Avaya 4610SW VoIP Quality Issue – connecting to Cisco Gear
I have had a 5 User – Avaya Long Ongoing, IP Phone quality Issue that connects to a Cisco POE 3560 switch and a 1841 router with a Full T1. No one can figure out the Poor Quality Issue and Pin Point where its coming from. What would be a Good Tool to use to [...]

Answer Question   |  February 19, 2009  8:32 PM
Avaya, Avaya 4610SW, Avaya VoIP Issue, Cisco, Cisco PoE Switch, Cisco switches, PoE, VoIP

how do I troubleshoot checkpoint VPN?
how do I troubleshoot checkpoint VPN? let’s assume the user has full internet access from home. Do I check for user SSL certificate that is still valid? What is next step after checking SSL certificate?

Answer Question   |  February 12, 2009  6:58 PM
Checkpoint, Checkpoint VPN, SSL certificate, VPN

ISA Server 2004
how can i manage bandwidth on user basis or machine basis. i want to limit user a to download not more than 50 MB per day and user b 10 mb per day. Also i want to impose connectivity restriction i.e. 10Kbps per user out of 1 Mbps of my bandwidth

Answer Question   |  February 12, 2009  11:28 AM
Bandwidth limits, Bandwidth management, ISA Server 2004, User restrictions

Applying no IP route-cache on VLAN interfaces in a Layer 3 switch
Is it necessary to apply no IP route cache on virtual local area networks (VLAN) interfaces in an L3 switch and why? What are the advantages or disadvantages?

Answer Question   |  February 11, 2009  6:40 PM
IP routing protocols, L3 Switches, Layer 3 switches, Networking, Switches, Virtual LAN, VLAN

How to see if my Nmap tcpwrapped port is open after a GFI LANguard scan
I ran Nmap 4.0 and GFI LANguard GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner (N.S.S.) on a Windows 2003 server and noticed that the FTP Port 21 is open but tcpwrapped. How do I check further if Port 21 is indeed open? I’ve checked the IIS6.0 and the Windows Add/ Remove program section there’s not FTP installed. [...]

Answer Question   |  February 25, 2009  6:17 PM
FTP, Network monitoring, Network security, Network security appliances, Networking, Nmap, Ports, Security scanner, tcpwrappers

Can Cisco ASA firewalls restrict Internet access to branch offices?
I have a PPP network between our three office locations. In the master location I have a DSL line connected to my Layer 2 (L2) switch via a Cisco ASA 5505 Firewall. My server (ADC/DHCP/Proxy) is connected to the L2 switch. My branch office locations obtain IP through this server. I am using a Squid [...]

Answer Question   |  March 1, 2009  6:11 PM
Branch Office networks, Branch offices, Cisco ASA, Cisco ASA 5505, Cisco ASA Hardware Firewall, Firewall appliances, Firewalls, Internet connection, Network security, Network security appliances, Networking, Proxy, Servers

New Contest: ASK, Answer and win some Amazon.com gift cards
It’s that time again — a chance to win an Amazon.com gift certificate based on your activity in the IT Knowledge Exchange community! Remember: the more you ask, answer and discuss questions, the more Knowledge Points you will earn. (Only valid questions, answers and discussions will be counted towards your total.) The top 10 most [...]

Answer Question   |  April 3, 2012  5:17 PM
AS/400, CIO, CRM, Data management, Database, DataCenter, Exchange, Linux, Lotus Domino, Mobile, Networking, Oracle, SAP, Security, SQL, SQL Server, Storage, VMware, VoIP, Windows

Kaplan IT Learning SelfTest software
Hallo community, 70-448 Microsoft Certification Practice Products 70-432 70-433 have you purchesed this software ? what is your experience? I want to prepare for these exams. Thank you very much in advanced for the Answer. DeshRaja

Answer Question   |  February 11, 2009  9:46 AM
Certification preparation, Exam 70-432, Exam 70-433, Exam 70-448, Exam cram, Exam prep tools, IT certification preparation, Kaplan IT, Microsoft certifications, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server certifications

Tool for monitoring users downloading fom Internet
I want to monitor my network users like, which user is downloading more from Inernet because I am facing my Airtel DSL Internet Bill problem. Please Kindly tell me soon……

Answer Question   |  February 12, 2009  6:26 AM
Bandwidth limits, Bandwidth monitoring, Internet download limit, Internet restrictions, Internet traffic control, Network monitoring, Network monitoring software, Network Monitoring Tools, User monitoring

Inbound traffic is coming from router IP, not internet IP. Why?
Hello, thank you for your time. I have recently noticed a strange occurence going on with inbound traffic. The other day, I helped my friend set up his network. icmp ping was good. while sniffing, I first noticed inbound tcp traffic to me was not coming from my friend’s IP address, but coming from my [...]

