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Study Tables

Log Message Severity Levels

KeywordSeverityDescriptionMnemonic
Emergency0System unusableEven
Alert1Immediate action requiredA
Critical2Critical Event (Highest of 3)Computer
Error3Error Event (Middle of 3)Expert
Warning4Warning Event (Lowest of 3)Will
Notification5Normal, More ImportantNot
Informational6Normal, Less ImportantIgnore
Debug7Requested by User DebugDebugs

Mnemonic courtesy of Romelchand

IP Protocol Numbers

When IP encapsulates another protocol it labels the protocol field with a number to define the next layer.

IP Protocol NumberDescription
1ICMP
2IGMP
6TCP
17UDP
46RSVP
47GRE
51ESP (IPSec)
51AH (IPSec)
69TFTP
88EIGRP
89OSPF
103PIM
112VRRP
115L2TP
161SNMP
162TRAPS

Protocol Numbers - IANA

Cisco Administrative Distance

ProtocolAdministrative Distance
Connected0
Static1
EIGRP Summary5
eBGP20
EIGRP Internal90
OSPF110
IS-IS115
RIP120
ODR160
EIGRP External170
iBGP200
Unknown/Infinite255

References

Troubleshooting TechNotes - What is Administrative Distance? - Cisco

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