Netgear wireless adapter with Windows Multipoint Server 2010
One good place to check is the <a href=”http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/windows-7/en-us/default.aspx”>Microsoft Compatibility Center</a> to see if your hardware is supported by your server…
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| February 24, 2011 3:52 PM
Netgear, Netgear router, Wiindows Multipoint Server 2010, Windows Server
One good place to check is the <a href=”http://www.microsoft.com/windows/compatibility/windows-7/en-us/default.aspx”>Microsoft Compatibility Center</a> to see if your hardware is supported by your server…
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| February 24, 2011 3:52 PM
Netgear, Netgear router, Wiindows Multipoint Server 2010, Windows Server
2 VPN, 2 Network Cards – 1 Computer
This probably will not work since a lot of VPNs do not permit split-tunneling where you can have access to other networks while connected to the private VPN. You will need to discuss your requirements with your VPN providers and see if they can support the configuration you are wanting. If you think about it, [...]
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| February 24, 2011 9:13 AM
Cisco VPN, Linksys Routers, Network cards, Routers, VPN issue, Windows XP, Windows XP administration
This probably will not work since a lot of VPNs do not permit split-tunneling where you can have access to other networks while connected to the private VPN. You will need to discuss your requirements with your VPN providers and see if they can support the configuration you are wanting. If you think about it, [...]
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| February 24, 2011 9:13 AM
Cisco VPN, Linksys Routers, Network cards, Routers, VPN issue, Windows XP, Windows XP administration
CISCO VPN Client Connection Issue
It seems like – 2 lines 67/68 that your OS doesn’t support the virtual adapter the VPN client is trying to establish, thats why at lines 73/74 the VPN client “disengaged”. It also mentions – at line 75 – that it sees you’re trying to use “Quickmode Negotiator”. Best suggestions: 1) Fully update the new [...]
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| February 24, 2011 9:08 AM
Cisco VPN, Cisco VPN Error Messages, VPN issue, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional SP3
It seems like – 2 lines 67/68 that your OS doesn’t support the virtual adapter the VPN client is trying to establish, thats why at lines 73/74 the VPN client “disengaged”. It also mentions – at line 75 – that it sees you’re trying to use “Quickmode Negotiator”. Best suggestions: 1) Fully update the new [...]
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| February 24, 2011 9:08 AM
Cisco VPN, Cisco VPN Error Messages, VPN issue, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional SP3
Connecting to client sites without remote desktop or LogMeIn
Hi Troubleshooter2, I don’t see any major problem of using Remote Desktop over a L2TP or IPSEC VPN (knowing that both can be implemented using only Microsoft technology). As for LogMeIn I also have some reserves once the session traverses devices that you don’t know and don’t have any control over. I haver several clients [...]
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| February 23, 2011 10:17 PM
Cloud Security, LogMeIn, Remote desktop, Remote Desktop Policy, Security, VPN, VPN hardware, VPN security
Hi Troubleshooter2, I don’t see any major problem of using Remote Desktop over a L2TP or IPSEC VPN (knowing that both can be implemented using only Microsoft technology). As for LogMeIn I also have some reserves once the session traverses devices that you don’t know and don’t have any control over. I haver several clients [...]
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| February 23, 2011 10:17 PM
Cloud Security, LogMeIn, Remote desktop, Remote Desktop Policy, Security, VPN, VPN hardware, VPN security
VOIP and Routing Question
you are going to need an IP PBX to get voip. Then you can have the LAN connection to each workstation go into the voip unit and then from there into the computer. If you want, you could create a separate VLAN for voip traffic only, but that is entirely up to you, of course. [...]
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| February 23, 2011 9:42 PM
Cisco 2811, Cisco 3560, Cisco Routers, Networking, Routers, Routing, Switches, VLAN, VoIP
you are going to need an IP PBX to get voip. Then you can have the LAN connection to each workstation go into the voip unit and then from there into the computer. If you want, you could create a separate VLAN for voip traffic only, but that is entirely up to you, of course. [...]
