mac addresses on cisco switches
where do you get the mac addresses to statically configure ports on a switch? why would you need to connect 2 switches together? ccna study. thanks any info. appreciated.

Answer Question   |  September 27, 2009  8:24 PM
Cisco switch configuration, Cisco switches, MAC Address Table

window server sbs 2003 connectivity issue
i install a window sbs 2003.after configirating it my client could not brows the internet though the server. i also noties that the Connect to the internet wizard can not open. it say windows cannot find the  ’icw.exe’.make sure you type the name of the file currectly. how can are fix that problem?i need help

Answer Question   |  September 28, 2009  8:11 PM
Network connectivity, SBS 2003, Server installation, Small Business Server 2003, Windows Server 2003

Cheap, Good and Easy way to rout and load balance a second Internet uplink
We would like to add a second Internet line into our school. I’m looking for an easy solution, because I have very limited knowledge of networking. It needs to be inexpensive, because we are on a show string budget (like everyone else right now except the banks). And it needs to do a good job [...]

Answer Question   |  September 24, 2009  6:04 PM
Load balancing, Routing and switching

Contest Update: Nominate a member and you could win 1 of 5 Amazon gift cards
A quick and important update on our Panasonic flatscreen contest and the nominations process — we will be giving away five (5) $20 Amazon.com gift cards at random to members who nominate someone in the community feedback form here. Thanks!

Answer Question   |  September 23, 2009  3:50 PM
AS/400, CIO, Contests, DataCenter, Development, ITKE, ITKE Contests, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP

Making a WAN
Hi, I would like to know the best way to setup a WAN. We have 4 small companies and one main Head quarter.  2 companies are in one city and 2 are in another city. Below is the detail on what each site has. HQ(head quarter)- HP Mail Server (HP ML350) - Win 2003 Server + Exchange [...]

Answer Question   |  September 30, 2009  10:56 AM
Exchange 2003, Network Configuration, SQL Server 2000, WAN, WAN design, WAN hardware, WAN technologies, Windows Server 2003

Exchange 2007 certificates and Outlook web access
When i set up Exchange 2007 Enterprise edition i also deployed an edge server. i opened for web access so that users could log on to webmail. They all received that self signed certificate error  so i purchased a certificate through Thawte. This was “locked” to the name “webmail.domain.com”. The servers internal name is EXCBACK.domain.bergen. [...]

Answer Question   |  September 22, 2009  8:28 PM
Exchange 2007, Exchange Certificates, LAN, Outlook, Outlook Web Access, OWA

DNS lookup error
What is a DNS lookup error? How can it be corrected?

Answer Question   |  August 4, 2010  2:46 PM
DNS, DNS lookup error, Error 0x800CCC0F

The most-watched IT questions this week: Sept. 22, 2009
Curious as to what the most popular IT questions and answers are on  ITKE? So were we! So we’ve been watching the watchlists, so to speak, to bring you the top 10 questions, answers and discussions at the top of user watchlists this week. Read them all at our Community Blog.

Answer Question   |  September 22, 2009  2:32 PM
AS/400, Channel, CIO, CRM, Database, DataCenter, DataManagement, Development, Exchange, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP

mail server host name in greeting
Does anyone know how to modify this as it is showing a warn in our DNS report. Also we are getting a 550 error when telnet to some domains, but not all. Thanks

Answer Question   |  September 29, 2009  2:00 PM
DNS, Exchange 2003, Exchange 2003 administration

Exchange 2007 email message scheduling
I understand MS has removed the “brilliant” scheduling option in Exch 2007. Is there any 3rd party tools/methods you can recommend to still do this. We manage a distributed network that is connected using VSAT links which are really slow. We have to schedule delivery of large e-mails. Thanks

Answer Question   |  May 26, 2010  1:11 PM
Exchange 2007, Exchange 3rd Party Tools, VSAT

Cisco Access Point 1242 series
Hi,  we have 21 access point in doc yard. all the wireless mobile clients can associate and update their business data. in a perticular location it is found that the wireless client when associating the perticular access point it is getting hang or giving network connectivity problem. But the access point shows nothing in its [...]

Answer Question   |  September 30, 2009  10:15 AM
Cisco 1242, Cisco Access Points, Wireless Access Points, Wireless networking

How to reduce Ethernet port initialization delay
I am working on an Ethernet switch on which I have full control on internal register of internal Ethernet matrix. After having deactivated auto negociation, VLAN trunking, link aggregation and STP, there is still a delay between 1 and 2 seconds before Ethernet port becomes operational just after physical connection. Is there a way to [...]

Answer Question   |  September 22, 2009  8:50 AM
Ethernet port initialization, Ethernet Ports, Ethernet Switches

How clear is your job role?
In a tip he wrote for SearchWinIT, resident expert Kevin Beaver suggests fully understanding and defining your job role can not only boost performance, but also your career satisfaction. How well do you really know what management expects you to do, and what have you found helpful in better defining your job role? Is this [...]

Answer Question   |  October 19, 2010  6:25 PM
Career development, Network administration, Open IT Forum, Windows administration

best routing protocol for frame relay network
what is the best routing protocol to use when seting up a frame relay network

Answer Question   |  September 21, 2009  6:13 PM
Frame Relay Networks, Routers, Routing protocols

how to create a network without mouse and keyboards
i have 10 computers and six laptops on a windows xp network. how do i eliminate unused keyboards, mouse, and monitors?

Answer Question   |  September 29, 2009  6:00 PM
IT consolidation, Network hardware, Network protocols

Nominate a member for our latest Panasonic flatscreen giveaway
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Answer Question   |  November 25, 2009  3:12 PM
AS/400, Contests, Data Center, Exchange, Flatscreen, ITKE, Linux, Lotus Domino, Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Networking, Panasonic, Security, SQL Server, Storage, Virtualization, VoIP

Disabling mac-address sticky
Dear Sir, Is there any command to disable the mac-address sticky for all the ports or we have to remove them manually one by one.

Answer Question   |  March 20, 2010  9:49 AM
MAC address, Network security

netstat -s for TCP Statistics for IPv4?
Hello All, i trying to figure out TCP Statistics for IPv4 especially Failed Connection Attempts . I would like to understand what value would indicate high as threshold?. Also i would like to know if appearing of errors of such kind indicate issue at remote host or local, and what could cause such errors ,network [...]

Answer Question   |  October 25, 2009  8:51 AM
IPv4, Netstat, Network protocols, TCP

Ping Problem
When I ping my Default Gateway, it shows 5% to 10% loss. But when I ping my DNS it show proper pinging

Answer Question   |  September 22, 2009  5:45 AM
Default gateway, DNS, Ping problem

How can I link 4 desk top units, 4 printers, 2 faxes into a network?
Can this be done linking 4 printers, 4 desk tops, 2 printers and a lap top i one network into 1 internet connection?

Answer Question   |  September 21, 2009  5:34 PM
Mac OS, Mac OS X, Network connectivity, Network Topology, Tiger