| Subject | Date Asked |
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| server | 11/8/2009 |
Q: Good day, I am building a network for 8 offices. Which would be the best server to use? This is ...
A: The server specification will depend on what services/applications you want to run on that server ...
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| how to connect 6 systems | 11/3/2009 |
Q: a good day...... how to connect 6 systems using d-link switch.and i want to get internet to all ...
A: You can connect all PC's to the LAN ports on the switch and have the Internet connection connected ...
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| Linux | 10/21/2009 |
Q: I understand that Domain Name Service (DNS) and File Transfer Protocol (FTP) deal with a Linux ...
A: DNS and FTP are protocols which are the part of the ISO 7-layer protocol stack. FTP is an ...
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| IP addressing | 10/19/2009 |
Q: Default gateway address of my ADSL router is 192.168.1.1. What should I do if I have more than 254 ...
A: You will need a larger subnet block to have more client IP addresses. At present, the subnet mask of ...
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| VPN use to browse official PC from out of office | 10/15/2009 |
Q: My official network has got workgroup ARAF.COM I’m out of office now. I use mail Server in Linux ...
A: If you are connecting to the office VPN using a dialer, then your network settings will show up a ...
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| VPN use to browse official PC from out of office | 10/11/2009 |
Q: My official network has got workgroup ARAF.COM I’m out of office now. I use mail Server in Linux ...
A: Once you are connected to the office network through the VPN, you get an IP address assigned which ...
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| career | 10/4/2009 |
Q: what is the best area to train in networks for a career in it
A: The start is always getting the foundation strong, which is LAN-WAN fundamentals including Routing & ...
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| wireless problem | 9/25/2009 |
Q: my problem is when i connect wireless my modem with my computer, the connection too slow, some pages ...
A: It seems that the wireless connection speed is the problem. When you are connected wirelessly, check ...
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| Bit Torrents | 9/20/2009 |
Q: I am in Canada and I have just been notified by my local Internet provider that a U.S. company ...
A: After going through details of your situation, I too feel that the company will not start legal ...
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| lan connection | 9/6/2009 |
Q: I have Internet on one computer. So I bought an ethernet switch inorder to divide it on the 2 ...
A: You will need to check how the IP configuration is setup on the system which had the Internet. If ...
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| LAN | 9/1/2009 |
Q: I am impressed with your profile. Well, My problem is I am connected to LAN, Internet is working, ...
A: This error is related to the permissions configured on the LAN. Please check that there are ...
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| Broadband internet | 8/28/2009 |
Q: I have a broadband internet connection. Every time when I turn on my PC I need to connect manually ...
A: You will have to check in the modem administration, if you have access to the same, if there is a ...
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| Cisco 2950 switch | 8/24/2009 |
Q: I have configured four VLANs on a Cisco 2950 switch (10,20,30,90,99). The switch is trunked via port ...
A: Check the routing table on the router, you should see a route for the Management subnet in the ...
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| LAN | 8/24/2009 |
Q: Good day, The scenario is this: site A & B, distance 400km and no wire should be used. I know we ...
A: You can go for the Cisco 1400 series Wireless bridges which can be configured as point to point link ...
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| Network Failure | 8/22/2009 |
Q: Good day to you. Recently me and a friend started using LAN for things like data exchange, gaming ...
A: The problems looks to be with the wireless NIC drivers on the laptop. Because if there was a ...
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| Router connection | 8/21/2009 |
Q: I have 2 computers that I would like to share the same Internet connection. Computer 1 is my work ...
A: You can go for a 4-port Wireless router with Firewall capabalities, using which you can connect ...
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| Follow-up : Router and Access Point | 8/20/2009 |
Q: I'm sorry I had to ask a new question because they wouldn't let me ask for another follow-up. First, ...
A: Yes, you have figured it out right. As the Access Point was just a client to the router, the IP on ...
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| LAN | 8/20/2009 |
Q: Good day, The scenario is this: site A & B, distance 400km and no wire should be used. I know we ...
A: The appropriate connection over such large distances would be microwave access or satellite links. ...
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| Want to set up wireless network in my office | 8/20/2009 |
Q: We have a office set up in ground floor having some 5 systems in different room and on first floor ...
A: Yes, you can implement a wireless network as desired. You will need a couple of Wireless Access ...
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| Wireless Router and Access point...Please Help! | 8/19/2009 |
Q: I used to have a non-wireless router connected to a wireless TP-Link access point. Now I replaced ...
A: The best option is to leave the IP addressing set to DHCP. Usually the router acts as the DHCP ...
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| Netwroking | 8/18/2009 |
Q: How do I network 2 pcs to share data (my documents etc..)? I have a arias modem and still need to ...
A: Best option is to get a router which has 4 Ethernet ports. This way you achieve both desired ...
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| Wireless Router and Access point...Please Help! | 8/17/2009 |
Q: I used to have a non-wireless router connected to a wireless TP-Link access point. Now I replaced ...
A: I think set the AP to work in bridged mode. This way it just boosts the network signal for the SSID ...
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| Wireless router and the main computer | 8/17/2009 |
Q: I have installed a Linksys router. The main computer (where I installed the software for the router) ...
A: Does the main computer have a wireless network card? If yes, only then can it connect to the router ...
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| Wireless Router and Access point...Please Help! | 8/17/2009 |
Q: I used to have a non-wireless router connected to a wireless TP-Link access point. Now I replaced ...
A: Yes, you can connect the access point as an extension to the wireless router. The AP needs to be ...
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| connecting remote mac to a lan | 8/15/2009 |
Q: i want to know how to connect a remote mac through internet to lan and act as member of the lan what ...
A: You can access the remote machine using a VPN connection. For this, you will need a VPN termination ...
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| Multiple ISP LAN networks attached to the same switch | 8/8/2009 |
Q: I have two computers that are connected to a LAN switch The switch itself is connected to two ...
A: A simple solution here would be to create 2 VLAN's on the switch, each with a different IP subnet ...
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| Networking | 8/6/2009 |
Q: am a new network manager. I need to implement a network that will have three physical locations ...
A: In a typical network scenario, groups required are mapped to VLAN's and thus made secure. But as the ...
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| wireless routers | 8/5/2009 |
Q: I want to set up 2 wireless routers to work on the same modem. The routers will be side by side. ...
A: The easiest solution here would be to attach the new router to the LAN port on the existing router, ...
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| Two sources of internet | 8/5/2009 |
Q: I live in a rural area and only have access to Wildblue satellite Internet and Verizon Mobile ...
A: Yes, you can have both the connections and share the balance the traffic across both connections. ...
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| Accessing internal Web Server | 7/14/2009 |
Q: I have a DNS server running on linux. It has a 2 NIC (private and public IP). I have a Web Server ...
A: That won't be the case, you can have a www record for the server pointing to the internal IP address ...
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| Accessing internal Web Server | 7/10/2009 |
Q: I have a DNS server running on linux. It has a 2 NIC (private and public IP). I have a Web Server ...
A: You will have to create a forward lookup zone file, which is the A record for the web server, and ...
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| Connection 2 access points | 7/8/2009 |
Q: I have a dsl connection in my office this dsl connection is giving a rj45 to an access point. lets ...
A: This is possible if the access points have the capability to connect using something called as mesh ...
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| networking | 7/6/2009 |
Q: I want to set upa network at my shore house using cable modem and wireless router. Specificaly I ...
A: Once you setup the LAN there, then you will need a public IP address, which will uniquely identify ...
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| CONNECTING NETBOOK TO INTERNET THROUGH LAN | 7/3/2009 |
Q: pls tell me how to connect my new netbook,acer aspire one to Internet. my pc is connected to the ...
A: You can connect the netbook to the switch LAN port, to which your PC is connected, and provided that ...
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| ethernet adapter | 6/29/2009 |
Q: When I use the USB cable from my motorola modem I have no problems. When I try to switch to using ...
A: You can check the Ethernet adapter from the device manager and confirm whether its present and is ...
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| wan | 6/29/2009 |
Q: how can i block some website from server through lan to its client.client can not access this ...
A: You can do this with the help of a proxy server installed on the server such as ISA. Also can be ...
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| WIFI Router Settings | 6/22/2009 |
Q: I have recently purchased a LINKSYS WRT542G Wireless Broadband Router to access internet on my ...
A: Following static routes can be added - On your router: 192.168.1.x 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.N ...
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| WIFI Router Settings | 6/20/2009 |
Q: I have recently purchased a LINKSYS WRT542G Wireless Broadband Router to access internet on my ...
A: The problem might be due to different LAN addresses for the two networks you have. The LAN ip's on ...
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| why ip route x.x.x.x x.x.x.x Null 0 | 6/12/2009 |
Q: While routing through Bgp why we do advertised prefix to static route as "ip route x.x.x.x x.x.x.x ...
A: The Null interface is typically used for preventing routing loops. Whenever a routing protocol ...
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| Why loopback for bgp? | 6/11/2009 |
Q: i am really confused why people use loopback address for bgp update. i read that if the physical ...
A: As you said, the loopback is used primarily because it is always active, as it is configured on the ...
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| LAN error | 6/9/2009 |
Q: I just brought a lap top, it is Toshiba lap top. I connect to internet through wireless and i manage ...
A: Can you make sure the TCP/IP setting on the laptop are correct? Because when two active connections ...
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| OSI | 6/8/2009 |
Q: I was on a website recently and just started wondering about the seven layer OSI model and how ...
A: Please visit the following links for more info on OSI layers and their functions - ...
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| 2wireless lan cards connectivity no router | 5/22/2009 |
Q: i am using pc to pc networking(between 2 computers only) with wire lan card no hub or switch was ...
A: You will have to configure the wireless card to connect to ad-hoc wireless network, and not ...
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| lan help | 5/12/2009 |
Q: I am a university student and have benn asked to design a network for a school from scratch or ...
A: For a two site network design, the first thing you need to decide is whether to have provide a Head ...
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| no connection | 5/5/2009 |
Q: I have high speed wireless ISP connected directly to my pc (no router) through the network card ...
A: I am slightly confused here, you mentioned that you are connecting to the Internet through a ...
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| RE: network | 5/3/2009 |
Q: i want to create a client server network at home in my bedroom upstairs. i have a wireless enable pc ...
A: If your wireless signal is not strong enough to reach upstairs, you can go for another router which ...
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| RE: network | 4/30/2009 |
Q: i want to create a client server network at home in my bedroom upstairs. i have a wireless enable pc ...
A: You will need a wireless router, using which you can setup a wireless network which can connect your ...
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| WAN link resilience | 4/22/2009 |
Q: We have the below requirements and diagram is provided. 1. Site1 has SubnetA and SubnetB. 2. Site2 ...
A: You can configure the 3560's for IP routing and then configure policy based routing to have ...
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| wan connectivity? | 4/21/2009 |
Q: hii tejus tell me how to connect 1700 series cisco router to make 2 mb wan link???and tell me ...
A: A 2MB WAN link can be terminated on the serial port of the 1700 series router, the serial can ...
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| subnetting | 4/17/2009 |
Q: I need some help with a college assignment on subnetting and tcp/ip. the question is "an IT ...
A: First you need to find out the total number of host addresses required, which will be 12 subnets x ...
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| VLAN | 4/16/2009 |
Q: i want to implement 2 network in my site , one is private and the second is public , using one Vsat ...
A: If the Vsat link is a private link and on top of that you are tunneling it through VPN, then its a ...
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| air card | 4/14/2009 |
Q: I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask the question. If not I'd appreciate if you could ...
A: If its the Sierra Wireless AirCard 875U USB modem, then it can be attached to the laptop via a USB ...
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| router access | 4/11/2009 |
Q: How can I tell if an unsecured internet connection is coming from my router? It shows up when I ...
A: If you are sure that there is just one wireless network configured on your router, then do not worry ...
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| Copper between houses | 4/10/2009 |
Q: Is it OK to run a copper Ethernet cable between two houses for networking? I've heard people saying ...
A: A Cat5/Cat6 Ethernet cable has a restriction of 100 meters between two end points. If your distance ...
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| Blocking inbound traffic | 4/9/2009 |
Q: I would like to block all inbound traffic to a fastethernet interface with an address of x.x.x.x/30. ...
A: I sample ACL would be - access-list 10 deny IP any x.x.x.x y.y.y.y where any is the source and ...
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| router access | 4/9/2009 |
Q: How can I tell if an unsecured internet connection is coming from my router? It shows up when I ...
A: Log into your router from the administration page and check which wireless networks are configured ...
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| Blocking inbound traffic | 4/7/2009 |
Q: I would like to block all inbound traffic to a fastethernet interface with an address of x.x.x.x/30. ...
A: Blocking the traffic for the port will depend on what configuration options the device has, on which ...
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| Gateway vs router mode | 4/7/2009 |
Q: On my router (a home router, that is), on the dynamic routing page, there is an option called ...
A: I had a look at the manual for the router from their website, what I think is the setting for mode ...
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| IP address is differnt, which i can used | 4/5/2009 |
Q: sir i am checking my computer ip address two ways (1)I go to website and check my ip addres ...
A: The 3G service provider will be allocating a private IP address to connect to its network. Then when ...
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| Pls reply | 4/2/2009 |
Q: I am a student and haue noticed that there is no reliable way of connecting to the internet around ...
A: You will need a broadband Internet connection with sufficient bandwidth, it should terminate on a ...
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| l3vpn | 4/2/2009 |
Q: we have shdsl Internet through cisco 5505, dhcp pool 192.168.200/255 with primary dns 192.168.200.5> ...
A: All the WS's can be joined to the domain using the "Join Domain" option from the My Computer ...
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| How to make DG834G as a access point | 3/31/2009 |
Q: I am trying to set up mini Wireless network around the house, i have just move from AOL to O2 with ...
A: The configuration guide for the router can be found at the manufacturer's website. Please have a ...
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| my computer is not connected lan | 3/31/2009 |
Q: my computer is not connected lan? LAN plug is already plug in n the LED is blinking y plz reply
A: Seems that the PC is not configure with the correct IP address hence the LAN connectivity is not ...
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| locating/switching wireless router connections | 3/28/2009 |
Q: We have a new Sony lap top computer running Microsoft Vista. We had a D-Link router installed in our ...
A: Each wireless network is protected with a pass-key, which is used to authenticate against the ...
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| To divide internet in to two computers. | 3/26/2009 |
Q: -- I have two computers & each have single LAN port.I've joined Internet line with a switch box no.1 ...
A: You need to make sure that both the computers and the switch are in the same IP network, this can be ...
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| Doubts regarding IP&TCP | 3/21/2009 |
Q: I want to know how the TCP segments are transmitted across the Internet?Are they transmitted ...
A: TCP uses certain mechanisms which enable it to have a connection oriented transmission of a segment, ...
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| Trouble visualizing OSI LAYERS | 3/21/2009 |
Q: I am a student who visualizes whenever I learn any concept.For eg.,I visualize like data packets ...
A: The OSI layers is an abstract description for layered communications and computer network protocol ...
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| LAN/WAN | 3/16/2009 |
Q: We have one main office and two suboffices. We have already connected one suboffice to main office ...
A: As all three location have different networks, connectivity needs to be established using static ...
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| LAN | 3/13/2009 |
Q: i have a small office network of 25 computers working on Win 2003 based DHCP server. internet in ...
A: You can have the same server act as DHCP as well as the proxy, you need to be sure that the single ...
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| LAN | 3/12/2009 |
Q: i have a small office network of 25 computers working on Win 2003 based DHCP server. internet in ...
A: I would suggest you to go for a proxy/caching server through which you can pass all the internet ...
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| LAN design | 3/9/2009 |
Q: I would like to know what devices (All needed devices)I would need to create a (PSN) frame relay ...
A: Too connect 3 sites across the WAN using frame-relay, you can either go for a hub-spoke network or ...
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| Port Filtering PCAnywhere | 3/9/2009 |
Q: I am using Prolink ADSL2+ Modem/router H9200AR for internet connection. I wanted to configure in ...
A: To connect to a particular PC in a LAN, which has private IP address, you will need to have a static ...
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| Printer sharing | 2/25/2009 |
Q: I want to share printer between two computers from which one is in my office and one is at my home. ...
A: This can be done provided that the network printer has a public IP address using which it can be ...
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| cisco process high | 2/25/2009 |
Q: my 7004vxr router gets high process usage, sometime it goes upto 90 %, i tried to do my best but ...
A: There can be various reasons that can be causing this problem. The best way is to troubleshoot with ...
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| wireless router | 2/22/2009 |
Q: I recently bought a new laptop and tried to get on internet using my wirless router that was already ...
A: I think that the router is setup with a WPA/PSK encryption for the wireless network, while the older ...
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| restricting internet browsing using cisco router | 2/20/2009 |
Q: I have a network using a cisco 837 router. My ISP connects to it and on the other side the switch ...
A: Yes, this is possible. Create an extendedIP access list based on the IP addresses of the clients ...
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| Wifi via Adhoc mode | 2/19/2009 |
Q: I have two computers and two USB Wifi adapters. I want to connect two computers via Wifi Adhoc mode. ...
A: The IP addresses are correct with the subnet masks being 255.255.255.0 and also ensure the gateway ...
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| Connecting two Computers via WLAN for data transfer | 2/17/2009 |
Q: I want to connect two computers via Wireless Lan for data transfer. Both computers have Wi Fi ...
A: Yes, the computer which connects to the Internet acts as the gateway, in this case the PC connected ...
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| Connectivity with broadband in two different pc on different location | 2/17/2009 |
Q: I want to Map my two PCs which are at two different locations and both location has broadband ...
A: You will need to enable sharing on the drives that you want to map, then each PC must have a public ...
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| Connecting two Computers via WLAN for data transfer | 2/16/2009 |
Q: I want to connect two computers via Wireless Lan for data transfer. Both computers have Wi Fi ...
A: If you configure the clients to get IP address via DHCP, then there needs to be a DHCP server in the ...
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| Connecting two Computers via WLAN for data transfer | 2/15/2009 |
Q: I want to connect two computers via Wireless Lan for data transfer. Both computers have Wi Fi ...
A: Both the computers can connect using the wireless adapters, you need to configure the settings to ...
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| Change IP address | 2/10/2009 |
Q: My Computer is a member of a LAN network group, with internet connection throw router/ADSL. My ...
A: This cannot be done as the public IP address is leased out by your ISP and does not change that ...
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| networking | 2/9/2009 |
Q: hi i have a 8 pc my job is to connect 8 pcs in lab how to connect how to do network connection & ...
A: You need to get a 8-port or 16-port switch and connect all the PC's to the LAN ports using Cat-6 ...
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| Wireless broadband | 2/7/2009 |
Q: I would like to ask you regarding wireless broadband. I have wireless broadband 3 Mbps. I have three ...
