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Cisco Systems was founded in 1984, and has quickly grown into one of the world's leading suppliers of computer networking equipment. Cisco manufactures routers, switches, VoIP telephony products, wireless access points, security appliances, and dozens of other products. This Cisco resource page includes news, articles, and tutorials aimed at helping IT professionals select, deploy, manage, and troubleshoot Cisco products.
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Recent Cisco Articles
Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF): An Overview
Learn about basic Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF) concepts, including the Forwarding Information Base (FIB), the Adjacency Table, dCEF, and more.
Top 10 Cisco IOS Configuration Mistakes
Learning Cisco IOS? Check out our list of the top Cisco IOS configuration mistakes and avoid these common errors.
Generating Site Survey Reports Using Cisco WCS
Learn how to generate impressive site survey reports using Cisco WCS with this helpful step-by-step article.
Introduction to Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
Understanding Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) can be a beastly task. Sean Wilkins lays down some basic concepts in this introduction to BGP.
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10 Tools Every Network Administrator Should Have On Their Thumbdrive
Wesley David outlines some of the best tools and utilities every Network Administrator should have with them at all times.
Five things you should know before hooking up your wireless network
Planning to setup a wireless network? David Davis walks you through five things you should know before rolling up your sleeves.
Daniel Petri’s MCSE & System Administrator Job Interview Questions – Part 1 – Networking
Daniel Petri offers some tips and advice for IT professionals interviewing for a system administrator position.
Configuring Windows Server 2008 Server Core Basic Networking Settings
Daniel Petri reveals some tips and tricks to optimizing the networking settings in Server Core, which was introduced in Windows Server 2008.
The Basics of Ethernet Cabling
Getting the basic networking tasks done right is the key to any PC Ethernet network, and David Davis shows you how to get off on the right foot.
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