I have two Cisco Catalyst switches in the 2900 series. I want to monitor all of the traffic on the two switches. Of course the IDS sensor I want to use only has one port and can't be connected to both ...

I have often wondered why manufacturers of Ethernet switches severely restrict the number of SPAN/port-monitoring sessions they allow to be configured. I can only assume that they are limited because ...

We're running version 14 of Whatsupgold, and we've a whole campus full of Cisco switches we want monitored. So far everything works great, except that when someone plugs a computer into a wall jack, ...

Because of the limitations of SPAN/monitor ports on switches, organizations have turned to using taps and packet monitoring switches. These solutions can be expensive which has lead companies to look ...

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 ...

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 ...