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For questions about network routers, devices that forward data packets between computer networks, commonly at the network layer (layer 3) of the OSI model.

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dot1q L3 router sub-interfaces and L2 switch ports

I have a router with multiple L3 sub-interfaces. On the other side I have a L3 switch (Nexus 9K) that I'd like to have multiple hosts that are on the switch route their traffic to one of the router ...
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Geolocation specific ASN

question: is it possible to determine the geolocation of a city/region of a specific ASN? For example, Telecom Italia has many ASNs. Is it possible to know for each one "which soil" they ...
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The use of VRF Lite

I have a quick question about VRF Lite. So I understand that VRF is a technology which allows the router to build multiple virtual routing tables which divide the network on L3 with each VRF table ...
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Simple question about NAT [duplicate]

So I am learning about NAT. I understand that it changes IP from public>private and vice versa. From my understanding, when a packet or info gets sent to the public ip towards the private ip, ...
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How can a router know the MTU of the next router?

https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/network-layer/what-is-mtu/ Suppose Server A and Computer A are connected, but the data packets they send to each other have to pass through Router B and Router C ...
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Communication between hosts on different local networks

I understand how NAT works in case of communication between one, local host and a server with specific public IP address. The host is sending a request, it pushes the packet with destination IP ...
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IPv6 subnetting with different end device requirements

`I have three main buildings with building A with 242 end devices, building B with 54 end devices and building C with 894 device. And all the routers are connected to each other like ring topology. ...
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RMA'ed device configuration [closed]

Just wondering what are the methods that you use when re-configuring an RMA'ed device. Do you manually configured all the script that runs on the device or is there any efficient ways configuring the ...
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Router to Wireless router (Packet Tracer)

Hi, Can anyone help why I can't ping from my pc in office network to my laptop in guest network or wireless network. It is possible to ping from guest network to office but failed vice versa. Main ...
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how does a router know an ip address's network prefix when it comes to CIDR

Let's say I start a new company and lease a block of ip address 222.123.123.0/25 from Internet registry, so one of those ip address 222.123.123.4 is my main web server. A customer from a different ...
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DH groups support for isakmp policy

When configuring a site-to-site VPN tunnel between the ASA and Cisco router, I have queries around the ISAKMP policy. As per Cisco documentation for ASA, the crypto isakmp policy groups available are ...
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NAT configuration behind pppoe with virtual server

my CISCO 3925 router is handling pppoe, NAT, and DHCP server.. My local LAN is 192.168.1.x and it's behind that NAT. I'm trying to enable access to a DNS server that's on this LAN (192.168.1.191 tcp/...
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Are all router ports both input and output or are ports divided in those two categories?

I've read that router input ports accept incoming packets and that output ports transmit the packets on the link. However, a link can be used for carrying packets in both ways and in a router there is ...
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Direct connection slower than via switch

My office ISP provides a 1 GBPS connection. When I connect my laptop directly to the router provided by the ISP, and connect to fast.com, I get a speed of approximately 100 mbps. Our office network is ...
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In what situations is MPLS label erased from the top of the label stack in MPLS?

What are other processes that MPLS/IP routers can do with, or to MPLS label stack?
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