IPv6 Training (Cisco) – How to Enable EIGRPv6 on a Cisco Router

Now, some of you maybe wondering, why did he write an article on how to enable EIGRPv6 on a Cisco Router, when I already know how to do that?

Well, to answer your question, enabling EIGRP on a router that is running on an IPv6 network, is slightly different from enabling EIGRP on a router that is running on an IPv4 network.

Meaning, a router that is running on an IPv6 network, had EIGRP (EIGRPv6) enabled per interface, instead of globally like a router running on an IPv4 network would. So, in other words, when enabling EIGRPv6 on a Cisco router, you don’t need to use the “network” command when the router is in Router Configuration Mode.

Instead you’ll need to perform the following steps:

1. Router>enable
2. Router#configure terminal
3. Router(config)#ipv6 unicast-routing
4. Router(config)#interface type number
5. Router(config-if)#ipv6 enable
6. Router(config-if)#ipv6 eigrp as-number
7. Router(config-if)#no shutdown
8. Router(config-if)#ipv6 router eigrp as-number
9. Router(config-router)#router-id {ip-address | ipv6-address}
10. Router(config-router)#no shutdown
11. Router(config-router)#exit
12. Router(config)#exit
13. Router#copy run start

Steps Explained:

Step #1

1. Router>enable

Puts router into Privileged EXEC mode.

Step #2

2. Router#configure terminal

Puts router into Global configuration mode.

Step #3

3. Router(config)#ipv6 unicast-routing

Configures the router to route IPv6 packets

Step #4

4. Router(config)#interface fastethernet 0/0

Specifies the fastethernet 0/0 interface on which EIGRPv6 is to be configured.

Step #5

5. Router(config-if)#ipv6 enable

Enables IPv6 processing on the fastethernet 0/0 interface.

Step #6

6. Router(config-if)#ipv6 eigrp 1

Enables the EIGRP for IPv6 process on the fastethernet 0/0 interface.

Step #7

7. Router(config-if)#no shutdown

Starts the EIGRP for IPv6 protocol (process) without changing any per-interface configuration.

Step #8

8. Router(config-if)#ipv6 router eigrp 1

Puts the router into router configuration mode and creates an EIGRP for IPv6 routing process.

Step #9

9. Router(config-router)#router-id {ip-address | ipv6-address}

Enables the router to use a fixed router ID. (Remember each router Id must be unique)

Step #10

10. Router(config-router)#no shutdown

Put the EIGRPv6 routing process in “no shutdown” mode in order to start the EIGRPv6 process.

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7 Ways to Speed Up Windows Vista

There are many ways to speed up Windows Vista. Some methods are more straight forward than the other and some will help you see huge improvements to the performance of Windows while others offer less noticeable results. Here we will look at 7 most effective ways to speed up Windows Vista from my personal experience.

Turn off unnecessary Windows features.

By default, Vista comes with tons of features that are enabled based on assumptions which may or may not apply to you. Hence you get a system that is running lots of background processes, most of which you do not need at all. So one of the great ways to speed up Windows Vista is to disable them. To see the list of Windows features and turn them on or off, go to Control Panel, change to “Classic View”, click on “Program Features” and then select “Turn Windows Features On And Off”. Some examples of features you may want to disable are:

- Remote Differential Compression

- Windows Meeting Space

- Tablet PC optional components

- And so on.

Graphical features.

One of the better ways to speed up Windows Vista is to turn off fanciful graphical features if you are not too much into aesthetics. One example is the Aero feature. Open your start menu, go to run, and type in ‘systempropertiesperformance’. At the Visual Effects tab, uncheck ‘Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing’. This will do the job. There are many graphical features that you can take out from here. This can give you more immediate results as compared to other ways to speed up Windows Vista.

Turn off Windows Indexing.

The Windows Indexing service was initially designed to be one of the ways to speed up Windows Vista by shortening the search time for files. However, as the volume of hard disk increases exponentially, the service has proven to be a resource intensive program causing massive slowdowns when Windows start to index the millions of files in the system. Select Start then choose Computer, right click on your C Drive and select properties. Under the General Tab, uncheck “Index this drive for faster searching”. On the next dialog box, choose “Include subfolders and files”. Do the same for the other Drives.

Remove Spyware and Trojans and protect your system against future attacks.

Out of the many ways to speed up Windows Vista, this has to be one of the most crucial things you need to do. This is because not only your system performance is at stake, the security and confidentiality of your data is too. Use free tools such as Avast for anti-virus protection, Spybot for spyware removal and protection as well as Zonealarm for firewall protection. There are other good tools around but make sure they are not spywares themselves!

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Computer Graphics – An Important Part in Your Computer

There are several ways you can look at computer graphics. But no matter which way you do it all comes down to graphics are what makes a website stand out, or graphics are what makes your computer game so real looking. Or perhaps even your graphics card that is in your computer might be what you are talking about. As a definition computer graphics is considered a sub-field of computer science, it studies methods of digitally synthesizing and or manipulating visual content. Although the term computer graphics will often refer to three-dimensional computer graphics, it will also include those two dimensional graphics and image processing.

Graphics as a term covers a wide area. Computer graphics is a very sought after career choice nowadays too! If you love to draw and are good at it computer graphics would be a great choice for a career for you, look into it. The field grows everyday, look at all the films that come out now with strictly computer graphics, Madagascar, The Bee Movie, and Kung Fu Panda are just a few. Not long ago that was unheard of, nor if it was done the graphics were one or two dimensional and not that good. Now though the 3-D graphics that are put out are so life-like.

