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How does one specify certain IPs or MAC addresses for NBAR policy enforcement?

In an office environment, if I wanted to block youtube using a Cisco ISR router, I would set up the following with NBAR: class-map match-all YOUTUBE match protocol http host "*youtube.com*" ! policy-map DROP_YOUTUBE class YOUTUBE …
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Configure External Interface for DHCPv6 client on Cisco IOS

What are the necessary steps to configure IOS 12.4(25f) to support IPv6? Comcast is the ISP, and I'll be using a Server 2012 box for internal DHCPv6. I'll need to grab a DHCPv6 address from Comcast for the external interface. So far, on my external…
user1569
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Blocking IPv6 RA advertisements on Juniper EX series switch

How do I go about blocking IPv6 RA advertisements on access ports on a Juniper EX series switch? I know that Cisco offers ra-guard as an option much like bpdu-guard on spanning tree, I am just not sure how to accomplish the same thing in Junos.
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Assign an IP address based on switch port

Short: I want DHCP server to assign a preconfigured IP address based on a port (on a switch, ideally) a device is connected to. Long: My situation: I am building an automated indoor farm (for growing tomatoes). The farm is composed of many (12 for…
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AAA/TACACS+ password on Cisco switch always fails at second password prompt

Whenever logging into a network device using AAA/TACACS+, if I fat-finger the password prompt after the username prompt, the second password prompt always fails even when the password is correct. I have to wait for the username prompt again, and…
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What type of fiber do I need for a WS-G5484

I have bought two WS-2948G switches from cisco for a lab. I now need to buy two additional modules for them WS-G5484. I've never worked with fiber so I was wondering if there are differences in fiber cables and what type of fiber cable I should use…
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CDP not available to be enabled on ME3400 port

We have a ME3400 that we want to enable CDP on but there is no cdp option. Why is it not available? switch(config)#int gi0/1 switch(config-if)#cdp ? % Unrecognized command CDP is enabled globally. switch#show cdp Global CDP information: …
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Brocade chassis and CDP

I know Brocade will gladly accept CDP from Cisco devices and display it in a show fdp neighbor. If you enable CDP on a Brocade chassis will it send CDP packets out as well as FDP?
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Finding the IP of a MAC Address

Is there a way to derive the IP of a device from their MAC address on a Cisco device? Assume you are not on a local segment where ping sweeping / arp are possible, instead you are remote and there are many routers between you and the endpoint. …
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How can I find what optic is in an interface for a Juniper MX-series router?

As the title states, how can I see what optic I have installed in an interface for an MX router?
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VRRP and VRRP-Extended

Is VRRP-E a completely separate standard than VRRP or does it just add on features to the VRRP standard? What are some major differences between VRRP and VRRP-E?
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How to - use regex in Nexus to search for this | or that?

So aggravating - i can't find good documentation on how to use the Nexus regex command. So, if my interfaces look like this: interface Vlan224 description MANAGEMENT no shutdown ip flow monitor netflow-monitor input no ip redirects ip…
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Why do we use OSPF Point-to-Point Networks for Loopbacks?

Why do we use the ip ospf network point-to-point command on loopback interfaces? interface Loopback0 ip address 2.2.2.2 255.255.255.0 ip ospf network point-to-point kindly explain that..
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EtherChannel and odd number of ports

Is the requirement of 2n number of ports for EtherChannel a critical requirement or just a recommendation to ensure, perhaps, an even load balancing? Particularly, if we setup an EtherChannel group with 8 ports but one of them went down. Would the…
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How is a TCP connection maintained over a changing IP address

I remember when I connected to the internet via the phone line and a 56kbps modem, changing ISPs was as simple as changing the phone number dialled by the modem. I remember that my IP address would change every 1 minute, without a break in…
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