Network design Questions


Wan design for 6 sites
In this project i need to design a network for (SMG) that needs to set up 6 clinics on one WAN, allowing them to share same server for email, talk directly with doctors at other locations, on central network to access client information, they have a data exchange of 1.5MB/second at any given time, the [...]

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2009  11:49 PM
Branch Office networks, Fiber optic networking, Firewalls, Network design, Routers, Video conferencing, WAN design, Windows Server 2003
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15 pts.

Separation of Physical Networks via VLANs and Security Issues Therein
Our company is looking to redo some networking infrastructure. Previous IT administrators created a daisy chain network topology and all information types, from APs to workstations aggregate on a single network. Lately we have seen some performance issues and wish to rewire much of our network into a star topology network. While doing so, we [...]

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2009  4:24 PM
Network design, Network infrastructure, VLAN, VLAN configuration, VLAN management
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11,205 pts.

LAN
Yes I’m doing a case senaraio. I’m upgrading a company to have technology. It’s going to have to site locations 100 yards apart. My first building is going to have 12 PCs and 3 laptops. My other building is going to have 4 PCs and 1 laptop. What is the best way to implement this.

Answer Question   |  March 20, 2009  5:09 PM
LAN, Network design, Network Topology
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5 pts.

Connect branch office with main office via E1
i have E1 with procurve HP router 7102 dl in the main office. and i ahave DSL with VPN router at the branch office. i need to configure the main office router to accept the connection fro the branch office

Answer Question   |  March 16, 2009  12:04 PM
Branch Office networks, DSL, E1, HP ProCurve 7102, HP ProCurve Secure Router 7102, Network design, Remote access, Remote connection, VPN
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5 pts.

Will having a router between each switch improve performance?
Will having a router between each switch improve performance on a network?

Answer Question   |  March 13, 2009  2:26 AM
Network design, Network performance, Routers, Switches
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5 pts.

Best router for VPN in small & medium size business network?
which is the best router for vpn in small & medium size buissness network?

Answer Question   |  March 16, 2009  4:49 AM
Network design, Routers, Small and medium businesses, VPN design, VPN routers
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5 pts.

Multiple public IP’s from 1 internet connection on different networks?
Is this a possible scenario? A cable modem is hooked up via ethernet to a Linksys 5-port switch. That switch is then hooked to a Cisco SOHO router (not managed by me) and my Linksys router. I cannot get my public IP to work on my router but the Cisco routers public ip comes up [...]

Answer Question   |  March 9, 2009  9:14 PM
Cisco Routers, Internet access, IP address, Linksys, Network design, Router Troubleshooting, Switches
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45 pts.

CWDM PON
I have to design a passive optical network that uses WDM technology ( CWDM in particular ) for triple play broadband services including HDTV to residential and buisness customers. There is also a hospital which provides long distance medical imaging and 2 colleges that has distance learning (live video broadcasts and video conferencing with other [...]

Answer Question   |  March 2, 2009  8:18 PM
Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing, CWDM, CWDM PON, Network design, Network Topology, Optical Networking, Passive Optical Network, PON
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5 pts.

WAN configuration
how configure the central router in central office? how configure the router in remote branch office ? please,give me a sample configuration of central router configuration in central office. LINE :E1 FOR CENTRAL OFFICE BANDWIDTH OF BRANCH OFFICES:256 KBPS ROUTER IN CENTRAL OFFICE : CISCO 3800 ROUTER USED IN REMOTE BRANCH OFFICE : 1841 TYPE [...]

Answer Question   |  October 5, 2009  10:15 AM
Branch Office networks, Network design, Router configuration, Routers, WAN, WAN design
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5 pts.

Switch to Switch LAN cable configuration in Windows XP
Kindly explain how to do Switch to Switch LAN Cable Configuration in XP with work group.

Answer Question   |  February 24, 2009  10:39 AM
LAN, LAN configuration, Network administration, Network design, Switches, Window XP
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5 pts.

How to setup wireless Internet access on 2 desktop PCs
I have 2 desktop pc’s in my home and I’m not sure what I need to get internet connection on both without running cables accross the floor. I have DSL through my phone company and I think I need 2 wireless cards and a router but I don’t know what kind or if that’s even [...]

Answer Question   |  February 23, 2009  10:35 PM
Network design, Routers, Wireless networking, Wireless networks, Wireless PC cards, Wireless routers
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5 pts.

Designing a network
A user recently asked this question via e-mail: I want to design a network, the specification is given below. Can you help me in this regard. Specification are 1) We have 7 site. 2) Each site have about 250 user and site one have 500 users 3) Exchange server, Mail server should be located at [...]

Answer Question   |  February 20, 2009  2:24 PM
ADSL, Cisco Routers, Exchange Server, ISA Server, Network design, VPN, VPN connectivity
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16,755 pts.

What are the main factors do I need to consider when designing an ATM network?
Understand WAN network devices,what equipment is needed, cell technology What components are needed, the protocol layers used for communicating with the ATM, what transmission methods are used Know how to put together simple LAN & WAN networks,should have the work experience & educational background to design an ATM network Should seek professional help from domain [...]

Answer Question   |  February 19, 2009  12:09 AM
ATM, Network design, WAN network
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5 pts.

High speed network connections between buildings that are 500-700 metres apart
what is the best suitable network that supports high-speed connections between buildings that are 500-700 metres apart

Answer Question   |  February 18, 2009  9:37 PM
Network design, Network hardware, Network infrastructure, WLAN
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5 pts.

How to connect leased line to two locations without router
I have one 2mbps point to point lease line and two g.703 modem and want to connect two locations having same network wiht that lease line without any router only wiht the help of cisco swith please send me the diagram for the same and tell me how to do that?

Answer Question   |  February 12, 2009  8:29 AM
Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, Leased line, Leased line management, Network design, Switch configuration, Switches
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10 pts.

Cisco 2600 router configuration
Hi..We have two cisco 2600 router, one deployed in our main office and the other in our remote site.We also have two DSL connections.We have our exchange server in main office. Q1.how to configure the two router to use the 2 dsl connections that we have. Q2.how to route our exchange server to pass through [...]

Answer Question   |  June 15, 2009  9:14 AM
Branch Office networks, Cisco 2600, Cisco router configuration, Cisco Routers, DSL, Exchange Server, Network design, Router configuration, Routing and switching
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5 pts.

Connecting 2, 3 or 4 sites over MPLS
Hi. I have some routing experience but I don’t have much experience routing over a service providers MPLS network and had some questions.. Say I had 3 sites in different cities. I want to be able to route my data traffice to each site. I would like to use a MPLS provider. Does the provider [...]

Answer Question   |  January 30, 2009  1:19 AM
EIGRP, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol, MPLS, Multiprotocol Label Switching, Network design, Network protocols, Routing and switching, WAN, WAN design
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5 pts.

How many switches can you have in a network?
What happens if I add more switches in the network? Is there any limitation or any calculation for that?

Answer Question   |  January 28, 2009  2:21 AM
Calculations, Network design, Networking, Networks, Routing and switching, Switches
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1,545 pts.

Merge two companies into one network
The company I work for has decided to merge with its Sister Company on the lower floor. While we share the same room to house our independent servers, both companies have separate physical networks. Each with their own separate File Servers & SQL servers. Allowing Company “A” employees to log into Server “A” (only) and [...]

Answer Question   |  February 2, 2012  10:46 PM
Active Directory, DNS management, Domain configuration, Netwo, Network design, Server management, SQL, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003
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5 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.