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STP: Port ID’s..making sense of it all.

I won’t lie, when I understood the STP tiebreaker process, it was one of those “ohhhhhh” moments. And by understand, I mean, actually proved and saw it work firsthand. Here’s the deal, and I’ll explain any highlights of little things that I found may be confusing for others. First, some key notes about STP and [...]

Cisco puts out iPhone security app

Article by Austin Modine from San Francisco. Cisco has pushed out a new iPhone app that helps IT managers respond to newly-detected security threats by the seat (pocket) of their pants. The Cisco SIO To Go iPhone application beams in data from the company’s Security Intelligence Operations (SIO) to show a customizable menagerie of security [...]

Changes to CCIE R&S exam, Ver 4.0!

Alright folks, Cisco has finally announced the changes to the CCIE R&S track. Among those are a new 2 hour troubleshooting section at the beginning of the lab, plus the addition of MPLS and VPN technologies. For more information, see https://cisco.hosted.jivesoftware.com/docs/DOC-4605