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| February 23, 2011 9:42 PM
Cisco 2811, Cisco 3560, Cisco Routers, Networking, Routers, Routing, Switches, VLAN, VoIP
Cisco configuration
The passwords will npt expire. You will need to create a password if you want to telnet into the device. It it always recommened to have some level of security on the device. I couldn’t have sed it better myself =============== Use SSH to manage devices rather than telnet. Telnet is cleartext and credentials can [...]
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| February 23, 2011 9:30 PM
Cisco, Cisco 1841, Cisco router configuration, Cisco Routers, Router configuration, Routers
The passwords will npt expire. You will need to create a password if you want to telnet into the device. It it always recommened to have some level of security on the device. I couldn’t have sed it better myself =============== Use SSH to manage devices rather than telnet. Telnet is cleartext and credentials can [...]
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| February 23, 2011 9:30 PM
Cisco, Cisco 1841, Cisco router configuration, Cisco Routers, Router configuration, Routers
htu e1 with cisco 2851
Like with most modedms, connect the modem to one of the interfaces of the router. Get into the router, set the interface up with the ISP information needed to communicate with the modem and you should be ready to go…
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| February 23, 2011 6:56 PM
Cisco 2851, Cisco Routers, HTU E1
Like with most modedms, connect the modem to one of the interfaces of the router. Get into the router, set the interface up with the ISP information needed to communicate with the modem and you should be ready to go…
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| February 23, 2011 6:56 PM
Cisco 2851, Cisco Routers, HTU E1
Maximum network protection with public Internet access
I reckon that depends on where your biggest threat lives. I would start by hardening the wireless piece by not allowing wireless access to the router and changing the admin password quarterly. It should be a complex password as well.Once you get a complex password in your head you can make minor changes that will [...]
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| February 23, 2011 4:37 PM
Cisco ASA 5510, Cisco Routers, IP address, Network design, Network security
I reckon that depends on where your biggest threat lives. I would start by hardening the wireless piece by not allowing wireless access to the router and changing the admin password quarterly. It should be a complex password as well.Once you get a complex password in your head you can make minor changes that will [...]
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| February 23, 2011 4:37 PM
Cisco ASA 5510, Cisco Routers, IP address, Network design, Network security
Networking logical topology
what you asked for is not logical. but i can tell you what you can do. 1- get proper router, a linksys i doubt will do. a multilayer switch will be best. 2- make two different networks with /24 subnet. example. 10.0.1.0/24 and 10.0.2.0/24. and use two default gateways for ur end systems. 10.0.1.1, 10.0.2.1. [...]
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| February 23, 2011 4:13 PM
Network design, Network protocols, Network Topology
what you asked for is not logical. but i can tell you what you can do. 1- get proper router, a linksys i doubt will do. a multilayer switch will be best. 2- make two different networks with /24 subnet. example. 10.0.1.0/24 and 10.0.2.0/24. and use two default gateways for ur end systems. 10.0.1.1, 10.0.2.1. [...]
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| February 23, 2011 4:13 PM
Network design, Network protocols, Network Topology
Need help on running combination of Nagios, Nconf, and Nagiosgraph on Linux
Use Opsview for managing Nagios. It’s a web based GUI, and handles things like scaling up the Nagios service via clustering. Can add new hosts, new services, via the web, and acknowledge the outage. It also records a historical view of services.
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| February 23, 2011 9:14 AM
CGI, Linux Scripts, Linux servers, Nagios, Nagiosgraph, Nconf
Use Opsview for managing Nagios. It’s a web based GUI, and handles things like scaling up the Nagios service via clustering. Can add new hosts, new services, via the web, and acknowledge the outage. It also records a historical view of services.
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| February 23, 2011 9:14 AM
CGI, Linux Scripts, Linux servers, Nagios, Nagiosgraph, Nconf
Should we invest in Cisco hardware?
