Network administration Questions


Weird sharing problem in LAN after upgrading switch
Hi, first sorry for my bad English. Recently my company did a network upgrading (changing several units of old unmanaged 100mbps switch to a new managed 1gbps one, and do a correct new backbone cabling to avoid looping coz old cabling is a total mess). Everything went fine for a while. Then suddenly a week [...]

Answer Question   |  February 5, 2009  3:48 AM
LAN, Linux servers, Managed Switches, Network administration, Network upgrades and patches, Switch configuration, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
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5 pts.

Entire Network option is disabled
I want to create a shortcut to Entire Network through pointing File Name. Because all the default location to Entire Network is disable. And i also does not want to enable this from Registry. Waiting for quick reply. Thanks in advance.

Answer Question   |  February 19, 2009  7:19 AM
Entire Network, Network administration, Registry
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115 pts.

Setting up a Intranet
HI GUYS, PLS COULD ANYBOODY TELL ME IN ALAY MAN LANGUAGE HOW TO SET UP INTRANET. ALL I HAVE IS A NEW DL 380 SERVER, A WORKING LAN AND A WINDOWS 2003 SERVER. FRM KENNY

Answer Question   |  January 27, 2009  5:27 PM
Intranet, Network administration, Network design
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5 pts.

Can I create one Domain Controller for 1000 Users
Hi , I just wanted to know that can I create a single domain controller for more than 1000 users located at six different regions in my country, If Yes can I know what should be the System requirements ?

Answer Question   |  January 14, 2009  1:01 PM
Branch Office networks, Domain Controller, Network administration, Windows Server
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5 pts.

How to disable ‘File and Printer Sharing’ with Group Policy
i want to disable the option for the users to enable “File and Printer sharing for microsoft networks” in Lan properties through Group policy.

Answer Question   |  January 7, 2009  6:34 AM
File and Printer sharing, Group Policy, Network administration, Network security, User Permissions, User restrictions
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20 pts.

Port Forwarding with Cisco 3560
Hi Friends, I have a small requirement. please see my configuration. i have an L3 switch (Cisco 3560) series and now i am forwarding all the traffic from my network to Firewall from L3 switch through this default route ” ip route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.11.12.2″ where 10.11.12.1 is my L3 switch 10.11.12.2 is my firewall [...]

Answer Question   |  February 2, 2009  11:53 AM
Cisco, Cisco 3560, L3 Switches, Layer 3, Layer 3 switches, Network administration, Port 445, Port 80, Port forwarding, SMB over IP, Switch configuration, Switches
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5 pts.

How to connect a server using DSL routers
My company is having 30 users at different different location all of them is having separete DSL routers with a VPN tunnel … And i wanted to connect them to the main server and create a active directory to deny using the cdrom,startmenu, flash drive, games and etc they should only use the company program [...]

Answer Question   |  December 29, 2008  5:09 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory security, DSL routers, Network administration, Network design, Router configuration, Routers, User Permissions, User restrictions, VPN, VPN administration, VPN configuration, VPN security, VPN Tunnel
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5 pts.

How to connect two separate Branch Office networks together?
What is the good and easy way to approach solve the problem of connecting two networks based in two different branches.What are the requirements that I need to furnish and make my small office to be a good highfy company .We run a development in the other branch and need to be connected for further [...]

Answer Question   |  November 25, 2011  4:45 AM
Branch Office networks, Network administration, Network architecture, Network design, Static IP address, Windows Server 2003
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25 pts.

Newbie seeks help setting up and configuring Windows Server 2003
am Windows user, my office have 6staff ( maximum are using XP sp2 os) and i would like to get information about the set up of server 2003. i have server and it is not configured for log in to it, i have connect server into network. yes they can connect server as usual they [...]

Answer Question   |  December 31, 2008  4:32 AM
LAN, LAN administration, Network administration, Network management, Static IP address, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 configuration, Windows XP
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25 pts.

