September 2021

vrf-lite configuration

How to configure VRF-lite using Cisco Routers & Switches

For service providers to help support multiple customers, they must be able to virtualize the router to create multiple virtual routing tables using VRF...

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Kevin Sims in Networking
Sep 24 - 5 min read

configuring etherchannel load balancing

How to configure Etherchannel load balancing

LACP and PAgP support a variety of load balancing algorithms to help maintain even distribution of traffic across an Etherchannel bundle. In this lab we...

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Kevin Sims in Networking
Sep 12 - 2 min read

etherchannel configuration

Etherchannel Configuration Guide using LACP or PAgP

The Etherchannel Configuration implemented in this guide will explore various methods of Link Aggregation, which will combine the connections into single logical channel group. Port...

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Kevin Sims in Networking
Sep 4 - 4 min read

VLAN Trunking Protocol

How To Configure Cisco VLAN Trunking Protocol Version 3

I covered the fundamentals of Cisco VLAN Trunking Protocol in a previous article (version 1 and 2). VTP version 3‘s primary purpose is to synchronize...

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Kevin Sims in Networking
Sep 1 - 3 min read