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, [...]
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| 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
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, [...]
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| 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. [...]
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| February 12, 2009 4:06 PM
3Com, Avaya, Cabling, Cisco, Hardware, Hubs, Networking, Performance management, Routers, Switches
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. [...]
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| 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. [...]
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| February 4, 2009 12:34 PM
Cabling, Cisco PIX, Routers, Switches, VPN, VPN configuration
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. [...]
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| 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?
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| November 28, 2007 11:44 PM
Routers, Switches
What are the advantages and disavantages of using a switch in a network?
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| 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 [...]
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| February 4, 2009 7:48 AM
Cabling, Firewalls, Forensics, Hubs, Incident response, Intrusion management, Network protocols, Routers, Security, Switches, VPN, Wireless
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 [...]
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| February 4, 2009 7:48 AM
Cabling, Firewalls, Forensics, Hubs, Incident response, Intrusion management, Network protocols, Routers, Security, Switches, VPN, Wireless
losing network connection
hi, i’m relatively new to this job and so far am self taught. running a school network that i took over from the previous tech. the problem i’m experiencing is one suite keeps losing the connection. there are five pcs in the room and the switch 10/100 ethernet says not recieving signal. if i connect [...]
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| October 31, 2006 4:02 AM
Cabling, Hardware, Hubs, Networking, Routers, Switches
hi, i’m relatively new to this job and so far am self taught. running a school network that i took over from the previous tech. the problem i’m experiencing is one suite keeps losing the connection. there are five pcs in the room and the switch 10/100 ethernet says not recieving signal. if i connect [...]
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| October 31, 2006 4:02 AM
Cabling, Hardware, Hubs, Networking, Routers, Switches
odd NIC problem
Howdy all… I have a win2k3 member server with 2 onboard Intel PRO lan connections. One is 100mb the other 1000mb. On the 100mb connection, I can set either a DHCP or Static TCP address and it works fine. On the 1000mb connection, it works fine on DHCP, but absolutely refuses to connect with a [...]
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| October 28, 2006 5:47 PM
Active Directory, Availability, Bind, Cabling, DataCenter, Desktops, DHCP, DNS, Ethernet, Fault isolation, Hardware, Hewlett-Packard Application Server, Hubs, Interoperability, IPv4, IPv6, LDAP, Management, Microsoft Internet Information Server, Microsoft Windows, NetBIOS, Network management software, Network protocols, Network testing, Networking, Networking services, NIC, OS, Protocol analysis, Routers, Security, Servers, Software, SQL Server, Switches, TCP, Tech support, WINS
Howdy all… I have a win2k3 member server with 2 onboard Intel PRO lan connections. One is 100mb the other 1000mb. On the 100mb connection, I can set either a DHCP or Static TCP address and it works fine. On the 1000mb connection, it works fine on DHCP, but absolutely refuses to connect with a [...]
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| October 28, 2006 5:47 PM
Active Directory, Availability, Bind, Cabling, DataCenter, Desktops, DHCP, DNS, Ethernet, Fault isolation, Hardware, Hewlett-Packard Application Server, Hubs, Interoperability, IPv4, IPv6, LDAP, Management, Microsoft Internet Information Server, Microsoft Windows, NetBIOS, Network management software, Network protocols, Network testing, Networking, Networking services, NIC, OS, Protocol analysis, Routers, Security, Servers, Software, SQL Server, Switches, TCP, Tech support, WINS
Application connectivity, client to server
Application: Companion EMR. I have a Toshiba Tablet that was working fine. Now it will not allow the client application to access the server portion. The server is on another network, in the 192.168.0.x, this laptop will not access the server unless it is in the same network, when in .2 or .4 networks, i [...]
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| October 19, 2006 12:56 PM
Cabling, DHCP, DNS, Hardware, Hubs, Networking, Networking services, Routers, Switches, Wireless
Application: Companion EMR. I have a Toshiba Tablet that was working fine. Now it will not allow the client application to access the server portion. The server is on another network, in the 192.168.0.x, this laptop will not access the server unless it is in the same network, when in .2 or .4 networks, i [...]
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| October 19, 2006 12:56 PM
Cabling, DHCP, DNS, Hardware, Hubs, Networking, Networking services, Routers, Switches, Wireless
Network cabling- new rack
I never had the opertunity to completly rewire and set up a Rack with patch panels and new gig switches. I know the basics, and have maitained equipment already setup. My question is when cables are run and brought to the patch panels, do I wire everything into the panels and then from the patch [...]
