I have often wondered why manufacturers of Ethernet switches severely restrict the number of SPAN/port-monitoring sessions they allow to be configured. I can only assume that they are limited because ...

We're running version 14 of Whatsupgold, and we've a whole campus full of Cisco switches we want monitored. So far everything works great, except that when someone plugs a computer into a wall jack, ...

I started playing around with SCOM so I'm pretty new to it all. SCOM discovered the network devices but the port names are all screwed up so I'm thinking the out of box config doesn't have everything ...

Because of the limitations of SPAN/monitor ports on switches, organizations have turned to using taps and packet monitoring switches. These solutions can be expensive which has lead companies to look ...

One way to boost network security is to use Cisco's Port Security feature to lock down switch ports. Learn the basics of port security, and find out how to configure this feature. A growing challenge ...

Cisco Systems is forging ahead with LAN switches designed to support faster Wi-Fi access points even while an ethernet standard for the technology they use is still taking shape. The switches have ...