How to configure a small office network with Windows Server 2008
i am vista user, my office have 6staff ( maximum are using XP sp2 os) and i would like to get information about the set up of server 2008. i have server and it is not configured for log in to it, i have connect server into network. yes they can connect server as usual [...]

Answer Question   |  December 17, 2008  9:11 AM
LAN, LAN administration, Network administration, Network design, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 configuration, Windows XP
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5 pts.

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10 pts.

Creating a Trust between two networks on two routers on same floor
I have two networks — the first is 192.168.1.1/24 and the other is 192.168.33.1/24. Each network has it own DSL modem/router for Internet connection and are Windows domains (diffrent domain names). The two routers are physically near (50cm) and the two networks are sharing the same floor. I need to create a trust between the [...]

Answer Question   |  December 11, 2008  7:58 PM
Domain Controller, Network administration, Network design, Network management, Router configuration, Routers, Trust relationship, Trusts
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1,545 pts.

Why do some PCs on our network get an IP address automatically assigned and others don’t?
When we connect a network cable to some PCs, it doesn’t automatically assign an IP address and we need to manually assign an IP address. What is the benefit if the IP address takes automatically or not when we connect a network cable? Why do you think this is happening to only some of the [...]

Answer Question   |  December 15, 2008  7:42 PM
IP address, IP range, Network administration, Network management
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1,545 pts.

Windows XP PC access problem in LAN
I have 20 PC in Lan with Win XP.Some PC not Accessable from Network.Already share some folder with access permission on everyone.when i go to Run->\192.168.X.XX so,access denied error shown. pls give me help regarding this.

Answer Question   |  December 8, 2008  7:37 AM
LAN, LAN administration, Network administration, Network connectivity, Shared folders, Shared resources, Windows XP, Windows XP Pro
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10 pts.

WinXP Pro PC cannot ping Win2003 DC after Windows Firewall configuration.
I have been fighting with this issue for 2 days and I am going crazy. We have 2 domain controllers, 1 on-site and 1 off-site as a backup. Last week I configured a windows firewall group policy object to open: file and printer sharing, remote access, disable remote desktop, open ICMP for the subnet, allow [...]

Answer Question   |  November 20, 2008  6:49 PM
Active Directory, Domain Controller, Firewalls, Group Policy, Network administration, TCP/IP, Windows firewall, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, XP Professional
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215 pts.

How to add users and computers (XP) to Windows Server 2003: Step-by-step
Hi, I am new to networking. How do I add computers and users to my server 2003 in a network of DNS auto detection. Please provide any directions to stabilize my mind and system in network doesn’t accept the domain of my server 2k3. How do I set it?

Answer Question   |  April 19, 2013  7:07 AM
Network administration, User accounts, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
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25 pts.

High school computer lab hardware and software specifications
Could you provide me with some hardware and software specification that is most appropriate for a high school computer lab?

Answer Question   |  June 18, 2012  7:52 PM
Computer lab, Hardware, Network administration, Software, Specifications
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1,545 pts.

How to remove a workstation from the domain but not the network?
I am using an older machine for our driver’s lounge. They only need it for internet. So I need to keep it on the network, but remove it from the domain. I cannot allow these users access to our domain. My problem is that I have removed this machine form our domain and added it [...]

Answer Question   |  November 18, 2009  12:28 PM
Active Directory, AD, Domain, Network, Network administration, Workstations
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50 pts.

Connecting 2 NICs with bridge
i want to connect one NIC with a wireless modem and second to LAN’s client.

Answer Question   |  October 28, 2008  7:21 AM
LAN administration, Network administration, Network design, NIC, Wireless modem, Wireless Network
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10 pts.

IP conflict errors in my network
hi guys like couple weeks i m facing a problem in my network. i gave all computer with different IP address. and the error is coming still windows error IP conflict. i m using ISA SERVER 2004. i worked on it allot but the error is same. i have 45 computers in my network.when i [...]

Answer Question   |  October 24, 2008  5:40 AM
IP address, IP address conflict, ISA Server, ISA Server 2004, ISA Server 2004 IP address conflict, Network administration, Network connectivity
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15 pts.