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SubjectDate Asked
Loosing my connection1/1/2012
  Q: A few months ago i switched from Verizon DSL to Comcast Cable & everything was fine. Now this past ...
  A: Ideally, Rick, you shouldn't be as all these devices are plug and play. Howveer, some of the devices ...
computer networking11/16/2011
  Q: Is Red hat Linux networking LAN oriented?Can't it access WAN? I want to do a certification course ...
  A: All Unix OS and its variants support networking but certainly you need a WAN device.. either a ...
Network traffic quiery.11/4/2011
  Q: I'm trying to get to the bottom of a spamming issue. I have spam being relayed through the SBServer. ...
  A: Mat, Since you know the machine and the port number, next thing you should do is to block this ...
Foscam-ipcam and d-link dns-3209/5/2011
  Q: I hope you can help, I have spend 2 days and late nights on this and I'm I guess you can said ...
  A: ANgelo... You are trying to upload the picture. Idesally you should save before uploading. Please ...
Cannot connect laptop wirelessly to router7/6/2011
  Q: I am using a Linksys WRT310N that has 3 desktop and a PS3 console connect to it wiredly. Now I have ...
  A: Does your laptop support "802.11n" Sy, Please check? Also other troubleshooting steps you need to do ...
Wireless router5/28/2011
  Q: I'm trying to find a good wireless router for my parents (not computer literate) for a decent price. ...
  A: Most of the routers available over the shelf support 5 and 2.4ghz. All you need to see is the ...
Peertopeer5/19/2011
  Q: What is the peer-to-peer and what does it do?
  A: Hassan, In a client server architecture, client requests information from server and server ...
LAN for Building5/6/2011
  Q: I want to network a building with 20 floors. Each Floor has 40 Data Points.How can i create a LAN ...
  A: Milan... An ethernet segment can not go beyond 100meters. If you are able to meet this criteria ...
question please5/3/2011
  Q: My neighbor across the street is sharing her internet with me. I have a panel antenna and an alfa ...
  A: Mark.. SOrry for a delayed reply. You need to connect the antenna to adapter and then to the router. ...
How to find/mount a network drive through routers3/12/2011
  Q: I am trying to access my media drive from behind a somewhat complex (to me anyways) network of ...
  A: Unless you are able to assign a public IP you won;t be able to access it, Nick. Since you have a ...
home networking question/problem3/3/2011
  Q: Your question was I currently have a Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router (Model # WRT-54G v.2.2), ...
  A: Micheal.. You need to do few changes. SSID have to be same for both the router. Connect both of ...
d-link dsl2730b2/16/2011
  Q: Hi Sudhanshu Gupta I am trying to change the default ip address of this unit as it is going to be my ...
  A: You can change the setting to suit your old schema. Once you get into router setting screen, you get ...
Home network setup2/10/2011
  Q: I have a somewhat complex home network that I have setup without knowing exactly what I am doing. ...
  A: Bill... I would say the setup you have done without knowledge of networking is great and sounds ...
Using 2 wireless routers2/6/2011
  Q: Question Hello, I currently have a wireless router set up in my home. I have a finished detached ...
  A: Mark.. SInce your Cat5 works fine in the garage no need to have another router. You can have a ...
add printer to wireless network1/12/2011
  Q: I have a wireless network with the following components: Netgear wireless router/modem model DGN2200 ...
  A: Nick.. Hi... Sorry for a delayed replay and wish you a very happy new year. Since the printer does ...
Server1/10/2011
  Q: I lost my HP Storage Server manual book. How do I know, what type of memory I have? At the moment ...
  A: Since its a server...32GB should be RAM, which is volatile and stores OS, Apps and current state of ...
How does subnet mask works?1/4/2011
  Q: (I'm talking about IPv4. And this is not a school exercise... I take this example because I need to ...
  A: Manuel, A mask is used to determine what subnet an IP address belongs to. An IP address has two ...
How does subnet mask works?12/31/2010
  Q: (I'm talking about IPv4. And this is not a school exercise... I take this example because I need to ...
  A: Manuel, I am really very sorry but I have gone through your question multiple time over period of ...
lan12/10/2010
  Q: sir, how connects more than 5 computers with wired lan connection for communication bw them? with ...
  A: Sadique... You need to go for some shopping and buy LAN cables (which are ethernet straight cables) ...
PFR11/29/2010
  Q: How are you doing actually i want to deploy Performance routing for Load Balancing i do have several ...
  A: Mustafa.. IOS version should be supporting PfR feature. Other way to check if you can get pfr master ...
Routing vs forwarding11/16/2010
  Q: I tried to figure out since a long time..... I was asked in an interview..... What can be the ...
  A: As soon as a packet arrives at an interface, the device has to decide the next hop so that ...
LACP11/4/2010
  Q: Sir, I am building two 100M fast ethernet WAN links between two sites. I will use LACP to form ...
  A: Joseph... SOrry for a delayed reply. Its festival season here in India and so got busy with some ...
ping response10/26/2010
  Q: Sir, I have a network of three tiers. 1) Core : 2 x 6504E (VSS) 2) Dist : 2 x 3750 (Stack) 3) ...
  A: Joseph.. If its a test bed and no production process is running, I would suggest to to debug icmp ...
OSI10/21/2010
  Q: I am struggling to find out why the OSI model is important in networking. I need to answer this ...
  A: OSI layer is the standard that is a means of providing guidelines regarding the way network ...
networking9/29/2010
  Q: We are a property with 40 flats that share broadband. We have a modem, 2 switches and a router. We ...
  A: We need to troubleshoot, Anil. You need to check specifically on your DHCP. How is your DHCP ...
adapters9/21/2010
  Q: can i use the adapter below to connect my old hp deskjet printer (USB) to my wireless router ...
  A: SK Simple answer is yes. But unless you try connecting it, you won;t come to know the glitches. Pwer ...
Slow Download Speeds Question9/15/2010
  Q: So My Normal Download Speeds Are Pretty Fast/High (So I think) Like 500-600 KB/Sec When I Hook My ...
  A: If its a broadband connection, kyle, it is shared between multiple users and some of them could be ...
Network Connections Gone9/12/2010
  Q: Straight to the point: both of my DELL laptops stopped recognizing network connections after a ...
  A: Let me know, Sophie, if you have checked with your service provider for any hardware failure on ...
ip configuration and renew8/31/2010
  Q: Sir, i have a question related to ip address changeover.I am using windows xp sp2 and nokia 6300 ...
  A: Prakash, In your case only way to change to the IP address seems to be disconnecting and connecting ...
use of proxy server7/24/2010
  Q: I am starting to use a program called bookmarking demon as it will speed up my social bookmarking of ...
  A: David... . Ideally you should be mentioning the IP address or the URL of the proxy server that you ...
Printer not working7/16/2010
  Q: I have a Windows PC and HP Photosmart 2575 printer/copier/scanner. It has worked fine but now is ...
  A: Sharmila, SOrry for a delayed reply. All this means that you don;t have sufficient right to you ...
Router Connection Problem(BT Home Hub)7/16/2010
  Q: I Have A BT Home Hub Router And A Ortel Internet Connection( Ethernet Port). Now Whn I Connect My ...
  A: WHat have you configured on the router?? Is there any default or static route stating that all ...
Printer not working7/16/2010
  Q: I have a Windows PC and HP Photosmart 2575 printer/copier/scanner. It has worked fine but now is ...
  A: Sharmila, I am sure youhave looked at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/329845 to see various issues ...
data transfering7/10/2010
  Q: i need to transfer the 500gb of data from Hyderabad to Chennai.Which transmission media will be good ...
  A: If its one time data transfer, take a copy and fly to Chennai, My Dear :), that will be faster and ...
VLAN install/set up problem7/6/2010
  Q: I am a junior network admin and have done my first VLANs. The head administrator is on vacation this ...
  A: Chris.. Please check the subnets of the VLANs and the routing between them. Ideally one subnet ...
Routing7/5/2010
  Q: good day sir, I own this Globe broadband Wimax internet connection, I would just like to ask if how ...
  A: Madz, Hi.. Please let me know what do you want to know when you say that "if how can I divide it ...
IP to Interface Query6/30/2010
  Q: Take a look at the picture I attach with an answer to a drag and drop IP to interface question. OK ...
  A: You are right, Amy. As this is /30 ideally you use first available IP which in this case is .73. But ...
connect 2 pc6/29/2010
  Q: can i share my files to my friends pc which is far from here. anything can done using the internet ...
  A: If both of you are connected to internet directly and not through a firewall or on a private subnet ...
Help Securing Wireless Network6/26/2010
  Q: I am an extended stay resident at a local hotel here in Dallas. I am a webmaster by trade and have ...
  A: Kevin, there could be many reasons why you are not able to get to the Web interface. It may be ...
Network - IP Summarization6/22/2010
  Q: I am having difficulty understanding network summarization. Here is an example of aLets say we have ...
  A: The answer lies in on how many bits would you summarize, Amy. You have four subnets so you need two ...
please help!6/21/2010
  Q: my names Terry and I hope you can help me and I'd like to thank you for your time. I have a linksys ...
  A: Terry, In general you need to assign the laptop a static IP address because if it is dynamic then ...
Quick Question6/19/2010
  Q: If I was to create a straight-through cable, and a crossover cable. using inexpensive cables to ...
  A: Skyler.. :) this is one for the last part... positive feedback and perfet rating..judge these by the ...
Administrative distance6/14/2010
  Q: What is the importance of administrative distance in determining path selection
  A: Most routing protocols have metric structures and algorithms that are not compatible with other ...
Networking Cisco questions6/14/2010
  Q: I have a few questions for you i will try to put them in order so they are easy to understand. okay ...
  A: Jacob, Distance Vector protocols determine best path on how far the destination is through which ...
udp port 1236/1/2010
  Q: hai How can I configure my system to receive NTP time syc packets from an external source ? I have ...
  A: Thoo, The method you have used to change time source is right but looks like your syste is either ...
Home network - IP5/28/2010
  Q: I have my laptop and desktop pc connected to dsl router thru lan hub, in the desktop pc i have iis7 ...
  A: Kanna, WHich is the service provider you have. Just check with them if they are not blocking any UDP ...