One of the first computer graphic or computer animation displays was seen in Futureworld in 1979, on the movie a computer created hand and face was displayed. We’ve come a long way since this time, as stated above movies come out ever day that are completely computer animated.

Graphics are used in computer software games and also other games, such as Xbox, Playstation, and Nintendo Wii. If you go back and look at say Madden ’98 and compare the graphics on that game to Madden ’08 it’s amazing the lengths they have come in such a short amount of time. Heck to even see a leap in a shorter amount of time get a copy of Madden ’05 and compare that too the ’08 version of the same game, in the short three years between the games the graphics are so amazingly different that it’s mind boggling. It’s not only sports games that have advanced far ahead of its processors, all types of games have catapulted to new levels with the technological advances of computer graphics.

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Are Netbooks the Real Deal ?

increased in the last year, the popularity of mini-size computers called netbooks known that height. With screens as small as seven inches and a weight of less than three pounds, this genre of computers is a niche with people who are tired of dragging around six pounds of hardware in their backpacks and pockets are full page. I am one of those people who carry the normal laptops too much for a netbook, and I want to share my experiences with you.

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Multi-Core Chip Design Initiatives From Intel and Rambus

Inside the processor was to increase the concentration of nuclei (number of CPUs’s on a single chip). Ie the effect of multiple cores on a single chip simulates the physical presence of two or more processors that require less energy because, in particular architecture and to increase efficiency. Newer processors have four cores, but manufacturers such as Intel and AMD have released a plan for the octal-core processors set for release in 2009 with the road 12, 16 and 20 … processors on a single chip.

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Using an Overlay Keyboard to Shortening the Learning Curve With New Programs

Learn a new program is always a challenge. There are so many new concepts and commands to learn. Most people usually learn and use about 20% of features that offer the program. Thus, their projects in accordance with their limited skill set. The real power of the program and the outstanding results are for others.

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Troubleshooting Tips – Runtime Error R6025

Runtime error r6025 is an error more commonly associated for users who are using Visual Basics or any code compiling software to develop programs. While there are some other causes of the runtime error, this article will discuss this first, then touch briefly on the other possible errors associated with this as well as some of the ways you can avoid having this runtime error again. Coders would be very familiar with this runtime error and it occurs most commonly when the application tries to execute or call on a code function that is either invalid or does not exist within its matrix.

Most of the time, Windows will detect the error and this inform the end user through the runtime error dialogue box. Most coders would suggest that you run a debug program to solve this problem as it will track down the loose code within your project and fix the problem there and then. It is relatively a minor problem when detected early. Some cases, this runtime error is a direct result of a program conflict with Norton Antivirus and some other, more popular virus software that is available to consumers.

What happens is that older systems that run older versions of their OS are not compatible with newer code that is written within new antivirus programs and thus the conflict occurs and Windows detects it as Runtime Error r 6025. These are some of the major causes of this error and the entire runtime error library has many different and varying causes. While the trouble shooting process will take a while as they each have different unique ways to solve (as can be seen with this runtime error), one of the main ways to solve any of these errors is to have a single universal solution.

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Apple Computers of Yesterday and Today

Apple computers are known for their robust performance and tight security. These computers are exclusively designed to run only on Apple’s own platform including several versions of Mac operating systems. Innovative, portable, secure, elegant, durable, and powerful are among the impressive characteristics of Apple computers that enticed millions of computer user world wide.

From basic functionality such as document processing to hard end network servers, these machines are proven to outpace others. These machines are capable of connecting to other machines running on a different platform through simple configuration on the software side. Its optional Airport devices allow apple computers to connect to a network wirelessly, but securely.

During the first release of the first Apple computer in 1976, users were doubtful about its features. As more and more designs and features were added on every release, people are getting more and more interested with these computers. The release of Lisa in 1983 gave the world a different view in computing. The prototype was designed with a GUI which created a user friendly environment. Further releases including the Macintosh and other advanced computers were among those that gave Apple the pride in the industry.

As a company, Apple experienced some downfalls in terms of sales and management. However, with good people and loyal members around the company was able to recover and made it to the road again. And today, the company does not only focus in manufacturing computers. They have several lined up gadgets including the famous iPod and iPhones which hit the market with phenomenal sales.

Modern Apple computers are now running with Apple’s latest operating system, the Mac OS X or simply referred to as Leopard. The operating system offers portability, security, connectivity, entertainment, and other features that enhanced the capacity of Apple computers.

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Wholesale Computer Parts – Get Your PC Fixed and a Good Bargain

If you are looking for a new computer system, computers today have more brand really come into the market still seems very expensive. It may seem confusing, or you may be skeptical, why prices are falling in certain industries that create the parts of the PC. The price of a memory hit an All Time Low, as improvements in technology offered volume production of memory cheaper and more convenient to make a PC.

But there are many ways, fortunately these days, you can still get a good computer system to track dealers who specialize in computer parts in bulk. Build your own computer and equipment through out sourcing wholesale computer parts, maybe you liked a lot of people think that these are nothing less than corporate name computer.

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computer maintenance. tips to keep your computer running at peak performance

General maintenance, nursing our computer’s hardware and software. Here are some tips to create a good basic service.

1. Microsoft Update Microsoft regularly updates its operating system (Windows XP, Vista and other Microsoft programs). These updates are available on the second Tuesday of a month and can be manually or automatically downloaded and installed. In most versions of Microsoft’s operating system user has the option Automatic Update tool to download all available updates and install them at any given time. This is usually the best choice because it ensures that all critical updates are installed, with minimal user intervention.

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