The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a necessary tool for every network administrator. You can easily configure it with just a few commands. SNMP is still the most popular way to monitor ...

Cisco has a free product called Network Assistant. Its a Java-based GUI for doing configuration of switches, and some routers. I'm not sure if it supports the 2800 or not.

The security team wants access to the IPS configuration, the voice group wants access to the voice gateway, the NOC support guys want access for troubleshooting, etc. etc. The bottom line is folks ...

Previous articles (Part one, Part two) in this series on implementing VPN gateways using Cisco routers discussed the IPsec protocol and basic IPsec VPN connection models. Now we'll learn how to ...

To access your router configuration page or want to know the Login URL for your router to change settings, you will have first to find the IP address of your router, then open your router ...

When a Cisco router is initially configured, the router's DNS lookup function is enabled by default. This function is only useful if the router utilizes a DNS server on the network; otherwise, it will ...

Many administrators forget—or don't even realize—that they can configure Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) on Cisco IOS routers and switches. David Davis discusses the pros and cons of this ...