This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. The Reuters survey questioned treasury professionals in the ...

I am amazed by the number of networks that I encounter that do not have optimal spanning tree configurations. I first read Radia Perlman’s book “Interconnections” back in 1994. I am amazed that 15 ...

On a small network (<250 users) I had a user buy a 5-port Linksys switch and uplink (via 2 cables) to Ethernet ports on the wall. This caused an infinite loop that caused some problems for the site, ...

I have 2 Catalyst 6506-NEB's and a Catalyst 4006 all connected to each other through dot1q trunks. One of the 6506's is used for backup purposes therefore I would like all vlan traffic to transverse ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Spanning tree protocol is an essential function of Ethernet networks, and it provides several ...

CCNA requites that you understand various ways to tweak the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) topology. CCNP SWITCH requires that you master those features, plus other more advanced STP tools. And the new ...