Wiring Schemes5/5/2010
  Q: may i have ...
  A: Abid...Looks like a homework question :). A simple google search can give you good result. ...
vlan4/18/2010
  Q: I have some problem in configuration . 1.I don't know which STP and purning commands should I use ...
  A: TIna, Please find attached. 1. The commands would specifically depend upon what you exactly want to ...
Top Level Domains4/15/2010
  Q: How increases in the number of TLDs can make it more difficult for organizations and companies to ...
  A: BEcause they open so much more possibilities for you to own a specific domain name which can be very ...
Domain Names4/15/2010
  Q: What is the main reason for the invention of domain names?
  A: Domain names are a way to identify an autonomous body or a realm on Internet which manages a ...
Lan or Wan Priority4/7/2010
  Q: I am running Vista on a Dell Inspiron notebook. When I have both the Lan and Wan networks up and ...
  A: It actually depends upon what activity you are doing, Sam. For Internet it would be using ...
we are in the planning process of over hauling our network, and i was wondering if i could get some feed back on the design.3/29/2010
  Q: we are in the planning process of over hauling our network, and i was wondering if i could get some ...
  A: Yes you can do that, Harvih. You will not use multilink, however you would need to have aggregated ...
wireless setups3/22/2010
  Q: i have 2 laptops, 1 new hp all in one that are connected wireless, my old desktop is connected by ...
  A: SOrry for a delayed response, Gloria. Certainly you can make everything wireless. You need to buy a ...
networking question3/20/2010
  Q: I will try to make this as simple as possible. I have 12 different ethernet connections i would ...
  A: Certainly you can see all of the computers on the network, RIchard. Your router need to do necessary ...
basic netowrk internet sharing2/11/2010
  Q: i know this seems like a dumb question but..i have a LAN consisting of a few desktops and laptops ...
  A: Shannon, YOu need to have an proxy server installed on the machines with internet access and defines ...
Linksys BEFSR41 Routing1/22/2010
  Q: I want to connect two networks together so that they can share information. The first network is ...
  A: Chris.. You can either terminate bot the networks to two different interfaces on the router or if ...
Catalyst 2950 switch problem1/6/2010
  Q: I have a Cisco Catalyst 2950 switch. It was working fine before but now when i connect to it via ...
  A: Shoaib, Sorry for a delayed reply. Request you to refer to Cisco site to know how to login and ...
IE error message1/3/2010
  Q: I have a D-Link DWL-200AP access point that i am trying to "get inside". I normally ...
  A: David, You need to check the settings of Internet options on your PC and set it right. Try ...
Wireless Connection Disconnects12/31/2009
  Q: I'm trying to access my laptop using my Windows Mobile pocket pc through Remote Desktop.Everything ...
  A: Mohammaed, Wish you a happy & fruitful year ahead. It seems that your security settings on Laptop ...
Network security12/8/2009
  Q: Can you help me or guide me in the right direction. I am a novice consultant. I have been hired as ...
  A: Bob, You need to provide 360degree security solution to them. You have to look for intrusion ...
WAN ILL Bandwidth divide in between 2 premise in same campus10/5/2009
  Q: I have 10 mbps Internet Leased Line terminated Fa0/0 in Cisco Router 2811 Building A. I want to use ...
  A: Pravin.. following are the broad steps thatyou need to take. Hope this helps you. Let me know if you ...
WAN ILL Bandwidth divide in between 2 premise in same campus9/29/2009
  Q: I have 10 mbps Internet Leased Line terminated Fa0/0 in Cisco Router 2811 Building A. I want to use ...
  A: . Sorry for the delay. You can reserve the bandwidth for the buldings using policy based routing ...
can you help me??9/14/2009
  Q: what should i do to share a printer in a wide area??my instructor told me to search for print server ...
  A: Both looks to be same as far technology and out put is concerned. Only difference being on WAN ...
IP conflict9/3/2009
  Q: I live in a block of flats and am connected to a network. I had a message pop up saying that there ...
  A: Neil.. What kind of connection do you have. Some times service providers over provision for IP ...
Firefox bookmarks8/28/2009
  Q: seems that I cannot edit my bookmarks -- delete them -- I have followed help instructions from ...
  A: Don.. See if this helps. If you do ctrl+shift+B, you can organize your bookmarks which includes ...
Broadband internet8/28/2009
  Q: I have a broadband internet connection. Every time when I turn on my PC I need to connect manually ...
  A: Mufid.. It is very much possible. It actually depends on the connection you have for internet and ...
wireless slowing things down8/21/2009
  Q: I recently upgraded my high speed cable internet service to 10Mbps. The speed test when I am ...
  A: How do you connect to your router, Rachel? Have you set any specific setings on your router? Looks ...
router problems8/20/2009
  Q: I have a linksys wireless 2.4 GHz router. I've had it for three years. I have not been having any ...
  A: Its difficult to sya with just this symptom. Is the power of router ON? Is there any other ...
load balancing on POS links8/20/2009
  Q: we are having 2 POS links between location A & Location B. One POS link is utilised 100 % where as ...
  A: Mahesh... There is a tool available on Cisco site - "software advisor" which cangive you exact ...
Want to set up wireless network in my office8/20/2009
  Q: Gupta, We have a office set up in ground floor having some 5 systems in different room and on first ...
  A: First of all your applications that work on wires lan will work on wireless lan also without any ...
Networking8/18/2009
  Q: How do I network 2 pcs to share data (my documents etc..)? I have a arias modem and still need to ...
  A: Riche... If you want to access the two computers across WAN or service providr network than you ...
Range Expanders8/11/2009
  Q: Without getting into our recent bad experiences involving range expanders and compatibility, here's ...
  A: Lew... I haven't seen range expanders working very successfully. I would suggest another similar ...
Help new networking manager to solve the problem7/19/2009
  Q: Assume that you are a network manager and a user told you he can't log on to email.You need to ...
  A: Sai... Why do you say that there is only one user and no one else is using the network... I hope ...
slow network connect7/11/2009
  Q: I have two wireless PCs, one is a laptop with Vista 32bit and the other a desktop with Vista 64bit. ...
  A: Sure, Ron...Let me know once you get something. But you would need to try it out in normal mode only ...
slow network connect7/10/2009
  Q: I have two wireless PCs, one is a laptop with Vista 32bit and the other a desktop with Vista 64bit. ...
  A: Ron, Depending upon OS deceral background processes run whenever a system boots up and some of them ...
slow network connect7/7/2009
  Q: I have two wireless PCs, one is a laptop with Vista 32bit and the other a desktop with Vista 64bit. ...
  A: Ron.. It has nothing to do with your network speed. The issue is with your OS. See if you can change ...
IP addresses7/7/2009
  Q: I'm stumped with this.. Have a building with 4 floors. Each floor will be a separate network; thus ...
  A: All of them are same Andy as all of them are private and non-routable on internet. So which one to ...
Trend-Micro Officescan Antivirus7/3/2009
  Q: Please I am using Trend-Micro Officescan Antivirus in my company. I am also having two networks ...
  A: I am not an expert on anti-viruses but am pretty sure that all of them are capable enough to alert ...
VPN on cisco routers7/1/2009
  Q: I have all the info in this forum. ...
  A: jason.... see if the certificates are fine or not. Also config looks fine. Try rebooting the routers ...
IP addresses7/1/2009
  Q: I'm stumped with this.. Have a building with 4 floors. Each floor will be a separate network; thus ...
  A: Andy, For each floor you need a /23 so that you can have 510hosts on each floor on one network. ...
How to setup a wireless network7/1/2009
  Q: I have a wireless connection. I have a wireless router too. I have 2 laptops & one desktop. Laptops ...
  A: Let me know, voo, if the links given below does not help you out. ...
Wireless-G Broadband Router And Paltalk6/29/2009
  Q: . i use wireless grid to get internet from my provider. the coaxial cable enter to d-link access ...
  A: Mustafa, hi your paltalk subscription looks for a public IP which can not be prvided if you are ...
How to setup a wireless network6/29/2009
  Q: I have a wireless connection. I have a wireless router too. I have 2 laptops & one desktop. Laptops ...
  A: voo... It is very much possible. But it needs some configiration to be done on your PCs and router. ...
ping time out6/29/2009
  Q: When i ping from my one router(chameli) to another edge router (fiber) which is connected through ...
  A: Saroj... You need to check what is going on on your switch and at the same time the processes ...
no connection to internet6/27/2009
  Q: i use to connect to internet before with no problem but not any more, can you please help me fix ...
  A: Error 815 is an authentication error to the server. It means that your ISP server is not responding. ...
DHCP in home network6/24/2009
  Q: June 22, 2009 I often get this Event warning: "Your computer was not able to renew its address from ...
  A: How many IP have you asked from the service provider, Bill?. The router is supposed to provide IP to ...
Wan set up6/24/2009
  Q: How would I set up 6 stores so that all the computers are all on the same network?
  A: Sorry for a delayed reply. I hope iy helps you still :). It really depends on how far your stores ...
DHCP in home network6/23/2009
  Q: June 22, 2009 I often get this Event warning: "Your computer was not able to renew its address from ...
  A: Hey Bill, Are there any chances that your PC is idle for long duration. In that case you might get ...
WIFI Router Settings6/22/2009
  Q: I have recently purchased a LINKSYS WRT542G Wireless Broadband Router to access internet on my ...
  A: Haseeb, It looks only IP addressing issue that is bothering you. Can you send me details for the ...
WIFI Router Settings6/20/2009
  Q: I have recently purchased a LINKSYS WRT542G Wireless Broadband Router to access internet on my ...
  A: Haseeb, Few things that you should check is the IP address and defauly gatewat. if they are in order ...
making a large community network6/17/2009
  Q: I was wondering if there was a way that the public could make there own "internet" without depending ...
  A: Ryan, Idea that you have is indeed great. CLosest to what you are thinking is a wireless mesh ...
Static IP6/11/2009
  Q: I got an Static IP from BSNL alongwith broadband connection for our company. They provided a static ...
  A: Krishna, you need to go to properties of LAN connection (ethernet) of the server or PC that youwant ...
