NETWORK ENGINEER INFO

NEI Post 003 – What is a VLAN?

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…

NEI Post 002 – A Few Basic Cisco Ethernet Concepts

     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…

Welcome – Network Engineer’s Unite!

     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…