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Need career guidance
Hello, I am working as a pre-sales network consultant. My job is 50 percent technical and 50 percent pricing. I am CCNA and CCNP certified and I need a change in job and career as there is no growth here. I am looking forward to security. Also will Unix/Linux/Perl knowledge give me better prospects in [...]

Answer Question   |  April 30, 2013  9:16 AM
CCNA, CCNP, Cisco, Networking careers
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5 pts.

Network based security information system
I would like to know the framework for different network-based security information systems. Any help would be much appreciated.

Answer Question   |  April 22, 2013  5:55 AM
Network security, Networking
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15 pts.

Security Knowledge in Practice implementation
Hello, I am currently a student at the University of Advancing Technology and I am learning about security implementation frameworks this week. I was looking into a framework named Security Knowledge in Practice (SKiP) and I noticed some things about the framework and I wonder if anyone who has implemented it would agree. The Good: [...]

Answer Question   |  April 17, 2013  5:27 AM
Network security, Security, security framework, SKiP
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5 pts.

Regional office network
Hello everyone. I am struggling with one of my assignments from university that i really need help on, I’ve tried so hard but its got to a point where I need someones help! Bare with me on this its a long question. As a brief intro, the assignment deals with creating and configuring a national [...]

Answer Question   |  April 1, 2013  5:19 AM
Cisco Packet Tracer, Network design, Networking
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30 pts.

Network Design Problem
Hi all. I’m so glad we can share our knowledge and experiences in this intimate atmosphere. Here’s my problem. Due to my responsibility, I’ll have to connect two segments of 5 and 6 nodes(PCs exactly). Now I want to know what would be the most cost-effective policy to link these two segments using a switch(any recommendations?) [...]

Answer Question   |  March 27, 2013  5:30 PM
Administrative tools, Network administration, Network design
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25 pts.

What’s a typical network design for a LAN with 5 Public IP’s for the FW, Router, Switches
We are a small company that is planning to move all of our servers to a datacenter. We will have 5 routable Public IP’s. We currently have the same at our office. Our current setup has a Comcast Business Gateway appliance with 3 FW’s connected to it. Each of the FW’s WAN port is set [...]

Answer Question   |  March 13, 2013  6:04 PM
Firewall, NAT, Network design, Static IP
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5 pts.

AirPlay
I have a tplink also router. Wirelessly I connect my samsung smart tv , appletv , iPad and laptop working fine. But when I try to pair my iPad with appletv through AirPlay most of the time it doesn’t see it at all. I don’t know when it does actually. Same with remote app of [...]

Answer Question   |  February 8, 2013  9:53 AM
IP address, Network connectivity, Routers, Wireless
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10 pts.

How do we create a network of 100 Computers in one building from scratch?
One building, divided in 3 stories. I want to create a network of 100 computers in this one building. How many Routers, Switches and Hubs do I need? How many Straight and cross over cables do I need? and what kind of topologies to implement? Do I need a server? What protocol to implement? What [...]

Answer Question   |  December 10, 2012  7:27 PM
HUB, Network administration, Network design, Network Topology, router, Switch
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10 pts.

How fast does IPv6 run?
Does the IPv6 protocol perform any faster than the IPv4 protocol? Would there be any need for a network running IPv6 to use an application acceleration or other network performance enhancing device? Does that answer change when an organization is running a dual-stack (both IPv4 and IPv6) environment?

Answer Question   |  November 5, 2012  7:49 PM
Application acceleration, enterprise WAN, IPv4, IPv6, Network performance, WAN, WAN optimization
290 pts.

Data lost from all Systems in the network
We have 40 systems in the network all in domain with symantec virus protection installed and updated. from last five days we are facing problem in all systems, one by one all systems data was lost. some thing lost in systmes some where PST file lost some where D Drive data some where all drive [...]

Answer Question   |  June 16, 2012  6:21 AM
Network security
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5 pts.

What tools can you use to measure network throughput?
What tools can you use to measure WAN and LAN network throughput?

Answer Question   |  April 19, 2012  3:19 PM
LAN, Network performance, WAN
290 pts.

Wide Area Network Help (WAN)
I am taking a class at work and I have to design a WAN that will connect 2 different sites in 2 different states. It has to have the bandwidth to handle video conferencing and normal network traffic. I will have approx 300 users in 1 location and the same in the other. What would [...]

Answer Question   |  April 11, 2012  7:34 PM
Network design, WAN, Windows Server 2008
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70 pts.

Infoprint 1852
infoprint 1852 will not print. printer does nothing when job is sent. It is connected to a network. I have performed a cold reset.

Answer Question   |  February 28, 2012  6:26 PM
InfoPrint, Network Connection Problem
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25 pts.

VMware server 3.5
Hello, What is the cheaper package I need to have two virtual machines running on the same server, sharing the Network card, that can actually see (ping) each other? Can I do this with the Standard or enterprise VMware ESXi that has no cost? Thank you and best regards,

Answer Question   |  March 6, 2012  10:49 AM
Network Interface Cards, VMware, VMware Server, VMWare Server 3.5, VMWare Server 3.x
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5 pts.

Components and cables to design/build a network
Hello there, I would like to design-build a network for a small company (about 80 employees). The company is divided in 3 sections which are: designers (30 employees), sales (30 employees) and administrator/marketing (15 employees). Also there are 3 managers and a CEO. What components do I need to build this network (router, switches, hubs) [...]

Answer Question   |  February 27, 2012  6:29 PM
Cables, Data transfer, Network, Network design, Routers, Switches
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35 pts.

Non Routable Networks
Hi, Please i need someone to tell me what are Non Routable Networks and what are examples? Are there any security risks involved in having them? How Can we mitigate those risks and if there are tools we can use, what are the examples? Thankyou so much.

Answer Question   |  October 12, 2011  7:28 PM
Network administration, Network routing, Network security, Networking
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15 pts.

How many switches for a small network?
im designing a network for a small business. There are three departments in the business retail sales – 80 employees, sale support – 10 employees, accounts – 15 employees. I’ve decided to use star topology. It will have one router connecting to many switches. I was thinking of using multiple 48 port switches. Would it [...]

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  9:20 AM
Network Configuration, Network design, Port Switches, Switches
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5 pts.

Network Designing
Hi….currently I work as System engineer in MNC. My work involves daily client facing to understand the proposed network requirements and based on that provide the design and cost for the network (service and CPEs) using various automated tools.It is mostly telecom operations management and not very technical.I have completed CCNA recently and now wants [...]

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  9:15 AM
Network design, Networking careers, Networking design, System engineering
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5 pts.

Network password recovery
How can I recover my network password?

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  3:25 AM
Network Password, Network security, Network Security Management, Password recovery
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5 pts.

Load Balancer (aggregator) Bandwidth Management Software
CanĀ  someone help me plz. At my job at a hotel we need to install this equipment. It is to be used as a backup for our servers already in place. My question is that I know nothing about these and as I read up on them I am confused about them. To me them [...]

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  2:47 PM
Bandwidth management, Firewalls, Load balancer, Network Load Balancing, VPN
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5 pts.