Difference between layer 2 & layer 3 switch?
What’s the difference between a layer 2 & layer 3 switch?

Answer Question   |  April 18, 2013  11:35 AM
Layer 2 switches, Layer 3 switches, Switches

Is there any method with which one can increase the port speed or bandwidth for a particular port of a switch
is there any method with which one can increase the port speed or bandwidth for a particular port of a switch (2950 or 3750).

Answer Question   |  May 28, 2008  5:03 PM
Bandwidth, Cisco 2950, Cisco 3750, Port speed, Router and switch management, Switches

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 [...]

Answer Question   |  May 23, 2008  6:04 PM
Cisco, Cisco 2801, Cisco Catalyst 500, Routers, Routing and switching, Switches, VLAN

cisco-IOS
In my office campus there are more then 500 cisco-2960 and 3750 switches present. I want to keep one TFTP server in our datacenter loaded with all the switches IOS in it, So that if any of the switch’s IOS in campus get corrupt due to some reason, It should boot from the IOS kept [...]

Answer Question   |  May 21, 2008  11:03 AM
Cisco, Cisco 2960, Cisco 3750, Cisco IOS, Cisco switches, Switches, TFTP Server

CISCO commands
What CISCO command would you use to see devices connected to a switchrouter?

Answer Question   |  May 2, 2008  1:33 PM
Cisco, Cisco IOS, Cisco switches, Routers, Switches

STATIC IP ADDRESS REQUIRE WITHIN A CISCO 4006 SWITCH USING VLAN
Hi Guys, I have a VLAN configured on a Cisco 4006 switch port, I have already create VLAN 210 on the switch, and assign some of the interface to that VLAN 210, now there is requirement that I need to provide some static ip addresses to couple of devices Now my problem is that I [...]

Answer Question   |  April 30, 2008  10:49 AM
Cisco, Routers, Switches, VLAN

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 Wireless IP: 10.0.0.11 G/W : 10.0.0.10 From the network end [...]

Answer Question   |  April 28, 2008  9:00 AM
Routers, Routing and switching, Switches, Wireless networks

Can you connect a Cisco 7940 desktop IP phone through a wireless switch/bridge to a Cisco access point?
Is it possible to connect a Cisco 7940 desktop IP phone through a wireless switch or bridge to a Cisco access point (AP) and make it work? I am having problems with this setup. It is most probably unsupported but we sure would like to make it work. Thanks!

Answer Question   |  April 25, 2008  8:53 PM
Access Points, AP, Bridges, Cisco, IP phones, Switches, VoIP, Wireless networking

Switch IOS recovery through TFTP
If cisco 3750G layer-3 switch’s IOS get corrupt. IT should boot through the IOS kept on TFTP server. How to configure it. I have serched a lot on net but could not able to find a single trace. Please any one give me the solution.

Answer Question   |  May 21, 2008  4:44 PM
Cisco, Cisco IOS, Layer 3 switches, Switches, TFTP

One DHCP server for two VLANS with different subnets
Hi all, How do I configure a same DHCP for two different VLANs. My setup is say VLAN 10 is having DHCP server with IP 10.102.1.2 VLAN 10 with subnet 10.102.1.1/16 VLAN 170 with subnet 192.168.10.1/22 VLAN 10 clients are getting DHCP, then what I have to configure in layer advanced switch to do get [...]

Answer Question   |  April 19, 2013  1:21 PM
DHCP, Layer 3-7 Switches, Switches, VLAN

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 [...]

Answer Question   |  April 19, 2013  12:10 AM
Access Points, Network design, Routers, Routing and switching, Routing table protocols, Subnet mask, Subnets, Switches, Wireless networks

Recommendation for Switch that can do MAC Address based VLANS?
I’m looking for implement MAC address based VLANS in my network, does anyone have any recommendations for a switch? I was hoping to keep it under $1000. Thanks!

Answer Question   |  April 11, 2008  3:10 PM
Layer 3 switches, Switches, VLAN

Vlan trunking, L3 switch + L2 switch problem
Hi, I have now successfully got my PowerConnect 6224 configured, to host and route between 4 Vlans, I have internet access and can ping what I need to, it’s all working great. The next thing on my list is configuring my L2 netgear router to work with port based Vlans, I want to connect the [...]

Answer Question   |  February 16, 2011  10:53 AM
L3 Switches, Switches, VLAN, VLAN trunking

Need help designing a network for videoconferencing for a campus?
What type of severs, routers, bridges, switches and cables are suitable for videoconferencing? Also, how do you design a network for videoconferencing for a campus? Please help me. Thank you.

Answer Question   |  April 8, 2008  7:27 PM
Channel, Network design, Networking Channel, Routers, Servers, Switches, VAR, Video conferencing

What type of network gigabit switch
We are a small office and currently have a Dell Power Connect 2124 24 port switch. I would like to upgrade to a 48 port switched seif managed.. Would the Dell PC 2748 suit our needs? Or can I use what we have and only route the PCs and laptops to the new giga switch?

Answer Question   |  March 23, 2008  2:13 PM
Dell, Network Gigabit Switch, Switches

isp connection
i have an isp line. i want to increase the speed of downloading and browsing.i want to know what router or manual switches will cater my need.

Answer Question   |  August 15, 2009  4:34 PM
ISP connection, Routers, Switches

Collisions in network cable
I still get collisions on one of my network cables even when I have a switch. Is this to do with the cable I’m using? What can I do?

Answer Question   |  March 14, 2008  10:20 PM
Cabling, Ethernet, Network cable, Network cabling, Packet Design, Switches

How should I upgrade my network infrastructure?
I am now upgrading the network infrastructure of my office and I have 10-15 computers. Now what I want to do is to connect to the Internet with a wireless or wired Ethernet connection and connect the Microsoft workgroup sharing with another wired Ethernet. Is it possible to connect a LAN connection to one computer [...]

Answer Question   |  March 12, 2008  10:13 PM
DSL modems, Ethernet, LAN, Network design, Network infrastructure, Network upgrades and patches, Routers, Switches, Wireless networking

How do I route from the switch interface to the last machine?
If an interface of a Layer 3 switch is configured for network “A,” and three computers have connected in a serial manner to that port (what I mean is in a line) how do I route from the switch interface to the last machine?

Answer Question   |  May 6, 2008  6:38 PM
Layer 3, Networking, Routing, Switches, Switching

What’s broadcasting and which switch will fix timed-out requests?
I am an Internet distributor of Exatt.net. When my customer pings the gateway it gives me lots of timed-out requests. Exatt.net says it broadcasts in your network. What does this mean, and how can I fix my timed-out requests? I use a hub. Someone told me to use a management switch, but I have no [...]

Answer Question   |  May 5, 2008  6:35 PM
Broadcast, Cisco, Exatt.net, Networking, Switches