LAN error6/9/2009
  Q: I just brought a lap top, it is Toshiba lap top. I connect to internet through wireless and i manage ...
  A: Opicity.. i think that the issue is with default gateway in your system. please check if you can see ...
IP v6.06/8/2009
  Q: What are the main advantages of IPV6 over IPV4 ?
  A: There are quite a few Sofia but main one are: 1. there is no security breakup like NAT in IPv4 2. ...
partition of speed6/5/2009
  Q: i have internet connection with downloading speed 32 kbps and type iv modem [dna-a211-i] i and my ...
  A: Majjy, Sorry for a delayed reply. You need to divide the traffic somehow and than apply QOS. You can ...
Internet Speed5/30/2009
  Q: I have a Dell XPS 420 running Windows Vista. My wife has an IBM ThinkPad that is about 3 months old ...
  A: Paul.. I understand the challange you have on the weekends. I would suggest youto get rid of all ...
File Server5/27/2009
  Q: I want to be able to share large files with the family across the internet, looking for a fastest ...
  A: Chris..fastest way is indeed FTP or TFTP. LOt of these are very simple and just drag and drop. Like ...
what works best for small wan starting from scratch.5/26/2009
  Q: I have not setup a WAN in over 17 years. What suggestions do you have for a small WAN on a very ...
  A: Mary.. I would suggest you to look for internet VPN on DSL/ADSL through your service provider. They ...
Forum5/21/2009
  Q: here LAN enviroment. I have a problem to ping a computer according to static IP as 1.1.1.65 and ...
  A: Usman, hi.. You should check the default gateway of the system from where you are pinging those IP ...
VPN drops connection using Linksys WRT54G2 ver. 15/14/2009
  Q: I have a Linksys by Cisco WRT54G2 ver. 1 wireless G broadband router and am unable to maintain a VPN ...
  A: Sorry for a delayed reply. It looks that there is some misconfiguration or mis-match happening in ...
DHCP Servers5/7/2009
  Q: What are the implications of a user assigning a fixed IP address within the range of the DHCP scope ...
  A: If you assign fixed IPs from the DHCP pool, Jessica, you will get IP conflict messgaes flashing at ...
dell 6224P switch4/26/2009
  Q: I have a single Dell PowerConnect 6224P layer3 switch, I have two subnet; 192.168.20.0/24 - ...
  A: Ahmed, You nee to create two VLANs one for Voice and another for data. Switch auto-sense whether it ...
Online program "help" re-directed to Verizon sign-in4/25/2009
  Q: Problem: All online "help" files in all programs are redirected to the "Welcome to Verizon ...
  A: Jerry, Seems that when you had verizon install their software they modified the registry so that all ...
doubts in client request4/25/2009
  Q: If I want to download a file from any site ,say download.com,I have to send a request to ...
  A: Vivek, Sorry for the delayed reply. The request is created by the TCP/IP stack which is part of the ...
XP and Admin password4/25/2009
  Q: Believe me or not I am an IT tech and made 2 very bad mistakes today while connecting a new clients ...
  A: Paul, there are two things that you can try. 1. When you boot a system, you get an option of loading ...
doubts in client request4/24/2009
  Q: If I want to download a file from any site ,say download.com,I have to send a request to ...
  A: Vivek, When you click a link for downloading a file either a http or ftp or tftp or a https request ...
wireless connection4/23/2009
  Q: I have DSL with comtrend wireless modem. The desktop is hardwired and we use two dell laptops for ...
  A: Landon, Since you have tried all the options you might want to see whether you face same problem ...
error 126- error 711- error 10684/21/2009
  Q: first of all my problem started some time ago with my router, i have lan connection with cable some ...
  A: Hamad, All the issues you have sighted are due to hardware to driver mismatches or when some ...
connect a netgear wgt624 to linksys befsr81.3/26/2009
  Q: I have a netgear wgt624 version 2 wireless router and i have a linksys befsr81 version 2 wired ...
  A: garry, I don't see any issue iin both the routers talking to each other so far as both of them are ...
Networking three computers3/24/2009
  Q: I have three computers I want to network by LAN. However, as each computer has only one LAN ...
  A: Mitch, You need to buy a switch and three straight ethernet cable from local store to connect them. ...
LAN configuration in Vista (Home Premium )3/23/2009
  Q: I have two desktop computers both have Microsoft windows vista(Home Premium )operating system and ...
  A: Salman, Check if you have made any workgroup or domain while configuring the networking. For ...
Doubts regarding IP&TCP3/21/2009
  Q: I want to know how the TCP segments are transmitted across the Internet?Are they transmitted ...
  A: Vivek, TCp fragments are transmitted the way normal TCP packet would traverse the internet, using ...
i like to create a lan network3/19/2009
  Q: i am venkatesh from India. i like to create a LAN network for my 4 to 5 computers. can u help me in ...
  A: Venkatesh.. Easiest way is to download a proxy software frm internet. they are very user freindly ...
Printer IP3/19/2009
  Q: I'm aware thats its possible to connect a printer to an internet sharing router and use the ...
  A: Ali.. Network printers have an ethernet port built into them through which you can connect them ...
Modem/Firewall and Public IPs3/18/2009
  Q: I am configuring my dsl with my home office network. I am using a new modem (netopia 3346N-ENT) and ...
  A: WIll, with firewalls you need to be little more cautious. Most of the firewalls block everything by ...
Printer IP3/18/2009
  Q: I'm aware thats its possible to connect a printer to an internet sharing router and use the ...
  A: Ali, For this you would need a network enabled printer and also would need to route the IP address ...
Ethernet / USB connection problem3/17/2009
  Q: I have two computers running XP. They are directly networked via cat 5 cable to each others ...
  A: Dave.. I would suggest you to download a small freeware - proxy server, from Internet and install it ...
i like to create a lan network3/12/2009
  Q: i am venkatesh from India. i like to create a LAN network for my 4 to 5 computers. can u help me in ...
  A: . for 4-5 Pcs you need straights cables (rs 150 each) and NICs (rs1200 each). You would need a small ...
.........confused2/17/2009
  Q: I am doing bachelors in computing(general), with basic knowledge of all the fields i.e networking, ...
  A: Asim, Both are good and equally paying and have plus and minuses of each of them. You really need to ...
Connecting two Computers via WLAN for data transfer2/17/2009
  Q: I want to connect two computers via Wireless Lan for data transfer. Both computers have Wi Fi ...
  A: You are already good to go for internet, Salman. Only thing you need to do is to download a free ...
Connecting two Computers via WLAN for data transfer2/15/2009
  Q: I want to connect two computers via Wireless Lan for data transfer. Both computers have Wi Fi ...
  A: You need to assign a enable wireless network in both the computers and setup a home network using ...
Cisco 3750's, BGP & Stackwise2/11/2009
  Q: I am a small MSP. I have two upstream ISP's. Each ISP has given me a /24. Each /24 is advertised ...
  A: Greg, IGP is collectively used for all routing protocols that can be used in an autonomous system ...
Cisco 3750's, BGP & Stackwise2/10/2009
  Q: I am a small MSP. I have two upstream ISP's. Each ISP has given me a /24. Each /24 is advertised ...
  A: Greg, Stackwise is no where connected to giving you BGP failover. Both are meant for a different ...
ip issue2/8/2009
  Q: why does my laptop computer have a thing that keeps popping up stating there is an issue with my ip ...
  A: Casper.. hi.. How does your laptop gets the IP address. I assume its an static address assignment. ...
Small business WAN1/30/2009
  Q: I have 5 restaurants and a computer at home, all in different cities. I want to set up a simple wan ...
  A: DOug..hve youtalked to the service providers? Some of them give your CPE (which is the device ...
Internet Redundancy???1/29/2009
  Q: How much do you know about Fatpipe Networks? (alternative to BGP, used for Load Balancing & ...
  A: I know about them, Robert. They are into WAN optimization & acceleration, link load balancing, QOS ...
Small business WAN1/28/2009
  Q: I have 5 restaurants and a computer at home, all in different cities. I want to set up a simple wan ...
  A: DOug, Depending upon how much yu want to spend you can go for a dedicated network for the ...
monitring and speed devideing software1/25/2009
  Q: i have a software name is "ISA 2004 Standard" and "Bandwidth Splitter" for monitoring but i only ...
  A: faisal, I don;t know how amny licenses you have bought for on this ISA server. I would suggest that ...
Duplex mismatch between a Cisco switch and Win XP system1/21/2009
  Q: Iam using "Cisco C2950 work group switch" of 24 ports. In my switch, i set the values of ...
  A: . What you are seeing is correct behavior. When you set speed/duplex as Auto on switch and 100/full ...
Problem1/21/2009
  Q: I have a problem that i want hv a network of 2003 server in which all the users are working in ...
  A: .. What I understand is you want some users to logon in domain for partuclar access. You need to ...
networking1/20/2009
  Q: sir I installing a Nortel core switch to maintain our LAN and I wish to follow all those possible ...
  A: Mahadev.. hi.. Following are few areas which will help you out in securing your core switch but ...
Routing (RIP-OSPF)1/18/2009
  Q: There is split-horizon, poison-reverse, hold-down, triggered update mechanisms to handle count to ...
  A: These are mechanism to avoid routing loops. The basic principle is simple: Information about the ...
Limit speed on PORT 2, 3 & 41/16/2009
  Q: i want set the port speed limit on my D-Link router DI-604UP so the max speed of each one is 1M ...
  A: Gus... i am sure that your router will support QOS. you would need it to limit bandwidth to 1M. You ...
internet sharing on wi-fi lan using server 20081/15/2009
  Q: I have a wi-fi lan with 3 Access points with static IPs. I have a NT4 system which acts as server. ...
  A: Manoj, the NIC with ISP IP address connects to the modem and the other NIC connects to the switch. ...
internet sharing on wi-fi lan using server 20081/14/2009
  Q: I have a wi-fi lan with 3 Access points with static IPs. I have a NT4 system which acts as server. ...
  A: If you are using the server with two NICs as the gateway to Internet you need to add route on that ...
Verizon DSL Modem1/12/2009
  Q: At the place that I work I have a DSL Verizon modem Westell Model#7500 and it was purchased with 5 ...
