Removing CDP numbers from switches
HOW DO TAKE NUMBERS OUT OF A SWITCH THAT HAVE BEEN CDP’D TO THAT SWITCH AND REPLACE THEM WITH NEW NUMBERS. WE ARE ADDING BLOCKS OF 200 CONSECUTIVE NUMBERS TO REMOTE SWITCHES AND NEED TO CHANGE OUT THE EXISTING NUMBERS FOR THE NEW CONSECUTIVE NUMBERS.

Answer Question   |  February 7, 2011  9:08 PM
CDP, DSC, Nortel CS 1000, RLI, Switches, Switching

Difference between a layer 2 and layer 3 network switch
What is the difference between a layer 2 and layer 3 network switch? What instance would I need each for? We are a Windows 7 shop.

Answer Question   |  November 16, 2010  2:22 PM
Layer 2 switches, Layer 3 switches, Networking, Switches, Switching, Switching equipment, Windows 7

Inter VLAN
i have 1 switch that i had install vlan 1 and vlan 2. i also have 1 router to connect to the switch through the server. how to make vlan 1 and vlan 2 can access each other? please help me. i’m still new in networking field..

Answer Question   |  February 16, 2011  3:26 PM
Networking, Switches, Switching, Virtual LAN, VLAN

Recommendation for Layer 3 switch and firewall
Our school division is made up of seven schools. All schools point back to the central office location where all Internet traffic comes through. I have to setup subnets and VLANS at each school. Can you recommend a make/model of layer 3 switches for each school and for the main central office location. I also [...]

Answer Question   |  September 11, 2012  1:38 AM
Firewalls, Layer 3 switches, Switching, VLAN

What layer of the OSI model does a switch operate?
At what layer of the OSI model does a switch operate?

Answer Question   |  July 30, 2010  1:45 PM
layers, Network equipment, Network hardware, Networking, OSI Model, Switching

InterVlan Routing on Cisco
Hi, I have Ipbase Image on a Cisco 4506 switch and configured several vlans eg. 2,3,4 and each have ip addresses associated with them as given below. interface vlan 2 ip address 172.16.2.1 255.255.255.0 interface vlan 3 ip address 172.16.12.1 255.255.255.0 i have said ip routing but i do not see ip routing displayed in [...]

Answer Question   |  July 15, 2009  9:42 AM
Cisco 4506, Cisco VLAN, InterVLAN, Switches, Switching, VLAN, VLAN Routing

Can I create high availability (HA) with switches and network interface Card (NIC) bonding?
What’s the best way to create high availability utilizing a couple of switches and NIC bonding? I’m looking at stacking four Dell PowerConnect 6248′s, then bonding two NICs on my servers and having one NIC go to one switch and the other NIC to another switch. I’m assuming if the two switches my bonded NICs [...]

Answer Question   |  June 26, 2009  8:46 PM
Dell PowerConnect, Dell PowerConnect 6248, High Availability, Networking, NIC, Switching

Efficiency differences between circuit switching and virtual switching
Which is more efficient: circuit switching or virtual circuit switching and why?

Answer Question   |  February 9, 2009  4:14 PM
Circuit switching, efficient, Network hardware, Networking, Switches, Switching, Switching equipment, virtual switch

How to obtain redundancy between a DS0 and antennas communication
We have our Distribution Center and the headquarters communicated by two options: By a DS0 via Frame-Relay and with a pair of antennas. How could we connected both at the same time in order to obtain redundancy? What schema of switches we need? We had already 1 Cisco Catalyst Express 500 and a Cisco router [...]

Answer Question   |  July 24, 2008  3:37 PM
Cisco 2801, Cisco Catalyst 500, DC, DS0, Frame Relay, Routing, Switching

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

Netgear GSM 7324 Configuration
I have a netgear gsm7324 that needs to be configured as a router. I will connect several servers directly to this switch. I have WAN public IP’s and LAN IP’s. For each server should I configure a WAN for the port and LAN for the server? Thxs ML

Answer Question   |  November 8, 2007  9:46 PM
Router and switch management, Routers, Routing and switching, Routing information protocol, Routing switches, Switching

VoIP VLAN over bridge
I am extending a subnet over T1 bridge using Adtran 3205 routers. The host site is connected via Cisco 2801 router with a switch card to th e HQ site. The remote site is connected to the host site by the bridged Adtran’s. The switch at the remote site is a Cisco C2960. I connected [...]

Answer Question   |  October 3, 2007  8:23 PM
Cisco, IP phones, Networking, Switches, Switching, VLAN, VoIP