A: The wireless router administration page can be usually accessed from the IP address 192.168.1.1 from ...
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| Wireless broadband | 2/7/2009 |
Q: I would like to ask you regarding wireless broadband. I have wireless broadband 3 Mbps. I have three ...
A: The wireless router which connects to the internet and provides IP addresses to the wireless clients ...
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| Internet Sharing | 2/1/2009 |
Q: I m pleased to see your profile and interest for working as a volunteer over this open forum side. ...
A: MAC based authentication can act as a second line support for wireless access. The best way to ...
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| Nid help in connectivity | 1/31/2009 |
Q: I am using PIX firewall 515e with ISO 7. I have 3 networks, Internal(100 security) DMZ(50 security) ...
A: If the wired clients and the wireless clients in the internal network have the IP's from the same ...
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| Nid help in connectivity | 1/30/2009 |
Q: I am using PIX firewall 515e with ISO 7. I have 3 networks, Internal(100 security) DMZ(50 security) ...
A: Create an access-list on the firewall to specifically deny ICMP requests from the IP block assigned ...
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| Wake On LAN | 1/27/2009 |
Q: I have a 2Wire's 2701HG-T router and would like to know how to send a broadcast WOL instead of a ...
A: I am not well versed with the router you have mentioned, the following may help you in the ...
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| Nid help in connectivity | 1/25/2009 |
Q: I am using PIX firewall 515e with ISO 7. I have 3 networks, Internal(100 security) DMZ(50 security) ...
A: By default, access to a higher security level from a lover security level is denied on the firewall, ...
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| Remote Networking | 1/24/2009 |
Q: I need to access an router that is on a static IP address. I have that address, and I have the ...
A: The router can be accessed through the telnet or the SSH port depending on the configuration, which ...
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| LAN cable | 1/22/2009 |
Q: I unplugged everything to set up a new computer table and after plugging everything back in, LAN ...
A: Try changing the cable, if that does not solve the issue, use a different port on the router. If you ...
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| Duplex mismatch between a Cisco switch and Win XP system | 1/21/2009 |
Q: Iam using "Cisco C2950 work group switch" of 24 ports. In my switch, i set the values of ...
A: You can try to set the duplex on the Win XP system to "Auto" and then check the port statistics on ...
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| multicasts | 1/19/2009 |
Q: Below is the o/p of my switch interface... sh int fas0/3 FastEthernet0/3 is up, line protocol is up ...
A: Too many broadcasts may choke up the bandwidth on a link, hence they need to be controlled. ...
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| Seeing two LAN's accross WAN | 1/14/2009 |
Q: I'm using check point firewall and vpn software. we centrally manage both firewalls (okc and ...
A: Yes, it seems to be a routing issue. In a VPN tunnel setup, usually the internal networks need to be ...
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| connecting computers | 1/9/2009 |
Q: I have two computers in the same office closely and i want to connect them with each other, on one ...
A: Connect the 2 computers back to back using a cross over LAN cable. Check the IP address on the PC ...
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| many link with two routers | 1/8/2009 |
Q: i need to connect two wan links to a lan via two routers. these two links are from two service ...
A: Connect the two links on the WAN ports of the router. Configure static routes on the router to have ...
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| wifi to dreambox | 1/6/2009 |
Q: i got laptop running windows wista, i get my internet over wifi from my neugbeur.i got satelitte ...
A: Connect the laptop to the DreamBox and configure IP address on the LAN NIC, which is in a different ...
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| networking/internet | 1/5/2009 |
Q: I really appreciate that. My question is that I need to network the following: I have a ...
A: You can connect the same machine to the Internet using two ways. Have a connection from the 14th ...
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| about router,WAN standard | 1/4/2009 |
Q: pls. give me an example of router,IOS What is the WAN standard?.. thank you :)
A: Please visit the following link which will help you understand more details about WAN - ...
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| Wireless router | 1/2/2009 |
Q: Good evening, I have a `Netgear` wireless router that I received when I went on Broadband. I have ...
A: Setting up a wireless network correctly involves a lot of steps, and it would not be possible to ...
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| Share internet with router and hubs | 12/31/2008 |
Q: If you have an internet connection going into your router and you have hubs or switches connected to ...
A: The internet connection can be shared between all the users connected to the hub/switch. You need to ...
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| Pc to PC connctivity | 12/17/2008 |
Q: I want to connect two lap tops with cross cable (RJ male connectors at both end). Pl suggest me the ...
A: Connect the two laptops using the cross cable and configure IP addresses on both laptops such as ...
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| Requesting help on networking | 12/14/2008 |
Q: 1)We have a LAN with around 25 computers each having the same static IP provided by our ISP. Example ...
A: To access each of the 25 machines individually over the internet using public IP addresses, you will ...
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| VLAN problem - working one way only | 12/12/2008 |
Q: We have two sites connected with VLAN. At site1 we have a SonicWall Pro2040 connected to the ...
A: Try changing the route on Router 2 to the following - ip route 10.0.7.0 255.255.255.0 10.0.7.254 ...
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| Network Diagram: | 12/11/2008 |
Q: Could someone show me what a network diagram would look like for the following scenario. create an ...
A: Consider an IP address range for the network, for example, 192.168.1.0 and subnet it as required. To ...
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| netwroking between mac and pc | 12/10/2008 |
Q: i have 13 pcs (AMDs)two macs G4 - mac os X (10.4.9) and G5 hasMAC OS X 10.4.10. I have two broad ...
A: To achieve the required setup, you will need a network switch (16 port/24 port) which has some ...
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| WIFI INTERNET | 12/8/2008 |
Q: I HAVE BASIC VISTA LAPTOP AND I'M HAVING DIFFICULT TIME CONNECTING TO PUBLIC NETWORK DD-WRT LINKSYS ...
A: Great to hear the you are able to access the internet now. What "ipconfig/flushdns" did was erase ...
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| WIFI INTERNET | 12/6/2008 |
Q: I HAVE BASIC VISTA LAPTOP AND I'M HAVING DIFFICULT TIME CONNECTING TO PUBLIC NETWORK DD-WRT LINKSYS ...
A: If other users are able to connect to the internet using the same wireless router, that means the ...
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| 1841 Routers - P2P T1 - Shared Subnet | 12/5/2008 |
Q: I am trying to setup 2 Cisco 1841 routers over a point to point T1 and ideally I want to use the ...
A: These statements are correct, you also need to define what the translated address will be, for the ...
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| Use of EVDO in LAN | 12/4/2008 |
Q: Can EVDO be used with LAN,if yes then can we get good speed for 4-5 PC's on LAN with the EVDO. ...
A: EVDO is a specification used for wireless access for mobile devices and usually is placed under the ...
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| 1841 Routers - P2P T1 - Shared Subnet | 12/4/2008 |
Q: I am trying to setup 2 Cisco 1841 routers over a point to point T1 and ideally I want to use the ...
A: When the packets from LAN side of router A get to router B, they need to be "natted" to the outgoing ...
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| LAN connection gone, not even in hardware profile | 12/1/2008 |
Q: One day my LAN connection disappeared. I checked the Bios, it's fine. I tried a different ethernet ...
A: It seems that the LAN adapter has suddenly failed. If you are not able to locate the LAN adapter ...
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| lan connection | 11/22/2008 |
Q: how can i connect my PC with my friends through LAN(it is for file transfer and gaming purpose).I ...
A: If you are connecting just 2 PC's then they can be connected using a cross-over network cable, just ...
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| connecting Two sites | 11/21/2008 |
Q: i would like suggestions on how i can be able to connect to sites which are in different cities,site ...
A: The link between the adjacent buildings can be decided based on the data traffic and the bandwidth ...
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| Internet access control | 11/19/2008 |
Q: Me have a small business running with 6 computers. Out of which 2 are laptops and other 4 are PC's. ...
A: Configure the Linksys router to allocate IP's from a different block for the required 4 PC's. This ...
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| How can i limit some computers on my LAN to have access only to the websites that i want ? | 11/12/2008 |
Q: I am running a LAN with a shared internet connection through a DSL modem. I want to limit internet ...
A: You will have to search for a freeware on the internet as I am not sure about this. There are ...
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| ip natting in cisco 1841 router | 11/12/2008 |
Q: hai I am using the cisco 1841 router. Now i am getting the 6 puplic ip address . but i am having ...
A: You can NAT using just one public IP address as well, to "N" number of clients. This can be done ...
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| vpn&aol | 11/11/2008 |
Q: I am on Aol broadband and I cannot get a vpn connection to stay connected. When I phoned AOL they ...
A: VPN connection should work with any internet connection as long as the ISP assign you a static ...
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| 2 DSL ONE LAN | 11/10/2008 |
Q: I have 2 DSL Connections. One CISCO Ethernet Hub with 24 Ports & 22 PC all running on WINXP SP2. ...
A: You will need to create 2 Vlans on the switch and separate the PC's as required. They can still use ...
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| Internet Problem | 11/3/2008 |
Q: I have residential building with 40+ flats all are connected with switches, and single ADSL Internet ...
A: The current setup seems to be the right one for 40+ nodes in your network. I can though suggest some ...
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| Internet not working in win XP | 10/31/2008 |
Q: My computer have two windows XP and win 98. I have MTNL Broadband connection which is connected to ...
A: As you rightly said, it does not appear to be a hardware issue as the LAN adapter works fine in Win ...
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| Wireless router | 10/16/2008 |
Q: First thank you for helping me. I had been using a wireless router (TP-Link) for couple of months. ...
A: You can find your IP address from the command prompt which will be present in the accessories menu ...
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| NETWORKING | 10/13/2008 |
Q: How can I setup tow routers with both DSL and satellite connections in HSRP for internal network? ...
A: As this answer requires a lot of explanation, please visit the following link which explains in ...
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| Slow connection | 10/10/2008 |
Q: I am using a low-end broadband connection. The official speed is 128kbps. When I start a download I ...
A: To increase download speeds of files directly from various servers, I have tried out Download ...
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| pc to laptop networking | 10/9/2008 |
Q: . i also got a network cable but i dont know how to install that cable to my pc and laptop
A: You need to make sure that the type of LAN cable is cross over, then using the same you can attach ...
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| Networking | 10/8/2008 |
Q: Sir/Madam, I am a student of Networking. My Question is I want to set up a Network of 50 ...
A: You can setup a DHCP server and create 2 IP pools to lease out IP's as required. Once pool in class ...
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| Slow connection | 10/6/2008 |
Q: I am using a low-end broadband connection. The official speed is 128kbps. When I start a download I ...
A: Your broadband connections speed is stated as 128kbps by the ISP, which is actually the bandwidth of ...
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| leased line. | 10/3/2008 |
Q: plz tell me how to check is a leased line is down or up by telneting?
A: You will need to telnet to the router on which the leased line terminates and check the interface ...
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| Broadband Internet | 10/2/2008 |
Q: I appreciate this a lot. My answer is that I have a PC in the ground floor and I have an internet ...
A: The maximum distance to which an Ethernet connection can be extended is 100 meters, which in this ...
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| VPN Tunneling problem | 9/25/2008 |
Q: Here's maybe a tough one for you. I have 4 sites. On the main site I have 5 servers. The 3 other ...
A: In such a scenario, the most useful information is obtained from the VPN tunnel logs which are ...
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| isdn | 9/22/2008 |
Q: I have to terminate an isdn line into a telephone patch panel (6 pins), which numbers do I ...
A: ISDN powering standards define three different powering options on the S/T interface. These are ...
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| remote login through internet | 9/22/2008 |
Q: how to configure the particular applicaton from one network to another network through internet by ...
A: You can configure the remote application via telnet or SSH provided that the application has ...
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| tunneling | 9/22/2008 |
Q: i am fresh in networking with a basic CCNA,and got a job as a junior network engineer..as i am the ...
A: IP tunnelling is a method to connect two disjoint Internet Protocol (IP) networks, that don't have a ...
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| Network monitors | 9/20/2008 |
Q: My employer monitors the use of computers when employees are on the internet to make sure they ...
A: The homepage is set to point to the job's homepage as the laptop is a work laptop. Ad you are ...
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| point to point connectivity | 9/19/2008 |
Q: I have two 1841 routers, one at home office, one at branch. I want to connect the two over a point ...
A: Configure the WAN IP addresses on the WAN interfaces, set the line coding and the frame type as well ...
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| What do I look for in a switch | 9/18/2008 |
Q: I don't really understand the differents in a switch. I am looking for a 1GB switch and quickly ...
A: You will have to go through the data sheets of these switch models to get to know the features and ...
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| point to point connectivity | 9/18/2008 |
Q: I have two 1841 routers, one at home office, one at branch. I want to connect the two over a point ...
A: If the WAN link is a private link then these IP addresses will work, else if its through an ISP then ...
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| does my switch have a problem? or it it the network settings? | 9/12/2008 |
Q: i have a problem with my network i hope you can help me i have 5 computers at home connected to the ...
A: The error message suggests that there is a problem reaching the DNS server when the clients are ...
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| Boosting 2Wire HomePortal signal strength | 9/10/2008 |
Q: I have a 2Wire 1800HW HomePortal installed on my desktop PC(Windows XP). I recently purchased an ...
A: You will need to install a range booster for the modem that will help in enhancing the wireless ...
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| CISCO 1841 T1 | 9/9/2008 |
Q: I have two 1841 routers, one at home office, one at branch. I want to connect the two over a point ...
A: The masks for the two sites are different and hence the internal LAN routes are not being learned by ...
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| LAN port of router | 9/8/2008 |
Q: i am planning to divide my network into 8 subnets as i've 8 departments in my office. i need a ...
A: Access switches and layer 2 switches are one and the same. You can use layer 2 switches to connect ...
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| LAN port of router | 9/8/2008 |
Q: i am planning to divide my network into 8 subnets as i've 8 departments in my office. i need a ...
A: You can go for a 1/2 Ethernet port router, you do not need to have 8 ports as per your 8 subnets. I ...
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| Two DSL modems | 9/6/2008 |
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 use two DSL modems at two different phone sockets and connect to the internet, provided ...
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| ip addresses | 9/4/2008 |
Q: like changing a setting so i can personaly pick it. thanks
A: Public IP addresses are given out to customers by the ISP and hence you will have to get the IP ...
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| CISCO 1841 T1 | 9/4/2008 |
Q: I have two 1841 routers, one at home office, one at branch. I want to connect the two over a point ...
A: I am guessing that the WAN side IP's on both routers are public IP addresses which are connected to ...
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| isdn | 9/1/2008 |
Q: Qwest (our phone company) has installed an ISDN line. I bought a Netgear rh348 isdn router, ...
A: Can you please check that the router is also configured as a DHCP server to provide internal IP ...
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| wans | 8/19/2008 |
Q: we have two wan links from two ISPs for our office network of PCs. One wan is broadband cable, the ...
A: Yes, you can for for two Cisco 800 series router and have then connected to each WAN link. You can ...
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| Dual Homing and failover with Cisco ASA 5510 VPN Firewall Router and Linksys switch with VLAN | 8/19/2008 |
Q: I have 2 physical internet feeds A/B (dual-homing) from the datacenter and these connections are ...
A: Yes, one FEED can go into one ASA, in this case only the active link will be utilized for internet ...
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| Broadband USB Modem conflict with LAN | 8/13/2008 |
Q: I have a Sprint Broadband Modem using the USB port in a desk top pc runing XP. I can not print ...
A: I have seen that Broadband modems work either with USB for with LAN and not both simultaneously. If ...
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| Cisco 1841 | 8/8/2008 |
Q: I have a unit of cisco 1841 that i have try to configure to access to internet using the 2 WAN Port ...
A: I have gone through the configuration and the network diagram. What I feel is that the NAT ...
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| cisco pix configuration | 8/7/2008 |
Q: I work for this non profit company and am stuck with how to fix the problem. Here it is. I have a ...
A: As you can ping the device in the LAN segment, the network connectivity is present and working fine. ...
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| Problem with internet | 8/6/2008 |
Q: I have a Prolink ADSL Hurricane 8800 Router. i have only 1 computer connected to it directly.Very ...
A: Yes, the configuration can be backed up as a file and saved to the HDD, this can be later imported ...
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| Wireless Router | 8/5/2008 |
Q: My son wants to use our old PC in his room and also hook up his Xbox. I have a Linksys Wireless G ...
A: Yes, you can have a second wireless device, called wireless bridge, which can provide the same ...
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| T1 2 IP's 2 Networks | 8/4/2008 |
Q: I am a novice at router configuration so please bear with me. I currently have 2 separate lans, one ...
A: The same public IP can be shared across both the subnets with configuring NAT overload. But you ...
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| T1 2 IP's 2 Networks | 8/3/2008 |
Q: I am a novice at router configuration so please bear with me. I currently have 2 separate lans, one ...
A: You can have a 4 port Ethernet module in the Cisco 1841 and have two ports configured as the ...
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| LAN/WAN question about a camp | 7/31/2008 |
Q: I have a friend, he owns a camp that needs internet access in an area that does not have it ...
A: ADSL works on different frequency than the normal telephone conversations. To have this ADSL ...
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| Router | 7/31/2008 |
Q: Tejas, follwing up on my question. I am not sure I understand this. Is my Laptop the same IP ...
A: There are two types of IP addresses, private and public. Only public can be connected to the ...
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| router | 7/31/2008 |
Q: why router used in lan ? Is it compalsary to used the router
A: Use of a router is not mandatory in a LAN unless there is a requirement where two different types of ...
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| Routers | 7/30/2008 |
Q: I am interested in buying a Laptop Computer. I have two home computers connected with DSL on a ...
A: Although once you connect a router and configure it as a DHCP server, your PC's will have different ...
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| LAN/WAN question about a camp | 7/30/2008 |
Q: I have a friend, he owns a camp that needs internet access in an area that does not have it ...
A: You will have to enquire with the ISP that has provided the phone hill at the hill top whether they ...
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| about MCSE | 7/29/2008 |
Q: I want some information about MCSE. Now I'm preparing for CCNA exam.After that willing to take MCSE ...
A: Getting the CCNA and the MCSE certifications at the start of your career can be helpful as it would ...
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| Linking 2 Wireless Routers | 7/28/2008 |
Q: I live in a guesthouse outside of my parents'. The other day, we had a wicked thunderstorm that ...
A: The Netgear wizard is the right option, you will have to use it to configure the router for wireless ...
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| Network | 7/24/2008 |
Q: what is the difference between hub and switch and Lan/Wan
A: HUB works on Physical layer where as SWITCH works on data link layer,HUB based networks are on one ...
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| Upgrade to Gigabit Speeds | 7/23/2008 |
Q: My company has a network of about 35 PC's. We currently have 5 10/100 switches connecting all these ...
A: The NIC's are by default set to auto mode to detect the network speed and work. If the PC's have ...
