News

Network routing and switching

• February 07, 2008 07 Feb'08

  Intelligent network switches on the rise as more is expected of the network

  With businesses expecting their networks to provide more services, vendors are building more intelligence into their switches.

• January 30, 2008 30 Jan'08

  With EX Series, Juniper aims to be a switch hitter

  With the unveiling of its new line of switches, the EX Series, router giant Juniper hopes to break into the lucrative market currently dominated by Cisco.

• December 20, 2007 20 Dec'07

  Santa's great storage grudge-match: Fibre Channel vs. iSCSI

  Attaching storage to a network used to be so simple - now you have a number of options and no way to decide! We've got your back.

• October 01, 2007 01 Oct'07

  3Com to be acquired by equity firm

  3Com has announced it will be acquired by private equity firm Bain Capital Partners for US$2.2 billion.

• January 16, 2007 16 Jan'07

  Routing: Five common, easily avoided errors

  Router configuration errors don''t have to take down your network. Learn five common routing mistakes -- and how to avoid them -- in this tip.

• November 26, 2006 26 Nov'06

  Static routing for Cisco users [Day Two: The good and bad of static routing]

  What is static routing good for? And what are its shortcomings? Read on to discover how and when to use this technique.

• November 01, 2006 01 Nov'06

  What is a seamless router?

  In this expert response, Sudhanshu Gupta gives us a quick history lesson in routing when he answers the question "what is meant by the term 'seamless router'?"

• October 03, 2006 03 Oct'06

  3Com rolls out unified SMB switch

  3Com hit the market today with an all-in-one unified switch for SMBs.

• September 25, 2006 25 Sep'06

  Open source router on par with Cisco, users say

  To avoid paying top dollar for Cisco routers, two users say Vyatta's Open Flexible Router is a viable alternative to the proprietary norm, with pluses and minuses, of course.

• September 24, 2006 24 Sep'06

  Cisco bulks up data center switching

  Cisco Systems Inc. today made significant announcements in its data center switching line: an 8-port, 10 GigE module; a blade switch for Fujitsu Siemens; and a Web-based script-sharing community.

• September 24, 2006 24 Sep'06

  Cisco bulks up data center switching

  Cisco Systems Inc. today made significant announcements in its data center switching line: an 8-port, 10 GigE module; a blade switch for Fujitsu Siemens; and a Web-based script-sharing community.

• August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06

  Interoperability issues for a 6500 Cisco switch and a 3Comm 7700

  In this response, Sudhanshu Gupta talks about the interoperability issues that go along with a 6500 Cisco switch and a 3Comm 7700.

• August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06

  Connecting ISDN PRI to a VPN via a Cisco AS5350

  Sudhanshu Gupta examines how to connect an ISDN PRI to a VPN using a Cisco AS5350.

• August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06

  Routing phone calls to a POTS

  Sudhanshu Gupta explains how to route all phone calls to a POTS, in this Q&A.