Hi, We are combining an couple offices next week & i need some advice. The networks already have VLANs set up. we have a Cisco 3550 Layer 3 switch set up to route traffic. The servers are on this site also. The network IP's are 10.1.1.x, 10.1.4.x & 10.1.5.x. Servers reside on all of those networks....
Every network admin seems to have their favorite "network user" horror stories -- what are the most frequent types of problems you seem to encounter with your network users? What steps have you taken with "problem users" that were successful?
Network Security Management, Network administration, Network administrators
In XP i used to enter the command ROUTE ADD to a route path into my PC as a client but in Windows 7 it can't be used. What can I use instead? Thx.
i have a network but the problem is that some system's acsess the server shared resources but some time pc cant access the server, wht's the problem behind it
Hi, I am designing a network to a medium company with around 50 workstations. company has 4 departments. this company is goin to open a branch office in a nearby country. the branch needs to access the inventory system in the main office. what my thought on designing this network is to have 4...
I just gained admission to study computer networking management. Are there any online tutorials I can subscribe to and receive via e-mail? And do you have any additional advice about how to gain a deeper understanding of my subject?
We have just bought Hp DX2390's in our organisation and it seems they are susceptible to losing network drivers. Every other day they lose drivers for ethernet drivers which only require re-installation every time. Due to the advent of driver genius it has become so much easier and (time-consuming)...
I need a command that will help me get info about pc inventory on my network, when I use cdp neigbour I only get other switches and ip phones but not PCs. for the PCs I only get the mac address when I use another command (mac-address),what I need is the mac address, ip address and the serial number...
I have a routergoing to 2 switches that are daisy chained ( 48 & 24 port)and the a server running WIndows 2003 coming fomr the switches. I have a static IP address from Time Warner. a) Do I setup the Static IP address only on the router ? b) What IP address do i setup for the server? c) How do I...
I'm looking to connect 2 networks that have the same IP's and subnet (192.168.0.XXX/24). I'm not looking to completely merge these 2, but I'm looking to setup a VPN for about 2-3 computers to run on SITE A's network and have access to SITE B's Server. SITE A IP scheme is 192.168.0.XXX/24 and SITE...
I've recently had a need to connect 2 networks, but both networks have the exact same IP scheme. We need one computer one on one side to connect to the server at the remote site, but that server has the same IP as the data base server from the computer's side. How will I be able to connect a...
What are the best practices for eliminating single points of failure (SPOF) in a network? What are the most common ways to eliminate them?
What do you think about cable management software physical layer mapping? Any recommended solutions?
Looking for a network management system that can help with real time issues. Looking for something that has good reporting and is not too costly. What is everyone using?
I am new to disaster recovery (DR) and IT management. I have a production site with Cisco switches, and I'm backing up data to a storage area network (SAN). I have a GB link to a remote office and would like to replicate data to another SAN at the remote location. How do I set up a DR virtual LAN...
Hi, I have been asked to create something to open and close TCP/IP ports on an i-Series. Has anybody had any experience with something like this? The idea is that a server will constantly poll a specific port on the i-series to see whether it is available or not and we need to be able to...
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 connect in LAN to other...
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...
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 PCs?...
I am currently a Service Desk manager. I may be taking on a new role (which I asked for) as IT Manager that is not only in charge of the Service Desk but also the LAN/WAN. As a manager, how much technical knowledge is needed to manage the LAN/WAN portion of the team? Can I get by for a while...


