All Cisco Layer3 switches & routers, have the capability to run a DHCP server. Sooner or latter you will find yourself with the need to configure a router as a DHCP Server.
The configuration is quiet straight forward. Lets say we have the following interface to our LAN:
!
interface FastEthernet 0/0
description Uplink to Users Segment
ip [...]
Cisco Router as DHCP Server
Optimizing Layer2 Switching Environments: Spanning-Tree Management (Part1)
MAC Address Aging
For the stability of a Layer2 switched environment it is important to tune certain parameters. This Part1 will cover the mac address aging timers. The switch can operate in a default “out-of-the-box” configuration, but that won’t bring the benefits and expected performance.
Lets say you have a fully redundant switched configuration but you notice [...]