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| ip nat inside source command issue | 7/17/2008 |
Q: i'm trying to enter the following commands in my cisco router's configuration but when i enter them ...
A: You can statically map 2 internal IP addresses to just one external IP address if some parameters ...
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| can i download an american ip on my comp?? | 7/17/2008 |
Q: i'm using a dial up connection and i tried to access university website in scotland,but i was ...
A: IP addresses are managed and allocated by ICANN which is the head body for maintaining and managing ...
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| connecting wirelessly | 7/16/2008 |
Q: we have comcast tv cable internet. my son has a desktop in his room but the internet cable is in the ...
A: Yes, you can use your router to provide internet connectivity to various devices in the house. You ...
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| internet down | 7/16/2008 |
Q: I have a westell 2200 dsl router that I use to connect my computer to the internet. Yesterday, I ...
A: The usual password can be "admin123" or just "password". You can give that a try. If nothing works ...
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| limited speed to client over the lan | 7/12/2008 |
Q: respected sir i have a question sir i have dsl connection and i have shared dsl with 1 computer.is ...
A: There are a lot of tools available for bandwidth control at the following link - ...
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| Is there any problem in Rounter? | 7/10/2008 |
Q: 30 computers have connected on LAN via dynamic IPs providing by Linksys Rounter WRT54GR. All are ...
A: If the router setting is 1500 by default, then that should not be the cause of the issue. Also, as ...
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| two computers same ip address | 7/7/2008 |
Q: both my pc are attached to the same router but have the same ip address! This affects the broadband ...
A: Try using DHCP IP Addresses instead of the staic IP's. For this, configure the router as the DHCP ...
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| remote lan internet connection | 7/6/2008 |
Q: I have two sites connected via two cisco 1800 routers. site A has adsl internet connection. Site B ...
A: If the client PC in site B can reach the NAT server internal IP address but not the external IP ...
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| remote lan internet connection | 7/5/2008 |
Q: I have two sites connected via two cisco 1800 routers. site A has adsl internet connection. Site B ...
A: Seems to be a routing issue as Site B users cannot reach servers in Site A. Can you please let me ...
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| Print server | 7/2/2008 |
Q: i have two pc and one printer that is connected using my print server with 4 port switch. when i try ...
A: As the printing does go through, it means that there is connectivity between the devices. Though you ...
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| Two Pc's | 6/30/2008 |
Q: I have a Laptop with Vista Home Premium and a desktop with XP , Home Edition, Version 2002, Service ...
A: You can connect the two PC's back to back using a cross-over LAN cable to the network cards in the ...
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| LAN Intranet and USB Internet at same time? | 6/27/2008 |
Q: I have a Wired LAN in my office. I have a BSNL EVDO device with me. The device enables me to connect ...
A: Can you please try out the following and let me know the results? This will help in troubleshooting ...
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| LAN setup | 6/26/2008 |
Q: I have a cisco 1841 router with a t1 hooked up to it. The t1 has a main wan ip and also 5 static ips ...
A: Yes, this configuration is possible using VLAN interfaces. Create three VLAN's on the switch. For ...
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| Question about LAN | 6/26/2008 |
Q: Sir, I ma Technical Support Enginner.There is a pc which is connected through a 24Port switch ...
A: Please check the switch port status from the switch management interface. It seems that the swithc ...
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| LAN Intranet and USB Internet at same time? | 6/26/2008 |
Q: I have a Wired LAN in my office. I have a BSNL EVDO device with me. The device enables me to connect ...
A: The problem seems to nbe cause of the 2 default gateways on the system. You will not be able to ...
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| LAN Intranet and USB Internet at same time? | 6/26/2008 |
Q: I have a Wired LAN in my office. I have a BSNL EVDO device with me. The device enables me to connect ...
A: Yes, both the connections can be active at the same time, provided that the connections have ...
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| MTU setting in modem & windows | 6/20/2008 |
Q: 1st of all thanks in advance for the help i own a hp tx2032au laptop with vista and ie7. ...
A: By default, the MTU on Windows operating systems is 1500 (Ethernet) and that a change to 1492 may ...
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| MTU setting in modem & windows | 6/19/2008 |
Q: 1st of all thanks in advance for the help i own a hp tx2032au laptop with vista and ie7. ...
A: I think your problem is not related to the MTU setting. As the modem setting work fine for the ...
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| wireless internet to laptop from router | 6/8/2008 |
Q: I have a small problem. I just installed a router on my desktop computer using DSL internet. My dads ...
A: It seems that the laptop is geeting a good wireless signal from the router but is not picking up the ...
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| Setting a home network | 6/3/2008 |
Q: .. i have a pc at home and i also use a laptop...the pc is running windows xp professional and the ...
A: I am not much into the passive part of networking under which the LAN cables fall. Still I can ...
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| Setting a home network | 6/2/2008 |
Q: .. i have a pc at home and i also use a laptop...the pc is running windows xp professional and the ...
A: There are two types of ethernet cables. A straight cable is used to connect two non similar devices ...
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| Setting a home network | 6/1/2008 |
Q: .. i have a pc at home and i also use a laptop...the pc is running windows xp professional and the ...
A: You have already made the physical connections required for connecting the two devices that will be ...
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| reverse NAT | 6/1/2008 |
Q: I have a clinet behind NAT,I want to ping the client from internet,please assisst me how I can do it ...
A: If you want to ping a particular client in a private network which has an internal IP address from ...
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| lan design | 6/1/2008 |
Q: I have a network of 25 pcs and this netwrok is divided for 3 sections or you can say three companys ...
A: I will be able to answer the question which is related to networking. The router does not need an ...
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| ISDN Problem | 5/31/2008 |
Q: s is possible to set up ISDN connectivty between Cisco and Nortel router .will it be normall legancy ...
A: You should be able to setup a connection between a Cisco router and the Nortel router. Please visit ...
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| Slow LAN Access | 5/29/2008 |
Q: Our LAN network has around 75 users, the LAN is connected via switches which are cascaded together. ...
A: As it is a totally switched network, I would suggest you to check for any loops in the Spanning Tree ...
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| Gateway Failover | 5/22/2008 |
Q: I am have a network that will include 2 XP Server 2003 machines that will perform as gateways to a ...
A: You can configure this using the following commands - To the fisrt route - ROUTE ADD 100.0.0.0 ...
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| Arp spoofing.. | 5/20/2008 |
Q: I would like to ask about how to prevent arp spoofing on my LAN network by using Ubuntu 8.04 ? (i'm ...
A: The network community suggests that the only method of completely preventing ARP spoofing is the use ...
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| networking | 5/17/2008 |
Q: i want to make networking 4rm DELL poweredge server to 6 PC, 6 printer n internet.i got D-LINK 16 ...
A: Connect the server, printers, client PC's and wireless router to the access ports of the switches ...
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| about networking | 5/14/2008 |
Q: soory this is so basic question, i also feel hezitation but u know for learning i must do . my ...
A: As this question requires an indepth explanation about the details of what a network is, I suggest ...
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| Use router as bridge | 5/12/2008 |
Q: I have two wireless routers, One connected to the internet. Other one is connected to a sling box ...
A: Yes, this can be configured, provided that the router has the option to be configure in bridged ...
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| 2 external IP | 5/8/2008 |
Q: 1-do I need a router for a network of like 15 company computers (note I have a hardware firebox ...
A: You may need a router depending on what functionality you want to have for your LAN clients. If you ...
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| Setting up a LAN | 5/8/2008 |
Q: Ok, hi! Well I just currently had a major computer malfunction and now that I think of it I have two ...
A: The LAN settings can be configured by using the IP settings that have been allocated by your ISP. Or ...
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| internet | 5/7/2008 |
Q: that is please explain this matter to me: suppose I have an dsl connection of 256 kb/s for one ...
A: When you share a internet link between a number of computers, the total bandwidth gets shared across ...
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| streaming by windows media capture encoder 9 | 5/7/2008 |
Q: now the problem is that the people are not able to connect to view my streaming, except the people ...
A: What I can deduce from your information is that only the users in your LAN are able to connect to ...
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| Lan | 5/5/2008 |
Q: i have a router and a laptop(with wireless) and a desktop and i was just wondering how do i set up a ...
A: Connect the desktop to any one of the LAN ports on the router. Setup a home wireless network on the ...
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| My IP addressing question | 4/25/2008 |
Q: In IP addressing each host has an IP in class A,B or C.In unicast we just use that IP to point to ...
A: A special D class is reserved for multicast IP addresses. The hosts who want be a part of the ...
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| Wireless Bridging for using Internet from First Computer via Router with Second Computer | 4/24/2008 |
Q: I have a MSI WiFi Router RG60G and two computers each has WiFi USB Dongle i.e first computer has ...
A: Please visit the following links for step-wise guide to internet connection sharing - ...
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| Wireless Bridging for using Internet from First Computer via Router with Second Computer | 4/23/2008 |
Q: I have a MSI WiFi Router RG60G and two computers each has WiFi USB Dongle i.e first computer has ...
A: Create a home network using the 2 PC's and the router, with the router allocating the internal IP ...
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| firebox watchgaurd x750e core | 4/21/2008 |
Q: I have this problem: Our firewall's external interface is configured with the following IP subnet: ...
A: You are unable to access the internal server using the external IP address as this falls outside the ...
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| Wireless Network form Ethernet Connection | 4/16/2008 |
Q: I would like to add a wireless connection to a medical device with a standard ethernet 100 Mb ...
A: You can go for the 4 port broadband wireless routers which have 4 ethernet ports, which can be used ...
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| A Simple question | 4/16/2008 |
Q: Did u think subnetting results in reducing the number of hosts. For example in class C Addressing ...
A: Yes, subnetting reduces the number of hosts in and increases the number of segments (subnets) in a ...
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| small LAN without wizard | 4/14/2008 |
Q: . can u tell me please How can i construct a small LAN without using wizard in windows XP??,, i had ...
A: A small LAN can be created by connecting some client PC's and some servers, if required, to a switch ...
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| networking | 4/3/2008 |
Q: how do i set my home network to security enabled it is currently set to unsecured network. thanks
A: You can have a two level security system in place for your home network provided you have the ...
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| routing | 3/29/2008 |
Q: Why EIGRP IS KNOW US ADVANCED DISTANCE VECTOR ROUTING PROTOCOL,EVEN THOUGH IT FUNCTIONS LIKE A LINK ...
A: This question cannot be answered in a small space here. Please visit the following link to get a ...
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| ctber cafe | 3/23/2008 |
Q: i want to install small cyber cafe. with 10 computers. i want to know which cable,switch.hub. i ...
A: You should go for a client server network design. You can have a 24 port switch ans connect all ...
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| conect friend computer remotely | 3/22/2008 |
Q: i am from delhi sir, i want to conect(capture desktop ) my freind computer through internet. i am ...
A: Once both computers are connected to the internet, you need to get the public IP addresses of both, ...
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| networking | 3/12/2008 |
Q: Our Des 5200 network switch is not functioning well. i am working for a firm having abot 75 ...
A: A better option would be to contact D-Link, the manufacturer of this switch, and get their advice on ...
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| subnetting | 3/6/2008 |
Q: Can you explain FLSM(Fixed Length subnetting mask)& VLSM (variable length subnetting Mask with ...
A: FLSM - Because the older, classful routing protocols don't convey prefix lengths, routers using ...
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| subnetting | 3/6/2008 |
Q: while subnetting why it is required to subtract 2 from the network portion before cisco ios version ...
A: Traditionally, it was strongly recommended that subnet zero and the all-ones subnet not be used for ...
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| ineternt | 2/28/2008 |
Q: I have windows XP installed on my computer and I am having problem with my internet connection. I ...
A: It seems to be a software issue and not a network setup issue. Please try and reinstall all the ...
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| LAN design | 2/27/2008 |
Q: I have a project in which I have to network 89 computers, 27 printers and an internet connection. ...
A: One option could be to have a hign-end WAN router which will terminate the T1 connection as well as ...
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| LAN design | 2/25/2008 |
Q: I have a project in which I have to network 89 computers, 27 printers and an internet connection. ...
A: You have rightly decided on the number and type of switches hence I wont go into much details about ...
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| remote desktop connection | 2/25/2008 |
Q: I have an ADSL access point modem at my home that Valid IP address is assigned on it. Also two PCs ...
A: If the ADSL modem supports port forwarding/Natting fuction, then the private IP address of the PC ...
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| Upgrading lan architecture | 2/22/2008 |
Q: I would like to upgrade my lan architecture as its causing problem of latency and slow rate of data ...
A: The first issue that seems to be affecting the performance of your network is the HUB, so I would ...
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| sharing files from home to office | 2/14/2008 |
Q: We have an office with 2 computers running Windows XP. They are connected to the Internet via DSL ...
A: Setting up a VPN connection is the best option to go with. Please check whether your existing ...
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| LAN Design | 2/13/2008 |
Q: i want to design network of fiber optic backbone. i have 3 layer switch and 2 layer switch (10nos.)i ...
A: You should consider the following VLAN's and any other as per the requirements - Data - All data ...
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| no connection through pc | 2/12/2008 |
Q: I have a master pc which connects to the internet via a wired cable modem. Also i have a ethernet ...
A: The conflict message means that the IP address of the master PC, which is statically configured, is ...
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| Load Sharing | 2/12/2008 |
Q: I Have a Internet link of 2 MB from ISP-1 and that is terminating on Serial0/0 on our router. Now we ...
A: You can configure QOS on the router with parameters that will force traffic to the 2nd link when a ...
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| LAN Design | 2/11/2008 |
Q: i want to design network of fiber optic backbone. i have 3 layer switch and 2 layer switch (10nos.)i ...
A: Please consider the following points for designing the network - A star topology would be ...
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| no connection through pc | 2/10/2008 |
Q: I have a master pc which connects to the internet via a wired cable modem. Also i have a ethernet ...
A: The 2nd PC needs to have an IP address from the same range which is configured on the master PC. If ...
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| qust : | 2/10/2008 |
Q: wat is diffrence between switch and hub router
A: A switch is a layer two device where eacch port is in a separate collision domain thus avaoiding ...
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| Connecting an Xbox 360 and a server to a router with one ethernet port. | 2/2/2008 |
Q: I recieved an xbox 360 for christmas, and i want to use xbox live with my friends. I know how to set ...
A: Yes, you can plug out the router from the server when its turned off; and you wont have to reinstall ...
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| booting through lan | 1/29/2008 |
Q: Respected sir, I have six computers in my lab. they are p4 machines. i want to make one server and ...
A: You are posting this question in the wrong section, please post this question in Hardware section ...
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| booting through lan | 1/28/2008 |
Q: Respected sir, I have six computers in my lab. they are p4 machines. i want to make one server and ...
A: I can suggest what you will require from the network perspective for your lab - You will need a 8 ...
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| Dynamic IP Broadband modem used for Windows 2003 server | 1/28/2008 |
Q: I am using broadband modem. It is a dynamic IP modem. I want to use Windows 2003 server which can be ...
A: You will have to rent/buy a static IP address to have the server remotely accessible. The public IP ...
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| wifi hotspot secure for LAN | 1/27/2008 |
Q: i'd like to create a wifi hotspot which shares my DSL internet connection and let visitors use ONLY ...
A: This can be a configured using cisco lightweight wireless access points and a cisco wireless LAN ...
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| IP address problems on home server | 1/25/2008 |
Q: I have configured a server running xp home and abyss web server, both running fine, however I have a ...
A: Please check the IP address that you obtain when the LAN PC's are set to obtain IP address via DHCP. ...
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| LAN | 1/21/2008 |
Q: Can i connect my internet(broad band) cable directly to a hub...and then access net with all the ...
A: You can use a switch and have it as a DHCP server as well. Or you may aslo have a separate DHCP ...
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| LAN | 1/19/2008 |
Q: Can i connect my internet(broad band) cable directly to a hub...and then access net with all the ...
A: Yes, you can do that and share the internet connection to all the PC's connected to the hub. Please ...
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| Subnet access routing and DHCP for subnet | 1/18/2008 |
Q: We use a 192.168.0.0/24 LAN subnet to setup and test equipment before delivering to a customer. Our ...
A: To have DHCP requests/responses sent across a router, on a cisco router a command such as ip ...
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| Xbox360 In-game networking | 1/6/2008 |
Q: I own an Xbox360 and I play many online games such as Halo 3 and Call of Duty 4. I usually get a ...
A: Please let me know the IP addressing information of all devices that you are trying to get to ...
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| LAN / WAN SETUP FOR REMOTE OFFICE | 1/3/2008 |
Q: Good day. I have a scenario and was looking for possbile solutions. I have a main site (M) ...
A: Yes, there is a way that this can be achieved. Create a site to site IPSEC VPN between the two sites ...
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| PcAnyWhere ! | 12/31/2007 |
Q: i'm experiencing problems Using PCanywhere , what i want to do with , is to connect to my Friend's ...
A: The mapping is configured on the router when you setup the port forwarding. That means you have ...
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| PcAnyWhere ! | 12/30/2007 |
Q: i'm experiencing problems Using PCanywhere , what i want to do with , is to connect to my Friend's ...
A: You will need to connect to the public IP address of your friends laptop, and not the internal LAN ...
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| IP Address 169.254.167.121 | 12/30/2007 |
Q: I have a DSL connection home I just bought. I can connect with the ethernet or USB cable, however ...
A: Looking at the IP address that you PC is picking up, I feel there can be two reasons to the problem. ...
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| wifi | 12/29/2007 |
Q: writing on my eee-pc 145 feet from my wooden office desktop with hispeed dlink wireless router on ...
A: You should be able to connect both devices using the router, as you are conencting the desktop using ...
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| please clear my 2 queries | 12/29/2007 |
Q: I Yathirajyam Naresh kumar. from mumbai ,India, i am havig some doubts about internet, i think i can ...
A: All your queries have theorotical answers which cannot be expalined here. You will have to acquire ...
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| lan | 12/28/2007 |
Q: i wan to distribute it between 6pc with out the server.these pc are 200ft from each other, i need ...
A: You can connect the PC's using a 8 port switch, which will create a small network and will let you ...
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| Site to Site IPSec VPN | 12/27/2007 |
Q: Q) We have two location having router 2600 series with internet lease line. I have to configure ...
A: Creating a site to site IPSEC VPN involves a lot of steps. Please follow the following link and ...
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| Unable to access xp computer on network | 12/26/2007 |
Q: I have 2 xp desktops ( I will name them A&B for explanation purposes) and a Vista notebook Currently ...
A: Please check the file sharing permissions under My Computer -> Tools -> Folder Options -> View and ...
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| Wireless Networking | 12/25/2007 |
Q: I have set up a wired home network. Pretty straight forward. However, I am unable to Enable the ...
A: I can suggest you to do the following - 1. Check in Device Manager whether the drivers for the ...
