Dynamic updates to a DNS Server
What Windows Operating Systems support dynamic updates to a DNS Server? Which service needs to be running on the clients?

Answer Question   |  February 22, 2008  4:38 PM
Access, Availability, Bind, Cabling, DataCenter, Desktops, DHCP, DNS, Hardware, Hubs, Management, Microsoft Windows, Network management software, Network monitoring, Network protocols, Networking, Networking services, Novell NDS, OS, Ping, Remote management, Routers, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Switches

Ethernet cabling
What is the wiring colour-sequence for Ethernet cabling?

Answer Question   |  January 31, 2007  4:22 PM
Cabling, Hardware, Routers

Deny DHCP and Network access to rogue wireless routers
We are running a MS DHCP network and home wireless routers are finding their way in. I scan the DHCP scopes daily and thought I was denying their ability to connect by creating a reservation for the MAC address and modifying the configuration options for the device. I set the following options to 127.0.0.1: 003-Router, [...]

Answer Question   |  June 26, 2008  12:28 PM
DHCP, Routers

Does a typical router modify the L2 header (MAC address)?
I have a question relating to switching and routing. I’m going to simplify the actual IP addresses to make it simple to follow. Also, please consider the scope of my question around the typical router doing L3, and a typical switch doing L2 (e.g., no special device such as an L3 switch). Take the following [...]

Answer Question   |  November 28, 2007  6:37 PM
Networking, Routers

Routing between two subnets & between two networks
1. I have two separate networks 192.168.0.0 and 192.168.1.0, they are physical connected by CAT5 cable. What should I configure and where to configure so that the host of each network can connect to another host in other network? 2. I have two subnets (after subnetting a class B Network), they are physical connected by [...]

Answer Question   |  April 18, 2013  4:17 AM
DNS, H.323, Hewlett-Packard, Networking, Nortel, Routers, SIP, Subnets

Routing Between Subnets and between networks
1.I have two separe networks 192.168.0.0 and 192.168.1.0 ,they r physicall connected. What should i configure and where to configure so that host of each network can connect to other host in other network. 2.I have two separe Subnets(after subnetting a class B network),they r physicall connected. What should i configure and where to configure [...]

Answer Question   |  January 10, 2007  4:12 AM
3Com, Active Directory, Availability, Bandwidth, Benchmarking, Bind, Cabling, Cisco, DHCP, DNS, Ethernet, Fault isolation, FDDI, Frame Relay, General Directories, H.323, Hardware, Hewlett-Packard, Hubs, IPv4, IPv6, LDAP, Lotus Domino, Lucent, Microsoft Windows, MPLS, NetBIOS, Network applications management, Network management software, Network monitoring, Network protocols, Network testing, Networking, Networking services, NFS, Nortel, Performance management, Ping, Protocol analysis, Remote management, Routers, SIP, Switches, TCP, WINS

Remote Access Networking
I am not too good with networking, and I have a question. I need to be able to access two seperate computers at a remote location. There is DSL internet. Right now I just have one connected to the internet, and have everything forwarded to that specific IP address. The Remote Access program I use, [...]

Answer Question   |  January 21, 2011  1:47 PM
Cabling, DHCP, DNS, Hardware, Hubs, Networking, Networking services, Routers, Switches

Wake-On-LAN / Cisco Mac address-tables
Recently I scheduled my computers to power on using Wake-On-LAN. There seems to be an issue with some of the computers not turning on. All the computers have identical hardware and have the same BIOS settings. I did some investigation and I noticed that the computers that were not turning on did not have their [...]

Answer Question   |  January 17, 2007  12:16 PM
Cabling, Cisco, Desktops, Hardware, Hubs, Management, Microsoft Windows, Networking, OS, Routers, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Switches

router behind a router
I have a SOHO that I am trying to configure in an extended star, with a WRT54G at one end, and a WRG614 as the gateway/first router. I have configured the 614 to have the address 192.168.1.254 and left the 54G at 192.128.1.1. I set the 54G into Router mode and tried to make a [...]

Answer Question   |  February 4, 2009  3:13 PM
Cabling, Hubs, Networking, Routers, Switches

Router behind a router
I am trying to put a Linksys WRT54G at the end of a Cat5e segment to create an extended star, off of a Netgear WGR614. I have set the 614 to have the address 192.168.1.254 with the DSL as the default gateway. I have tried to create a static route, on both the Linksys and [...]

