A list of commands for adding to your configuration template the next time you configure a Cisco device.

Cisco devices functioning as a gateway can have link redundancy without running routing protocols. Configuring Integrated Routing and Bridging allows two interfaces to be bridged together along with an associated virtual interface that serves as the routed interface.

Cisco IOS Software Modularity is available for the two newest Supervisor modules, the Sup720 and Sup32,  which go into the Cisco 6500 series platform.  Basically, by using the modular IOS, the switch runs more efficiently.  This is accomplished by splitting up major components inside the IOS into separate subsystems, which will run in different processes. [...]

In the previous article, Running commands on a Cisco device from the Windows command line , I wrote on how to run commands from the Windows command line against a Cisco device.  The article was based on using the Unix utility rsh aka Remote Shell.  The biggest downfall of using rsh is the security issues around [...]

This article explains how to use a router and USB flash drive instead of a PC in staging areas where you need to upgrade software on other network devices before deployment.

To increase bandwidth on a given Cisco network device, typically etherchannel technology is used to accomplish this task. In most scenarios, etherchannel is used between two switches to provide additional bandwidth to the uplink connections. In less common instances, Network cards in servers that have drivers supporting the proprietary technology will be configured for etherchannel. [...]

There are scenarios where it would be desirable for a host or group of hosts to take a different route through the network than what is considered the normal path.  Consider this as creating a detour of sorts, forcing an alternate route to the destination.  This can be accomplished on a selective basis, by picking [...]

The most important element to spanning tree is the root bridge placement. If no other element of spanning tree is manually configured on your network, the root bridge should definitely be set.

Another best practice article explaining the proper method for redistributing a static route into a routing protocol with the most control

IP Accounting is a great tool to use for basic troubleshooting. This little jewl is a very low impacting tool that provides counters of IP source and destination addresses flowing through a router.