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| Wireless N | 12/19/2007 |
Q: Ok here we go: I have an HP laptop running Vista Home Premium. I also have Intel 4965AGN wireless. I ...
A: Looking at the status value of 130 Mbps, it is sure that the connection in on 802.11N rather that ...
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| looking for a powerfull firewall with QOS | 12/17/2007 |
Q: i am looking for a powerfull firewall/router which can support NAT, VPN passthrough, port forwarding ...
A: You can go for the high end Cisco 535 PIX firewall. This should be able to provide for all you r ...
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| keeping an eye on my home network activity | 12/15/2007 |
Q: I've just set up my first wireless network at home. Connected to the network are the following: my ...
A: I totally agree that you need such kind of control over your wireless home network, as home networks ...
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| Networking a Mac through a PC | 12/14/2007 |
Q: I have a 2wire modem wirelessly accessible by three laptops. One is a family laptop and stays in ...
A: If all three laptops are connected to each other via wireless connection, then you can form a small ...
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| Cables and Protocol | 12/14/2007 |
Q: Is there any relation between Protocol used like ATM and physical cables like Fiber Optic?
A: Yes, there is a relation between the L2 protocol used and the L1 cable used to connect that device ...
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| ECI ST series router E1 connection | 12/14/2007 |
Q: can a ECI ST-50 router accept a TDM E1(framed) to inter work with a TDM network(access)
A: This is what I have from the product maker's site - ST50 and ST200 provide performance at the ...
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| how to share my Internet connection | 12/14/2007 |
Q: How can I Share my DSL connection so that other can access PC's the internet without using a router? ...
A: Yes, you can install another LAN card and connect that to the LAN and have the internet connection ...
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| LAN desing +documentation | 12/13/2007 |
Q: I need to connect 500 pc with cisco devices. i want to use one router and many switches of 24 ports. ...
A: Here's the simplest of LAN designs that you can go for, for your network - 2 core switches ( in ...
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| PIX access-list | 12/12/2007 |
Q: (Newbie alert!) Trying to get a handle on how to best allow access between two networks. This is ...
A: The best option would be the site to site VPN option which gives you the most secure connection ...
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| Binding two internet Links on cisco router. | 12/8/2007 |
Q: I have a cisco 1800 router with two Internet Links terminated on Two Serial cards. I have to bind ...
A: If the two links are from two different ISP's, which I am considering that they are, then they will ...
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| Adding a third IP network to a Cisco 1841 router | 12/5/2007 |
Q: I'm looking for a cheap solution to the following problem. I have two Cisco 1841 routers connected ...
A: Can you let me know more about the connections to the 2 routers? As you said, both routers have 2 ...
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| 8 port switches | 12/1/2007 |
Q: I have an 8 port switch a C-Net 18-1SGH800CFB. I'm connecting 2 computers to it, and connecting it ...
A: This has surprised me as well, as I have never seen a switch making bandwidth decisions based on ...
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| Connect Win 2003 server using Dynamic IP | 11/27/2007 |
Q: i have a Win 2003 server at location A, and i want to connect this server using win XP in location B ...
A: The Lan 1 IP address will be the internal IP address from the 192.xx.xx.xx range and the public IP ...
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| Connect Win 2003 server using Dynamic IP | 11/25/2007 |
Q: i have a Win 2003 server at location A, and i want to connect this server using win XP in location B ...
A: As mentioned earlier, you will need a public static IP address which you will map to the internal IP ...
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| Connect Win 2003 server using Dynamic IP | 11/25/2007 |
Q: i have a Win 2003 server at location A, and i want to connect this server using win XP in location B ...
A: A VPN can be created on the router which will allow for access to the server over the internet. The ...
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| Icon Local area connection | 11/20/2007 |
Q: Could you tell me how to show icon of local area connection in Network Connection because I can't ...
A: Click on Start-> go to My network places and click in View network connections in the left hand side ...
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| Lan is not connected | 11/14/2007 |
Q: Tejas Natu Recently I bought a laptop model Dell Latitude | D520. I have installed ...
A: If you are trying to connect the laptop to another PC/laptop back to back, then you need to have a ...
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| Sharing ADSL Between vlans | 11/14/2007 |
Q: I have multiple vlans and i want to share one adsl Internet connection (Ethernet port) on cisco ...
A: I am not sure about creating a trunk port on the server, as I have never configured such a setup. ...
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| hello | 10/24/2007 |
Q: please, i need to know if there Is any difference between direct traffic and routing packets?? ...
A: My guesss is that by direct traffic, you mean yo say switching, where routing does not occur. In ...
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| how can i publish website to world from LAN | 10/23/2007 |
Q: we took DSL connection from COMCAST (ISP). It provided us with static ip 71.202.107.205. Now we r ...
A: You will need to setup port forwarding on your router which maps the internal laptop ip address to ...
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| Small Lan Design | 10/21/2007 |
Q: Please let me know what you think. I need to design a small LAN for a 62 room, two-story motel. ...
A: Yes, I think the setup is good. I dont think you will need any more devices. I am guessing that you ...
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| Small Lan Design | 10/21/2007 |
Q: Please let me know what you think. I need to design a small LAN for a 62 room, two-story motel. ...
A: Looking at your requirements I think you have gone for the appropriate setup using the correct ...
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| Connection | 10/18/2007 |
Q: in my office I have 2 connection, one ADSL and the other one with CABLE MODEM, my question is, Can I ...
A: Yes, you can have the two connections terminate on a router on the two ethernet ports. Then you can ...
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| vlan configuration | 10/18/2007 |
Q: Sir, I am fresher for cisco systems, so i need some help about how to get start to configure cisco ...
A: The 3750 is a Layer3 switch, which will perform routing as well. To create VLANS, just go to the ...
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| internal v. external namespace | 10/9/2007 |
Q: Internally, our servers are usually host.domain.local. Some run public services, and the internal ip ...
A: Mostly a .local domain name does work in a LAN environment even if te services are forwarded to the ...
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| Home Networking with Two Routers | 9/28/2007 |
Q: I am hoping you can answer a question for me. I currently have broadband coming into my house, ...
A: If you want to connect this PC wirelessly to the network, then you will have to buy a wireless NIC ...
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| DSL, Ethernet and WAN | 9/26/2007 |
Q: Item #1 - Belkin 802.11g (Belkin F5D7230-4) Router (4 LAN ports, one DSL input) Item #2 - Cable ...
A: Such ADSL routers usually come with 4 LAN ports which are suppossed to fall in one LAN subnet. If ...
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| VPN | 9/14/2007 |
Q: I've got small network at work with a Windows Advanced Server 2000 that I use to host mail/web/files ...
A: If your routers at both sites have an option, then you can setup a permanent site to site IPSec VPN, ...
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| adding netgear wireless router to cisco dsl | 9/10/2007 |
Q: I have a small network that is setup Dhcp with dsl cisco 1800 and an IP # 10.99.18 to 10.99.18.100. ...
A: As I had said in y previous response, if the router cannot work in bridged mode then you will have ...
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| TCP/IP Lan issue | 9/7/2007 |
Q: I have a LAN situation that I can't figure out. I have 2 ADSL connections with 192.168.10.1 and ...
A: I sugguest you redesign the IP addressing scheme in your network. Go in for a C class mask and have ...
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| adding netgear wireless router to cisco dsl | 9/7/2007 |
Q: I have a small network that is setup Dhcp with dsl cisco 1800 and an IP # 10.99.18 to 10.99.18.100. ...
A: Check in the router configuration page whether can you setup the router to work in a "bridged" mode. ...
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| TCP/IP Lan issue | 9/7/2007 |
Q: I have a LAN situation that I can't figure out. I have 2 ADSL connections with 192.168.10.1 and ...
A: The Linksys router seems to be not able to work in a bridged mode, as thats what you are trying to ...
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| Basic Question | 9/5/2007 |
Q: I have a Dlink acess point/bridge and a wireless laptop. My question is, is it possible to setup a ...
A: Yes, you can setup a wireless network using an acess point, dont need a router. You will need to ...
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| LAN | 9/2/2007 |
Q: I want to establish a peer to peer lan connection between my pc which has windows xp and my laptop ...
A: Connect the two devices using a cross over ethernet cable, this will eliminate the need for any ...
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| Failover in L3 switch | 8/31/2007 |
Q: im using 2 core Dlink DXS 3326gsr switch which is connected to 12 Dlink Dgs3024 switch. Each Dgs ...
A: In a switched environment, STP is the only method that you can use to have redundant paths in the ...
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| Failover in L3 switch | 8/31/2007 |
Q: im using 2 core Dlink DXS 3326gsr switch which is connected to 12 Dlink Dgs3024 switch. Each Dgs ...
A: The failover time is related to the STP running in a switching environment. You have mentioned that ...
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| Network speed | 8/27/2007 |
Q: Let's say I got a 10/100 mbps 24 port network switch (Switch A) and I connect 24 PCs to it. That ...
A: Yes, I was a bit confused, but now all's clear. The uplink which goes fro one switch to another will ...
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| Switching design. | 8/26/2007 |
Q: I have three cisco catalyst switches located in three different location. the fibre is running from ...
A: The distance limitation is dependant on the type of fibre cable used, single mode fibre can stretch ...
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| local home network through router | 8/24/2007 |
Q: i have 2 computers at home, one personal PC, and the other is a laptop, and i have an ADSL ...
A: You will need to terminate the ADSL internet connection on the WAN port of the router and have the ...
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| peer to peer connection | 8/24/2007 |
Q: I wanna connect 2 PC peer-to-peer. I know how, but I have a quesion. the first PC_1 has a internet ...
A: Connect the NIC 1 on PC-1 to the internet connection modem and have it setup with whatever IP ...
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| Network | 8/12/2007 |
Q: I am moving to India, and the place has only dial-up internet. I need to send this dial-up internet ...
A: I have not tried this out. But it should work if all settings are configured properly. Such as, the ...
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| Home network (Vista and XP) | 8/10/2007 |
Q: I'm trying to set up a home network. My printer is connected to a PC (XP), and my PC and laptop ...
A: You should be able to access the PC from your laptop and vice versa. Make sure that the firewall on ...
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| Bandwidth hogging | 8/8/2007 |
Q: I share a house and fast DSL connection with two other people. Both are fairly proficient in ...
A: Yes, there is a setting in the DSL router that can be configured to resrict bandwidth for a ...
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| Sending large files - a QB file of 600 MB file | 8/7/2007 |
Q: We have an offsite accountant who needs access to our Quickbooks file which is around 600 MBs. Do ...
A: FTP is the best option in this scenario. You will need to purchase some FTP space on servers from ...
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| wireless network problems | 8/6/2007 |
Q: I have had problems with my wireless router. I have a D-Link WBR-2310 wireless router. I have DSL ...
A: Seems that the microwave is really giving out some strong interferance signals in the 2.4 Mhz, the ...
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| Dynamic IP Address Problem | 8/6/2007 |
Q: Well the problem i am, right now facing is that, there are like 70 PCs in my office, all of them ...
A: There seems to be a problem with the DHCP server which is assigning the IP's to clients. Either the ...
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| connecting linkys router to laptop | 8/4/2007 |
Q: how do i connect a linkys wireless router to a acer aspire laptop i have it installed in the ...
A: Switch on the router and from the laptop, run the "Create a new connection" wizard and follow the ...
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| network printer | 8/3/2007 |
Q: I am running a peer to peer network here at my fire station - we have a linksys router with a hub ...
A: You will need to configure the printer with an IP address from the range that currently is present ...
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| gigabit ethernet | 8/2/2007 |
Q: whether the gigabit ethernet uses same protocol (csma/cd).then how 10 gbps is achieved
A: Please visit the following links for detailed information on gigabit ethernet, a I cannot fit that ...
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| Networking among 3 computers @ home thru LAN to play "Midtown Madness-2" | 8/1/2007 |
Q: I have 3 computers and 4-5 LAN cards. I want to play the game "Midtown Madness - 2" through ...
A: This can be done by connecting the three PC's in a peer to peer netwotk. To do this, have one PC ...
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| Networking | 8/1/2007 |
Q: As a network administrator, when would you consider using reference points "R", S, T, U, and Z?
A: ISDN specifies a number of reference points that define logical interfaces between functional ...
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| Internet sharing WAN | 8/1/2007 |
Q: Two Places (site1 & site2) are connected by wireless connection.Internet facility is available in ...
A: If you have configured the edge routers on both sites to pass internet traffic to the site with the ...
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| Port Forwarding for home web server | 7/31/2007 |
Q: I have started my web server project but have run into trouble with port forwarding. I have a ...
A: It seems that whatever you have configured, even though I feel it is right, is not somehow working. ...
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| Turn on PC using NIC card | 7/31/2007 |
Q: ok, all i know is that firstly need to change some BIOS settings. But how do i actually send a ...
A: Yes, you have to setup up wake on LAN feature in the BIOS, if available and also on the NIC ...
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| Internet sharing WAN | 7/30/2007 |
Q: Two Places (site1 & site2) are connected by wireless connection.Internet facility is available in ...
A: If the two sites are connected through wireless, then users from site 2 can connect to the Internet ...
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| My PC genrates too much traffic on LAN ! | 7/28/2007 |
Q: Im Using A Small Office LAN, in which my PC acts tooo slow and genrates too much trafic on the LAN. ...
A: I suggest that you mirror the switch port on which you PC is attached to the switch and have a ...
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| connecting 2 subnets | 7/27/2007 |
Q: I am working with two separate networks. I have been given a task to join them together so that ...
A: A router with 2 interfaces would be enough to setup the connectivity between the two subnets. You ...
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| FTP HTTP Server on home network | 7/26/2007 |
Q: I have a project that I would like some advice on. I have asked many questions and answered a few on ...
A: You should be able to forward port 80 which will enable users to login to the web portal on the Http ...
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| LAN & wireless connections | 7/3/2007 |
Q: i currently have a pc connected to a wired cable modem, i have also got a wireless enabled laptop ...
A: You can connect the PC and the laptop to a braodband 4 port router and create a small home network. ...
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| VPN | 7/2/2007 |
Q: I have been tasked to set up a remote site with access to our work LAN for around 30 guys. The site ...
A: You will need a firewall or a router which has the IOS that supports terminating and creation on VPN ...
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| ping | 6/26/2007 |
Q: on LAN how can i invincible(off) to other while they ping me. how can i off my ping without cutting ...
A: If you are using Windows XP SP2, then the built in firewall does have an option to block incoming ...
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| routers | 6/26/2007 |
Q: I am a computer novice. I have a home pc with a external broadband modem for connection to internet. ...
A: Yes, you can share your broadband internet connection using a broadband router. The router has 4 ...
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| Different IP ranges on one router | 6/25/2007 |
Q: Can I plug in a wireless access point with an IP that begins with 172 into a router that has an IP ...
A: Yes, you can plug in a wirless access point with any IP address in a router and have routing between ...
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| Lan design | 6/24/2007 |
Q: Is it possible that we communicate with a network that has a different class of IP . For example if ...
A: Yes, you can communicate between two different networks, using a router. You will need to setup ...
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| Routers vs. Bridges | 6/23/2007 |
Q: Hey, I need to know the difference between a router and a bridge. They both are able to send ...
A: There is much more difference between a switch/bridge and a router. Please have a look at the ...
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| Question about wireless LAN | 6/21/2007 |
Q: I need information on setting up wireless LAN between two buildings. 1. distance between the ...
A: You will need cisco 1400 series outdoor access points at the two locations with the ...
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| PC VS NOTEBOOK | 6/16/2007 |
Q: How to connect a pc with XP SP2 and Acer notebook with Vista? I don't wanna use a router. Just with ...
A: Just get a cross over cable from the local hardware store and connect the two ethernet ports on the ...
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| T1 question | 6/12/2007 |
Q: How many T1 facilities an XYZ company needs between its office location and the PSTN,if they have ...
A: If you use compression, there is no speed difference but then the required bandwisth is reduced. ...
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| T1 question | 6/11/2007 |
Q: How many T1 facilities an XYZ company needs between its office location and the PSTN,if they have ...
A: A T1 line is 1.544 Mbps bandwith. If you are not going to compress voice calls and video while ...
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| Wireless networking | 6/7/2007 |
Q: I do NOT have any real working experience with computer networking/LAN/Wireless experience, so ...
A: You wont need to collect the IP's which you need to block. You can set a different IP range to be ...
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| Wireless networking | 6/6/2007 |
Q: I do NOT have any real working experience with computer networking/LAN/Wireless experience, so ...
A: Best way to block access to a certain group is to create an access list on the gateway router to ...
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| WAN | 6/3/2007 |
Q: Can you tell me what equipment I needed to access my office computer form my home computer.
A: You will need an Internet Connection, a VPN username password configured at your office VPN router ...
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| Switch and Firewall | 6/2/2007 |
Q: I'm Nuna, working on switch and inner firewall. I want servers and clients to be in the same switch. ...
A: You will need to have routing configured to have inter communication between the two vlans, which ...
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| Boot lap top through Networking | 6/1/2007 |
Q: Respected sir It is requested to u that I want to learn the method the peer to peer networking. ...
A: You can boot the laptop via the network by setting Network Boot as the first boot option in the BIOS ...
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| How to choose a cisco router? | 5/27/2007 |
Q: I would like to choose a router for the following application: We have an IEC-60870-5-104 LAN. There ...
A: This is an example of an Application layer protocol which you are running in your network. I assume ...
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| Networking Problem | 5/6/2007 |
Q: Sir,I have a Laptop and a desktop which i wanted to connect directly using crossover cable both ...
A: Try the following - Goto My Computer -> Tools in the menu bar at the top -> Folder Options -> View ...
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| routing and remote access | 5/5/2007 |
Q: i am presently setting up server2003. . i have used to network adapters, adapter 1 is connected ...
A: You need to setup the server to route traffic between the two networks. You will also have to make ...
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| FTP is secure | 5/4/2007 |
Q: FTP thing for sharing of files. It seems to me that FTP is very secure, especially if you are ...
A: You are absolutely correct about this. If the FTP server is a part of a domain, and the username ...
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| networking | 5/2/2007 |
Q: I am Moin and trying to find out answer for the following question. i would be very pleased if you ...
A: You would have to use a class B mask, 255.255.0.0 so that the host and the DNS server which are on ...
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| Mobile and Fixed Networks (a bit urgent) | 5/1/2007 |
Q: Tejas, Hope this question finds you in wonderful health. Could you kindly tell me what specific ...
A: All the fixed network technologies mentioned in my last answer would be able to connect to two ...
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| Mobile and Fixed Networks (a bit urgent) | 5/1/2007 |
Q: Tejas, Hope this question finds you in wonderful health. Could you kindly tell me what specific ...