Answer Question   |  February 9, 2011  6:24 AM
Gibson Research Corporation, grc, Hamachi, Network security, packet analysis, Packet sniffers, Packet Sniffing, Packets, Shields Up, syn, VPN

dns suffix issue – please help!
Hello, We are currently restructuring our company’s DNS which is all server 2003. Each of our sites are being added into dns so they will have their own zones. What I noticed is that as soon as I put, say, miami.company.local as the primary domain suffix on a client, that machine is no longer allowed [...]

Answer Question   |  February 12, 2009  10:12 PM
Active Directory, Active Directory 2003, DNS, DNS Suffix, Windows, Windows Server 2003

Will a BSc in Information Security get me a network security job?
I would like to get my BSc in Information Security Systems. In the near future I would like to get a networking security career. Do you think this is a good degree? Otherwise what can I do to get into the security field?

Answer Question   |  February 11, 2009  7:47 PM
BSc, Degree, Degree programs, degrees, Information security, Information security careers, IT career planning, IT careers, IT jobs, Network security, Networking, Training, training and certificatio, Training/education

After earning a CCNA, which certification is best for job security?
I am currently getting my CCNA and would like to do one of the Cisco professional courses after. Which one would you recommend in terms of job security and money? I have been told CCVP is a good option, but I am not sure.

Answer Question   |  February 23, 2009  7:42 PM
CCNA, CCVP, Cisco certifications, IT career planning, IT careers, IT jobs, Networking, Networking certifications, Training, Training and certifications

Is a job in networking or storage better for one year’s worth of work experience?
I have been particularly interested in networking and as a result got CCNA certified. But due to business requirement constraints, my company’s human resource placed me into the Backup Operations team where I work on Veritas Netbackup for Windows. I have been given an opportunity to move to the networking team next month if I [...]

Answer Question   |  February 18, 2009  7:39 PM
Field, IT career planning, IT careers, IT jobs, Job training, Networking, Networking careers, Networking careers and salaries, Salaries, Salaries and jobs, Salaries and wages, Salary & hiring, Storage

Is a Microsoft certified database administrator (MSDBA) certification course good with my SQL Server experience?
I am working in a data migration team on SQL Server. I am planning to do the Microsoft certified database administrator (MSDBA) course. Please let me know if this certification matches with the line of work I am doing, or if there is a more preferable certification that would contribute to my SQL Server work [...]

Answer Question   |  February 11, 2009  7:30 PM
IT career planning, IT jobs, Microsoft certifications, Microsoft Certified Database Administrator, MSDBA, Networking certifications, SQL Server, SQL Server certifications, Training, Training and certifications

Cannot open website
why i cannot open a specific site from my desktop but it opens up on the dhcp server within the same network.The same site can be accessed easily from computers on other networks.

Answer Question   |  January 4, 2010  6:37 AM
Enterprise Desktop, Internet access, User Permissions

Windows 2000 Update Rollup1 and AS/400
I installed Update Rollup1 for Windows 2000 SP4 and can’t delete any files on maped drive on AS/400. There has been sharing violation. Please, help.

Answer Question   |  November 4, 2009  12:48 AM
AS/400 security, Mapped drives, Sharing Violation, Windows 2000, Windows Patch Management

How does ATM differ from existing network technology?
How does an ATM differ from existing network technology?

Answer Question   |  June 16, 2012  10:26 PM
Asynchronous Transfer Mode, ATM, ATM Switches, Routing and switching, Switches

internet Sharing
Hi I have just share my internet connection only for one computer the client which i give the internet it is computer have two network card and he share the connection two more computer so I want to prevent the person from sharing the internet connection from it’s computer it means that he has a [...]

Answer Question   |  February 9, 2009  9:26 PM
Internet Sharing, Network Security Management, Shared Internet Connection

Router configured one hop from PC with default gateway as IP address
What would happen and what would be the flow if I configured a PC with the default gateway as an IP address of the router that is one hop away — that means, I have one more router in between?

Answer Question   |  February 10, 2009  4:29 PM
Default gateway, IP address, IP addressing, Network Configuration, Networking, PC, Router configuration, Routers, Routing and switching, Routing protocols