  A: What verizon tech support guys have told you is right. the other way is for you to use a router to ...
Problem with VPN12/31/2008
  Q: I have a windows 2003 VPS and I have configured it to be a VPN server.I have been able to connect to ...
  A: You should be able to see both the IP address and should be able to browse through the public IP to ...
Problem with VPN12/29/2008
  Q: I have a windows 2003 VPS and I have configured it to be a VPN server.I have been able to connect to ...
  A: Abiodun, I don;t remember exactly where you enable but I am sure if you follow these steps and ...
question12/28/2008
  Q: i have an internet security question. there is a service provided by a cell phone service provider; ...
  A: Speed and underlying technology for these two solution is different however both of them are on best ...
network12/28/2008
  Q: i linked my childrens computers together with a cable (ethernet i think) and they can play quake ...
  A: Ant.. I have no idea about these games..But do they have a network mode to play on. I have seen some ...
File and folder Upload12/18/2008
  Q: I want to upload file and folder from my windowsXP machine to my mail server which is under RedHat ...
  A: Pervez, hi... Is there any folder on which you want to upload the files or as a mail attachment. If ...
Download error12/17/2008
  Q: Sir, i have 11 work group systems on my LAN network and i have 1 m.b.p.s connection shared to 11 ...
  A: Sampath... What kind of connection is it??? If its a DSL kind of connection it is shared not only ...
MTNL internet problem using ethernet port in xp10/31/2008
  Q: My computer have two windows XP and win 98. I have MTNL Broadband connection which is connected to ...
  A: Deepak. Looks like driver issue only. I would suggest you to uninstall the driver and remove the ...
chanalise bandwidth9/27/2008
  Q: Myself Prem field support engineer. I am using 2mbps leased line that in shortly is going upgrade ...
  A: Why would you want to channelise 100Mb kink, Vijay !!!. Ideally you need to channelise when link ...
Imaging a Catalyst 3550 Series9/25/2008
  Q: I have 2 Cisco Catalyst 3550 Series switches. One of them had its IOS wiped off and now I'm trying ...
  A: Bernard, If both the switches are on LAN you can simly use "copy tftp flash" command. Esle you can ...
cisoc pix 515e access list9/24/2008
  Q: Recently i take a new point to point link from my HO to branch office it's working fine i am able to ...
  A: Navneet... Sorry for a delayed reply. Please check what you are trying to do. First is check WAN IP ...
one installation?9/21/2008
  Q: I am the one in my group of friends that hooks up all of our computers and has to install a game ...
  A: Chad, first of all I am sorry for a late reply. As for the answer to your question, you certainly ...
3 PC ISSUES9/20/2008
  Q: I have a three computer related situations: #1 I’m doing work for an apartment complex and they ...
  A: Landon.. I believe downloading right drivers will solve your issues at point 1 & 2. For connecting ...
2 networks, one computer9/16/2008
  Q: I need access to two networks at one time. Each is set up as a domain with similar IP ranges. One ...
  A: Randall... NAT means Network Address Translation. When you configure it virtually the router ...
wired router and multiplayer games9/14/2008
  Q: I hooked up a wired router to a 2nd computer. i can connect to the internet with no problem. however ...
  A: You need to define default gateways and proxy servers properly. You can install proxy server on the ...
wireless connection to dsl9/11/2008
  Q: I want to know if there is a way to connect my notebook via ethernet cable to a router to pick up ...
  A: There are a lot of devices available Paul. Lot of routers have wireless ports which can connect to ...
Two DSL modems9/6/2008
  Q: Can I use two DSL modems at two phone sockets? I need to use them for two computers that way I do ...
  A: Yes, you can Sy. However you can use one DSL connection only if requirement is to be on Internet. ...
Wide Area Network Auditing Tools9/3/2008
  Q: Gupta, i want information for Wide area network audit tools, where the solutions can audit following ...
  A: There are lot of such tools Dharmesh. Most ofthem support all devices conforming to standards. Which ...
Network Issues8/29/2008
  Q: First off thanks for your help in advance. I am having an issue with my Network at work since ...
  A: Damion.. Hi, Sorry for the delayed reply. You really need to onitor your network. You can get lot of ...
using all my fixed IP addresses with ADSL8/26/2008
  Q: I have been assigned fixed IP addresses for my ADSL residential business connection. ...
  A: Probably Yes, Lantz. "Is it possible to use the other IPs that the phone company assigned to me?" ...
Configuring ISP Routers8/25/2008
  Q: I do a fair amount of consulting and am trying to get my head around how to work with the ...
  A: The WAN IP is given to establish connectivity on the WAN side. Unless you configure these IP you can ...
Site-2-Site GRE Tunnel8/25/2008
  Q: We have two office in diff-diff location and having Internet connection terminated on Cisco Router. ...
  A: Saiyed with IP address and knowing your network I can not give you the config. You can check on ...
using all my fixed IP addresses with ADSL8/21/2008
  Q: I have been assigned fixed IP addresses for my ADSL residential business connection. ...
  A: You can use other IP address Lantz but I would suggest youy to maintain same as that would have been ...
wans8/19/2008
  Q: we have two wan links from two ISPs for our office network of PCs. One wan is broadband cable, the ...
  A: Hey John, You can very well do it. You can terminate both the links on two devices (one with dsl ...
Wireles Routing Card8/18/2008
  Q: I am buying a Laptop for the first time, and I dont know anything about connecting to the Interenet. ...
  A: YEs... Wireless card will do and there are some charges which you need to pay depending on your ...
IP Address8/18/2008
  Q: I would like to know if you know of any software that I can use to block my IP address. Here is the ...
  A: Bill, Currently what is happening is you have one IP adress which is binded to the mac address of ...
Cyberoam VPN conflicts with WIFI8/17/2008
  Q: I installed Cyberoam VPN client v. 10 compatible with Windows Vista. When i istall it the wifi ...
  A: I would suggest you to check if while installation you selected any specific buttons. ALso check if ...
dhcp in workgroup7/1/2008
  Q: i am trying to deploy a dhcp server on our server with 2003 windows OS.this server is part of a ...
  A: Hussein... DHCP servers respond to the broadcasts sent by clients. If your sDHCP scope is configured ...
WAN setup6/19/2008
  Q: Greetings, First, let me give you the background of my situation. I am currently on deployment in ...
  A: Will.. Can you login to the Belkin router. By that you can make it connect to the private ip else I ...
Surfing possible but no ping6/18/2008
  Q: i have a adsl router TD-8840 by tp-link.I have connected 2 computers through it.Mine is with ip ...
  A: As your sister pc is on a different port router thinks it to be on a different network whereas ..1.3 ...
wireless internet to laptop from router6/8/2008
  Q: I have a small problem. I just installed a router on my desktop computer using DSL internet. My dads ...
  A: .. I hope that your dad is able to surf. Now all you need to do is to install a proxy server on your ...
sharing files between 2 pc's6/1/2008
  Q: .. i have a pc at home and i also use a laptop...the pc is running windows xp professional and the ...
  A: ROhan...You need to configure IP address. Go to network proerties and configure IP address in TCP/IP ...
lan design6/1/2008
  Q: I have a network of 25 pcs and this netwrok is divided for 3 sections or you can say three companys ...
  A: .. 1. DSL is on best effort basis and respnse depends upon the number of simultaneous users in the ...
About Cisco router5/29/2008
  Q: Sir, Our Cisco router Model Cisco 2801 is not accessible through Console port or through Auxillary ...
  A: Mohun.. It seems someone has accidently run unwanted commands for console/aux port and CDP is not ...
network design5/25/2008
  Q: I have like 20 computers in a company that use an internet connection ,I have also a dell power edge ...
  A: Go for a domain, Hussain, as it will give you better control as compared to workgroup. Now yo ...
LAN and isp router query5/18/2008
  Q: i had a query related to computer networks. here is the situation. there is a tiny branch office ...
  A: .. First of all sorry for the delay in reply as I was travelling across so could not access ...
internet connection5/15/2008
  Q: i have a problem with my desktop, i dont know why when i m trying to connect my desktop to internet ...
  A: How old is the desktop, Kuljit? It seems that hardware wise it may not be compatible or there might ...
Cisco router 16015/14/2008
  Q: How to configure Cisco 1601 router for Network Address Translation. I want to route my internal ...
  A: .. Follinwg is an example that helps you configure static nat on your router. ip nat inside source ...
Wide Area Network (Remote Internet Access)5/8/2008
  Q: I want to know if I can gain internet access at home via my office network. At home, I access the ...
  A: As I said, Yasser, you just need some kind of connectivity from your office to home to use that DSL ...
2 external ip5/8/2008
  Q: 1-do I need a router for a network of like 15 company computers (note I have a hardware firebox ...
  A: ROuter is used to route packets between two networks and firewall is used for selective trasnmission ...
Wireless Bridging for using Internet from First Computer via Router with Second Computer4/23/2008
  Q: I have a MSI WiFi Router RG60G and two computers each has WiFi USB Dongle i.e first computer has ...
  A: Salman, You need to have a proxy installed on the PC with INternet connection and mention its local ...
CCNP Bootcamp4/15/2008
  Q: I hope you don’t mind me asking you this question I am considering taking a Cisco CCNP bootcamp in ...
  A: I haven;t gone through any such exercise. There are lot of institutes which conduct CCNP bootcampls ...
What's ARP??4/14/2008
  Q: what's ARP? .Why do we use it to resolve IP address to MAC address ? .Isnt it enough to use IP ...
  A: ARP is Address resolution protocol. Each device has a unique mac address. THis is used for ...
ADSL INTRANET CONFLICT4/7/2008
  Q: I have a peculiar problem in my net work since I installed ADSL internet . Actually we have local ...
  A: RIyaz, You need to check the IP addressing schema being used in your PCs and the default gayte way ...
no connection2/13/2008
  Q: i have a adsl wireless router connected to 2 pcs, that access the internet through a cable modem. ...
  A: Looks like your router does not know where to send Internet traffic when request comes from radio ...
Cell site IP Surveillance2/11/2008
  Q: What would be the configuration for implementing an IP surveillance system across a cellular ...
