A TechRepublic reader recently e-mailed me to ask about limiting the bandwidth on a Cisco Catalyst switch port. In fact, there are a number of uses for this configuration. Let's take a closer look. A ...

Want seamless control of the campus’s wired/wireless network? Check out EdTech’s review of the Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series Switch. John Breeden II is an award-winning reviewer with more than 20 years ...

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 has released patches for 34 vulnerabilities mostly affecting its IOS and IOS XE networking software, including three critical remote code execution security bugs. Perhaps the most serious issue ...

What would cause a high number of "Deferred" packets on a Cisco Switch port. The port is set to 100 / half. Nothing else special - the port is a member of a vlan, and has spanning-tree ...