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How to configure CDP – Cisco Discovery Protocol

In this article we will see how you can easilly configure and tune router CDP capabilities. If you are more interested in what CDP really means and how it works, visit “about CDP” article.

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To see simple CD operation and use information that CDP can give you first thing to doo is learn how is possible to turn CDP on and off. If you, for example, want to list the summary information about what devices are connected to your router you can either selectively enable or disable Cisco Discovery Protocol on the entire router, or on individual interfaces. This is done by next couple of commands:

CDP – Cisco Discovery Protocol

CDP – Cisco Discovery Protocol is a powerful network monitoring and troubleshooting tool for Cisco devices. CDP is a tool used by network administrators to see information about directly connected Cisco devices. CDP is a tool that enables you to access a summary of protocol and see information about Cisco devices that are connected. Each Cisco device sends periodic messages. These are known as CDP advertisements. Cisco device is sending them to other directly connected Cisco devices. These advertisements contain information about the types of devices that are connected, IP configuration of devices on other side, interfaces they are connected to, the interfaces used to make the connections, and the model numbers of the devices.