Overview In part one of this chapter, we looked at the concepts behind frame relay operation. We discussed the role of the PVC’s, DLCI mapping, inverse ARP among other topics. In part two of this chapter, we will discuss more advanced frame relay concepts and finally look at the commands used to troubleshoot frame relay. […]
Introduction In previous chapters, we learnt how VLANs segment broadcast traffic on a switch and segment a switched network into different LANs, we also learnt how VLAN information can be transmitted to other switches in the network using VTP and how we can avoid layer two loops using STP. Consider, this, as the network administrator, […]
Overview In part 1 and 2 of this chapter, we focused on 802.1D STP, in this chapter, we continue with STP but we will focus on the different variations of STP mainly; PVSTP and RSTP. We will begin with the concepts that make these protocols different from 802.1D STP, then we will configure PVSTP and […]
Overview In the previous chapter, we looked at the various concepts that make switches work. In this chapter, we will look at VLANs. We will discuss what they are, how they work and advantages of using VLANs in our LAN networks. We will also configure VLANs in our LAN networks. What are VLANs VLANs (Virtual […]
Overview In part 1 and part 2 of this chapter, we looked at the basic configuration of OSPF and further learnt more OSPF concepts such as redistributing the static routes and the metric, in part three, we looked at multi-area OSPF. In part four, we will look at OSPF and multi-access networks, we will conclude […]
Overview In the first part, we took a look at link state routing protocols and discussed how OSPF works. We also learnt how to configure OSPF. In part two of this chapter on OSPF, we will look at more concepts such as the OSPF metric, suppression of OSPF updates and redistributing the default route. OSPF […]
Overview Welcome to the world of OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) routing. This protocol was developed to replace RIP and it is a classless Link State routing protocol that uses areas so as to scale better. This chapter is divided into four parts since it is too broad. The concepts we will learn will be […]