Network management Questions


Are there any online tutorials for network management?
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?

Answer Question   |  November 17, 2009  3:56 PM
Network management, Network management tutorials, Networking
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1,545 pts.

DX2390 and Networking
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) less strenuous especially when at off-site [...]

Answer Question   |  July 28, 2009  10:14 AM
Desktops, Ethernet, HP DX2390, Network, Network management
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50 pts.

cisco command
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 [...]

Answer Question   |  May 23, 2010  5:27 PM
Cisco, Cisco Command, Network management
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5 pts.

Setting Up IP address for WIndows Server 2003
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 [...]

Answer Question   |  June 29, 2009  2:37 PM
IP address, Network design, Network management, Network Topology, Windows Server 2003
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115 pts.

connecting 2 networks
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 B’s [...]

Answer Question   |  June 23, 2009  7:05 PM
ASA, DHCP, IP, LAN, Network management, network setup, Network Topology, Subnet, VPN, WAN
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220 pts.

site-to-site problems.
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 [...]

Answer Question   |  June 25, 2009  1:41 PM
ASA, Client, LAN, Network, Network management, VPN, WAN
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220 pts.

SPOF best practices
What are the best practices for eliminating single points of failure (SPOF) in a network? What are the most common ways to eliminate them?

Answer Question   |  June 29, 2009  9:03 PM
Network hardware, Network management, Network Topology, Single Point of Failure, SPOF
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4,265 pts.

The benefits of mapping the physical infrastructure of your network management system
What do you think about cable management software physical layer mapping? Any recommended solutions?

Answer Question   |  June 22, 2009  8:26 PM
Mapping, Network management, network management system, Networking, physical layer, solutions
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1,545 pts.

Network management solutions. Which one to chose?
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?

Answer Question   |  June 4, 2009  7:27 PM
Network management, Network Management Systems
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1,695 pts.

How to set up a disaster recovery (DR) VLAN to replicate data
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 [...]

Answer Question   |  March 25, 2009  3:32 PM
Cisco switches, Data Replication, Disaster management, Disaster planning, Disaster Recovery, it management, Network management, Networking, Remote office/branch offices, Remote offices, Storage Area Networks, Storage back-ups, Virtual LAN, VLAN
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1,545 pts.

Opening and closing TCP/IP ports on an i-Series
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 [...]

Answer Question   |  February 25, 2009  5:01 PM
Network management, Networking, OS/400, OS/400 TCP/IP, TCP/IP, TCP/IP port
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23,625 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.

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.

How much technical knowledge is needed to manage my LAN/WAN team?
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 [...]

Answer Question   |  November 10, 2008  4:18 PM
Career change, Career development, IT jobs, Job Description, LAN, learning, Managers, Network management, Networking, WAN
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1,545 pts.

How to establish a hotspot with http-proxy needed local wired lan on PC?
Greetings, The situation is that my local wired lan needs a http-proxy for surfing on Internet, also this proxy supports ftp,https service. Now I want to creat a wireless hotspot on my laptop for sharing my Internet connection with my colleague. The laptop has both XP and Vista OS with both wired and wireless adapter. [...]

Answer Question   |  October 13, 2008  10:59 AM
Network management, Proxy, Shared Internet Connection, Wireless networks
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10 pts.

Remote Process Submission
Hello All, I’m an old AS/400 hack whos just been launched into the MS world and need a helping hint. I am running a large network of 2003 servers for a retail app and need to run a specific process on all several times a day. Currently I use remote desktop to click and run [...]

Answer Question   |  October 6, 2008  11:38 AM
Application Server, AS/400, Network management, Remote desktop, Windows Server 2003
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5 pts.

View Hidden Files
Hello, I have a Win 2000 Server in a small workgroup. I can’t can’t see and open hidden files. I tried changing everything in Folder options and editing Hidden and SuperHidden attributes in registry but no luck. After changing the Registry, when I try to view hidden files, registry changes back to its old attributes. [...]

Answer Question   |  November 2, 2011  5:44 AM
Application security, Microsoft Windows, Network management, Networking, Security, Servers, Spyware, Viruses, Windows 2000 Server, Windows Security
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10 pts.

How to Manage Network
In our office we have 45 stations running in windows XP Professional Services Pack 2, and we have a Dialup conection for downloading file automaticaly from all shopes.and we have on internet adsl conection and one domain controller.here we are using two range of ip.192.16.201.10 and 10.0.0.10.? in addition we have an existing LAN composed [...]

Answer Question   |  April 30, 2008  9:07 AM
Network design, Network management, Networking
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10 pts.

Cisco ACS
I know we you can get a dump of all your devices through Cisco ACS. Anyone knows how?

Answer Question   |  April 18, 2008  8:47 PM
ACS, Cisco, Cisco Secure ACS, Network Access Policy, Network management, Networking
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55 pts.