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CCNA 7.3.b: Using Cisco Discovery Protocol or LLDP for device discovery

Posted on January 14, 2019January 23, 2019 by Joe Barger (CCNP/CCDP)

Overview: CDP or LLDP can be used to discover details about neighboring devices Study Notes: CDP is covered in-depth in section 2.8.a: CDP LLDP is covered in-depth in section 2.8.b: LLDP To use CDP to discover neighboring devices, CDP must be enabled on both devices for neighbor information to be exchanged CDP is enabled […]

CCNA 2.8.a: Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP)

Posted on June 21, 2018December 2, 2018 by Joe Barger (CCNP/CCDP)

Overview: Cisco Discovery Protocol CDP is a Cisco proprietary layer 2 protocol to help switches learn about neighboring switches Study Notes: Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) Cisco Discovery Protocol is a Layer 2, media-independent, and network-independent protocol that networking applications use to learn about nearby, directly connected devices Cisco Discovery Protocol is enabled by default […]