaultRAGroup like so: tunnel-group DefaultRAGroup general-attributes address-pool vpn_pool …
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Cisco IOS QoS prioritize SSH but not SCP

How can I prioritize ssh traffic to ensure low-latency but throttle SCP file transfers? I'm looking for a solution that is not host specific so I don't have to add lists of IP addresses. Thanks!
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Are there any good free Cisco router simulators out there?

I'm just starting some Cisco training and I would like to know if there are any freely available simulators available.
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