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| October 6, 2006 6:50 PM
Cabling, Hardware, Hubs, Networking, Routers, Switches
I never had the opertunity to completly rewire and set up a Rack with patch panels and new gig switches. I know the basics, and have maitained equipment already setup. My question is when cables are run and brought to the patch panels, do I wire everything into the panels and then from the patch [...]
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| October 6, 2006 6:50 PM
Cabling, Hardware, Hubs, Networking, Routers, Switches
Static IP on LAN
Hi All, I have 2 machine running on 2003 and 1 on XP, All 3 machine connect to a router via switches which also also has ability to generate DNS. One of the 2K3 machine is main domain controller server. All is fine, but problem occurs when I assign a static IP to an another [...]
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| September 28, 2006 5:05 AM
Availability, Bind, Cabling, DHCP, DNS, Hardware, Hubs, Microsoft Windows, Networking, Networking services, Routers, Switches, WINS
Hi All, I have 2 machine running on 2003 and 1 on XP, All 3 machine connect to a router via switches which also also has ability to generate DNS. One of the 2K3 machine is main domain controller server. All is fine, but problem occurs when I assign a static IP to an another [...]
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| September 28, 2006 5:05 AM
Availability, Bind, Cabling, DHCP, DNS, Hardware, Hubs, Microsoft Windows, Networking, Networking services, Routers, Switches, WINS
VPN problem
Hello!I can connect directly from my cable modem to my laptop, browse the internet fine, then connect to my vpn and within 13 seconds it freezes everything. It still says I am connected to the vpn and internet however I cannot browse the internet at all. I then disconnect the vpn and immediately I can [...]
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| September 27, 2006 3:52 PM
Cabling, Hardware, Hubs, Remote management, Routers, Switches, Tech support
Hello!I can connect directly from my cable modem to my laptop, browse the internet fine, then connect to my vpn and within 13 seconds it freezes everything. It still says I am connected to the vpn and internet however I cannot browse the internet at all. I then disconnect the vpn and immediately I can [...]
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| September 27, 2006 3:52 PM
Cabling, Hardware, Hubs, Remote management, Routers, Switches, Tech support
Cisco Load sharing with port forwarding different ISP’s
I have a 1811 series router now its set with dual internet connections two different ISP’s I have 2 default routes basically It should load balance between two now my concern is I need a port forwarding as we use privite space addressing. I am including current config addresses have been changed to examples. ip [...]
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| October 16, 2006 1:42 PM
Availability, Bandwidth, Cabling, Cisco, DHCP, DNS, Fault isolation, Hardware, Hubs, Networking, Networking services, Performance management, Routers, Switches
I have a 1811 series router now its set with dual internet connections two different ISP’s I have 2 default routes basically It should load balance between two now my concern is I need a port forwarding as we use privite space addressing. I am including current config addresses have been changed to examples. ip [...]
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| October 16, 2006 1:42 PM
Availability, Bandwidth, Cabling, Cisco, DHCP, DNS, Fault isolation, Hardware, Hubs, Networking, Networking services, Performance management, Routers, Switches
Server Room setup
I have 152 computers in a 4 story building, how many servers would i need.
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| September 16, 2006 1:28 AM
Cabling, DHCP, DNS, Hardware, Hubs, Network protocols, Networking, Networking services, Routers, Servers, Switches
I have 152 computers in a 4 story building, how many servers would i need.
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| September 16, 2006 1:28 AM
Cabling, DHCP, DNS, Hardware, Hubs, Network protocols, Networking, Networking services, Routers, Servers, Switches
Windows DHCP problem.
I think I may be mssing something simple, but here is my setup and problem. I have a Windows 2003 server w/active directory, DNS, and DHCP configured. The server is connected into a cheap D-Link switch. I have one Windows XP workstation also plugged into the switch. My goal is to have the server give [...]
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| September 13, 2006 12:05 PM
Active Directory, Cabling, DataCenter, Desktops, DHCP, DNS, Hardware, Hubs, Management, Microsoft Windows, Network monitoring, Networking, Networking services, OS, Routers, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Switches
I think I may be mssing something simple, but here is my setup and problem. I have a Windows 2003 server w/active directory, DNS, and DHCP configured. The server is connected into a cheap D-Link switch. I have one Windows XP workstation also plugged into the switch. My goal is to have the server give [...]
