Differences between firewalls and routers
What are the differences among firewalls and routers.

Answer Question   |  April 30, 2013  8:04 PM
Firewalls, Routers

AirPlay
I have a tplink also router. Wirelessly I connect my samsung smart tv , appletv , iPad and laptop working fine. But when I try to pair my iPad with appletv through AirPlay most of the time it doesn’t see it at all. I don’t know when it does actually. Same with remote app of [...]

Answer Question   |  February 8, 2013  9:53 AM
IP address, Network connectivity, Routers, Wireless

Placement of router
Where is the best place to put the router? Example: Open, high, or just what works the best?

Answer Question   |  November 27, 2012  12:02 AM
Router Performance, Routers

What is a router?
what is a router

Answer Question   |  June 4, 2012  2:21 AM
router, Routers

turning off the wireless broadcast
Can I use my netgear 300n as a wired router without having the wireless function?

Answer Question   |  May 13, 2012  9:20 PM
Netgear 300n, router, Routers, Wireless Network

configure-cisco-2811-for-ethernet-p2p
Hello, I have to configure a Cisco 2811 router that have 2 Fast Ethernet interface, in order to have a p2p connection with my ISP. The FastEthernt /0 will be used for the p2p connection with the ISP, the FastEthernet /1 will be used to route my pubblic IP. In order to make the connection the ISP [...]

Answer Question   |  February 28, 2012  10:37 AM
Cisco, Cisco 2811, Cisco router configuration, P2P, Routers

Accessing a Server on a different subnet
I have a t1 line that goes into a switch, off the switch there are two routers one operating on the subnet 192.168.1.1 and the other on 192.168.0.1. Both routers have individual static ip addresses. I have a ReadyNAS storage device on 192.168.1.100. I want to be able to access the server from both subnets. [...]

Answer Question   |  November 15, 2011  6:14 PM
NAS, Networking, ReadyNAS, Routers, Subnets

how to get into router, previous tech did not leave password.
hi all, I just took place of last I.T. tech on new job, the previous tech did not leave the correct u/n and p/w how do I go about getting into switch and routers (cant do hard reset these machines are live) another issue they built exchange server on a partition, what will I have [...]

Answer Question   |  October 28, 2011  3:39 AM
Routers, Servers

Components and cables to design/build a network
Hello there, I would like to design-build a network for a small company (about 80 employees). The company is divided in 3 sections which are: designers (30 employees), sales (30 employees) and administrator/marketing (15 employees). Also there are 3 managers and a CEO. What components do I need to build this network (router, switches, hubs) [...]

Answer Question   |  February 27, 2012  6:29 PM
Cables, Data transfer, Network, Network design, Routers, Switches

Loop is seen on router but line protocol is down
Loop is seen on router but line protocol is down, where could be the issue?

Answer Question   |  October 19, 2011  9:37 PM
Data link protocols, LOOP statement, Routers

Remote Access Client Access
I have used client access for years. I had a linksys router to a westell modem model 6100. THEN Frontier came in and swapped the westell modem for a westell model 7500 which is a modem/router combo. It has been configured for port forwarding. However, it won’t let me in from home. What changed and [...]

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  2:35 PM
iSeries remote access, Port forwarding, Remote access, Routers

Router Board RB433AH Configuration
I have brought Mikrotik Router Board RB433AH and i was unable to link it with my Pc. I used striaght cable to connect it. My Pc can’t obtain ip address. I have three cards which is already installed in it for 3 sector antenna. Please guide me so that i can start my WISP in [...]

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  2:25 PM
Mikrotik RouterBoard RB433AH, Router configurations, Routers

V4R5 server performance
i have power down my v4r5 server, and checked all the connections,also i have restarted my router and every thing. but now server performance is slow, i dont konow why? please help me….

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  8:22 AM
iSeries performance, Routers, V4R5

Dlink router – cannot connect within Intranet
I have D-Link DSL-2640B router. I’m not able to connect through Intranet, i.e. to another IP address within LAN, from a PC within the same LAN. For example, I have activated SwiFTP server on my Android phone. To connect to it, I need to use 192.168.1.50 and port 2121 with an FTP-client. I’m unable to [...]

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  1:49 AM
Dlink, Intranet, IP, LAN, Routers

GRE Tunnel ARP entry never times out
Sulaiman Syed,  I would like to reproduce this with just 1 or 2 router/swirch, can you provide me the simplest configuration reproduce this issue. with connection details or small topology details. Thanks in advance Umesh    

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  1:36 PM
ARP and RARP, GRE, Routers, Switches

Cisco vs HP
I have read a lot about the debate between Cisco and HP switches. In what use cases does going with the HP product make a lot of sense and how much of Cisco’s installed base is realistically at risk? What are the primary factors that sway decision makers one way or the other?

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  6:12 PM
Cisco, Cisco Routers and Cisco Switches, HP, HP switches, Networking, Open IT Forum, Routers, Switches

Switches, Router for Call center?
Helping a friend with a call center for an NGO in spare time. There would be 100 workstations & 100 VOIP phones. What switches and routers do I need to put this call centre together and run the phones with power over Ethernet? Any information about CRM/ACD etc would be appreciated. Thank you in advance!

Answer Question   |  August 16, 2011  9:56 PM
Call Center management, Call Centers, CRM, Routers, Switches, VoIP

Can I use Windows server 2008 as a router?
Can I use a Windows server 2008 as a router and a DHCP relay server? If so how?

Answer Question   |  October 31, 2011  1:54 PM
DHCP, DHCP Relay Agent, DHCP server, Routers, Windows Server 2008

Layer 3 switch or router ?
I am looking at having multiple networks created at the same premise. Each one will run a zone with work stations and servers. I am a bit confused between multiple routers and a layer 3 switch ? What do you guys suggest ?

Answer Question   |  June 6, 2011  8:23 AM
Layer 3 switches, Networking design, Networking Equipment, Routers, Switches

Configuration of Cisco router 871.
am new to this filed. am now working in one isp. here some customer request public ip ( for example subnet 255.255.255.252) . for internet connection .in wimax connection. its possible to configure both public and private ip both on lan interface . or i should create  nat pool, which will be best . router [...]

Answer Question   |  May 17, 2011  8:35 AM
Cisco 871, Cisco Routers, Network Configuration, Router configuration, Routers, WAN