SUBNETTING
Hi What is the broadcast address for the IP subnet 192.168.100.32 given a subnet mask of 255.255.255.224. I want to know step by step procedure on how to get the right ans. Brgds Mark

Answer Question   |  April 13, 2011  4:20 AM
Cabling, Cisco, Hardware, Hubs, Networking, Routers, Switches

DNS Packet Drops
The server running on windows 2003 (not primry domain) is used as DHCP server to issue client IP. I configured a 2wire router on this. but the conectivity to server keeps droping now and then. Could anyone here please let me know the possible cause? Best regards,

Answer Question   |  May 4, 2007  12:31 PM
Availability, Bandwidth, Cabling, DHCP, DNS, Hardware, Hubs, Microsoft Windows, NetBIOS, Network monitoring, Networking, Networking services, Performance management, Ping, Routers, Switches, TCP

Looking for clarification on new IP layout
I currently have a 192.168.1.0/24 network. I have one cisco router with many cisco switches that allow everyone to have a DHCP ip of 192.168.1.X. I will soon have more people then the /24 will handle, so I would like to switch to: 172.16.30.0 subnet 255.255.254.0 mask 172.16.31.255 broadcast That gives me as my starting [...]

Answer Question   |  February 4, 2009  2:26 PM
Active Directory, Cabling, Cisco, DHCP, DNS, Ethernet, Hubs, IP, IPv4, Network monitoring, Network protocols, Networking, Networking services, Routers, Switches, TCP

Wireless cloud without an Ethernet backbone required
I?m trying to connect the registration terminals used outside various halls at any given exhibition centre to a completely independent network that my company will set up at whatever site we attend. Most of our work is in the Middle East, so taking the Dubai World Trade Centre as a prime example, it is about [...]

Answer Question   |  February 4, 2009  6:15 AM
Cabling, Hubs, Routers, Switches, Wireless

career change: programming to networking
I’m looking to move from programming to network administration and eventually security. I need advice. I have an AA degree. I did tech support and programming part-time in college. Since then, I’ve spent 2.5 years as a programmer (with some IDS responsibilities), 1.5 years doing QA on niche-market network appliances and am currently an IT [...]

Answer Question   |  July 27, 2011  1:31 PM
Cabling, CCNA, Hardware, Hubs, Networking, Networking certifications, Routers, Switches

Using a switch to connect three computers to my 3Mbps Cable Internet access Modem
I have two kids that fight constantly over the internet. Please help me stop it. I would like to get three computers to connect to the internet with my switch(5port DYNEX 10/100 Fast Ethernet). I don`t care if it slows down. I used to be on 56k. Win XP PRO and NICS(all the same), 2 [...]

Answer Question   |  March 26, 2007  10:21 PM
Cabling, Hardware, Hubs, Routers, Switches

DHCP relay Agent in DELL switches
I have windows 2003 servers and Dell 62XX series switches (level 3 switches) and Vlans. As I understand in order for a computer to be able to receieve an IP Address via dhcp I need relay agent. This series of switches supports DHCP Relay my question is how would i assign computer to a specific [...]

Answer Question   |  February 21, 2008  3:56 PM
Dell, Desktops, DHCP, DNS, Management, Microsoft Windows, Networking, Networking services, OS, Routers, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Switches

Trunking and VLAN’s with Procurve
I have 2 ProCurve switches (2848 & 4104) that I’m running 2 VLAN’s on. I’m trying to connect the two via a 5 port trunk. Can I setup this trunk to share the 2 VLANs, or must I define 2 trunks? If I can do it with a single trunk, how is that done? I’ve [...]

Answer Question   |  September 16, 2011  12:34 PM
HP ProCurve, Switches, VLAN, VLAN trunking

router to switch
Will this be OK? we have seven rooms in the building, so here it goes we have a router with 4 available ports connected to SDSL, im planning to connect two 8 port switches in it then connect all seven 8 port switches (the 7 switches are installed in every room) DSL>>>(1unit) 4 port router>>> [...]

Answer Question   |  November 28, 2007  3:49 AM
Networking, Routers, Switches

What is NAT port forwarding?
Describe in brief how you would set up port forwarding on a NAT router to allow a PC on the LAN to publish its web to the internet.

Answer Question   |  February 22, 2008  6:23 PM
Access, Availability, Cabling, DataCenter, Desktops, DHCP, DNS, Exchange, Hardware, Hubs, Instant Messaging, Lotus Domino, Management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Network applications management, Network management software, Network protocols, Networking, Networking services, OS, Ping, Protocol analysis, Remote management, Routers, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Switches, TCP

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

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

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