Answer Question   |  December 24, 2006  2:07 PM
Cabling, Hardware, Hubs, Networking, Routers, Switches

What IOS Version on Cisco 2520 Router
I’m thinking of using Cisco 2520 routers to build up a CCNA home lab. Can anyone give me any idea what IOS version a used 2520 would be likely to have on it. I figure used C2955-12 would likely be version 12.X?? Any other thoughts on building a Cisco lab are welcome also. Thanks to [...]

Answer Question   |  April 8, 2009  4:15 PM
Cisco, Routers

Networking prep
Hiya guys, I have an interview next week, and in the pre screening phone interview a few questions came up about the port numbers used in networking and what they were used for, oh yeah, and the 7 layers of the OSI module. I Know a little bit of thew OSI, but is there any [...]

Answer Question   |  December 12, 2006  10:45 AM
Cabling, DataCenter, Hardware, Hubs, Network protocols, Networking, Routers, Switches, Tech support, Web services

AMD Sempron
Hi all, I have one desktop running on AMD sempron 2200. In my home network. It?s clock speed is 1.5 GHz as per manufacture?s specification. but in system properties It showing only 800 MHz. OS is using XP SP2. But it working very smoothly. Anybody have any idea about why it likes this?

Answer Question   |  April 9, 2012  4:25 AM
390, Cabling, DataCenter, DB2, Desktop management applications, Desktops, Hardware, Hubs, Linux, Mainframe, Management, Microsoft Windows, Networking, OS, Routers, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Switches, Systems management software, Tech support

Accessing Mail Server
I have remote users who are not allowed on the domain… At times they need to work in the main office and log in via wireless directly to the Wirelss ADSL modem/router.. putting them in a different ip range to the domain. Internet access works well with this arrangement but they are unable to get [...]

Answer Question   |  November 30, 2006  4:19 AM
Access, Availability, Cabling, DataCenter, Desktops, DHCP, DNS, Exchange, Hardware, Hubs, Management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Networking, Networking services, OS, Patch management, Routers, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Switches, Web services, Wireless

hi all
last day i installed one new xp theam on my xp system. recently i noticed that “RUN” option deleted from my start menu. can anybody help me in this problem ? thanks in advance

Answer Question   |  February 23, 2010  2:29 AM
390, Administration, Application and Web development, Cabling, DataCenter, DB2, Desktops, Exchange, Hardware, Hubs, Instant Messaging, Linux, Lotus Domino, Mainframe, Management, Microsoft Windows, Network management software, Networking, OS, Routers, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Switches, Systems management software, Tech support

Networking DHCP growth
Okay, probably a simple question for a lot, but my experience has been more along the lines of many offices, with a typical setup of a border router (cisco, firewall (watchguard, new cisco ASA’s, Windows 2003 server DC, exchange server, etc….) I have been doing this a while now and have been working with everything, [...]

Answer Question   |  November 22, 2006  7:39 PM
Active Directory, Availability, Cabling, Career development, Cisco, DataCenter, DHCP, DNS, Firewalls, Forensics, Hardware, Hubs, Incident response, Intrusion management, Microsoft Windows, Network monitoring, Network security, Networking, Networking services, Routers, Security, Switches, Tech support, Training, VPN, Wireless

#com v’s Cisco
Hi, I am in the process of scaling up a Datacenter to handle what over the next 3 to 5 years is expected to be a doubling of the current workload. I am pushing my current stackable switches to the limit at peak times and the performance impact is very visible even to end users. [...]

Answer Question   |  February 12, 2009  4:06 PM
3Com, Avaya, Cabling, Cisco, Hardware, Hubs, Networking, Performance management, Routers, Switches

Cisco PIX VPN config
Hi, I’m trying to configure a Cisco PIX 501 firewall to accept inbound VPN client connections and route secured traffic to a subnet behind this PIX. I’ve managed to configure the PIX to accept the VPN client connections, but I can’t get the traffic to route correctly to the subnet that is behind the PIX. [...]

Answer Question   |  February 4, 2009  12:34 PM
Cabling, Cisco PIX, Routers, Switches, VPN, VPN configuration

Switches
What are the advantages and disavantages of using a switch in a network?

Answer Question   |  November 28, 2007  11:44 PM
Routers, Switches

Who is responsible for the Firewall
Our information Security department is different from the network group. Currently, we have Check Point firewalls running on Nokia boxes (IPSO image). The Network group handles the installation, upgrade, routing and IP address specification etc on the firewalls, while Information Security writes the rules. The problem is that almost all trouble shooting involves the two [...]

Answer Question   |  February 4, 2009  7:48 AM
Cabling, Firewalls, Forensics, Hubs, Incident response, Intrusion management, Network protocols, Routers, Security, Switches, VPN, Wireless