  A: That's why I told you Suzzane its too long a task. Doing Ip survelliance for Cell sites is not an ...
Cisco 1601 R router2/11/2008
  Q: I have a Cisco 1601 R series router and want to hook it up to my cable modem for dhcp. I know there ...
  A: .. Follinwg is an example that helps you configure static nat on your router. ip nat inside source ...
Cell site IP Surveillance2/10/2008
  Q: What would be the configuration for implementing an IP surveillance system across a cellular ...
  A: .. Best way is to have a dedicated link but if you want it for personal use I doubt that it would be ...
2 networks required2/5/2008
  Q: In my bar I have broadband (wireless) it is used for my computer upstairs on which I do a lot of ...
  A: Sure Sean, it canbe done. All you need to do is to check if the router can support sub interfaces or ...
IP Phone2/2/2008
  Q: I bought an IP phone in ebay, the problem is that I expected to use it with my analogue line and ...
  A: Sorry Sibumi, As I misunderstood your question. You would probably need to talj to the telco as your ...
Router connection to internet1/26/2008
  Q: I bought my parents a new Toshiba laptop (Windows Vista) and a router (D-Link) for Christmas. They ...
  A: Kevin../ You can check the setup guide of D-link. It will have a pre-set IP address which you can ...
Network viewer1/23/2008
  Q:
  A: Request each user to remove "share" from their OCs for any folders, drives or files so that these ...
lan1/22/2008
  Q: is it possible to hide myself from showing into lan and still cansee all otherr computers.we have a ...
  A: No idea.. why would you want to hide yourself. Hopefully its for good only. As far as securing your ...
SDH1/12/2008
  Q: in SDH network i need to know what is the difference between positive justification and negative ...
  A: .. IN SDH you might be knowing that lot of multiplexing and demultiplexing it done to convert ...
ExtraDns Server Help1/5/2008
  Q: Why would you give me the answer, "Sorry, but I don't answer homework questions" to a very real ...
  A: What do you do with your single PC. If you are connecting it to a service provider to go to ...
Cisco L3 Switch how to monitoring & manage.any tool?12/31/2007
  Q: i have 7no. Cisco L3 switch but i want to mange all switch via any cisco tool or any monitoring ...
  A: There are lot of freeliy downloadable tools on internet which you can download and amanage all your ...
how to get to website to reset vonage WAN12/30/2007
  Q: I tried 198.168.15.1 to reset my WAN to my vonage device but i am not able to get the page to open ...
  A: John, Though the question is not clear as to what is the problem you are trying to resolve, all I ...
terms inquiry(structured cabling)12/27/2007
  Q: by the way this is a follow up question regarding basic structured cabling. the building is a ...
  A: Eddie, With lack of that knowledge I don;t know how to suggest you the cabling. All I can say ...
wireless router12/27/2007
  Q: I have a belkin wireless router 802.11g (model # F5D7230-4). My computer says that i am connected ...
  A: Have you configured gateway for your computers. You need to give IP address of your wireless router ...
structured cabling12/27/2007
  Q: my friend want me to wire his new building of 12 rooms. can you tell me the basic structured network ...
  A: Eddie, Please let me know how many network ports does he needs? How many floors are there and what ...
IP Routing12/26/2007
  Q: I have a problem with some users who want to connect through VPN through Modem Client to a RAS. ...
  A: Peyman, There is no need of so many gateways.. which is actually creating priblem for you. Once they ...
VPN11/29/2007
  Q: I set up PPTP VPN through our D-Link DFL-200 hardware firewall here at our company so that people ...
  A: dave, You are right..as both the IPs are same it becomes difficult for it to understand where to ...
Connec t Win 2003 server using Dynamic IP11/25/2007
  Q: i have a Win 2003 server at location A, and i want to connect this server using win XP in location B ...
  A: It is possible but you need to route the static IP or VPN through service provider, for which you ...
hi9/29/2007
  Q: Have a Samsung blackjack sghi607 Tether it to fone for use as modem Works kind of slow Use it that ...
  A: Zmile.. There are lot of questions you have but all point to one sinlgle issue of low bandwidth to ...
Router9/27/2007
  Q: 1. How can i give limit of time to an IP Address that work just for specific time? 2. Can you guide ...
  A: You can use access-lists to achieve both of the above. You can get relevent configurations from ...
Blocking Messengers9/27/2007
  Q: I am working as IT Officer in company and I have Linux CLARK CONNET server. We have more than 30 ...
  A: Maihan... It depeneds upon capability of your Linux server till waht level can it block access ...
LAN-Extension9/24/2007
  Q: I have LAN of 200+ computers with mail server web servere and cyberoam cri100 etc and about 2 km ...
  A: Anirudha, Please talk to local service provider to have a leased line connection or MPLS connection ...
LAN9/2/2007
  Q: I want to establish a peer to peer lan connection between my pc which has windows xp and my laptop ...
  A: YOu need to use a cross cable Ravi and connect ends to ethernet ports. Now assign following to one ...
IP4/23/2007
  Q: Once you've told your software to go to an IP address/it's been looked up on a DNS ...what then? ...
  A: First of all excuse me for replying late, as I am travelling so could not reply you earlier. DNS ...
Networking 2 Computers4/15/2007
  Q: I'm trying to network 2 computers so that I can see the files on each computer from both computers. ...
  A: you need to take care of default ghateway and mask settings on both you computers. That should take ...
pogo4/13/2007
  Q: HOW CAN I BLOCK THE USE OF POGO IN MY COMPUTER? ANSWER: Hi Juli, How are you doing? Could you please ...
  A: YOu can di it through tools tab of internet explorer. Go to tools, CLick content, click enable and ...
Networking4/12/2007
  Q: I am 71 years old & understand computers generally, but not Networking. Problem: On a 512/128 ...
  A: Sir, I have gone through the mail and looks like you have tried all that anyone can propose you to ...
wireless network client card/bridge/antenna?4/11/2007
  Q: I want to pick up the wireless internet from the starbucks right down the street. But it may be a ...
  A: Client card is fine mathew but finding an antenna would be really difficult and if you find one yu ...
adsl problem2/15/2007
  Q: i have one big problem by my computer. my small office have a lan and one adsl internet that share ...
  A: you can go to advanced setting and change the pririties of the connections so that Y is used when ...
Small Business Network2/13/2007
  Q: We have several WinXP machines cabled or wirelessly linked to a Toshiba Magnia Server running a ...
  A: Chris, What is the issue you are facing? Is it when you give the Ip address it does not connect or ...
2 Routers, 1 LAN2/12/2007
  Q: OK, so I've asked this twice now. One guy went on vacation, the other couldn't answer. It's been 6 ...
  A: Brian, YOu can connect both the routers using cross-over cable. If not possible than use a simple ...
multiple2/9/2007
  Q: Most of these I am lost on and I cant find anything on the doc cd I didnt know the console ...
  A: Chris, You can get lot of information on CIsco.com. DocCD has limited information. PLease try that ...
Problem with firewalls1/24/2007
  Q: I run a free Scrabble website - http://www.scrabulous.com - and am facing this peculiar problem with ...
  A: What is the OS you use on your server. Now a days most of the corportes as well os OS have in-built ...
I wanna earn more1/5/2007
  Q: sir, I have recently completed my hardware and networking course from jetking. I also persuing BCA ...
  A: There are lots of institute which can do this training. You need to check which provides training ...
I wanna earn more12/31/2006
  Q: sir, I have recently completed my hardware and networking course from jetking. I also persuing BCA ...
  A: Ankit, good that you are very much clear about what you want to do. Try to do CCNA exam from Cisco ...
Re: how to reach a computer in a remote network with multiple routers via PPTP VPN12/24/2006
  Q: The remote network is configured as follows: Cable DSL from a DSL modem (IP address 66.18.139.1 & ...
  A: Steve, On the router you need to create a IPSEC tunnel so that you can terminate this tunnel. The ...
FTP question12/24/2006
  Q: What software can I use or how can I speed up the process of uploading 1 file to 100 sites ...
  A: Victor, hi... what is the frequency of such transfers? YOu can contact some web service providers in ...
CAT5E and CAT612/19/2006
  Q: 75% of my home is wired CAT5E. I've been considering buying a gigabit switch to run at gigabit speed ...
  A: Mitch, hi... Sorry for the delay in reply. You can use Cat6 in the same as Cat5e. YOu will get ...
Unusual Wireless Network Problem12/16/2006
  Q: This is really strange... i've got a dell inspiron 6000 series laptop with integrated wifi adaptor.. ...
  A: Azher, Besides your router and laptop card you also need to check the sources for interference like ...
router installation...12/11/2006
  Q: Okay, I have the router connected to my pc and the ethernet uplink cable connected to the router. I ...
  A: Not the IP addresss on interface connecting to INternet. You need to connect it using IP address of ...
A+ before NET +12/5/2006
  Q: That white paper really helped alot. I have one more question for you. Should you learn the A+ book ...
  A: First of all think of i-net+ instead of net+. A+ is restricted to customer support where as ...
router installation...12/1/2006
  Q: I'm beginning to think I'm in over my head here, but I'm trying, please bear with me. I have a ...
  A: NOrmally they mark the console port as Console so that you can not miss it. You need to connect PC ...
IP Address/ Subnet masking12/1/2006
  Q: I am a computer networking student at a vocational school, and we have recently covered IP ...
  A: Adam, You need to understand bits and bytes and it will be lot easier for you. ou can subtract Also ...
internet explorer11/30/2006
  Q: we have 2 computers the main is on a netgear router the other a laptop wireless which runs of the ...
  A: Brenda, you need to check the connectivity and default gateways. Default gateway is where it seems ...
WAN connectivity using dedicated fiber optic cable11/24/2006
  Q: I want to establish a point to multipoint connection between a number of LAN's each with a router ...
  A: Mike, I need some more information before we go into detail of designing this. 1. WHat is the IP ...
Wireless11/22/2006
  Q: I have an older IBM laptop ThinkPad 600 running Windows 98. I bought a PC card to run wireless but ...
  A: Jim, Sorry for delay and I do enjoy answering questions. I get sick when I do not get loads of them ...
router installation...11/22/2006
  Q: ... I'm sorry I didn't get back to you earlier, but I have been extremely busy at work (that's a ...