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| September 13, 2006 12:05 PM
Active Directory, Cabling, DataCenter, Desktops, DHCP, DNS, Hardware, Hubs, Management, Microsoft Windows, Network monitoring, Networking, Networking services, OS, Routers, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Switches
Teaming NICs across Multiple Switches
The powers that be have decided they want to try to team our server NICs across multiple 4506 switches. Is this possible? For example, a server has 4 NICs, and they want 2 NICs to be connected to a 4506, and have the other 2 NICs connected to another 4506 to create redundancy and load-balancing. [...]
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| November 28, 2007 2:19 PM
Networking, NIC, Switches
The powers that be have decided they want to try to team our server NICs across multiple 4506 switches. Is this possible? For example, a server has 4 NICs, and they want 2 NICs to be connected to a 4506, and have the other 2 NICs connected to another 4506 to create redundancy and load-balancing. [...]
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| November 28, 2007 2:19 PM
Networking, NIC, Switches
Sony VAIO laptop will not recognize CDMA 3G in PCM/CIA slot
I have a PCG-V505BL sony laptop, I had a wreless CDMA card in it at one time, I have a new verizon card and it will not recognize it I have removed the software and drivers for the devices and reinstalled and still nothing. I tried a SPRINT card same thing, the cards are good, [...]
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| September 4, 2006 11:27 PM
Cabling, DataCenter, Desktops, Hardware, Hubs, Management, Microsoft Windows, Networking, OS, Routers, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Switches, Tech support, Wireless
I have a PCG-V505BL sony laptop, I had a wreless CDMA card in it at one time, I have a new verizon card and it will not recognize it I have removed the software and drivers for the devices and reinstalled and still nothing. I tried a SPRINT card same thing, the cards are good, [...]
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| September 4, 2006 11:27 PM
Cabling, DataCenter, Desktops, Hardware, Hubs, Management, Microsoft Windows, Networking, OS, Routers, Security, Servers, SQL Server, Switches, Tech support, Wireless
SECURE FTP SITE ON Windows 2003
We have a Windows 2003 IIS server setup behind our firewarll which is a PIX firewall. What is the best method to establish a secure FTP site on this IIS server? I have reviewed this topic on the internet and actually talked with somebody from IPSWITCH and the best method available is to purchase a [...]
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| September 8, 2006 8:22 AM
3Com, Access, Access control, Application security, Availability, backdoors, Bandwidth, BEA, Biometrics, BroadVision, Browsers, Cabling, Cisco, Citrix Systems, Compliance, configuration, Corporate portal applications, CRM, Current threats, Database, DataCenter, Desktops, Development, Digital certificates, Disaster Recovery, Encryption, Epicentric, Exchange, filtering, Firewalls, Forensics, Hacking, Hardware, Hubs, human factors, IBM, Identity & Access Management, Incident response, Instant Messaging, Intrusion management, Management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Network security, Networking, Oracle, OS, Patch management, patching, PEN testing, PeopleSoft, Performance management, Ping, Platform Security, Plumtree, Policies, provisioning, Risk management, Routers, SAP, Secure Coding, Security, Security Program Management, Security tokens, Servers, Single sign-on, Spyware, SQL Server, SSL/TLS, Switches, Sybase, TIBCO, Trojans, Viruses, VPN, vulnerability management, Web security, Web services, Web Services Standards, Web site design & management, Wireless, worms
We have a Windows 2003 IIS server setup behind our firewarll which is a PIX firewall. What is the best method to establish a secure FTP site on this IIS server? I have reviewed this topic on the internet and actually talked with somebody from IPSWITCH and the best method available is to purchase a [...]
