Cisco Router configuration
I would like to know all the configurations and changes that can be done in a router.

Answer Question   |  February 9, 2011  12:48 AM
Cisco certifications, Cisco router configuration, Cisco Routers, Router configuration

Networking logical topology
I am planning to set up two segments on my network. I would like to ask which logical topology would be best to use and would meet the following criteria: 1. at normal instances, segment A and B would be connected using 1 physical router. The router should detect them as 2 separate network segments. [...]

Answer Question   |  February 23, 2011  8:45 PM
Network design, Network protocols, Network Topology

Cannot access external website from within our network
Hello all. I have a weird issue. Our company has an externally-hosted web site. we can get to it from outside the company network but not within. This has been working but stopped a few days ago. For some weird reason there is an entry in our internal DNS server for the external IP address [...]

Answer Question   |  September 13, 2010  1:49 AM
DNS, DNS errors, DNS server, External IP Addresses, Firewalls

Blocked IP address in Windows 7
HI I have recently installed Windows7. When I go to edit my joomla websites, I am blocked by my hosting provider. They do not know the reason. I have reset my modem to provide another ip address but about 10 minutes later, the situation occurs again. It seems that when I take the windows7 machine [...]

Answer Question   |  September 8, 2010  3:16 AM
ADSL, ADSL2+, IP address, IP address conflict, Windows 7, Windows XP

DNS issue: SSL error in POP3
using windows xp sp2 using voyager 220v(bt device) unable to send or receive emails through email client–working throu webmail when global dns is forced able, to send and recieve emails in email client(outlook express,microsoft outlook 2007, windows mail) but when global dns forced unable to browse webpage in any browsers (ie8,mozilla,google chrome,opera) error message in [...]

Answer Question   |  September 7, 2010  7:44 PM
DNS, DNS errors, DNS management, Outlook 2007, Outlook Express, POP3, SSL, Windows XP SP2

Recieving a diagnostic message in program
hi i want to recieve message text of diagostic message that encounters in program .I want it in a variable so that i can write it into a error log file .Please suggest a way to trap them and to have the text. i tried using RCVMSG but it dint wor out.   thanks

Answer Question   |  September 3, 2010  6:32 PM
AS/400, CL, CL Program, Network diagnostics and measurements

Do routers change packet IP info at each hop?
I’m taking classes for CCNA certification and think my professor may be wrong about this… She says that at each hop, the router strips the source and destination IP and updates it to reflect its IP as the source and the next router’s to be the destination. But it seems to me that if that’s the [...]

Answer Question   |  September 28, 2010  6:15 PM
IP address, IP address management, MAC address, Routers, Routing

AS400 FTP error 426-Unable to send data to TCP/IP.
In AS400 FTP Get command I am getting the error- 426-Unable to send data to TCP/IP. 426 Data transfer ended.  FTP was working fine and all of the sudden it is not. The file is normally in GBs.Please let me know the reason for this error

Answer Question   |  September 3, 2010  4:39 PM
AS/400 error messages, AS/400 errors, AS/400 FTP, FTP, FTP Error Codes

Copy files, directories and links in Linux
Can someone tell me the right way to copy files, directories and soft links from one Linux server to another Linux server? I am using scp to copy file and it works perfect.

Answer Question   |  September 6, 2010  2:11 PM
Linux administration, Linux Backup, Linux servers, Server migration, SSCP

BIND DNS – trace DNS query replying server
[h1 class="subject">How do i know the reply was from caching-nameserver, master nameserver or slave nameserver in BIND DNS.?[/h1] Can I trace the nameserver that replied my dns query? Like I have a master nameserver, a slave nameserver and a caching nameserver in my network. Is it possible to know that which of these servers replied [...]

Answer Question   |  September 3, 2010  5:45 AM
DNS, DNS management, DNS Query, Nameservers

FTPUSER Without the Initial Library List
[strong]Hi friends, How can I configure a UserProfile  without the Initial Library List.[/strong]   This user was configured below: User profile . . . . . . . . . . > FTPUSR        Name                     User password  . . . . . . . . .   *SAME         Character value, *SAME, * Set password to expired  . [...]

Answer Question   |  September 3, 2010  10:16 PM
FTP, FTP management, FTP permission, FTP Script, Library List

Redundancy and load balancing on my Dell server
My Dell server has two nics. Can I program them to have two different IP addresses on the same network for redundancy and load balancing?

Answer Question   |  September 3, 2010  8:20 PM
Dell servers, IP address, IP address management, Load balancer, Load balancing, Redundancy, Redundant Switches

Definition of Fanout
What is the definition of fanout switch or fanout ports on a switch? Aren’t all network switches fanout?

Answer Question   |  September 2, 2010  7:57 PM
fanout, Networking, Routing & Switching, Switches, Switching equipment

FTP PUT command adding an extra (carriage return?) character
I have a physical file on the iSeries which I am sending to a Windows server. When the file gets to the server, an extra line has been added with what is (I think) an end of file or carriage return character. The software that is processing the file on the server doesn’t handle this [...]

Answer Question   |  September 3, 2010  6:20 PM
AS/400, FTP, iSeries, Physical Files

Why do you need a CCNA Network Simulator?
Could you really use a CCNA 640-802 Network Simulator right about now? Let us know why, and you may just find one in your mailbox come next week! Tell us why and how you plan to use this great resource, and we may just send it to you. Leave your response in the discussion area [...]

Answer Question   |  September 3, 2010  2:10 PM
CCNA, CCNA 640-802 Network Simulator, CCNA Certification, Giveaways, Network simulator, Networking, Networking Equipment

What subnet mask should I use on my IP range?
What subnet mask should I use on my IP range if I only need 100 IP addresses? Is 255.255.255.0 still ok?

Answer Question   |  February 15, 2011  1:56 PM
IP address management, IP range, IP Subnetting, Subnet mask, Subnet mask calculation, Wireless in 2010

Cisco Network Access Control
Hi, I would like to know the facts about the NAC (implementation, Deployment and trouble shooting guides) .some questions rasing in my mind. Appreciating your help.

Answer Question   |  November 25, 2010  11:02 AM
Cisco, Cisco NAC, Cisco security, NAC, Network Access Control, Network security, Network Security Management, Security in 2010

How to limit max amount of connections per ip on cisco 2811 router
I wish to limit max 100 tcp connections per internal ip address. Thanks

Answer Question   |  February 15, 2011  8:46 AM
Cisco 2811, Cisco Routers, Firewalls, IP configuration, Network firewalls, Wireless, Wireless in 2010

Regarding Nagios report generation
I have been using nagios, I took over it from a team member who installed it, so in order to take it further, i want to try and send mails to the respective email ids whenever the service or host goes down… Where can I start from ?

Answer Question   |  September 2, 2010  6:54 AM
Nagios, Remote desktop, Virtual machine management, Virtual Machines

Service Mode Logging in AS/400
When a service engineer log into an AS/400, is there a way to bypass Systems Activity Logging? Meaning the login does not show on Activity Log. This is talking about a running AS/400 without powering down or reIPL.

Answer Question   |  September 5, 2010  1:31 AM
Activity logs, AS/400 administration, AS/400 error messages, OS/400