A: Following can be classified as Fixed Networks - Frame Relay, MPLS, ATM, Leased Line, Metro ...
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| FTP and WebDAV | 4/17/2007 |
Q: I have a question pertaining to FTP vs. WebDAV. I know many people say that WebDAV is better in ...
A: Looking at your scenario, I feel that best way to share the drawings is by creating a FTP site on a ...
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| FTP and WebDAV | 4/16/2007 |
Q: I have a question pertaining to FTP vs. WebDAV. I know many people say that WebDAV is better in ...
A: WebDAV mainly provides the functionality to the HTTP pages to be edited, shared and stored in a ...
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| Networking 2 Computers | 4/15/2007 |
Q: I'm trying to network 2 computers so that I can see the files on each computer from both computers. ...
A: Please check the IP addresses of both the PC's. Make sure that they fall in the same network. For ...
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| Modem in a standby or sleep state. | 3/28/2007 |
Q: I recently got an internet connection at home which provides me free hours in the night (2AM). To ...
A: You may want to have a look at the FAQ on the modem manufacturer's website, or even email the ...
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| Modem in a standby or sleep state. | 3/28/2007 |
Q: I recently got an internet connection at home which provides me free hours in the night (2AM). To ...
A: There may be a setting in the modem that lets you get this stand by functionality. But if this modem ...
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| changing MTU | 3/28/2007 |
Q: I was wondering if you could tell me how to change the MTU on a linksys Wirless Router
A: If you use the Linksys BESW-11S4 Wireless 4-port routers, please note that the older versions of the ...
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| bonding Multiple Circuits | 3/27/2007 |
Q: Is it possible to bond multiple point-to-point T1's together or is load balancing the only option? ...
A: You can terminate the T1 circuits on the cisco router and then have a cisco switch in front. Then ...
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| Connecting 2 LANS via ISDN | 3/26/2007 |
Q: I am having trouble connecting 2 LANS via ISDN. I have a LAN setup in one building using 2 PC's and ...
A: You can configure the cisco router through hyper terminal or telnet as well. You will need to setup ...
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| Connecting 2 LANS via ISDN | 3/26/2007 |
Q: I am having trouble connecting 2 LANS via ISDN. I have a LAN setup in one building using 2 PC's and ...
A: You will have to establish ISDN connectivity from one end to other, before communication can take ...
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| Wireless Printer Server | 3/25/2007 |
Q: Can you recommend a wireless printer server that has a parrell port and a USB port. I currently ...
A: There are not much products to choose from for a print server with parallel as well as USB ports. ...
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| Subnetting | 3/24/2007 |
Q: Please consider this scenario: I've two PC at home connected by switch and I'm planning to put each ...
A: When you have configured the 2nd PC with a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0 then this PC falls in the same ...
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| q on src port, dst port. | 3/23/2007 |
Q: Is the Source port(eg., 8080,etc) ,dest port in decimal format.And how many bits does it take ...
A: Port numbers are not represented in decimal format, IP addresses are. There are 65535 ports, of ...
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| spyware, virus totally infectd computer | 3/23/2007 |
Q: can u help me repair a computer that's totally infected by spyware and viruses? (connection ...
A: Now, this problem seems to be with the operating system installed on the system. Can you confirm ...
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| Routing | 3/22/2007 |
Q: First of all I hope you've a good day. Please consider the following scenerio, I've 2 access points ...
A: If routing has been setup on the server then you can use the ADSL modem interface IP address as the ...
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| spyware, virus totally infectd computer | 3/22/2007 |
Q: can u help me repair a computer that's totally infected by spyware and viruses? (connection ...
A: Best option would be to format the HDD and reinstall the operating system. But before you do that, ...
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| Switchs | 3/19/2007 |
Q: Plz sir tell the difference between managed and unmanaged switch. thanx Regards. Naveed
A: An unmanaged switch is a device which acts just like a hub but with all characteristics of a switch; ...
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| Cisco Catalyst 2950 | 3/3/2007 |
Q: I recently purchased a Cisco Catalyst 2950 switch at a Garage Sale for $2 - I'm betting it is going ...
A: You will need to connect a console cable to the console port of the switch. This way you will be ...
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| freaked out networking issues | 3/2/2007 |
Q: Tejas, hey what up? hey i'm a volunteer here also, over in the mobo section. i got some major ...
A: Seems that you small network's really gone bad. But after reading through the problem, the only ...
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| LAN | 2/26/2007 |
Q: ------------------------------------------- The text above is a follow-up to ... Hi Mr. Natu. I've ...
A: When two switches are connected and they have different IP networks configured, then they do not ...
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| LAN | 2/24/2007 |
Q: sir plz give answer to following scenerio. we have 2 switches and on each switch the default VLAN ...
A: You are right in saying that switches are concerned only with the MAC addresses while making ...
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| Wireless Nework Design... | 2/22/2007 |
Q: I work for a small family owned resort which has 12 seperate cabins. We have been trying to get ...
A: Looking at the overall situation, I can suggest is that you go for a Cisco outdoor wireless access ...
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| how to disable class id | 2/20/2007 |
Q: i'm the one who asked with the subject "no DHCP or BOOTP offers received" so, how do i disable the ...
A: Network boot options needs to be totally disabled, so that the laptop will boot into the OS and then ...
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| Router/Dsl Modem | 2/19/2007 |
Q: Anyways now I found a dsl starter kit, And i wanna know do you have to have a broadband service ...
A: If your MSN service is a dial-up, then that wont work with the DSL router. The ISP needs to provice ...
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| Router/Dsl Modem | 2/19/2007 |
Q: I have been looking at routers and dsl Modems. I seen a Particular Router i want. But I want to know ...
A: To upgrade from diaul up to broadband, you do need a DSL/broadband modem. But a router is not a ...
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| Setting up a home LAN | 2/16/2007 |
Q: I have been trying to set up a very simple home LAN, connecting 2 PCs with each other and with the ...
A: Te problem is with the IP addresses on the two machines. Usually an ISP will lease out an IP address ...
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| Problem with our switch? | 2/16/2007 |
Q: We're on a DSL connection, which goes to a switch and then some computers are connected directly to ...
A: The issue seems to be with the DNS entries cached on the servers in the office LAN. You will have to ...
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| "no DHCP or BOOTP offers received" | 2/13/2007 |
Q: it's me again. the "limited or no connectivity" problem was solved, thanks. But there's still some ...
A: I think the setting up of class ID has stared the PIX boot function on the laptop, you will need to ...
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| Routers | 2/12/2007 |
Q: If the total diameter of a network consists of 14 routers and they are utilizing RIP...... If a ...
A: In normal scenario, RIP sends its entire routing table to the connected devices after every 30 ...
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| "lmited or no connectivity" | 2/11/2007 |
Q: i have a desktop(host) and a laptop(client), my desktop is connected to the internet through an ...
A: Usaully, the ISP wil offer you a DCHP IP address to the computer using which you connect to the ...
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| Wireless Networking | 2/8/2007 |
Q: I'm looking into switching my home LAN network (2 desktop PC's and a cable modem internet connection ...
A: You can go in for any brand of router, not only D Link. As you said, get a Linksys, Netgear or any ...
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| dhcp | 1/12/2007 |
Q: I'm designing a piece of software that will run on a wireless LAN. What I want to do is periodically ...
A: You can surely get the IP addresses that your server side application needs to multicast to, by ...
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| routing | 1/8/2007 |
Q: gdpm. how I will cofigure the 2 router so that i can have two IP address? For ex: (215.202.78.105 ; ...
A: Configure two vlans on the switch and have one port each a member of different vlan. Ex- vlan 10 and ...
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| Ethernet Controller Driver | 12/20/2006 |
Q: I have an HP Pavilion a230n and I had to reformat the HD. I installed Win XP Pro but now I cannot ...
A: Look for the drivers for the NIC on the NIC manufacturers website. Or you can also find lots of ...
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| CAT5E and CAT6 | 12/19/2006 |
Q: 75% of my home is wired CAT5E. I've been considering buying a gigabit switch to run at gigabit speed ...
A: Cat5E cables can be surely used to run a gigabit network. You can safely install gigabit switches ...
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| Unusual Wireless Network Problem | 12/16/2006 |
Q: This is really strange... i've got a dell inspiron 6000 series laptop with integrated wifi adaptor.. ...
A: I have heard of issues with wireless connectivity, where users with two softwares for configurations ...
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| ip subnets | 12/11/2006 |
Q: I am trying to learn subnetting. Is there an easy way to learn or memorize subnets, hosts wildcard ...
A: Please go through some subnetting tutorials at the following links. They will guide you in ...
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| networking | 12/5/2006 |
Q: 1.what is static & dynamic routing? 2.give a note about csma:cd & csma:ca. 3.give note about token ...
A: Static Routing - Static routing is not really a protocol, simply the manual entry of routes into ...
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| wireless card / router | 12/4/2006 |
Q: This is our method of connection,2 computers each with wireless card to a wireless router. Then the ...
A: The connecting way seems to be the right one. What you can do is start from scratch and reconfigure ...
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| Broadband reception | 12/4/2006 |
Q: Can I please put another idea to you. It seems that the disconnection happens only after a period of ...
A: There is a setting in the dialer properties which says "disconnect after idle for xx seconds" and ...
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| Broadband reception | 12/1/2006 |
Q: I have recently moved house. My laptop received broadband via a Belkin modem/router unfailingly at ...
A: Looking at the problem, it surely seems to be an issue with the service provider. You will have to ...
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| wep &wpa | 11/30/2006 |
Q: I have a d link router (n) (wpa) and a belkin wireless adapter(G) card (WEP) . Is there a work ...
A: The security encryption settings have been set to different algorithms on both devices, hence they ...
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| wireless card / router | 11/29/2006 |
Q: I recently signed up with road runner (Time Warner cable) and elected to do a wireless router/cards ...
A: Seems that you are trying to directly connect to the ISP from your PC, when already your daughter ...
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| wifi | 11/28/2006 |
Q: I have a PSP and my friend, who lives down the road has a wireless router which I have permission to ...
A: There are range booster antennas available in the market which claim to extend the wireless router ...
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| Remote Web Workplace SBS 2003 | 11/14/2006 |
Q: I have tried that and I receive PAGE NOT DISPLAYED. Also tried using ...
A: Yes, that right. As I was saying in my last reply, the SBS server has to have a site or an ...
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| Network Witing Standards | 11/14/2006 |
Q: To explain a little more: our security dept. has installed over 300 IP cameras in a new build ...
A: I am not sure about the standards for ethernet cabling. On doing some research browsing through some ...
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| Remote Web Workplace SBS 2003 | 11/13/2006 |
Q: I have tried this and this time I keep getting PAGE NOT DISPLAYED. I am wondering if my public IP ...
A: Is the internal server, to which port 443 is pointing to. running a secure website? Because if ...
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| Remote Web Workplace SBS 2003 | 11/13/2006 |
Q: thansk again for your reply. I think the problem is that the public IP is pointing to the router ...
A: Can you confirm that you are putting in the port number after the public IP address in the address ...
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| Remote Web Workplace SBS 2003 | 11/10/2006 |
Q: I am not sure how to go about setting up port mapping correclty. At the moment I have only used ...
A: I think you have set the port forwarding correctly. As I have checked up the router config menu, it ...
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| Remote Web Workplace SBS 2003 | 11/9/2006 |
Q: I have ports 443, 444, 1725, 3389 and 4125 open on both TCB and UDP and they are being forwarded to ...
A: When you say that the public IP address directs you to the Netgear router page, it seems that the ...
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| Remote Web Workplace SBS 2003 | 11/8/2006 |
Q: Please can you help me. I have Windows SBS setup and everything seems to be working fine, however ...
A: If the port forwarding has been setup using the correct inertnal and external IP addresses and the ...
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| Sharing Internet ad-hoc | 11/5/2006 |
Q: Can you help me please to share Internet (cable modem )between 2 PC: windows XP and Windows 2000 by ...
A: If both the PC's have wireless adapters, then you will need a wireless router on which you will need ...
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| adding Network speed | 11/3/2006 |
Q: How can I increase the speed of LAN connection my NIC card 10/1000mbs but it runs to slow evrytime I ...
A: You will have to troubleshoot the network to find out where the fault lies. The slow network speed ...
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| How this | 10/31/2006 |
Q: There is no problem if all the guests configure their laptops to DHCP. However there indeed exists ...
A: When class 2 scenario guests plug in there laptops to the ethernet ports, if they have a fixed IP ...
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| networking | 10/31/2006 |
Q: Im trying to acces our network file server which a linux server and my loptop is window XP but I ...
A: Check the connectivity to the linux server using the "ping" command. If you can ping the server but ...
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| network connectivity issue | 10/30/2006 |
Q: I have 4 pcs at home running xppro on a network thru a DLink DI804HV router. All hass been good ...
A: When such sudden problems occur, best option is to discionenct all the cables and reconnect them, ...
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| networking | 10/30/2006 |
Q: my loptop can't connect to network since the connection is good and prompted me the message "No ...
A: Let me know the details of the environment where you have connected this laptop. Setting such as IP ...
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| How this "PnP network system" works? | 10/29/2006 |
Q: These days I find there are several companies offering systems that make networking computers pretty ...
A: As far as I know, when you want to access a particular network the network adapter has a to have the ...
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| Bridging on a router | 10/23/2006 |
Q: Yheu will not be on same lan segment. 1 will be on 1 lan and the other on a different one. Both on ...
A: I think it is not possible to have a failover in place with two devices being in two different ...
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| Outlook slowing down on VPN | 10/23/2006 |
Q: We did prioritize Outlook & http traffic over other. Also logging traffic. What i am of interest now ...
A: You can mark the traffic using the following traffic specific properties - For HTTP, define ...
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| Bridging on a router | 10/22/2006 |
Q: So if I have a device with ip 192.168.254.1 on lan 1. I had the same device configured with the ...
A: If you configure two devices on a LAN segment with same IP address, you will get a IP address ...
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| wireless card | 10/21/2006 |
Q: Here's my situation: I have a Linksys wireless-G PCI adapter #2 that keeps disconnecting and has LOW ...
A: I can suggest you to try out the following wireless adapter(s). Netgear WG311 802.11g Wireless PCI ...
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| Outlook slowing down on VPN | 10/21/2006 |
Q: We used VPN to access our main internal network, however, Outlook on exchange server has been ...
A: Check the traffic logs for the firewall/router where the VPN access is terminating. See if you can ...
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| Bridging on a router | 10/19/2006 |
Q: Several techs brought up that they were using bridging between router. What do they mean - ...
A: Usually when a router receives a packet on its interface, it routes packet to the destination, ...
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| Unable to ping win2k pro client to win 2k server | 10/18/2006 |
Q: I am unable to ping my 2000 server from client end, but I can ping and use network resources from my ...
A: Can you make sure that the IP address of the client and the server is in the subnet? This has to be ...
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| Nested routers | 10/18/2006 |
Q: I have a lan within a lan. The kid's PC's are connected to a ZyXEL HS-100W router that provides ...
A: Make all the machines in both the LAN's in the same workgroup. I think that should resolve this ...
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| Cisco Questions.. | 10/16/2006 |
Q: Ok the sitiuation is I have a pix 515e running ios 6.3... I need to put a webserver in the dmz ...
A: Create access list to allow required hosts or specific host from DMZ to access the 192.168.0.15 ...
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| vpn on xp | 10/16/2006 |
Q: I am trying to connect up two locations with a vpn. Specifically, each LAN has the typical ...
A: You can setup VPN tunnels using IPSEC between two or more locations. This will depend on the router ...
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| Modem to PC to Router to PCs possible? | 10/15/2006 |
Q: Well although the subject line sounds kinda strange I was wondering if its possible to connect my Pc ...
A: The Motorola modem also has a Ethernet port which can be used to to connect to the Internet i.e. as ...
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| Internet sharing witgout proxy | 10/13/2006 |
Q: I ve heard that to share internet what is needed is to simply put the ethernet cable of the dsl ...
A: Yes, thats right. You can attach a switch to the ethernet cable from the DSL modem and attach PC's ...
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| establishing wireless lan | 10/11/2006 |
Q: I've been trying to switch from a USB adsl modem to an ethernet modem witred in a wiresless router. ...
A: Try rebooting the router as the first option. You should also try and reconfigure the router for the ...
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| Core Switch | 10/10/2006 |
Q: Could you give me details on what a "Core Switch" is, its function and how it works in the network? ...
A: Core switch is a switch, usually a L3, which is placed in the core layer of a hierarchical network ...
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| networking | 10/9/2006 |
Q: please tell me about network topologies briefly
A: Following are the most common network topologies used - Bus Topology Bus networks (not to be ...
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| LAN Server | 10/3/2006 |
Q: Sir, I would like to know if there is any way if I could get the password of the server computer and ...
A: The information you are asking can be termed as an hacking activity. I advise you to stay away from ...
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| connecting two lans | 10/3/2006 |
Q: my problem is that i hav got two different LAN servers one is netware 3.12 with 120 hosts and the ...
A: When you say upgrading the server, I take that you want to upgrade to the latest version of Netware ...
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| Acl to block subnet | 10/3/2006 |
Q: You wrote: I think you will need to block the whole subnet, and have the acl as the whole subnet as ...
A: After looking at all the parts of your questions, I can deduce the following. The subnet is ...
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| Acl to block subnet | 10/2/2006 |
Q: Why serial int. and not fastethernet? It seems to work thanks. But I forgot to mention that the ...
A: I think you will need to block the whole subnet, and have the acl as the whole subnet as source and ...
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| best way to connect computers further than 300ft but less than 600ft | 10/2/2006 |
Q: I recently found that there numerous types of multimode fiber, Do you have any ideas as to which one ...
A: I think the following link might be useful in making your decision. You can also search through ...
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| Internet Seems Slower After Installing Home Network | 9/30/2006 |
Q: I just built my home network today, after getting tired of lugging thumb drives around with data ...
A: My first impression on reading the question was about DNS, but you say that you have already tried ...
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| DSL network | 9/30/2006 |
Q: I have a Westel DSL modem currently connected to 1 computer and I am now adding a second computer. ...
A: Usually an ISP will only allow one connection to their DSLAM from your modem, with your username and ...
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| about Jumbo Frames | 9/29/2006 |
Q: Did you say the Layer 2 Technology can support Jumbo Frame and Normal Frame ? Thanks, lzzzzHi, Do ...
A: Giga ethernet technology support 9k jumbo frames. And if you have one switch in a network configured ...
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| LAN Server | 9/28/2006 |
Q: Sir, I would like to know if there is any way if I could get the password of yhe server computer and ...
A: I am not sure which server you are asking about. But if its a server in your LAN then getiing the ...
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| network | 9/27/2006 |
Q: i am trying to view the page of epaper.timesofindia.com and after the usual login and password what ...