  A: YOu need to connect your router either via webbrowser or through concole ( a port will be markd as ...
Wireless11/22/2006
  Q: I have an older IBM laptop ThinkPad 600 running Windows 98. I bought a PC card to run wireless but ...
  A: Jim, You will get two options.. I also get two options :)). The topone is the most recent one. You ...
ISP routing issue....11/21/2006
  Q: Do you have any good FREE software (or could point me to some product) that would allow me to debug ...
  A: Debugging on router can be done by using commands which are part of OS, so you don;t need any ...
Service Control11/20/2006
  Q: I've configured a windows server 3k as a routing & remote access server. The option "Basic firewall ...
  A: John, hi.. Sorry for the delay in responding. You need to allow terminal services on the firewall ...
Wireless LAN11/19/2006
  Q: I have just recently reinstalled windows xp on my laptop and I am trying to connect it to my work ...
  A: Gareth, hi... Please check if you can join the domain without any authentication. If yes than you ...
WIRELESS11/17/2006
  Q: HEY MY laptop is connected to a wireless network. whenever i try to connect my PC to the same ...
  A: Probably you are not getting correct setting from DHCP, Ellyas. Go to command promt and see the ...
ISP routing issue....11/15/2006
  Q: It is good to know that I am at least thinking the right way! Any idea about the loads of ICMP's we ...
  A: Brad, Sorry for the delay. ICMP is not much of the bandwidth hogger but you need to be alerted by ...
ISP routing issue....11/13/2006
  Q: .. I am really not all that familiar with hardcore communications and networking etc... and have a ...
  A: Brad, Yes, you apprehensions are quite right. You should not get all traffic barring some traffic ...
router installation...11/9/2006
  Q: Unfortunately, my computer friend is overseas at the moment and can't help me. I have the router ...
  A: I understand that. You can see the router on your PC but again you need to do some configuration on ...
router installation...11/8/2006
  Q: I work at an office supply compnay and we have a windows xp computer, a windows 98 computer and a ...
  A: Mary, You can ask your friend to help you out with this. You need to connect the hub to the ethernet ...
router10/11/2006
  Q: Many thanks for your answer Sudhanshu. I didn't explain myself properly, what I wanted to know is if ...
  A: Erica, Using a router will not reduce the speed infact it will give you more controls than a modem. ...
router10/10/2006
  Q: Many thanks for your answer Which router and cards should I use to have maximum speed of transfers ...
  A: Erica, You can use any one available in local markets. All you need to consider is that your PC ...
Core Switch10/10/2006
  Q: Could you give me details on what a "Core Switch" is, its function and how it works in the network? ...
  A: Alex, Functiona sna dworking of core switch is exactly the same how any distribution or access ...
Remote connection to external HDD10/9/2006
  Q: I have a question regarding VPN (i think) and sharing a networkable drive. I have this wireless ...
  A: Marc, You need to connect this drive to any of the PCs through USB port and access that PC to use ...
What is the "Layer 2 Switch" ?10/3/2006
  Q: What is the "Layer 2 Switch" ? Thanks, lzzzz
  A: Layer 2 switches are functianlly same as bridges. They learn and forward frames on each port. The ...
different ip address on routers10/1/2006
  Q: i am a novice on this router issue....I have a sprint 660 dsl modem and a belkin wireless g ...
  A: You need to tell tham how many IP yu need. Based upon that you need to allow all of them on your ...
DSL network9/30/2006
  Q: I have a Westel DSL modem currently connected to 1 computer and I am now adding a second computer. ...
  A: Victor, You need to connect the second PC pn Ethernet port (connect a switch to existing ethernet ...
Need your advise9/28/2006
  Q: We have two small LANs and the distance from each other is about 3Km. We want to link these two LAN ...
  A: Sanlen, Some wireless equipments do can cover this range but for that you need to check with your ...
isdn9/23/2006
  Q: sir when isdn is used as a bak up for leased lines then is the isdn always remains up and if no what ...
  A: Piyush, on router you define interesting traffic for ISDNto be us. ANoter parameter you defin is ...
subnetting9/19/2006
  Q: By applying AND operator the result is: Network ID of the server: 172.16.1.0 Network ID of the ...
  A: You have to AND destination IP with the sourcesubnet mask. The reason why you are getting unexpected ...
subnetting9/17/2006
  Q: First of all I hope you have a good day. My LAN is configured as the following: W3K server ...
  A: John, hey... Just go to basics of IP addressing on how does TCP stack know which IP address is in ...
setting up network9/14/2006
  Q: Followup To Question -Followup To Question - Hi there Sudhanshu I hope you can help me I`m ...
  A: Tony, all we have to do is to tell all the PCs that for any information out side of their subnet ...
setting up network9/11/2006
  Q: Followup To Question -Hi there Sudhanshu I hope you can help me I`m getting really ticked off with ...
  A: I m sorry tony for nou putting up the question rightly. What I wanted to know is whatis this default ...
setting up network9/4/2006
  Q: I hope you can help me I`m getting really ticked off with this setup. I bought a new computer for ...
  A: Tony, You need to do some manual configuration as well. You need to configure your PC with ip ...
hi9/3/2006
  Q: a freind of mine allows me to use his wireless router hes away on vacation and now that i want to ...
  A: I would suggest you to talk to your local service provider to check the capabilities of wireless ...
Setup a WAN9/1/2006
  Q: Well, I have more information, My headquarters is located in LA, it has 27 people total, out of ...
  A: Mike, I must say that you have gathered enough of information for the wan to be setup which is ...
Home Networking8/2/2006
  Q: I have a question regarding basic home networking. I have 2 computers that I want to network with a ...
  A: Jodh, YOu need to get connected to router wither through wores or wothout wires. through wires you ...
cisco router7/27/2006
  Q: This is Amit here.Thanks for your co-operation. The command line was alike--- Router(config)#int fa ...
  A: Strange, i could not find any issue here. Just try rebooting yu=our router. -sudhanshu ...
cisco router7/19/2006
  Q: Is cisco 1721 series router supports vlan?When configuring the encapsulation protocol(dot1q or ...
  A: Amit, I am not sure about ISL but it should support 802.1q. Which IOS and feature set are you using? ...
T-1 Throughput7/6/2006
  Q: Assuming no compression is possible, how long does it take to FTP a 1GB file over a T-1 connection? ...
  A: COnsidering that there is no compression and there are no overheads as well, it should take little ...
Dual WAN Router7/3/2006
  Q: I have a DSL and a Cable internet connection. They are both plugged into a D-Link DI-604 Dual WAN ...
  A: Brian, It is doable wit two options. If both the connection are from Same service provider you can ...
HOME NETWORKING6/4/2006
  Q: My home is hard wired networked. We currently have 4 computers on the network. The Lynksys router ...
  A: Steve, SImplest way is to buy a hub/switch and connect it to router and connect your PCs to the ...
Min specs required on a computor 4 internet use6/2/2006
  Q: what is the minumim amount of CPU speed,HHD and RAM regured on a computor so it can be used for use ...
  A: Bob, Higher the better for experience. But truly for internet connection you just need a plain ...
LAN SET UP6/1/2006
  Q: I have a lan set up with a server and three computers and would like to add another computer, and be ...
  A: Most of the laser printers have ethernet ports built in now a days You can use them to share/controk ...
Home Network Issue5/28/2006
  Q: I need help setting up a wireless LAN at home using one desktop (Win Xp Home SP2), one Laptop (Win ...
  A: Try pining 127.0.0.1 on each of your machines and than their own IP address. If any one of these ...
power full Router5/24/2006
  Q: I am new in VOIP field i am facing a problem. my VOIP Phone connected to my ADSL modem/router and my ...
  A: The problem is not at your router. Its with the operation and the way you have configured the ...
IP ADDRESSES5/23/2006
  Q: I M FAIRLY NEW TO THE COMPUTER WORLD BUT I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT INCOMING AND OUTGOING PORTS DURING ...
  A: Good that you are aware and want to keep a vigil. IANA is an international body which oversees IP ...
Wireless Van Setup5/18/2006
  Q: Today, on the bus, I was mentally planning how I would go about creating one of those Vans like they ...
  A: Ron, There are a lot of service providers who provide wireless broadband internet services. You can ...
connection5/17/2006
  Q: Seems like everytime after I end the Stand By (Start, Turn Off computer, Stand By) and come back to ...
  A: WHen you standby all the services are put in sleep mode and your computer stops sending any ...
hai i am murthy. we are...5/17/2006
  Q: hai i am murthy. we are implementing a VideoCoaching related application . in that person (a) ...
  A: Murthy, follwoing needs to be checked for it to work properly: IP routing between two LAN QOS for ...
A large number of consecutive...4/17/2006
  Q: A large number of consecutive IP addess are available starting at 198.16.0.0. Suppose that four ...
  A: You should mask 20 bits for network. That will give you 12 bits for hosts that means 16 subnets with ...
low wireless internet signals3/19/2006
  Q: I just bought a new laptop for my business, So i can show my products to them, Right in their ...
  A: What is the service you are using?? Is it Wireless Card for Internet access??? If yes, than you ...
W3K Routing3/17/2006
  Q: I've configured a W3K server as a router to route the packets between two network segments as the ...
  A: Ibrahim, It depends upon how is your traffic flow and which part of the network you want tp protect. ...
2x DSL Connections3/14/2006
  Q: I currently run a small business network consisting of 4 windows XP machines. Due to our high load ...
  A: I would suggest that you increase the speed of connection. Taking two connections would be like ...
Routing ip/ipx2/28/2006
  Q: Right now I am using eigrp to route traffic to different areas of my network. Would my network be ...
  A: Gary, it really depends upon spread of network. If its a huge network I am sure you would not like ...
Ciscoworks1/21/2006
  Q: Basically i have cisco secure acs as a TACACS+ server already authenticating users who log onto a ...
  A: ANthony, CIsco WOrks is a part of LMS - Lan management solution. It has five components and Cisco ...
DNS for internet redundancy1/9/2006
  Q: I have a question about DNS for our website. We have a website and T1 connection. We subsribed ...
