Switches

Optimizing traffic between two Netgear GSM7328s layer 3 switches.

We have a WAN link running 100Mbps with Netgear GSM7328s switches at each end, this carries traffic between our main site, and our DR site, which also has our primary internet link as it's located in the same hosting center as our ISP's kit. Nightly cross-site backups swamp the link, and this has...

Configuring trunk port in Dell PowerConnect 6248

when i configured trunk port in dell 6248 switch, it gets hangs. what the issue. also it won't allow vlan-1 traffic to pass through. Pls. suggest what to do??

Bind IP subnet to VLAN in Dell L3 switch

when I bind an IP subnet to dell 6224 switch, does it mean when i plug in a pc within tat particular subnet will directly be in that VLAN? Example: i type in "vlan association subnet 10.0.1.0 255.255.255.0 10" to bind subnet 10.0.1.0 to VLAN 10. so is it when i plug in a PC with IP 10.0.1.30 into...

Enabling communication between different VLANs using switches

I have 3 switches A, B and C; connected to each other (may or may not be a trunk link). Switch A has a user at VLAN 10 and Switch C has a user at VLAN 10. Any communication between A & C has to pass through Switch B. So can Switch A user ping the user at Switch C, if yes how? if no why?

How to check the loop in Cisco switch

How to check the loop in Cisco switch

VLAN setup and configuration

We have 2 switches with different ip range say 10.1.10.0 and 10.1.15.0.I want to connect both the switches with same vlan say vlan 4 so that they can communicate.switch 1 should be valn 2 and vlan 4 but switch 2 should be vlan 4.

telnet feature in Netgear Smart Switches

I have a handful of netgear FS726TP and FS728TP switches deployed in this organization. The FS728's have a MAC address and IP table feature, but I cannot find the same functionality in the FS726s. I want to telnet into the device from CMD, but I am receiving the normal error: "Could not open...

How to identify the users in the network

I am working on my Masters Project in which I am supposed to design a Network Monitoring tool which will identify the users in the network based on their network behavior. I have a network setup with 4 systems connected to a Switch --> Router --> Internet. I connected another system to the...

Port security for Switches

Switch(config)#interface fastEthernet 0/1 Switch(config-if)#switchport port-security Command rejected: FastEthernet0/1 is a dynamic port. why is that happening

On a Cisco Catalyst 6500, both supervisor cards in hybrid mode sync up automatically in terms of both operating system and configuration

On a Cisco Catalyst 6500, both supervisor cards in hybrid mode sync up automatically in terms of both operating system and configuration

Fiber Ports on Cisco 2950 24 port switch

I have fiber connected to my 2950 but it does not work. I did a light test with the fiber strands and they are good. Is there anything else tyhat I am missing that must be done.

multiple lans, subnets, dsl connections on the same cables

well this is my first post and its a doosie. At lewast for me. Looking for an all wise network guru!! =] we had an existing network consisting of 10pc's, a win2k server and a dsl connection. all was fine... dsl router:192.168.0.1 server: 192.168.0.10, 192.168.0.50 easy as pie... now we are...

Configuring Qtrunk ports on FS728TS Switch

I need to connect two switch FS728TS. I have 3 Vlan in each switch. How can I configure the common ports of every switch to achieve the 6 Vlans traffic flow on this link

Routing Public Emergency Calls Based on Cell of Origin

Is it possible to route emergency calls based on the Cell of origin? In a private network, there is one subscriber who wants all emergency calls originating in one specific area to be routed to a special emergency desk. All other emergency calls within the network would be routed to a different...

Will having a router between each switch improve performance?

Will having a router between each switch improve performance on a network?

Securing against rogue DHCP servers

Looking for an example of how to configure Cisco DHCP snooping. Can someone provide example settings - or point me in the right direction? Many thanks. Moderator Note: This is a user submitted question

How can i configure a port for multiple vlan at Netgear FS728TS (like "trunk port" at cisco switch)

i have an Netgear FS728TS switch and i have to use 2 vlan with an cisco switch. (i have no problem about cisco switch configuration) vlan name=Default vlan ID=1 vlan name=AP vlan ID=307 there is F/O cable connection between two switches. 1/g1 port using for this F/O connection at Netgear...

Performance of Cisco 3750 Layer 3 switch

Hi guys, I have a cisco 3750 series L3 switch. It can currently handle 3GB of L2 traffic with no problem, but when faced with 40MB of L3 traffic, CPU utilization shot so high that I can't even telnet to the switch. Could anyone enlighten me please? Thanks in advance!!

Multiple public IP's from 1 internet connection on different networks?

Is this a possible scenario? A cable modem is hooked up via ethernet to a Linksys 5-port switch. That switch is then hooked to a Cisco SOHO router (not managed by me) and my Linksys router. I cannot get my public IP to work on my router but the Cisco routers public ip comes up fine. I have all of...

How to rate limit on Cisco Catalyst 3550-EMI

Hello, I have a cisco switch 3550 EMI and I need to do rate limiting on ethernet ports. class-map match-all 5M description 5M with 500K burst ! policy-map 5M class 5M police 5120000 51200 exceed-action drop interface FastEthernet0/3 switchport access vlan 100 switchport mode dynamic...