A: This seems to be an encoding problem related to the software installed on your laptop. Mkae sure ...
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| DSL Lan | 9/26/2006 |
Q: I work with condos and many are now trying to expand their LANs so they can install IP-based smoke ...
A: You can setup a router or a VPN concentrator and have tunnels setup from each of the DSL connected ...
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| Sharing a Wireless Internet Connection | 9/26/2006 |
Q: I had considered doing that, but unlike my wireless NIC, there is no user interface to choose the ...
A: Yes, I guess you will have to connect the router to the ethernet port on the desktop routing setup. ...
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| Sharing a Wireless Internet Connection | 9/25/2006 |
Q: I have an atypical networking situation that I need help with. I live in Alpine, Texas. Our local ...
A: After looking at all the details, I suggest you to try out the following. Instead of terminating the ...
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| about Jumbo Frames | 9/22/2006 |
Q: Do you know anything about Jumbo Frames? I wonder what happen if I set a switch using 9k frame size, ...
A: A standard ethernet frame can carry a 1500 byte payload. This is normally the value quoted for ...
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| isdn | 9/22/2006 |
Q: what r the comon problems that occurs in isdn confiurations?Does the line always remain up?What may ...
A: Most common problems associated with ISDN connections are frequent disconnections and the unable to ...
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| WAN SETUP | 9/22/2006 |
Q: We have decied to go for leased line connectivity, could you share how wpuld be the physical ...
A: The central site needs to have enough bandwidth and interfaces to terminate connections from all the ...
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| networking | 9/21/2006 |
Q: pleas tell me about TCP/IP AND ITS TYPES thanks
A: TCP/IP is such a vast topic that I will be unable to fit all details here. I suggest you to go ...
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| WAN SETUP | 9/20/2006 |
Q: We have 100 locations and want to connect them to our state central location which will then get ...
A: I think it would not be a good decision to connect all the 100 sites to the state central location ...
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| Routing and Remote Access | 9/13/2006 |
Q: Step 1. http://www.netscr.net/step1_networkinterface.JPG Here you can see the Network interface ...
A: After having a look at the images, I feel that I had interpreted the quetion properly in the first ...
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| Routing and Remote Access | 9/13/2006 |
Q: I have a small network at home consisting of a: 1. Netgear router 2. Win 2003 Server 3. win XP ...
A: The static route on the router for network 192.168.1.0 should be going to the interface that has a ...
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| lan config | 9/11/2006 |
Q: I have a cable modem (Motorola sb5100 surfboard). It has 2 ports a standard LAN port and an usb ...
A: You can connect the 2 PC's to the two different ports on the cable modem, and still have internet ...
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| adsl router packets | 9/10/2006 |
Q: "hi, i have an adsl connection at home , and my broadband router is a aolynk ADSL 2+. I am supposed ...
A: The excessive packet collisions and drops on the LAN interface suggests that there is a speed and/or ...
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| remote access / windows 2003 server | 9/5/2006 |
Q: I was wondering if someone could tell me how to setup Windows 2003 Server so that someone offsite ...
A: If you will be accessing the server via the browser, and that you have a public IP that you will be ...
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| UPnP media renderer | 8/25/2006 |
Q: Respected sir I Robin Cyriac, is an m-tech student from india I m at my final year doing my ...
A: You can have a look at the following links, might find something you can use, as these UPnP media ...
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| IP Masking | 8/24/2006 |
Q: I have two IP addresses connected to the same Enet switch. What does the mask needs to be in order ...
A: If you have a subnet mask of 255.255.128.0 then you will have both the IP addresses in the same ...
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| Home Network | 8/21/2006 |
Q: I have a Windows 2000 computer and would like to share/get files/network with a Windows XP computer, ...
A: You can share files between the two PC's. Make sure that they both have the IP addresses that are in ...
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| Log into computer in another city? & IE7 buttons | 8/19/2006 |
Q: I have a network setup with a server in Houston (six computers) and I am going to need to access ...
A: You can use a free software called VNC to connect to your remote server in Houston, provided that ...
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| Switching | 8/19/2006 |
Q: So 3 years ago I bought a NetgearFast Eternet Switch and decided to plug my comps up to it, so I ...
A: When you say that the light on the switch turns off as soon as you plug the laptop connection cable, ...
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| WAN setup | 8/17/2006 |
Q: I have been with LAN for the past 10 years plus. I have a requirement to connect two sites on WAN ...
A: You will require public static IP addresses for the WAN interfaces on both location routers. Then ...
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| network? | 8/16/2006 |
Q: I work at football tournament every summer. I have produced a package where hte results and league ...
A: Its totally upto you to decide how you want to display the file. It can uploaded as a PPT, in that ...
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| network? | 8/16/2006 |
Q: I work at football tournament every summer. I have produced a package where hte results and league ...
A: Upload the package onto the internet. You will need to purchase web space depending on the size of ...
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| routing dial-up connection data to ethernet connection | 8/15/2006 |
Q: I will look into the squid. WIll it run on an XP Home or Pro machine? I am not sure if I can make ...
A: Squid is built to run on Unix based systems, there is an option though to run it in cygwin, which is ...
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| Download block | 8/15/2006 |
Q: Followup To Question - I am running a cyber cafe busines in goa using a ADSL braodband service. ...
A: Video streams run on certain ports while executing. You can do a simple analysis on the internet as ...
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| routing dial-up connection data to ethernet connection | 8/15/2006 |
Q: How exactly do I go about configuring the laptop as a proxy server? Is there some additional ...
A: You will need to install a proxy server on the laptop, that will solve your purpose. There are ...
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| 2 routers, one wired, one wireless | 8/15/2006 |
Q: I have had some issues lately; first off, my Dads firm gave him a wireless router to take home, so ...
A: If the printer is installed as a local printer on the desktop and is shared on the network, then the ...
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| Download block | 8/14/2006 |
Q: I am running a cyber cafe busines in goa using a ADSL braodband service. Since i have a download ...
A: After going through the documentation for the ADSL router mentioned, I think the embedded firewall ...
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| Download block | 8/13/2006 |
Q: I am running a cyber cafe busines in goa using a ADSL braodband service. Since i have a download ...
A: You will need a firewall that can block the necessary ports for FTP and control the download ...
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| Wireless Networking... | 8/7/2006 |
Q: Hey, I am building a wireless network with several WAP's, but I need the signal to be able to travel ...
A: I suggest that you go for the HGA7T High Gain Antenna for R-TNC Connectors. This is a pack of two, ...
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| Need to build a network | 8/2/2006 |
Q: I have been tasked with building a network for an office. I have been authorized 4 servers, 20 ...
A: In all you have 29 devices in the network. I can suggest you the following network setup. Base the ...
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| Load sharing/failover in network? | 7/30/2006 |
Q: I actually mixed up an ip number.. the first two ips are on different subnets Actually can we just ...
A: Actually I can tell you another way that will supoort load balancing as well as failover, to solve ...
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| Load sharing/failover in network? | 7/29/2006 |
Q: I have quite a number of ethernet 8 port hubs at my disposal. I also have a linksys router, which ...
A: Looking at the IP addresses, I am hoping that the first two IP's are from the same subnet, if not we ...
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| Networking | 7/25/2006 |
Q: How to configure the isdn, lease line and broadband connection with 5 systems in lan
A: You will need to terminate the ISDN line on an ISDN interface on a router, or have it terminate on ...
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| share intenet at hime via ethernet switch | 7/24/2006 |
Q: but how do you ensure that the nodea are in the same IP. Thanks for your helpHi, I have a LAN modem ...
A: For example you need to manually configure the nodes to same subnet IP's like 192.168.1.1 and 1.2 ...
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| NETWORK | 7/24/2006 |
Q: what is the difference L2 switch L3 switch
A: A L2 switch forwards packets based on only on the MAC address of the destination. This is done in ...
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| share adsl connection. | 7/23/2006 |
Q: i have 2 pc,s both winxp.both with onboard lan connections.i have one usb adsl modem.i am trying to ...
A: You need to configure fix IP addresses on your PC's. Take for example, first PC has 192.168.1.1 with ...
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| design a local website | 7/20/2006 |
Q: I want to develop a site which can be seen from any one of the PC connected in LAN.like in most of ...
A: You will need to publish those set of HTML web pages on a web server like Windows IIS or Apache on ...
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| About email services.....!! | 7/19/2006 |
Q: Followup To Question -hey, i hav made a website. now if i want to provide login name to the users ...
A: Yes, its possible to have the LAN users access your sire using a domian name and not the IP address. ...
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| LAN blicking when not online | 7/19/2006 |
Q: Tajas, Thanks for your super fast response. Do I need to be concerned that I have a hidden virus of ...
A: Just to make sure that you do not have any virus or any spyware program installed on your PC, I ...
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| cisco router | 7/19/2006 |
Q: Is cisco 1721 series router supports vlan?When configuring the encapsulation protocol(dot1q or ...
A: Can you make sure that the commands you are entering are as below - int eth0/1 int eth0/1.1 ip ...
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| LAN blicking when not online | 7/19/2006 |
Q: I would appreciate if you could explain to me why the LAN lights in my system tray are blinking ...
A: Blinking of LAN lights indicate that traffic is passing through the interface. But as you point out, ...
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| lan for a small business | 7/18/2006 |
Q: I am a college student who has limited network knowledge and the group i am in has to come up with a ...
A: You will need to setup small LAN's with the devices that are placed in a single location. Say for ...
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| About email services.....!! | 7/18/2006 |
Q: Followup To Question - hey, i hav made a website. now if i want to provide login name to the users ...
A: First step would be to register a domain name that you want with the INTERNIC. This can be done ...
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| Bonding of SDSL Circuits | 7/17/2006 |
Q: Tejas, Hope your well. I have a quick questions that i was wondering if you could help to answer. ...
A: Can you please tell me whats the configuration on the cisco? I mean how the 4 DSL lines are ...
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| IP to MAC | 7/17/2006 |
Q: one more question remains and I would really appreciate your help. I'm currently working on a ...
A: Yes, the MAC address is already generated by the manufacturer. Now when this micro sends out a ARP ...
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| IP to MAC | 7/16/2006 |
Q: On the ethernet, when a packet needs to be sent, the MAC address of the host and destination is ...
A: I'll try to explain the concept here. MAC addresses are 12-digit hexadecimal numbers (48 bits in ...
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| About email services.....!! | 7/15/2006 |
Q: hey, i hav made a website. now if i want to provide login name to the users and mail services , then ...
A: I am not sure if you have removed all the files in the old directory. What you can do is map another ...
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| accessing office network from the outside | 7/15/2006 |
Q: I have an iMac at home and I want to access the files on my iMac in the office. I also want others ...
A: If the iMac in your office has a LAN IP address belonging to a private range, then firstly you will ...
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| lan and websites | 7/14/2006 |
Q: greetings, I created a website, downloaded Apache and have a dns server name. It all seems ...
A: You will need to test connectivity to your computer from other PC's in the LAN on port 80. You can ...
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| switches and routes, interconnectable? | 7/13/2006 |
Q: I'm trying to setup a small network. In total, there are 7 computers but I need to different ...
A: The setup seems to be allright, must have been some config issues thathave goe wrong. What I suggest ...
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| Netgear Router crashed | 7/13/2006 |
Q: I have Road Runner cable, and I ethernet cable it from the motorola modem they provide to my netgear ...
A: Chk files lost file fragements that are recovered when a system crashes. Seems that some vital ...
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| Router | 7/10/2006 |
Q: I have a D-Link DI-524 w/ wireless router and I have DSL connected to the router going cat-5 to the ...
A: Open explorer, goto tools->folder options->view. Scroll down and make sure that you have enabled ...
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| internet not sharing with my laptop with router blink | 7/8/2006 |
Q: i have configured belink router, but i cant share the internet in my laptop even though the router ...
A: You need to check the physical cable from laptop to the router. Check for the status of the LED for ...
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| Intranet Access at Windows 98 | 7/7/2006 |
Q: i've a trouble with my computer who use a windows 98 (Intel Pentium 1). its cannot access intranet ...
A: As the subnet mask is different, your PC is unable to communicate with the other PC, as they both ...
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| As a Network Engineer | 7/7/2006 |
Q: 1. Give the blue print of WAN with detailed LAN diagram of 3 cities 2. details description of the ...
A: I can give you the list of devices that can be used for your setup. Detailed explanation cannot be ...
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| WAN routers | 7/6/2006 |
Q: I need to connect 5 different locations across a WAN. They will be connected through a frame relay ...
A: For connecting 5 locations across WAN links using frame relay, I would suggest you the following ...
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| linksys router | 7/6/2006 |
Q: i have a westell 890 dsl modem that i would like to use with a linksys wrt54gs v.5 wireless modem ...
A: You can connect the ethernet cable coming from the DSL modem, to the uplink or internet port on the ...
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| access-list | 7/6/2006 |
Q: How do I know legitimate traffic [interpret traffics] How do I interpret the traffic at the ...
A: You will need to analyse the traffic thats traversing the interface by using the show traffic ...
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| Create a logic diagram of internet components from the client to server composed of: | 7/5/2006 |
Q: can you just help me with this project and it will be my pleadure if i can get the answer: Bridge ...
A: Following can be the order of the devices in the network. Some network designers may differ on this ...
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| networking 2 computers through a hub | 7/5/2006 |
Q: Followup To Question - Hi, I currently have 2 computers networked together with the DSL coming ...
A: If there's no seperate uplink port, then any port can be connected to the DSL modem and other ports ...
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| networking 2 computers through a hub | 7/4/2006 |
Q: I currently have 2 computers networked together with the DSL coming into my machine, out to a hub ...
A: If your PC has 2 network adapaters, one on the motherboard and the other as a PCI card, then you can ...
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| Computer operation | 7/4/2006 |
Q: I would like to know the differences between Lan and Wan computer operation? and which one does ...
A: There is nothing such as a LAN or a WAN computer. The network is classified as a LAN or a WAN. Any ...
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| Router | 7/4/2006 |
Q: I got a cisco 3640 with ISDN BRI ports. I want to know the IP address in my internal network ...
A: Goto the CLI and give the following command - show interface eth0 That will show you the IP ...
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| Wan router set up | 7/3/2006 |
Q: I require to set up Network that consists of 3 regional branches .The head office will have 1000 ...
A: The decision to choose the devices does not entire depend upon th number of users and the IP classes ...
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| Printer | 7/1/2006 |
Q: How do I connect my laptop to my desktop printer so that I can print from my laptop?
A: The printer will need a USB cable connection as most probably the laptop will have a USB port and ...
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| wireless card | 6/30/2006 |
Q: i have check all the items u mentioned and still, it just wont pick up a signal at all. so i was ...
A: You can try that, I surely feel that there must be something wrong with the wireless card or the ...
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| wireless card | 6/29/2006 |
Q: i am using a trendnet wirelss pci card and motorola wireless router. i cannot get a signal to the pc ...
A: You will need to check the whole setup in a step by step phase. First check whether you have the ...
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| Possible to view LIVE Router connections | 6/29/2006 |
Q: I checked some of the answer you gave to similar questions but really was still not sure. Can ...
A: You can check who are logged onto the cisco routers using the following command - show users you ...
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| router setup help info needed; | 6/25/2006 |
Q: is where does this ip fit into the steps , because the packet i think must pass through this ip ...
A: 86.14.180 0 is a network, and not a device IP address. The device IP address that falls in this ...
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| router setup help info needed; | 6/25/2006 |
Q: could you please put this part into the steps and also let me know the interface/s of it and is it ...
A: I am not sure what you want to know about those 4 entries, i'll describe what they mean - ...
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| WAN Networking | 6/25/2006 |
Q: I currently have two ADSL connections using the same provider here in Australia, one at home and the ...
A: Best solution would be to setup a VPN between the two locations. If you have an ADSL router at both ...
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| bandwidth usage | 6/24/2006 |
Q: i want to know, it is true when we download some large file it mean that we use more bandwidth then ...
A: It does not matter whether the file being downloaded is large or small, you will get the download ...
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| router setup help info needed; | 6/24/2006 |
Q: because you have not mentioned this ip addr;IP Address: 86.14.181.189 could you please show it like ...
A: Information as requested - Step 1 : Packet goes from your PC 192.168.1.100 Step 2 : Pcket goes to ...
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| router setup help info needed; | 6/23/2006 |
Q: , hmmmm but i would realy like to know , is when a packet goes from my PC out to the Wan what route ...
A: Suppose you request a web page from a website, the request goes from your PC to the gateway, ...
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| establishing a network | 6/16/2006 |
Q: I work for a small company and I have been tasked to set up a network for my boss. He says that the ...
A: Most probably the server at home will have a internal IP address, that will need to be NATTED to a ...
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| router setup help info needed; | 6/15/2006 |
Q: I have a query I would like to understand. I hope I have included all relevant info This ...
A: The routing table entries tell you the following - The default route is set to the gateway ...
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| Natting | 6/15/2006 |
Q: My question is related Natting. If i configured Natting on router. which action will performed by ...
A: Natting is performed before the pakect is routed to an outside interface. The same happens when a ...
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| Server | Counter-Strike Dedactied Server | 6/15/2006 |
Q: Do you know how to using NATI Cannot setup a server using " ( Steam ) Dedicated Server" , I Can ...
A: NAT has to be setup on the router,can be setup as dynamic NAT or static NAT. If you want to map more ...
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| Acess point | 6/14/2006 |
Q: When we say Access Point and Router we mean the same thing or there are two different things? Can a ...
A: An Access Point is a radio transmitter/receiver that is most widely used to bridge wireless and a ...
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| email via WiFi LAN | 6/14/2006 |
Q: I'm working away from home at the moment and need to access my email via the wireless lan at work. ...
A: You need to check the outgoing SMTP server settings on your OE6. Make sure that it is set to the ...
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| Server | Counter-Strike Dedactied Server | 6/13/2006 |
Q: I Cannot setup a server using " ( Steam ) Dedicated Server" , I Can connect to is but no one else ...
A: You will need to setup NAT on your ADSL router between your internal IP address and the external IP ...
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| Building a Small Business Network | 6/12/2006 |
Q: Looking for recommendations on equipment for an upgrade to my Network. We have a T1 with between ...
A: I would suggest you to go for a layer-3 switch, as that will solve your purpose of a switch as well ...
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| Dialup Prob | 6/12/2006 |
Q: I have a cisco router 2610 used as a dialup RAS, im using a 1721 router to try access via a dialup ...
A: The call setup has not been setup correctly as the dial-in router thinks you are sending a spoofed ...
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| Natting IP Camera on Public Address | 6/11/2006 |
Q: I want to access IP Camera (with Private IP Address 192.xxx.xxx.xxx) on the LAN)using Internet from ...
