Tag: ccnp-switch
Spanning Tree BPDU Filter
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…
Read More »Spanning Tree BPDU Guard
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…
Read More »PVRST (Per VLAN Rapid Spanning Tree)
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…
Read More »PVST (Per Vlan Spanning Tree)
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…
Read More »Private VLAN
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…
Read More »VLANs and Trunks
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…
Read More »VTP – Vlan Trunking Protocol
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…
Read More »Switches in GNS3
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…
Read More »CCNP Switch Lab
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…
Read More »Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP)
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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