Routing And Switching Questions and Answers

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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?

asked by NetworkingATE

  1425 pts.

Cisco 2600 router configuration

Hi..We have two cisco 2600 router, one deployed in our main office and the other in our remote site.We also have two DSL connections.We have our exchange server in main office. Q1.how to configure the two router to use the 2 dsl connections that we have. Q2.how to route our exchange server to pass...

asked by Killerj

  5 pts.

Connecting 2, 3 or 4 sites over MPLS

Hi. I have some routing experience but I don't have much experience routing over a service providers MPLS network and had some questions.. Say I had 3 sites in different cities. I want to be able to route my data traffice to each site. I would like to use a MPLS provider. Does the provider...

View Answer   |  Jan 29 2009  1:19 AM GMT
WAN, MPLS, Multiprotocol Label Switching
asked by ChicagoTechie

  5 pts.

When not to use a Layer 3 switch over a router

If a Layer 3 switch is faster than a router, why can't we use an L3 in place of a router?

asked by NetworkingATE

  1425 pts.

How many switches can you have in a network?

What happens if I add more switches in the network? Is there any limitation or any calculation for that?

View Answer   |  Jan 27 2009  2:21 AM GMT
Networking, Networks, Routing and switching
asked by NetworkingATE

  1425 pts.

What is a non-routable VLAN? Why would you use one?

I've heard the term "non-routable VLAN" but am not sure what exactly it means, why it exists or when it's used. It would seem perhaps just by definition that it's an existing virtual local area network (VLAN) that just doesn't have a VLAN interface created for it anywhere on purpose. Do you use it...

View Answer   |  Jan 26 2009  11:14 PM GMT
Networking, Networks, Virtual LAN
asked by NetworkingATE

  1425 pts.

Why use Layer 3 switches and how do they differ from Layer 2 switches?

Why do we use Layer 3 (L3) switches, and how are they different from Layer 2 (L2) switches?

View Answer   |  Jan 26 2009  10:06 PM GMT
Networking, Networking Equipment, Networking hardware
asked by NetworkingATE

  1425 pts.

Bladecenter T + JS20+ cisco 25R5391 SOL

I have a bladecenter T and a js20 powerpc blade, as well as a cisco 25R5391 Layer 2 switch. I am trying to establish a serial over lan session to the js20 blade, but the sol status shows 'not ready' even after i add all the switch ports to the same vlan. on another note the 4 external ports on...

View Answer   |  Dec 12 2008  7:57 PM GMT
IBM, Cisco, Routing and switching
asked by Baseline0x0

  35 pts.

How to network VLANs together

What can be done for different VLANs to communicate including a router in a network, i.e., the commands when configuring on a router?

View Answer   |  Dec 4 2008  9:54 PM GMT
Networking, Routers, configuration
asked by NetworkingATE

  1425 pts.

Does RIP support discontinuous networks?

Does RIP support discontinuous networks? I configured a discontinuous network in a simulator and it works there, but I want to know if it works in the real world.

View Answer   |  Dec 4 2008  9:48 PM GMT
Networking, Routers, RIP
asked by NetworkingATE

  1425 pts.

Cable for DTE/DTE

Hello, I need a cable for two DTE, one is RJ45 and other DB9. The cable should be RJ45M to DB9F and Nullmodem rule. How can I get this cable? Can I make it? Can I use CISCO 72-3383-01 CONSOLE CABLE RJ45 - DB9 for this matter? Regards, Hamid,

View Answer   |  Nov 27 2008  1:36 AM GMT
DTE, Routing and switching, RJ45
asked by Aryanhr

  5 pts.

Commands for binding or mapping Layer 2 data to Layer 3 ports

I have a question concerning Layer 2 and Layer 3 data on the same device. We have a client that will be sending us Layer 2 data streams, but we have to send them to a device that will only take IP multicasts. We will be using a Cisco 7600 Router with a 6700 Switch Card installed. If this is...

View Answer   |  Nov 7 2008  9:50 PM GMT
Networking, Network hardware, Routing and switching
asked by NetworkingATE

  1425 pts.

How to know that the access list is working

What command can I use to show that the access control list (<a href="http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid92_gci213757,00.html" target="_blank">ACL</a>) is working?

View Answer   |  Nov 7 2008  9:45 PM GMT
Networking, Routing and switching, COMMANDS
asked by NetworkingATE

  1425 pts.

Putting it together Cisco Router and Switch

can someone please tell me how to get a cisco router and a cisco switch hooked up to my home network so it can be my lab with access to the outside world via my home network non-cisco router? I'm tired of pulling my hair out.

View Answer   |  Oct 17 2008  12:38 AM GMT
Switches, Cisco, Routers
asked by Rob17

  15 pts.

Static Routes

We have a remote location comunicated with our headquarters by antennas, using 2 vlans, one for the data and one for the voice. We recently adquiring an E1 with our ISP and need to split up the traffic in order to balance charges. We have a 2801 Cisco router in the remote site and a Catalyst 500...

View Answer   |  May 23 2008  6:04 PM GMT
Switches, Cisco, Routers
asked by Jortizga

  10 pts.

Routing without NAT, help!

I have a block of IP static IP addresses from our ISP, and I want to route those back through a couple of routers (wireless radio equipment) without using NAT. I can make things work if I have NAT enabled, BUT certain applications do not work well through one NAT connection much less two or three....

View Answer   |  May 12 2008  9:03 PM GMT
Routers, NAT, Wireless networking
asked by Johnshoff

  60 pts.

Show a peer why spending the extra money for a full duplex RF link is better than half for a WAN bridge

Where can I find reference material to show a peer why spending the extra money for a full duplex RF link is better than half for a WAN bridge? I have 20+ years of networking experience and this RF guy thinks he knows it all. He has management sold on a cheap solution. I'm not having much luck...

View Answer   |  May 12 2008  8:45 PM GMT
Networking, WAN hardware, Bridges
asked by NetworkingATE

  1425 pts.

One Way Ping

Hi All I have a point to point wireless link configured in routing mode with Network end connected through a switch to firewall. IP's are configured as follows: Ethernet IP: 10.1.1.99 Wireless IP: 10.0.0.10 G/W : 10.1.1.1 firewall The subscriber (remote end) Ethernet IP: 172.16.1.150...

View Answer   |  Apr 26 2008  9:00 AM GMT
Switches, Routers, Wireless networks
asked by Wex Mark

  5 pts.

Multiple subnets on one physical network

I am setting up a fairly large wireless network. We have a fibre connection to the internet for a small community wireless project to give high speed to the 10-20 houses in the area. The router device is a windows PC running with two NIC cards, it is hardened down to very minimal services, with...

View Answer   |  Apr 19 2008  0:10 AM GMT
Switches, Routers, Subnets
asked by Johnshoff

  60 pts.

Can I do load balancing with redundancy?

I have two links with different ISPs, and both links (512Kbps) are terminated on separate Cisco routers (2811). Currently, we are using one link, and another link is new. I want to do load sharing and redundancy between them. Right now I am not using BGP (routers are configured in simple manner)....

View Answer   |  Feb 25 2008  11:13 PM GMT
Networking, Routers, Redundancy
asked by NetworkingATE

  1425 pts.

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