A: Setup NAT on your router with the internal IP address of the IP camera,192.xxx,to the external ...
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| subnet mask | 6/7/2006 |
Q: the tutorial says "subnet masks accompany an IP address and the two values work together". An IPv4 ...
A: The routing protocol decides whether the subnet mask will be router or not through the internet. ...
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| Network Trouble shooting | 6/3/2006 |
Q: At work i have 2 computers and a printer/fax(its new stuff)I need permanent internet access with ...
A: Have a switch attached to the 2 PC's and the printer in the office. Have an ADSL internet ...
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| Lan Wan connectivity | 5/29/2006 |
Q: i hope you will resolve my problem, my boss told me to connect a lan having 50 computers to the ...
A: You will need to configure the two routers in HSRP, with each router connected to the WAN link. ...
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| vpn | 5/26/2006 |
Q: i am not able to acess my server in australia when i go through vpn client from my lan network in ...
A: If the server local IP address and the IP address of your PC in India is conflicting (is on the same ...
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| Lan Wan connectivity | 5/26/2006 |
Q: i hope you will resolve my problem, my boss told me to connect a lan having 50 computers to the ...
A: Configuring the router is the difficult part, which you say you already know. Configuring the modem ...
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| slowing of internet | 5/25/2006 |
Q: when my internet slows down i can unplug my modem and router, leave them unplugged for about 5 ...
A: Seems to be a problem with the caching settings on the router, please check it. Might be worth ...
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| LAN unplugged with working router | 5/24/2006 |
Q: my laptop says that my LAN 2 is not connected. My Linksys router, from my desktop, is working fine, ...
A: LAN 2 can be the second LAN port on your laptop, if it has 2 LAN ports. If the first port is ...
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| gateway and router | 5/22/2006 |
Q: what is difference between gateway and router
A: A router is a device that is required to interconnect two different types of networks. A gateway is ...
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| WAN CONFIGURATION | 5/11/2006 |
Q: I would be grateful to you if you can guide me through this. We have 2 offices, one the head office ...
A: The providers may have their own cables layed, which they will be using to provide conenctivity. ...
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| Wireless Routing | 5/11/2006 |
Q: A few months ago I purchased a Netgear DG834GT Wireless 108mbps router and two Netgear 108mbps ...
A: After going through your problem, I think that you have already taken most of the steps to rectify ...
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| Network over large physical distance | 5/11/2006 |
Q: For a local radiostation in Belgium I need to create a network between two locations in the centre ...
A: You will need to go for a fiber optic cabling. When fiber is used in multimode, with the proper ...
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| WAN CONFIGURATION | 5/10/2006 |
Q: I would be grateful to you if you can guide me through this. We have 2 offices, one the head office ...
A: As suggested by the service provider, you can terminate the ADSL connections on the cisco837 ...
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| VLANS | 5/10/2006 |
Q: If I want to set up vlans from 1 wan to another wan : ...
A: To have VLAN traffic across a WAN link, you will need to configure the following - create local ...
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| Router-Switch vs Routing Switch | 5/10/2006 |
Q: Could you please explain the difference between a router-switch and a routing-switch? Thanks, ...
A: Following means a routing-switch - A switch that also performs routing operations. Usually a ...
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| difference:- | 5/6/2006 |
Q: can i please have the difference between these protocols:- -SMTP and PPP -TELNET and FTP Thank you
A: Each protol has its own purpose and working. SMTP is used for sending emails, uses port 25. PPP is ...
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| wireless router security | 5/4/2006 |
Q: I just set up a D-Link DI-524 Wireless Router, and When I enabled WEP, My roomate's laptop was ...
A: I think you should use WPA, instead of WEP. A brief on WAP - Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA and ...
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| setting up a wan network | 4/18/2006 |
Q: I have 50 computers that i must hook up in a wan configuration. This is a statewide WAN. Can you ...
A: You will need to network the PC's in one location in a Ethernet. Then have a gateway setup, such as ...
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| router and IP | 4/18/2006 |
Q: I need help in these two questions. I'll be so glad if you could you answer it. Question number 1: ...
A: Following will be the packect forwarding interface for each of the destination IP's - (a) ...
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| setting up a wan network | 4/17/2006 |
Q: I have 50 computers that i must hook up in a wan configuration. This is a statewide WAN. Can you ...
A: Please let me know more details for the setup required. If you have each PC on a seperate location, ...
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| Frame & Packets | 4/11/2006 |
Q: If the unit exchanged at the data link level is called a frame and the unit exchanged at the network ...
A: When a sender sends a data unit, each layer adds its own header while the data leaves the sender, so ...
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| Vlan question | 4/10/2006 |
Q: I am a newbie in IT. I know that we have remote routers wanting to vlan over the wan into a central ...
A: VLANS are mainly used for creating boundaries in a network for security. To have vlans communicate ...
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| Small Network Problem/Router | 4/4/2006 |
Q: I have a small network at my office 3 sometimes 4 computers. Every now and then the connection seems ...
A: Surely it seems to a problem with the router configuration. When you say that after resetting the ...
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| Wireless network | 3/29/2006 |
Q: Would you please be more specific about the environment considerations?Hi Natu, My home setup is as ...
A: I meant to say, if you are located in a environment where you have lots of wirelesss users, trying ...
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| Internet Connection | 3/22/2006 |
Q: I moved my desktop from one apartment to another apartment in a different city. I was using cable ...
A: You can compare the IP address setting on your laptop with your desktop and make sure that the exact ...
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| W3K Routing | 3/17/2006 |
Q: I've configured a W3K server as a router to route the packets between two network segments as the ...
A: I am unable to understand why you need to configure NAT on the W3K server. The whole routing can be ...
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| 2x DSL connection on one network | 3/14/2006 |
Q: I currently run a small business network consisting of 4 windows XP machines. Due to our high load ...
A: You can make this possible using any on of the following two options - You can have the two DSL ...
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| Remote Access | 3/8/2006 |
Q: I would like to remotely access my office computer from home. Both use XP OS (one Home Edition & one ...
A: You can remotely access your office PC without any additional software. You will need to have a ...
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| lan design | 3/7/2006 |
Q: how to do lan design in a home or office?
A: A simple design for a LAN for an office would be a core switch (layer2/layer3) depending upon your ...
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| Vlan configuration | 2/28/2006 |
Q: I have a switchport that needs to go through a router(remote) then across a wan through another ...
A: We have two scenarios. First, if both the switches are in the same network.Then, The VLAN can be ...
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| Linksys Range Expander | 2/28/2006 |
Q: I recently purchased a Linksys Range Expander and can't seem to get it to work right. I have run the ...
A: Check the IP address setting on the Expander, it seems that the device is configured to get an IP ...
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| ip, subnet mask address | 2/28/2006 |
Q: can you suggest me a few good material for understanding ip, subnet mask , gateway settings? I am ...
A: You can find a lot on info about IP on this link - http://www.ralphb.net/IPSubnet/ To enable the ...
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| cisco | 2/27/2006 |
Q: as i told i have a windows 2003 server with dvb connect to internet and i have a cisco 3825 with ...
A: Cannot give you the exact config, but can try to explain the steps - Configuire a number (SPID) on ...
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| LAN design | 2/25/2006 |
Q: I have been reading books about Network Architecture and Design but none of them can give me the ...
A: The best design for a LAN spread across two different building is - A core switch for each ...
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| Network printer | 2/22/2006 |
Q: I am having problems installing my multifunction printer on to my home network. I have a Brother ...
A: Try installing the printer again as a network printer. Give it a static IP from the same range as ...
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| how to setup my own file sharing space on net | 2/22/2006 |
Q: Greetings from India! I have approached many people, but nobody is responding, kindly help pls :( ...
A: You can get free webspace on many of the sites on the Intranet. I would suggest you go for ...
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| Wireless Range Expander | 2/20/2006 |
Q: I tried to get onto the web based utility and it couldn't find it. I never changed the default ...
A: You should have some kind of configuration interface for the device. Try to get to that, look into ...
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| Wireless Range Expander | 2/17/2006 |
Q: Im a student at a university, and i bought a wireless range expander (linksys wre54g) for my dorm ...
A: You should have the control over the configuration of the wireless expander, which can change any ...
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| IP address | 2/15/2006 |
Q: When there is no wire plugged on LAN card, if the PC pings its IP Address the following error ...
A: Pinging the own IP address is a test of the network layer protocols installed on that PC, and should ...
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| internet | 2/14/2006 |
Q: I'm sure this a simple question for you but it is important I get a correct answer. I currently live ...
A: You should buy a reputed brand laptop such as IBM, HP, ACER, DELL which has a modem which is ...
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| General Networking/LAN/WAN | 2/9/2006 |
Q: .. I read this question and answer. My question; Is using a crossover cable and uplink ports ...
A: A straight cable can be used, only if the port has the feature to auto detect the type of cable ...
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| lan | 2/4/2006 |
Q: i want set up a lan in our factory, there may be 6 to 10 computers,what will requare to do that? if ...
A: You wont need much configuration to setup a 6-10 PC lab. All you need is a 16/24 port switch and ...
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| wireless network | 2/3/2006 |
Q: Trying to connect 2 laptops to my new netgear wireless G router.Both use WindowsXP. Installed the ...
A: You can get to know the MAC address of your NIC of the laptop, by looking at the properties of the ...
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| Loopback adapter | 2/3/2006 |
Q: Tejas. My firewall is Zone Alarm, and it has the option to exclude a network from the trusted zone ...
A: Check whether you have enabled a proxy server in your browser settings, that might be pointing to ...
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| BB fault tolerance | 1/31/2006 |
Q: I am going to have a server in a foreign country where ISP's doesn't offer great DSL speeds. I ...
A: You can have a setup where we have two routers are setup with connections to two different types of ...
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| How to connect a NAT behind machine | 1/25/2006 |
Q: But how will i implement Cisco PIX firewall . and do i implement it on my US LAN server. any extra ...
A: You will need to implement the cisco PIX firewall in the LAN and that too before the server. The PIX ...
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| which is the Best simulator | 1/25/2006 |
Q: I would like to know which is the beat simulator to practice wan ? If you can provide me with link ...
A: Netsim is a good simulator from Boson labs. But I would say that a virtual lab offered from cisco is ...
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| Network Management | 1/23/2006 |
Q: There is a need to merge the two networksm to together and have applications, emails running on ...
A: The two networks can be merged and all the applications can be run as desired with the setup I ...
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| How to connect a NAT behind machine | 1/21/2006 |
Q: please tell me how a machine connected to internet will send Connect request to it's LAN client ...
A: I am not much into socket programming, but I can give you an alternate solution, from networking ...
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| Network Management | 1/19/2006 |
Q: Please I need your advise. Two organisations with individual networks of about 300 nodes each have ...
A: The management will depend upon the requirements in the network. The simple option would be to keep ...
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| giving 2 computers internet access via home network | 1/13/2006 |
Q: I would like to ask you how I can connect 2 PC's to a netgear FS524 24 port switch (unmanaged) ...
A: Connect the 2 PC's to the LAN ports on the netgear switch. Connect the uplink port on the switch to ...
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| port forwarding? | 1/11/2006 |
Q: I have a safecom samr-4114 router and would like to beable to contact my webmin server through it on ...
A: It seems that you have defined the port 10000 for the HTTP servie and not the HTTPS service which ...
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| Protocols | 1/10/2006 |
Q: Are Lan protocols OS specific? I must say you have a lot of questions, but I suggest you to look ...
A: Most operating systems use TCP/IP as the protocol on networks. But netware uses IPX/SPX as the ...
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| T-1 connection | 1/9/2006 |
Q: I got it up and there are several options. First is LAn or high speed internet Another is broadband ...
A: What you can do is compare the settings on the laptop, to that settings on the desktop, where the ...
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| I am sorry if I didn't stated... | 1/9/2006 |
Q: I am sorry if I didn't stated clearly. We set up DSL from SBC and no router. We use a hub to connect ...
A: In this case, you will have to share the printer on netbios and not based on IP. Thus, all the other ...
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| T-1 connection | 1/7/2006 |
Q: How do I do this and where do I go?I bought a used laptop that works fine when plugged into my ...
A: You need to goto Network Connections -> Properties, select the LAN adapter ->properties and click on ...
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| Guide with better option | 1/7/2006 |
Q: I'm Kayyum, I'd like to know is CCNA certification enough for the entire career. How would you ...
A: CCNA is the perfect certification at the begining of a networking career. Once you start a job say ...
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| I have DSL up and running... | 1/6/2006 |
Q: I have DSL up and running and all three computers connected to Internet without any problem but they ...
A: You need to attach the printer to the LAN port and share the printer, give it an IP address from the ...
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| T-1 connection | 1/6/2006 |
Q: I bought a used laptop that works fine when plugged into my friend's cable modem or maybe he has dsl ...
A: There is a mismatch with the port speed and duplex settings on the LAN port of the E hub and the LAN ...
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| Networking Solution | 1/2/2006 |
Q: I am Vikramjit Kakati , an Engineer from N.F.Railway , I am located in Dibrugarh , Assam , India ...
A: The main issue regarding the type of connection is resolved in this situation as you are going to ...
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| print server | 12/30/2005 |
Q: i am interested in using a dedicated print server for two networked computers. i have a hp ...
A: Yes, the print server will be able to handle large prints. Make sure the server has the optimal ...
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| Setting up home network with multiple routers | 12/24/2005 |
Q: How can I network my home with 6 PCs using wired Home networking routers such as Netgear and linksys ...
A: Yes, you can connect 3 routers in a chain, and you would be able to share the Internet connection as ...
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| Subnet calculations | 12/19/2005 |
Q: 1. How does a user determine which portion of the ip address identifies the network and which ...
A: The subnet mask of an IP address determines which portion identifies the network and which, the ...
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| trouble with network firewall | 12/17/2005 |
Q: i'm a student living in student halls, and the firewall does not allow any music/video files, unless ...
A: What I can suggest is you can goto meebo.com, where it provide access to various messenger services, ...
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| about digital cross connects | 12/17/2005 |
Q: i want to know how digital cross connects work(basic operation and its differenes and advantages ...
A: I can suggest you some sites : http://www.zytrax.com/tech/layer_1/cables/tech_rs232.htm Above link ...
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| information technology | 12/14/2005 |
Q: What is the difference between serial and parallel data transmission? What are some advantages and ...
A: Parallel: Data is transmitted along more than one physical connection at a time: e.g. 8-bit data bus ...
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| networking configuration | 12/10/2005 |
Q: Recently I experiencing problems with my network. Here is the situation, I upgrade my verizon ...
A: The same router with a v3 comes at speeds of 1,2,5.5 and 11 Mbps, with auto fallback. Make sure the ...
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| Perform Natting | 12/5/2005 |
Q: The port of the camera is 80. And it goes the the router's page, since it's also 80 (different ...
A: We can only map one internal IP to an external IP for one port. What you can do is, change the ...
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| Perform Natting | 12/4/2005 |
Q: I tried to perform natting, to translate a public dynamic IP that I receive from using my ADSL ...
A: Yu need to setup port forwarding on your ADSL router. This will direct all traffic for the ...
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| bluetooth | 11/30/2005 |
Q: I have a pocket pc with wifi & bluetooth & a laptop with a bluetooth card but not wifi. Is it ...
A: Yes, yo can access internet via bluetooth to conenct the laptop and the pockect PC. You need to be ...
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| Networking | 11/30/2005 |
Q: i m using ZTE ZXDSL 831. i know it can be used as router but when i can't open the 192.168.1.1 page. ...
A: I think the firewall is blocking your access to the configuration page for the router. Once you are ...
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| Networking | 11/29/2005 |
Q: may i know how to block a computer from downloading? the line becomes lag when someone downloading. ...
A: You have to block the FTP protocol access for that PC, by blocking FTP on the router / firewall for ...
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| Setup LAN and WAN for a company | 11/28/2005 |
Q: i am facing few problem in my project here, 1) may i to know type of cable we need to used to setup ...
A: Best option for a LAN cabling is cat5 or cat6 cable. For a WAN conection, it depends upon the type ...
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| Modem | 11/24/2005 |
Q: thanx for ur reply. Sir i want to ask u that can we connect two pc's through modems only and without ...
A: We can connect 2 computers using a serial cable as well. Also a USB cabla can be used. We have to be ...
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| internet on aircraft | 11/17/2005 |
Q: how does the topology work when you want to receive the internet on an aeroplane, i.e. from your ...
A: Internet service is provided now a days on many airlines, depending upon the class you area ...
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| WAN | 11/9/2005 |
Q: I have three offices that I setup with my company. The 1st one in New Jersey. 2nd one in Florida and ...
A: I would suggest you have the applications installed on a single server and acess them using VPN. All ...
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| networking | 11/8/2005 |
Q: thamk you for your fast reply! can you also elaborate on your suggestions. it would really ...
A: As I had mentioned in the earlier response, you have to connect both the locations to the internet ...
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| networking | 11/8/2005 |
Q: I'm beginning to learn networking and was wondering if you can direct me with this particular case ...
A: I can suggest you th following: Connect your repair shop and the head office to internet via ADSL ...
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| nt issue | 11/7/2005 |
Q: My fathers CPA firm has a small peer topeer network. They have a Dell Poweredge Servr running ...
A: I had come across an article some time back regarding such a problem, I am mentioning that here: ...
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| hello
in my school and in... | 11/1/2005 |
Q: in my school and in the dormitory there are wireless networks. Their TCP/IP numbers are different. ...
A: If you have 2 LAN cards, then you can set different IP addresses for them, and disable the card ...
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| SunRocket VOIP | 10/29/2005 |
Q: I hope you can help. I signed up for the SunRocket VOIP service. Their Gizmo unit connects to my ...
A: There seems to be a problem with the configuration of the gizmo unit. I just went through the ...
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| Occupation | 10/28/2005 |
Q: If you don't mind me asking, how did you land a job as a network/system administrator with having ...
A: I dont mind you asking this question at all. After I completed my CCNA and A+, I started working as ...
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| Networking | 10/25/2005 |
Q: . I have a Dell 2400 computer with a wireless NIC on the 2nd floor of my house. On the first floor ...
A: Each wireless device has some configurations which allows it to communicate with specifis devices. ...
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| networking/speed | 10/23/2005 |
Q: My question is concerning networking 5 computers. I live in a house, with 4 other university ...
A: Looking at your current setup, I think all your PC's in the network will have the DHCP server IP ...
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| Internet device to publish | 10/22/2005 |
Q: Following to your answer: 1. How do I allow access from the Internet to my computer? 2. How to ...
A: 1. You need to allow access by performing nattting as described in the previous answer. 2. Natting ...
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| wireless internet antenna | 10/18/2005 |
Q: Is there an wireless internet antenna that can send information 15 km or more? Would it be good, or ...
