Managed and Unmanaged Switch
Hi, can someone tell me what the difference is between unmanaged and managed switch please?

Answer Question   |  July 29, 2009  11:29 AM
Managed Switches, Networking Equipment, Switches, Unmanaged Switches

Configuration for the OEC or Motorola Canopy router
I would like to know how to configure the OEC or Motorola Canopy router. Where can I find this information?

Answer Question   |  June 25, 2009  8:06 PM
MOTOROLA, Motorola Canopy router, Network hardware, Networking, Networking Equipment, Router configuration, Routers, Routing and switching

How many meters of patch cable can we use to connect a LAN?
How many meters of patch cable can we use for LAN connective?

Answer Question   |  March 27, 2009  2:22 PM
Cabling, Data center network cabling, LAN, Local area networks, Network cabling, Networking, Networking Equipment, Patch cables

Planet VIP 882 internet telephony gateway configurations
I have 2 planet vip882 gateways i am trying to test a peer to peer dialing test.I have connected the gatways to a switch using the WAN ports. I have two Planet VIP154T phones connected to the gateways through the LAN ports.i get a dial tone but when i try to call onr phone from [...]

Answer Question   |  March 18, 2009  2:22 PM
IP telephony, Networking Equipment, Planet VIP 882, VoIP

How to block a specific URL in Cisco routers
Can you block a specific URL in Cisco routers? If so, can you tell me the steps?

Answer Question   |  April 2, 2009  10:18 PM
Cisco Routers, Network routers, Network security, Networking, Networking Equipment, Routers, URL parameters

CAT 6 Patch Panel with CAT5/CAT5e cabling
Can CAT5 or CAT5e cabling working in a CAT6 Patch Panel. The Patch panel will connect to a Cisco 2950 switch

Answer Question   |  March 23, 2009  1:37 PM
Cabling, CAT 5, Cat 5E, CAT 6, Networking Equipment, Patch panels

How to terminate a cable and color arrangement
How do you terminate a cable and color arrangement?

Answer Question   |  February 14, 2009  4:10 PM
Cabling, color, Network cable, Network cabling, Networking, Networking Equipment, Terminating

When not to use a Layer 3 switch over a router
If a Layer 3 switch is faster than a router, why can’t we use an L3 in place of a router?

Answer Question   |  February 27, 2013  3:57 PM
L3 Switches, Layer 3 switches, Networking Equipment, Networking hardware, Routers, SDN, Switches

Why use Layer 3 switches and how do they differ from Layer 2 switches?
Why do we use Layer 3 (L3) switches, and how are they different from Layer 2 (L2) switches?

Answer Question   |  February 26, 2013  10:06 PM
L3 Switches, Layer 2 switches, Layer 3 switches, Layer switching, Networking, Networking Equipment, Networking hardware, SDN

What will make an analog signal?
Does the communication between two network interface cards (NICs) of a computer connected by a Cat 5 cable in a digital signal form or an analog signal?

Answer Question   |  January 15, 2009  8:14 PM
Analog, Cabling, CAT 5, Network cabling, Network hardware, Network Interface Cards, Networking, Networking Equipment, signals, Telecom, Telecommunications

Can you get two pairs of 10/100 connections out of a four-pair Cat 5 cable?
On a Cat 5 cable with four pairs I know that you can get 10/100 TX out of one pair which is the IEEE 802 standard. But can you also utilize the other two pairs for an additional 10/100 TX network drop? Will this work? Where is it stated that you cannot do this if [...]

Answer Question   |  December 10, 2010  3:05 PM
Cabling, CAT 5, IEEE, IEEE 802 standard, Network hardware, Networking Equipment

Network Map
Can anyone give me a suggestion on software that can use to create a representation of my network, I currently use Network Notepad, a free, and good utility but I would like to know what other software would be good for this, either freeware or not. TIA CG._

Answer Question   |  October 4, 2009  7:28 PM
Network architecture, Networking Equipment

Network Software
I’m studying Networking, what software would i need to build a network for a small business? Software for the Operating System, Server etc – I’m new to this!! Thank you

Answer Question   |  January 13, 2008  5:18 PM
Network, Networking Equipment

New Business
I need to set up a network for 10 PC’s what equipment will I need in my server cabinet? Help

Answer Question   |  February 26, 2013  5:08 PM
Network design, Networking Equipment, Networking hardware, SDN

tagging ports on cisco switch
I have configured a 3750 switch to communicate to a 3550 switch and I set up vlans and I trunked the uplink ports. I am told that I should configure the ports for tagging, I am not sure what the tagging will do for me and if it is really needed. Please explain tagging. tks [...]

Answer Question   |  November 30, 2007  5:54 AM
Cisco, Networking Equipment, Switches

Testing patch panel
Does anyone know how to test a patch panel without using any high-end equipment? I have a small lab in a small office….what should I know to be able to test a 24 port test panel?

Answer Question   |  February 27, 2013  5:52 PM
Network testing, Networking Equipment, Networking hardware, Networking Products, SDN

Network solution
Hi, Here is my small network: 1-it is in four floure apartment 2-have a central Hub and two Switch without giga port and giga moulde suport(all is 10/100 port)in first floure 3-Threre are one switch(10/100/)in every 3 other floures that connected by one port to a port of the Hub in first floure 4-In every [...]

Answer Question   |  August 20, 2005  5:23 AM
Network protocols, Networking, Networking Equipment

Uploads bringing network down
We do web design so the volume of traffic going out to our live production servers is considerably high at times. So my question is, without upgrading our hardware (see below), is there any way to stop uploads from bringing the entire network to its knees? I’ve got a small LAN that has between 30 [...]

Answer Question   |  August 11, 2005  9:59 AM
Bandwidth, DataCenter, Gigabit ethernet, IT architecture, Layer 3-7 Switches, Network management software, Network Management Systems, Network monitoring, Networking, Networking Equipment, Performance management, Routers, Switches, T-1/T-3 Services

Steps to connect Printer in LAN
I have HP Laserjet 1000 series printer. Please explain to me the steps to connect this printer in LAN with 4 computers. The computers are not in LAN. I want to create a new LAN with 4 computers & the printer mentioned above. All four computers have Windows 98 as Operating System.

Answer Question   |  April 19, 2013  7:34 AM
ATM, Networking, Networking Equipment, TCP

connecting the 5th and 7th floosr of a building
Hi, Everybody My network covers the 5 th floor of an office building, and now we expanding to the 7th floor (a half-dozen users. All the servers and telecom closet are on the 5th floor and I have to provide network services to the users on the 7th floor. I would like to have the [...]

Answer Question   |  May 24, 2012  2:25 AM
802.11 networking equipment, Cabling, Data center operations, DataCenter, DataManagement, Desktop security, Desktops, DHCP, DNS, Gigabit ethernet, Hardware, Help Desk, Hubs, Information risk management, Networking, Networking Equipment, Networking services, Novell NDS, Routers, Security, Security management, Security products, Servers, Software Quality Assurance, Switches, Tech support, WAP, WEP, Wi-Fi Protected Access, Windows client administration and maintenance, Wired Equivalency Privacy, Wireless, Wireless Application Protocol, Wireless PC cards, Wireless routers, Wireless standards, WPA