Category Archives: IEEE

What is 100Base-Tx and 1000Base-TX

Posted on 2014/03/08 by RedNectar Chris Welsh

I came across a question in the Cisco Learning Network which highlighted a source of confusion that many people have. Call me pedantic, but I thought I’d set the record straight – and let you know that when people refer … Continue reading →

Posted in 1000BASE-T, 1000BASE-TX, 100BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 802.3, Ethernet, IEEE | 1 Comment

CCNA Certification Changes 2013 Summary

Posted on 2013/04/03 by RedNectar Chris Welsh

On 26 March 2013, Cisco announced new CCNA certifications.. Here is my interpretation of the changes. In a nutshell ICND1 is now considerably harder, absorbing much of the ICND2 content (IPv6, ACLs, VLANs and OSPF) while ICND2 seems to be … Continue reading →

Posted in 802.1ad, 802.3ad, 802.3ax, ACL, CCNA, Certifications, Cisco, EIGRP, Etherchannel, ICND, ICND1, ICND2, IPv6, New CCNA certification, New Cisco certifications, opinion, OSPF, portfast, rant, rapid spanning-tree, RIP, Routing, spanning-tree, VLANs, VLSM, VTP, wifi, wireless network | 6 Comments

Making “monitor session” work on Cisco 3750 switch

Posted on 2010/12/18 by RedNectar Chris Welsh

It may just be the version of IOS my customer is using, but today I came across a bug when trying to capture traffic on a Cisco Catalyst 3750 switch. The most frustrating part is that I’d seen this before, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cisco, IEEE, mst, portfast, rapid spanning-tree, rapid spanning-tree, session monitor, spanning-tree, spanning-tree, Wireshark | Comments Off on Making “monitor session” work on Cisco 3750 switch