Networking

If you’re speccing a new wiring closet or refreshing an access layer, Cisco’s naming makes the 9200 and 9300 look closer than they are. Both are Gigabit access switches running the same Cisco IOS XE software, and both come in 24- and 48-port versions — but they’re built for different scales of network, and the

SFP-10G-SR, GLC-T, or SFP-10G-T-S — fiber or copper, and which distance and cabling situation each one actually fits.

Port count, PoE, uplinks, and Layer 3 features – a straightforward guide to sizing a switch for your office or data closet.

Slow file transfers and dropped connections are usually symptoms, not causes. Here is when the switch itself is the problem.