Tag Archives: Force10 Networks

Useful FTOS “show” commands

There are several FTOS “show” commands that can provide very useful information regarding Force10 Networks switches/routers. I have outlined a number of these very useful commands with a short description of each below. However, keep in mind that although most … Continue reading

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Setup VRRP with Force10 Switches

In this lab I setup Force10 switches with Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP). VRRP is a redundancy protocol used to eliminate a single point of failure between a gateway and its respective hosts within the same subnet. I use three … Continue reading

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Setup Telnet Access on Force10 Switches

I am going to use a Force10 S60 switch [FTOS 8.3.3.4] to demonstrate how to setup telnet access. To setup telnet access you first need to set an IP address on either a data port or a managment port so … Continue reading

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Creating a Link Aggregation Group (LAG) in FTOS

This lab demonstrates how to create a Link Aggregation Group (LAG) in FTOS on Force10 switches. A LAG in Force10’s FTOS is called a port channel and in Cisco’s IOS is called an EtherChannel. As described by IEEE 802.3ad, LAG … Continue reading

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How Perl/Python Scripts on Force10 S60 Switches Can Access the Internet

Let’s say you have a Force10 S60 switch [FTOS 8.3.3.4] hooked-up at a datacenter that currently has a console connection connected to a management switch that provides external Internet access. The natted IP address is 10.0.8.10/24 and the external IP … Continue reading

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Setup OSPF on Force10 Switches

For this lab, I use a Force10 E1200 chassis [FTOS 8.3.1.1] and a Force10 S60 switch [FTOS 8.3.3.4]. The objective is to setup a simple OSPF network. Loopback addresses are used to setup test networks.

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Discovery Protocols on Cisco, HP, and Force10 Switches/Routers – CDP and LLDP

The Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) is a Cisco proprietary Data Link Layer network protocol used to share information about other directly connected Cisco equipment. CDP can also be used in place of dynamic routing protocols in simple networks. Cisco devices … Continue reading

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