It’s always “Possible” for anyone to intercept network traffic, if the conditions are right. The beauty of the VPN is that your transmissions are encrypted and a bit more secure. The vendor of the device isn’t as important as the hashes, protocols and algorithms they use to establish your VPN tunnel (IPSEC, L2TP, PPTP), how [...]
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| February 22, 2011 9:21 PM
Cisco, Cloud Security, Security, VPN, VPN Monitoring, VPN security, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 security
It’s always “Possible” for anyone to intercept network traffic, if the conditions are right. The beauty of the VPN is that your transmissions are encrypted and a bit more secure. The vendor of the device isn’t as important as the hashes, protocols and algorithms they use to establish your VPN tunnel (IPSEC, L2TP, PPTP), how [...]
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| February 22, 2011 9:21 PM
Cisco, Cloud Security, Security, VPN, VPN Monitoring, VPN security, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 security
Securing Windows Server 2008
Take a look at this thread, initiated by <a href=”http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/profile/MelanieYarbrough/”>Melanie</a>: <a href=”http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/open-it-forum-what-are-suggestions-for-server-hardening/”>Open IT Forum: What are your suggestions for server hardening?</a> ———–
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| February 22, 2011 6:51 PM
Cloud Security, Password policies, Remote connection, Security, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Administration, Windows Server Security
Take a look at this thread, initiated by <a href=”http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/profile/MelanieYarbrough/”>Melanie</a>: <a href=”http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/open-it-forum-what-are-suggestions-for-server-hardening/”>Open IT Forum: What are your suggestions for server hardening?</a> ———–
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| February 22, 2011 6:51 PM
Cloud Security, Password policies, Remote connection, Security, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Administration, Windows Server Security
Who uses Gigabit Ethernet for IP Phones, is this just IT herd mentality?
On the back end you’ll want Gig-E between VOIP servers. To the desktop most users don’t need Gig-E. In my shop we use Gig-E to the VOIP ports so that we don’t have to have two sets of network switches. ————————- Like MrDenny mentioned, GigE to your phones isn’t ABSOLUTLEY necessary. Since the phones are [...]
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| February 22, 2011 4:14 PM
Cisco, Cisco VoIP System, Ethernet adapters, Gigabit ethernet, IP phones, Open IT Forum, VoIP, Wireless in 2010
On the back end you’ll want Gig-E between VOIP servers. To the desktop most users don’t need Gig-E. In my shop we use Gig-E to the VOIP ports so that we don’t have to have two sets of network switches. ————————- Like MrDenny mentioned, GigE to your phones isn’t ABSOLUTLEY necessary. Since the phones are [...]
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| February 22, 2011 4:14 PM
Cisco, Cisco VoIP System, Ethernet adapters, Gigabit ethernet, IP phones, Open IT Forum, VoIP, Wireless in 2010
Routing Assistance
May wanna look at the routing to ensure whatever protocol you’re using knows about ALL of the subnets, so it knows where to send the traffic…
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| February 22, 2011 3:24 PM
Firewalls, IP Subnetting, IPsec VPN, Routing, Subnet, VPN
May wanna look at the routing to ensure whatever protocol you’re using knows about ALL of the subnets, so it knows where to send the traffic…
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| February 22, 2011 3:24 PM
Firewalls, IP Subnetting, IPsec VPN, Routing, Subnet, VPN
Can’t ping servers in our school division after adding cisco 891 routers
Do you have WINS set up properly? In a full/complete AD setup, you may not need it, but by having a central WINS server set up, and all servers and workstations referencing it (through the DHCP properties) you can provide name resolution, at least for Window protocols. Formerly, in your flat network, one of your [...]
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| February 22, 2011 3:20 PM
Cisco 891, Cisco Routers, Network Configuration, Ping, Routers
Do you have WINS set up properly? In a full/complete AD setup, you may not need it, but by having a central WINS server set up, and all servers and workstations referencing it (through the DHCP properties) you can provide name resolution, at least for Window protocols. Formerly, in your flat network, one of your [...]
