What is a trunk port, and how do they help your network? Relevant CCNA Topics Covered: Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (100-105) Section 2.0 A trunk port is a port that has the ability to switch frames on multiple vlans. Switchports assigned to only one vlan are called access ports, and can be statically assigned…
What is a VLAN, and how do they help your network? Relevant CCNA Topics Covered: Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (100-105) Section 2.0 VLAN stands for Virtual Local Area Network. It is a term and technology that you will deal with quite often as a network engineer. A VLAN and its application within…
This post will cover some basics of the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet specification and its application in Cisco gear. My expectation is that you have read or will read the Cisco Press study guides to gain a deeper understanding of some of the underlying technologies that I will reference in this document. Relevant CCNA…
Hello, and welcome to my blog! I’ve been wanting to start a network based tech blog for a long time, and I’ve finally decided to actually start putting out content! I’m very excited for the opportunity to provide information regarding network engineering and industry certifications such as Cisco’s CCNA. So a…
