It just forwards frames. That’s it. Yes, the above statement is totally correct. A switch’s main function is forwarding frames between its ports. In this article, we will look more deeply into this functionality and learn how a switch does this! Learn from the scratch When you attach 2 computers to a switch and want […]
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DHCP Messages & Leasing Process
Do You Know What DHCP Is? If it is first time you are learning DHCP, you can find an introduction is here! Let’s Dive In DHCP! DHCP is protocol using between DHCP Clients and DHCP Servers to provide automatic TCP/IP configuration to clients. There are some steps and message packets sending by clients and servers […]
How DHCP Makes Our Life Easier?
Simple Definition of DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) DHCP is a protocol using in networks to provide automatic TCP/IP configuration to endpoints. Clients using this protocol send a Discover packet to the network and DHCP Server replies this with a Offer packet. After that, party begins! More Simple Definition I know, it’s first time you […]
What is DHCP Snooping and Why it is important?
Have A Good Friday! You are the network administrator for a company and manage an enterprise network infrastructure with your great team! One day, your phone is calling and your troubleshooting session starts! Clients cannot connect to servers, applications, printers and internet. You are connecting and checking related network devices, but everything is working. You […]
Why do you need to enable PortFast on access ports?
Brief Explanation PortFast is a good feature to put switch interfaces in forwarding state immediately. Also, it helps reducing of STP re-calculations on switches and relatively providing network performance improvements. Without PortFast If you don’t use it under an interface configuration, when the link state changes to UP, switch firstly put interface in blocking state […]