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| February 22, 2011 3:20 PM
Cisco 891, Cisco Routers, Network Configuration, Ping, Routers
Limit Port 80 Time_Wait from my computer to router
Try to identify which process is starting that connections and clean up your system. fport can help you to identify the process behind a network connection. JC ——————- Umm.. if you’re accessing the “connection page of my router ” with your PC through your <b>web browser</b>, the <b>port 80 </b>packets are most likely coming from [...]
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| February 22, 2011 3:11 PM
Port 80, Routers, TCP, TCP Listening Port, TCP Ports
Try to identify which process is starting that connections and clean up your system. fport can help you to identify the process behind a network connection. JC ——————- Umm.. if you’re accessing the “connection page of my router ” with your PC through your <b>web browser</b>, the <b>port 80 </b>packets are most likely coming from [...]
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| February 22, 2011 3:11 PM
Port 80, Routers, TCP, TCP Listening Port, TCP Ports
How to open NAT on Netgear WNDR3400 router?
Based on a dive into the configuration, NAT is pretty much enabled on this router – as it is in most home-level devices. You get/put your “internet address” on the “internet Connection” information (or Let DHCP from your broadband modem do that for you) and configure your internal LAN to something on a completely different [...]
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| February 22, 2011 3:08 PM
Netgear, Netgear router, Networking, Routers
Based on a dive into the configuration, NAT is pretty much enabled on this router – as it is in most home-level devices. You get/put your “internet address” on the “internet Connection” information (or Let DHCP from your broadband modem do that for you) and configure your internal LAN to something on a completely different [...]
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| February 22, 2011 3:08 PM
Netgear, Netgear router, Networking, Routers
Branch bandwidth
Hi Samuel85, A possible solution for the problem you are talking about is Distributed File System – DFS. I would install one DFS root at the main office and at least a second in the branch office F. With DFS you can replicate a folder on more usually multiple folders across the same or multiple [...]
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| February 21, 2011 10:22 PM
Bandwidth, Bandwidth limits, Bandwidth management, Networking
Hi Samuel85, A possible solution for the problem you are talking about is Distributed File System – DFS. I would install one DFS root at the main office and at least a second in the branch office F. With DFS you can replicate a folder on more usually multiple folders across the same or multiple [...]
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| February 21, 2011 10:22 PM
Bandwidth, Bandwidth limits, Bandwidth management, Networking
Assigning static IP addresses
The “automatic IP addressing” – known as DHCP – is most likely offering your devices the settings it needs to correctly get online, such as: – Unique IP (Network) address – Subnet Mask – Default Gateway – Primary/Secondary DNS servers When ALL of your devices are set to DHCP, then typically you DONT get IP [...]
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| February 20, 2011 7:25 PM
IP address, Peer-to-Peer, Static IP address, Static IP Configuration, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
The “automatic IP addressing” – known as DHCP – is most likely offering your devices the settings it needs to correctly get online, such as: – Unique IP (Network) address – Subnet Mask – Default Gateway – Primary/Secondary DNS servers When ALL of your devices are set to DHCP, then typically you DONT get IP [...]
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| February 20, 2011 7:25 PM
IP address, Peer-to-Peer, Static IP address, Static IP Configuration, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Using multiple internet connections simultaneously
If you have 20 separate connections that are all centrally connected by VPN’s, are you not already using them simultaneously? Or maybe I don’t understand the question fully
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| February 19, 2011 3:15 PM
Broadband, Fault tolerance, Internet access, Linux, Load balancers, Networking, Windows
If you have 20 separate connections that are all centrally connected by VPN’s, are you not already using them simultaneously? Or maybe I don’t understand the question fully
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| February 19, 2011 3:15 PM
Broadband, Fault tolerance, Internet access, Linux, Load balancers, Networking, Windows