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| September 8, 2006 8:22 AM
3Com, Access, Access control, Application security, Availability, backdoors, Bandwidth, BEA, Biometrics, BroadVision, Browsers, Cabling, Cisco, Citrix Systems, Compliance, configuration, Corporate portal applications, CRM, Current threats, Database, DataCenter, Desktops, Development, Digital certificates, Disaster Recovery, Encryption, Epicentric, Exchange, filtering, Firewalls, Forensics, Hacking, Hardware, Hubs, human factors, IBM, Identity & Access Management, Incident response, Instant Messaging, Intrusion management, Management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Network security, Networking, Oracle, OS, Patch management, patching, PEN testing, PeopleSoft, Performance management, Ping, Platform Security, Plumtree, Policies, provisioning, Risk management, Routers, SAP, Secure Coding, Security, Security Program Management, Security tokens, Servers, Single sign-on, Spyware, SQL Server, SSL/TLS, Switches, Sybase, TIBCO, Trojans, Viruses, VPN, vulnerability management, Web security, Web services, Web Services Standards, Web site design & management, Wireless, worms
Software based WIN Simulation
Hi, I need to test out an application over WAN. The testing includes the response time with different delays and bandwidth requirements. Is there any piece of software (preferably opensource/freeware)which can simulate the WAN for me? The idea is to install two NICs in the Windows/Linux machine, put the software on and adjust delay and [...]
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| August 17, 2009 2:30 AM
Availability, Bandwidth, Benchmarking, Cabling, Cisco, Data analysis, Desktops, Development, Fault isolation, Foundry, Hardware, Hubs, Linux, Management, Microsoft Windows, Network applications management, Network management software, Network monitoring, Network testing, Networking, Nortel, Oracle, OS, Performance management, Protocol analysis, Remote management, Routers, SAP, Security, Servers, Software testing, SQL Server, Switches
Hi, I need to test out an application over WAN. The testing includes the response time with different delays and bandwidth requirements. Is there any piece of software (preferably opensource/freeware)which can simulate the WAN for me? The idea is to install two NICs in the Windows/Linux machine, put the software on and adjust delay and [...]
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| August 17, 2009 2:30 AM
Availability, Bandwidth, Benchmarking, Cabling, Cisco, Data analysis, Desktops, Development, Fault isolation, Foundry, Hardware, Hubs, Linux, Management, Microsoft Windows, Network applications management, Network management software, Network monitoring, Network testing, Networking, Nortel, Oracle, OS, Performance management, Protocol analysis, Remote management, Routers, SAP, Security, Servers, Software testing, SQL Server, Switches
Netwroking CD drives together
I am manager of a small chain of gaming centers in NC. The store I run is having issues with installing some of the games on our PC’s. I am looking to network the cd drives together so that if someone is on station 6 and the game is on station 1 then they can [...]
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| December 20, 2007 3:49 PM
Cabling, Hardware, Hubs, Routers, Switches
I am manager of a small chain of gaming centers in NC. The store I run is having issues with installing some of the games on our PC’s. I am looking to network the cd drives together so that if someone is on station 6 and the game is on station 1 then they can [...]
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| December 20, 2007 3:49 PM
Cabling, Hardware, Hubs, Routers, Switches
802.11 vs 802.16
I have a small co. with a point to point wireless grid. I handle off site monitoring of gas nad oil flow. I have been overlaping my grid with new locations, and more to come. So I have been looking into new wireless Sys. I have made the choice to use All-In-One?360 Multi-Band/Multi-Mode Antenna WiMAX [...]
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| August 16, 2006 8:30 PM
Arrays, Availability, Bandwidth, Billing and customer care, Billing Support Systems, Budgeting, Cabling, Compliance, CRM, DataCenter, Development, DHCP, DNS, Ethernet, Frame Relay, Hardware, Hubs, Laws, Network applications management, Network management software, Network protocols, Network testing, Networking, Networking services, Outsourcing, Project management, Regulations, ROI & cost justification, Routers, Servers, standards, Storage servers, Switches, Vendors, VoIP, Web services, Web Services Standards, Wireless
I have a small co. with a point to point wireless grid. I handle off site monitoring of gas nad oil flow. I have been overlaping my grid with new locations, and more to come. So I have been looking into new wireless Sys. I have made the choice to use All-In-One?360 Multi-Band/Multi-Mode Antenna WiMAX [...]
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| August 16, 2006 8:30 PM
Arrays, Availability, Bandwidth, Billing and customer care, Billing Support Systems, Budgeting, Cabling, Compliance, CRM, DataCenter, Development, DHCP, DNS, Ethernet, Frame Relay, Hardware, Hubs, Laws, Network applications management, Network management software, Network protocols, Network testing, Networking, Networking services, Outsourcing, Project management, Regulations, ROI & cost justification, Routers, Servers, standards, Storage servers, Switches, Vendors, VoIP, Web services, Web Services Standards, Wireless
