Tag: ccnp-switch

Spanning Tree BPDU Filter

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Scenario: For this lab you need REAL hardware. You can’t use switches in GNS3! You need at least Catalyst 2950 switches for this lab. You are working as the network engineer at a school located in Germany. The…

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Spanning Tree BPDU Guard

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Scenario: For this lab you need REAL hardware. You can’t use switches in GNS3! You need at least Catalyst 2950 switches for this lab. You are working as the network engineer at a school located in Germany. The…

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PVRST (Per VLAN Rapid Spanning Tree)

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Scenario: For this lab you need REAL hardware. You can’t use switches in GNS3! You need at least Catalyst 2950 switches for this lab. You are the network engineer for a company in Florida that is specialized in…

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PVST (Per Vlan Spanning Tree)

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Scenario: For this lab you need REAL hardware. You can’t use switches in GNS3! You need at least Catalyst 2950 switches for this lab. You are the network engineer for a company in Florida that is specialized in…

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Private VLAN

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Scenario: For this lab you need REAL hardware. You can’t use switches in GNS3! You need at least a Cisco Catalyst 3560 switch for this lab. Your are the senior network engineer of a small company specialized in…

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VLANs and Trunks

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Scenario: For this lab you need REAL hardware. You can’t use switches in GNS3! You only need layer 2 switches for this lab. The Cisco Catalyst 2950 or higher will work. The school you work for has a…

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VTP – Vlan Trunking Protocol

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Scenario: For this lab you need REAL hardware. You can’t use switches in GNS3! You only need layer 2 switches for this lab. The Cisco Catalyst 2950 or higher will work. You are working as a trainee at…

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Switches in GNS3

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I’ve been getting questions about switches in GNS3 so decided to write this article explaining which switching protocols you can or cannot use in GNS3. First of all, it’s impossible to run switches in GNS3! That being said…

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CCNP Switch Lab

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Scenario: For this lab you need REAL hardware. You can’t use switches in GNS3! Minimum Equipment needed: (Or use rack rentals…) Core Switches: Cisco 3560 or Cisco 3550 (3550 can’t do Private Vlan) Distribution Switches: Cisco 3560 or…

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Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP)

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Scenario: As an employee for a top-secret Government organization you are responsible for their advanced network. Several employees need to have access to send data, no matter what happens to the network. To enhance the reliability of the…

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