  A: If the website is accessed by your closed group of users than you can have dynamic DNS updaters on ...
Drivers12/28/2005
  Q: Now forty-three years old, I got started on computers reletively late back in '99. I've been doing ...
  A: AJ, I won't say that you started late. I started later than you :)). Anyway.. Driver is a piece of ...
I am a router newbie12/20/2005
  Q: This is going to be a very long story so I ask your patience. Hear is my story: I have my computer ...
  A: reading whole mail i doubt that you are a newbie. Your router should ideally do nat. on your router ...
Networking Windows Server 200012/12/2005
  Q: I have 2 web/file/mail servers. One at home and the other at work. Both server's run Windows ...
  A: Its very much doable though not as simple as clicking on you network neighborhood icon. This is ...
Perform Natting12/4/2005
  Q: I tried to perform natting, to translate a public dynamic IP that I receive from using my ADSL ...
  A: Two options Evana, If you can send you configurtaion to me nothing like it. Else. CHeck weather you ...
wiress lan11/20/2005
  Q: I an trying to set up my wireless home network with a Belkin wireless b/G router.Going through a ...
  A: Mike, your wireless devices should get IP address from Belkin. And Belkin should not only assign IP ...
LAN11/17/2005
  Q: how does LAN and 802.11a/b/g work when you are on an aeroplane?
  A: In aeroplane, though we do not see anything but they have full network in place. Mostly they have a ...
Wireless router/card compatibility9/8/2005
  Q: I have a Cisco wireless router and two laptop computers. One of the computers has a Cisco PCMCIA ...
  A: Tom, There are no settings on the router to change. ROuter is working fine with other card so it ...
wireless ad hoc routing protocole9/7/2005
  Q: I'm a master degree student in Jordan and I want to ask you some questions if you please: 1- what is ...
  A: Nader, hi.. each routing protocol uses different matrics. SOme like eigrp have composite metrics and ...
Wireless router/card compatibility9/5/2005
  Q: I have a Cisco wireless router and two laptop computers. One of the computers has a Cisco PCMCIA ...
  A: Tom, Incidently I could find the same card as you have and tried it with accesspoint which in my ...
ROUTING MULTIPLE IP ADDRESSES8/29/2005
  Q: Here is my setup: 1 network running with ip address range 10.x.x.x /24. I have some devices with ...
  A: Allan, YOu can do that. One simpler way is to use a secondary IP address. So on fastE you need to ...
wireless networking8/15/2005
  Q: We have a server network using Windows Server 2003. We have a building about 100 yard from our main ...
  A: You can use a signal booster and will have to check out for power needed from the local market. But ...
Internetworking.8/15/2005
  Q: ======================================= Hello, Here is the step by step understanding that I have ...
  A: 1. Not really. Mostly ISPs pull whole DNS registry so that you geta faster turnaround time and names ...
Network?8/8/2005
  Q: I would appreciate for your help. What I want to do is: I have a recording machine ...
  A: Nik, As far as connectovoty os concerned it can be achieved by several means. BUt for the other pc ...
Hello Mr. Gupta, Im thomas...8/2/2005
  Q: Gupta, Im thomas from Malaysia and would like to gather some information regarding a situation ...
  A: Tom, I would request you to put in your ideas first so that I can get your understanding. Your ...
routing7/23/2005
  Q: I have just switched from dial up to sbc/yahoo DSL- I love the speed compared. I am pretty much a ...
  A: Bill, All you need to do is to connectyour son's pc with a cross cable, as it is not very far. This ...
Router versus Switch7/22/2005
  Q: Are router and switch the same? Can router connect to internet without using modem? What does router ...
  A: No router and swithces are not same. Ideally speaking router works on layer 3 of OSI model whereas ...
------------------------- ...7/21/2005
  Q: Followup To Question - We have a small office with a Win2003 Server running on the server. We have ...
  A: on your access point you should enable dhcp so that machines get an IP address. You can have work ...
Networking w/ router & switch7/8/2005
  Q: Well, that would make sense, but the computers can not see each other in network neighborhood. The ...
  A: Jared, please check your defaul gateway. Switch should have default gateway as the ethernet ...
Basic Lan Setup6/13/2005
  Q: I want to setup a small office lan consisting of one server + 4 node. I have already applied for a ...
  A: Your connection should look like below. isp connection--(modem)router(ethernetport)---hub---server ...
Routing6/6/2005
  Q: First of all I hope you have a good day. I'm running windows 3000 server as DC and ISA server on a ...
  A: John, hi.. You can configure routing on the router so that you can have better control and also you ...
Internet5/31/2005
  Q: I have a latest dell laptop with wireless enabled. I want net access connection anywhere,anyplace I ...
  A: THere are wireless roaming cards availabe for laptops. You can buy one. WHereever there is a signal ...
Networking4/28/2005
  Q: Hey I asked you a question yesterday with the laptop. Anyways I downloaded FreeProxy but I still ...
  A: You need to install proxy on the PC with adsl. connect tese two pc though a cross cable using ...
linksys router4/15/2005
  Q: i would like to setup a home network simply connecting 2 computers. both computers will be surfing ...
  A: SK, You can do IPSEC and VPN but that not required. In all probablity you will be using net and do ...
IP #'s4/12/2005
  Q: Tried to access a websight, sent a couple of emails, webmaster upset because he thought I was ...
  A: none of you are at fault. The IP is assigned by your service provider. Most of the time last two ...
port blocking2/22/2005
  Q: i need to permanently some specific some tcp/ip ports on a pc. as such i need to know how i can do ...
  A: it depends upon your windows version. like xp professional aor windows server will let you block ...
Obtaining IP2/17/2005
  Q: I have a problem. My girlfriend is using a PC which is connecting with another PC with a crossed ...
  A: Ramon, this can be done but the server PC need to support this. In fact it should function as a ...
netwoking2/9/2005
  Q: I want to network 10 computers with the help of a ADSL router and a hub. Here is the detail of ...
  A: Mahboob, You should take a provate IP address and assign IP addrsses to your PCs like 192.168.10.1, ...
How to Disable NAT2/7/2005
  Q: I have a DSL/4port router Aztech DSL3100R. I want to disable NAT in my router bcause its ...
  A: Ernest, I also don;t know how to turn it off in the router you had suggested. In Cisco, we just ...
Communications1/25/2005
  Q: I am working with a Tektronix Aribitrary Waveform Generator (model AWG610) and control this unit ...
  A: Dennis hi... The IP address and the mask should be matching only than it should work. Try this out. ...
Share Bandwidth1/21/2005
  Q: We currently Share a 2mb per second broadband connection using a 3Com router. However we have ...
  A: Yes, of course. You can apply QOS and prioritise such traffic as low and other business critical ...
T1 router question12/22/2004
  Q: I am thinking about getting T1 internet connection, and i was woundering what's the cheapest router ...
  A: Jesse, From cisco there are some routers which come inbuilt with a switch. YOu canlook for those ...
internet connction12/15/2004
  Q: I have a network in my building and I want to connect the network to the internet by wireless ...
  A: 1. What you are saying and what they have done seems to be same. Both router and server should be ...
Restricting access to internet12/6/2004
  Q: Hope you can help. We are a small company running 7 PCs through a server/router. All currently have ...
  A: Allan, I would suggest that on your router you can have accesslist configured so that you can ...
No ROM monitor after erasing flash12/3/2004
  Q: It did not yet solve my problem unfortunately. The document describes how to recover a Cisco 1700 ...
  A: In that case ROland, I would suggest to call thelocal tech support guy as he may need to open and ...
Cable Internet Wireless Router Connection11/9/2004
  Q: I just got Comcast Cable Internet service and installed a NETGEAR wirless router to connect to my ...
  A: Dan, That could be one of the reasons. You can try setting the netgear box to factory setting and ...
Wan, Lan Router !!10/26/2004
  Q: I have a Bandwidth Controller Micronet sp883, 2 Routers Linksys BEFSR41, 1 Switch SH-9024C and 1 ...
  A: Diego, Please restrict access to that subnet using access lists on your interface. access-list 100 ...
Cisco VLAN10/25/2004
  Q: Here is the simple confguration for my network. Could you please guide me through this. (Core 4503) ...
  A: I would need to see physical connectivity diagram so that I understand the ports where you need to ...
Cisco VLAN10/22/2004
  Q: Lets take it simple, two 2950 switches, one core switch catalyst 4503. i am trying deploy 3 vlans: ...
  A: The cat 2950 supports only one layer 3 vlan (interface vlan). You can configure different "interface ...
easy VLAN setup10/21/2004
  Q: also I meant to say a VPN and not a VLAN The distance between the two is approximatly 5km. The main ...
  A: Jason, hi... Great, VPN makes sense. I was confused with VLAN so wanted to know the distance. To ...
Cisco Router10/21/2004
  Q: We are currently using the cisco 1601 router on our WAN. Is there any interface card available for ...
  A: Suraj, 1601 has limited expandability. You can try using firewall IOS instead of regular IP IOS. ...
block pogo.com at network access level with cisco10/10/2004
  Q: We have many employees playing pogo.com, and some of them have been getting some weird ...
  A: Jason, You can use NBAR at the router and block all access to pogo. You can also block this access ...
network neighbourhood10/2/2004
  Q: I use win 98 and have my internet thru cable.I'll give a detailed description of my problem. When I ...
  A: Sam, I don;t have idea what do yo want to see but certainly internet can't be seen on network ...
Locating piece of equip. with certain IP address9/30/2004
  Q: We have been assigned an IP address that should not have been previously assigned to any equip. We ...
  A: Mel, its little tricky. As for as locating the machine physically is concerned, its little ...
Toshiba server DSL hookup9/17/2004
  Q: Sorry. I need to know how to get a PC to use the broadband connection that we just got installed. I ...
  A: Chris, thanks for clarifying. Please check if you can reach the router. You have to setup IP address ...
DSL installation9/8/2004
  Q: We have a Toshiba server running Linux based software that was a breeze to install. Just configure ...
  A: Chris, hi.. I would like to go for the first option as it does not involve any extra component. ...
There are 4 architects, 6...9/7/2004
  Q: There are 4 architects, 6 architectural technicians, a bookkeeper/accountant and a ...
  A: Alex, Please have a look below and hope that its useful for you. -sudhanshu Advantages of ADSL 1. ...
Ganging routers9/4/2004
  Q: I have a Netpassage 15B and just bought a wireless D-link DI-514 as part of a new printer network. ...
  A: Craig, hi... SO far as machines on LAN do not have wireless cards you are good. If they have do not ...
Website Accessability.9/2/2004
  Q: A 3rd party company has set up our websites. When they implemented them the staging website (where ...
  A: You are right that it possess a security risk and it hsould be avoided before hand. If server is ...
Networking Problem8/26/2004
  Q: I am having some issues with my home network - hoping you can help. I have a desktop unit running ...
  A: Chris, you would find the solution in one of the two things. 1. Check if you have removed NetBeui or ...
Setting up a WLAN in a hotel building8/23/2004
  Q: I am looking into installing several (4-6) Cisco 1200 series access points, in the central corridor ...
  A: you can have both the options. EIther single ssid through all APs or configure multiple SSID per AP. ...
Setting up a WLAN in a hotel building8/21/2004
  Q: I am looking into installing several (4-6) Cisco 1200 series access points, in the central corridor ...
  A: you need to do a site survey to find the best place and design for the antennas. It depends upon the ...
cisco router soho968/17/2004
  Q: I had no succsess ! I cannot put the commands of the global configuration of my router . Could you ...
  A: ok, not a problem. Id it possible for you to send me the existing configutaion of the router. If ...
wireless network problem8/15/2004
  Q: I have a wireless home network, with 3 computers on it. I am having a problem with the newest one, ...
  A: Tim, To be very precise I too don't have an idea why this should happen from one PC. If you are ...
Extended Subnets8/13/2004
  Q: We ahve two locations. The first location has a subnet of lets say 10.1.1.1. the second is say ...
  A: Paul, you need to enable bridging on the serial interfaces so that both subnets can be seen at both ...
cisco router soho968/10/2004
  Q: Let me introduce first , My name is dimitris and I come from athens Greece.I have a cisco ADSL ...
  A: Hmm so you are affected by Olympics. Maybe, the cable company wants you to enjoy Olympics instead of ...
help7/29/2004
  Q: SUPPOSE I NEED TO ADD MORE ACCESS DO I NEED TO PURCHASE A MODEM FOR EACH AND EVERY PERSON I ADD FOR ...
  A: Alice, hi... Its a business decision you need to make. Having only five users, I would suggest to ...
Remote Access7/23/2004
  Q: I have a Computer at HOME . The specs are p3 with 128 ram 80gb hard disk I have a broadband ...
  A: Your ISP has a DHCP server which assigns you a IP, but this (and all others) are NATted at the ...
Remote Access7/21/2004
  Q: I have a Computer at HOME . The specs are p3 with 128 ram 80gb hard disk I have a broadband ...
  A: Hasan, Your ISP has given you a private IP with which you can not go to Internet. FOr that either ...
Home network7/16/2004
  Q: I want to make a server network I use dsl And have 6 computers What would i need and could i have ...
  A: Andy, you would need a 8 port switch, NICs for your PCs and severs and cables to connect them You ...
help6/24/2004
  Q: DO YOU KNOW OF ANY ONLINE SITE THAT HAS AN EXPLANATION ON HOW TO DO THIShello, am desperately in ...
  A: THere would be lot of sites on Ineternet which can teach you this stuff. One link I found from ...
help6/23/2004
  Q: am desperately in need of something here, i have two networks of win98se, they are 2 kilometres ...
  A: You must be having a proxy/cache at the location which has connection to Internet. Now all you need ...
dcc or lan6/19/2004
  Q: i have 2 computers one is gud old p2 with 350 mhz processor and 192 mb of ram second is 2.4 ghz p4 ...
  A: To play game agianst you can be done using the parallel or serial cable connection but for Internet ...
Share IP addresses?6/17/2004
  Q: how are you? I am moving to a building that already has an internet connection. They use a router ...
  A: You can very well do that. You need to have a box (Linux/Unix or a router) which can do NAT (Network ...
Object is to create VNC connection to computers which are not on the internet.6/17/2004
  Q: Need a recommendation on how to dial up a computer and have a TCP/IP connection to it. May involve ...
  A: Hassan, To have a TCP/IP connection you need to configure RAS server on the windows m/c that you are ...
IP Assignments6/9/2004
  Q: I'm a novice in the field of Networking..but love to learn about IP addresses.......'ve a list of ...
  A: FOllwoing arte the assignments. LAN: Subnet - 67.127.226.96 Hosts - 67.127.226.97 to 67.127.226.102 ...
internet connection6/8/2004
  Q: can you suggest some types of internet connection suitable for school network which are economical ...
  A: Callisto, hi... It would depend on the service providers in your area. FOr school I would suggest to ...
Netgear FVS318 router/firewall setup with Comcast cable modem6/8/2004
  Q: I am connected to the internet through a Comcast cable modem and wanted to hook up a second computer ...
  A: If you do ipconfig /all on the PC connected to COmcast you should know all the details. If those are ...
lan technology... urgent pls reply6/8/2004
  Q: i need to develop a school LAN, which connect all the desktop computers and servers in the school. ...
  A: Callisto hi... Basically you need a small LAN with connectivity to Internet. It would somewhat look ...
Pure Maths used in Networking?6/6/2004
  Q: I am in the last year of my Bechelor degree in Computer Science. But I am quite weak in maths please ...
  A: Sam... Hey.. How r u doing buddy. That's a tough one. But I will try. Let's see. 1. Maths as such ...
We are running an ISP in Iran,let's...6/1/2004
  Q: We are running an ISP in Iran,let's talk about the configuration of our ISp then ask myWe have 3 ...
  A: Navid, hi... Yes there are softwares which you can use to manage your billing and at the same for ...
Wireless Networking\Double NIC\Internet Access5/31/2004
  Q: I am a COX Cable Internet user. I tried to set up a Netgear Wireless router between my Cable Modem ...
  A: JC, hi... Just check if the connectivity has been through always. That when you are not able to ...
internet4/20/2004
  Q: What is the fastest kind of internet connection? Also, it seems all ISP's have to subscribe to a ...
  A: Babak, hi... Its hard to say the highest speed on the internet as I have seen customers having ...
WAN with 3 LAN4/18/2004
  Q: How do I make a WAN with 3 LANs?
  A: On the router you need to have connectivity through serial interfaces to all remote locations. On ...
two-modem connection3/24/2004
  Q: I have two Pcs. One has Win 2k PRO, the other has a removable disk, so I can choose among Win98/ME ...
  A: Max, hi... I am sorry I don't have a clue on how to do it. What I would have done is to first find ...
wireless networking3/23/2004
  Q: I have recently tried to install a wireless network at home between my Laptop and Main pc. I am not ...
  A: Glyn, hi... the setting you have done are quite right for ad-hoc connection. Just double check to be ...
testing my router3/21/2004
  Q: how will i know that the wireless router tat i am using to make a network between my laptops is ...
  A: Rima, hi... you can eiter check the router if it is showing any activities. You can also ping from ...
Support3/19/2004
  Q: Currently venders who support some applications in our Hospital connect by a Dedicated modem on the ...
  A: It can be done. You need to have a VPN box in your network and service provider of your vendors ...
help3/11/2004
  Q: I have a Moterola modem from Adelphia ISP, the model is a SB5100 surfboard, the router that is ...
  A: Andy, hi... I looked for QOS features and access-list on Belkin but could not filnd any refernces to ...
Hub and Switches3/9/2004
  Q: One very simple and basic question, what is the difference between Hub and switch, and how do they ...
  A: Basic difference in Hub and switch is the bandwidth they provide. IN hubs bandwidthis shared between ...
help3/8/2004
  Q: I have a router I just put up on my cable conection, and it has 2 wireless cards going out. one ...
  A: Andrew, yes you can do that. You need to apply QOS so that you can restrict the bandwidth or make ...
CCNA Case study3/5/2004
  Q: go to uv1997@hotmail.com, password is 123456 and then go to mail u will find an email sent from ...
  A: SUre ralph, will do that. But it might take some time as we have a restricted access for Internet ...
Routing On Sat. Internet3/1/2004
  Q: I currently have sattelite internet up in the mountains. I would like to have a webcam server up ...
  A: Jared, I am sorry that i can't help you out on this. The way I understand is that DW4000 modem have ...
remote connection3/1/2004
  Q: we have win2000 server in our office with 13 win2k pro & win ME workstation and 2 application and ...
  A: moein, you need to follow the steos for configuring the win2k server as RAS so that users can dialin ...
Bridging NETBIOS from token ring to ethernet2/24/2004
  Q: I would like to know if it is possible to bridge an older OS/2 machine (token ring netbios) to ...
  A: Dan, hi... yes, this can be done. The issue in such type of bridging is that the way in which MAC ...
Best way to integrate two offices with failover2/13/2004
  Q: Sudhanshu, I am the IT Manager of a small company that has several branch offices. Although ...
  A: Jeff, this is how it would look like. Office A LAN---RouterA-----P2P----ROuterB----Office B LAN. ...
Best way to integrate two offices with failover2/12/2004
  Q: Sudhanshu, I am the IT Manager of a small company that has several branch offices. Although ...
  A: jeff, hi... What you have thought is very much possible. All you have to do it so separate A & B's ...
ssh2/5/2004
  Q: I am a programmer and I have been asked to “ssh to xxx.yyy.com with ssh2”. I have a PC running ...
  A: Charile, first of all I don't know aything about programming si my answer may not be what you are ...
Port distribution..1/28/2004
  Q: What is mean by port distribution?nd What r Routed protocols and Routing protocols with example..nd ...
  A: Routed Protocol - IP, IPX, Decnet, Appletalk etc Routing Protocol - RIP, EIGRP, IGRP, OSPF, ISIS etc ...
IP being blocked? Or Problem with route?1/8/2004
  Q: I am stuck with a really interesting network problem. We have a wide pool of IP address that can'nt ...
  A: Hey John, Missing routes looks more plausible to me. As the packets are being dropped on ...

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