A: The technology exists, and is used by some ISP's, even one I know in India. But the cost of setting ...
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| lan networking | 10/17/2005 |
Q: HAI i waana run internet with three pc i m able to share all datas with in three pc but i ...
A: Use the internet connection sharing wizrd in Win XP.... else...give IP address of one modem/router ...
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| Networking for Broadband Connection | 10/16/2005 |
Q: Tejas Natu, At present I am running my internet through ISDN, but wishes to shift to Broadband ...
A: If you are terminating your ISDN conenction on a single PC and sharing it using conenction sharing ...
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| Network Connection | 10/13/2005 |
Q: I tried to ping for the network address for the pc in a LAN that i set up at home. That worked ...
A: After you formatted the drive, you reinstalled the OS, may be correct protocols are not ...
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| lan privacy | 10/13/2005 |
Q: im connected to the internet via a local LAN that my friends are running in my neighbourhood. The ...
A: Once you aare accessing the internet over a LAN, the full control over the hosts, (your PC is the ...
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| Network Connection | 10/12/2005 |
Q: There is a problem where by both computers are connected to a hub. The problem is, even if i know ...
A: The problem lies in the physical layer of the OSI model. If you are uanble to pin the other PC, then ...
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| ADSL MultiLink | 10/11/2005 |
Q: First of all I hope you have a good day. I've two ADSL subscriptions. Can I apply a multilink ...
A: What you want is posible, provided you have the necessary equipment. You need a cisco router, like ...
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| Network Connection | 10/11/2005 |
Q: I am intending to build a remote monitoring system that allows me to remotely control computers, ...
A: You have variour different ways to setup the things as you require. If you want to control a windows ...
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| ip address conflict | 10/11/2005 |
Q: I have an NT network using DHCP with about 50 computers attached. Most computers get their ip ...
A: If you have a switch in your network, you can check the MAC address table of that switch and ...
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| Monitoring WAN Links | 10/5/2005 |
Q: I am suresh searching a job in Networking area.I have finished my CCNA.But i doesn't have practical ...
A: We have many monitoring tools in the market. Some are tools that come along with routers and ...
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| Setting up a network between 3 computer | 9/30/2005 |
Q: I have 3 computers I would like to network. One is a newer desktop computer (don't know the ...
A: You will need a wireless router with 4 ethernet ports. To this router, you can conenct your 2 ...
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| boson netsim CCNA | 9/28/2005 |
Q: .im preparing for the CCNA exam..i use boson netsim as a simulator to practice the ...
A: When you issue a no shut command, the interface is up, it tries to negotiate the conenction ...
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| connectivity | 9/28/2005 |
Q: I have a regular 2 Mghtz pc that is connected to an old 300 Mghtz notebook with a wireless router. ...
A: As per my knowledge, the speed of the processor is not related to the range of the connectivity ...
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| VPN or PCAnywhere | 9/27/2005 |
Q: I have a small lan in home (3 Pc), with internet dsl connection over a broadband gateway (IP ...
A: To connect to your network from outside, VPN or PC anywhere both could have been ggod solutions. But ...
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| ip addressing | 9/26/2005 |
Q: in class A the 127 is reserved for loopback.i have studied from somewhere that 127.0.0.1 is reserved ...
A: Normally, when a TCP/IP application wants to send information, that information travels down the ...
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| about networks | 9/17/2005 |
Q: Sir, I am student of computer science.I have interest in networking.Is that necessary I should ...
A: Programming skill are not mandatory for networking, it will be an advantage for you. You can start ...
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| Network Monitoring | 9/14/2005 |
Q: Im looking for configuration help on the MRTG monitoring program. Are you familiar with MRTG?
A: I had configured MRTG for an ISP a couple of years ago. That time we had setup monitoring for our ...
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| SPIDS | 9/11/2005 |
Q: what is "SPIDS" and what it is used for?
A: SPIDs are Service Profile IDs. SPIDs are used to identify what sort of services and features the ...
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| network switch | 9/5/2005 |
Q: Which advanced network switch function prevents loops from occuring when multiple switches are ...
A: STP or Spanning Tree Protocol helps avoid loops in a switched environment. Explanation: ...
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| Router | 9/5/2005 |
Q: Sir, pls explain what purpose of Router. Pls Explain in briefly works. ...
A: The router is a device that connects internetworks. It creates broadcast domains and helps in ...
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| Networking | 8/31/2005 |
Q: Aslam-u-alikum sir. pls tell me what is differance between hacking and networking. ...
A: You need to research on the internet for some articles which will guide you properly in a right ...
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| Odd "cannot connect" problem | 8/30/2005 |
Q: I am living at a friend's house at the moment, and I have had access to the internet by connecting ...
A: All I can say is that you have tried most of things that can be done to sort out such a problem. I ...
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| Subnet mask | 8/30/2005 |
Q: Sir pls tell me about Subnet mask: what subnet mask is use which class(a, b or c) IP address ...
A: Like IP addresses, a subnet mask contains four bytes (32 bits) and is often written using the same ...
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| About Topology & Protocols | 8/24/2005 |
Q: Respected sir I can't understand what is Topology and how many kinds of topoloy are ...
A: The answer to your question is very long. I will provide you with some links which will answer all ...
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| usb to usb networking | 8/14/2005 |
Q: if two computers can be connected using usb cable.does that usb cable has to be any special one or ...
A: The cable is called a USB direct link cable. You can get this cable from your local hardware dealer. ...
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| TCP/IP | 8/10/2005 |
Q: I had been learing tcp/ip for almost two years.I'm still confuse between subnet mask and Network ...
A: A subnet mask is a mask which decides which part of the IP address falls in the host part. A subnet ...
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| Internet connection sharing | 8/6/2005 |
Q: Regards steve
A: You can share the connection using a broadband router. You have an option to use cat5 cable all the ...
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| Lan design | 8/4/2005 |
Q: I would like to know the materials needed to learn this course alone.What website do you ...
A: I would suggest you to do a CCDA course, which teaches you all the tricks and trades of network ...
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| Dreambox and ISA | 7/30/2005 |
Q: First of all I hope you have a good day. I've DreamBox receiver (DM 7020) which can connect to ...
A: The Dreambox gives the message because the value for the DNS server is wrong. You will have to give ...
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| Router versus Switch | 7/22/2005 |
Q: Are router and switch the same? Can router connect to internet without using modem? What does router ...
A: A router and a switch are two different devices. Switch works at layer 2 and router at layer 3. We ...
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| modem | 7/20/2005 |
Q: Is there a way to set my modem on standby mode? I'm using linksys wireless 4 ports cable modem. ...
A: Usually there is a switch on the modem that gets the modem into the standby mode, that is what i ...
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| Designing a network. | 7/19/2005 |
Q: I have an office, where I have windows 2003 server. I have windows XP wireless enabled laptops. ...
A: To enable printer sharing, its like a normal printer sharing that you would do in a wired LAN. The ...
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| Routing ! | 7/15/2005 |
Q: I've speedtouch ADSL router which is configured as DHCP, DNS, NAT and firewall. The router has no ...
A: I think what you have done is good. The next step that you are going for also seems to be fine. A ...
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| Designing a network. | 7/15/2005 |
Q: I have an office, where I have windows 2003 server. I have windows XP wireless enabled laptops. ...
A: To connect the wireless laptops to the Windows server, you will need a wirelsess access point. To ...
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| Networking w/ router & switch | 7/7/2005 |
Q: I currently have cable internet with 5 static IP's on a 8 port switch. From this switch, I run 3 ...
A: Just share the printer and the folders that you want to share, and they will be available throughout ...
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| LAN | 6/25/2005 |
Q: Suppose that i want to make a LAN with 5 computers. Is it necessary to have a DHCP server to assign ...
A: You can assign DHCP addresses to 5 computers in the LAN. You can also specify the eange of IP ...
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| LAN | 6/24/2005 |
Q: I want to ask if the devices in a LAN use IP adresses like the internet and second i want to ask ...
A: Yes, devices on the LAN can use IP addresses, i.e. public IP addresses, like those on the Internet, ...
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| Basic Lan Setup | 6/13/2005 |
Q: I want to setup a small office lan consisting of one server + 4 node. I have already applied for a ...
A: The setup you have mentioned is correct. The Internet connection form your ISP goes to your router, ...
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| Connecting a PC to the WAN port of a router | 6/12/2005 |
Q: I have an ASUS WL-530G and i want to connect a PC to the wan port and another one to a LAN port to ...
A: You have mentioned that the gateway for both the PC's is 192.168.2.1 but the WAN IP falls in the ...
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| Cable Impedance | 6/10/2005 |
Q: i read somewhere about cable impedance;my question is; which one of these cables has got better ...
A: I dont know much about this, but you can go through the following article which I have come across, ...
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| Routing | 6/6/2005 |
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: The ISA server is a veru powerful server and it can do a lot of things for you. You wont need to ...
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| Network Questions | 6/6/2005 |
Q: All right, I am in a sorta precarious position. You see, I have a line coming down from my ...
A: There is nothing like you cannot plug in a line from one router into another router, You can ...
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| help? | 5/30/2005 |
Q: I have a question I hope that someone can help me with....I just recently bought a laptop, and I ...
A: I laptop can have wireless connectivity to the internet only if it has a wireless NIC in it. Also, ...
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| DNS Implementation | 5/26/2005 |
Q: I'm trying to build my web server on my own PC with linux OS. So i need to implement DNS server on ...
A: You see, there is really no need to run a DNS server for a small network of 2 computers. Instead ...
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| WAN design | 5/21/2005 |
Q: can u advise me what router shall i buy for the central location. and what is the software needed in ...
A: I can suggest that you go for a Cisco router. You can choose from the list on their website, or ...
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| wireless | 5/20/2005 |
Q: I have broadband internet access through an NTL cable modem. I have bought a 3Com wireless router ...
A: Find out which type of IP address you have for your internet connection. Is it a public IP address ...
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| Virtual Private Network - HOW? | 5/18/2005 |
Q: I have the following problem. I have two networks situated in different locations. And I need to ...
A: You need to setup a device such as a router which will accept VPN connections. So if you set it up a ...
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| WAN design | 5/18/2005 |
Q: i am supposed to prepare a WAN Solution to my institution, i dont have much experience. i have given ...
A: To setup a network as you have thought of, you will need a router at your central location, which ...
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| Router | 5/12/2005 |
Q: What is the function of a switch and do LANs use TCP/IP as a protocol?Mention also the example of a ...
A: A switch is used for communication in a LAN. It routes traffic on the basis on hardware addresses, ...
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| router/switch | 4/21/2005 |
Q: What is the difference between router and switch.
A: A switch has different collision domains for each of its ports, but a single broadcast domain, where ...
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| incoming tcp connection | 4/19/2005 |
Q: i recently hooked up through sbc,how can i tell if i have a firewall and how would i configure it to ...
A: Windows ME does not have a built in firewall, so you need to check on the PC whether is there are ...
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| incoming tcp connection | 4/18/2005 |
Q: i'd like to use winmx, i installed it on my computer but during setup i received a message saying my ...
A: It seems that there is a firewall installed on your system. That is the only reason your computer is ...
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| Can upgrade to anything more then an FTTH connection | 4/18/2005 |
Q: Currently, our office has a ISDN connection to with FTTH, which only gives me a 100mb speed to the ...
A: Under normal cicumstances a FTTH conenction should provide the necessary speed for home use. But ...
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| linksys router | 4/15/2005 |
Q: i would like to setup a home network simply connecting 2 computers. both computers will be surfing ...
A: I think you can go for the normal linksys router which will enable you to share your internet ...
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| Trouble Hooking Up Windows 98 Computer To Wireless Network | 3/2/2005 |
Q: ..i hope you can help me out with my problem...ok so here it is...i currently have 2 Windows XP ...
A: I can say that please check the IP addressess on all the computers. I currently dont know what IP's ...
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| win2k adv server keeps restarting by itself | 3/2/2005 |
Q: wE HAVE WINDOWS 2000 aDVANCED SERVER WITH SP4. LAST UPDATES WERE DONE 8 MONTHS BACK. i DID UPGRADE ...
A: The best way to diagnose the issue will be to study the event logs and find out the reason for the ...
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| ip address tracing & more | 2/25/2005 |
Q: Sir, My english is not quite good but trying to improve. (1)Sir how can I convert web site ...
A: To convert from a domain name like hotmail.com to an IP address you need to query a DNS server, ...
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| Routing | 2/24/2005 |
Q: We have 2 home computers that we would like to have share the internet. They sit next to each ...
A: It is possible. Connect the two computers directly using a cross over ethernet cable. For this you ...
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| Multiple Switches | 2/22/2005 |
Q: I was wondering how would one go about connecting multiple switches in a LAN, which is the central ...
A: One can connect multiple switches in a LAN environment. All I can say at this point it that you have ...
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| need to know | 2/22/2005 |
Q: i wish to answer me about that question in network whats the difference between (ISDN) (DSL) ...
A: ISDN and DSL are two different technologies used to connect to the internet. ISDN costs less ...
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| port blocking | 2/22/2005 |
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: There is software which you can download from the Internet. It is Nuke nabber, install it on the PC ...
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| Data Transfer over the internet | 2/21/2005 |
Q: I know that the indication of data transfer while surfing the net is the glowing of light in the two ...
A: When the web page is opening up on your computer, there exists a connection between your computer ...
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| What is the latest Network protocol ? | 2/20/2005 |
Q: I had done a computer diploma 5 years back and had read about computer networks, the LAN, WAN, the ...
A: The most popular protocol used today is TCP/IP. This is used all over the Internet. Even small to ...
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| Network question - Dave Hew | 2/18/2005 |
Q: I'm trying to understand how an email msg would travel through the internet to the destination. ...
A: When the data is encapsulated in an IP packet, each layer in the OSI stack add's it own ...
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| configuring an ISDN Ascend modem | 2/17/2005 |
Q: Tejas: I am so glad I found you! I have an ISDN line from SBC. I connect three computers to it for ...
A: Unable to help you much in this regard, as I have not used the Pipline hyperlink program ever, and ...
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| College internet | 2/16/2005 |
Q: Hope this is the right place to ask. :) Here goes ... I currently attend Fairfield U., and connect ...
A: I can understand your frustration, but I won't be able to help you much on this issue from here. One ...
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| networking | 2/11/2005 |
Q: In second option if I assign IP address what will be the followings, 1: Subnet mask 2: Default ...
A: The following will be the values in the manually addressing scheme: Subnet mask on all PC's: ...
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| networking | 2/9/2005 |
Q: I want to network 10 computers with the help of a ADSL router and a hub. Here is the detail of ...
A: You have two options. One, you can set the router as the DHCP server, so that it will lease out IP ...
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| ADSL router | 2/5/2005 |
Q: First of all I hope you have a good day. I've SpeedTouch ADSL router (4 ports), I wonder if I can ...
A: You can configure access control on the router. You can block the IP addressess from which you do ...
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| distant LAN??? | 1/26/2005 |
Q: no we each have diff modems. we r on different city..hi im a newbie to networking, just wanna find ...
A: If you and your cousin are having a public IP address for your computers, then you will be able to ...
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| Communications | 1/25/2005 |
Q: I am working with a Tektronix Aribitrary Waveform Generator (model AWG610) and control this unit ...
A: You should use a cross over cable if you are connecting the two devices directly, without any hub or ...
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| should i configure my pix firewall of router? | 1/23/2005 |
Q: guys, im configuring my exchange 2k for OWA. We have a router (lucent pipeline P130) & firewall ...
A: I would suggest to configure the natting on firewall. Route all traffic, which comes to the public ...
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| FTP connections | 1/21/2005 |
Q: I have a small ftp server running on my home computer network, I can connect within the LAN but ...
A: There might be two reasons for such a thing to happen. If you are running Win XP, then there is a ...
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| help | 1/17/2005 |
Q: need to start an airline reservation service, have several computers connected to the internet ...
A: The solution here, is that you will have to setup port forwarding on the ADSL router. Forward a ...
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| acess office computer from home | 1/14/2005 |
Q: My question is how can i acess my office computer from home? I know it has something to do with IP ...
A: You will have to enable remote desktop on the office computer. If you have WinXP then goto, My ...
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| Up Down Load Question | 1/14/2005 |
Q: I just recently aquired a DSL 1500kps connection in my home. Currently my Throughput is on average ...
A: The connection that you have, must be an ADSL connection. In such a type of connection there is a ...
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| Website Stuff Needed | 1/14/2005 |
Q: I am making a website on computer networking. It needs a lot of things to be added on the ...
A: What I can suggest is that you research on the internet for the material that you need. I will not ...
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| acess office computer from home | 1/14/2005 |
Q: My question is how can i acess my office computer from home? I know it has something to do with IP ...
A: You would be able to access your computer in a couple of ways. It depends upon how the computer is ...
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| Router | 1/13/2005 |
Q: what would u recommend as a good load balancer router where i can connect up to 6 dsl connections to ...
A: The only router I feel would be capable of handling such connections would be a cisco router, may be ...
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| ethernet card | 1/10/2005 |
Q: I was wondering on a ethernet card the terminal cable has 8 wires, is all of those conducters used? ...
A: Out of the 4 pairs, only 2 pairs are used for tramsmitting and receiving data. The other 2 pairs are ...
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| Multilinking | 1/5/2005 |
Q: Well, i am trying to set up a counter strike server. and for the server i need a high upload stream. ...
A: There is a possible way by which you can combine 4-5 DSL connections to give you a combination ...
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| Router and bellsouth | 12/26/2004 |
Q: i have 1 desktop pc runing win xp pro w/sp2 and a toshiba laptop runing same windows. My connection ...
A: There is no need to perform such complex tasks for just being able to go online on the two ...
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| MAC address | 12/24/2004 |
Q: What is the difference between a MAC address and an IP address?
A: MAC address is a harware device address, which is unique for each hardware device. It consists of a ...
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| T1 router question | 12/22/2004 |
Q: I am thinking about getting T1 internet connection, and i was woundering what's the cheapest router ...
A: The best routers used for T1 connections are cisco routers, which will cost what you say, around ...
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| Routering Dsl | 12/21/2004 |
Q: I have recently purchased SBC Yahoo DSL, and i have it installed on one computer already. However, ...
A: You can get a Netgear or a Linksys Home broadband router. It costs around 70 -80$, and is pretty ...
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| home file sharing problem | 12/18/2004 |
Q: i have xp professional on the laptop which did have the option of simple file sharing (which was on) ...
A: Goto the command prompt of the machine whose IP address you wish to see. type in the command ...
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| Netgear WGT624 limits my internet bandwidth | 12/17/2004 |
Q: I have a 512/128 broadband connection through my ADSL service provider Dodo Internet. I have a ...
A: Check for firewall settings on the router, if any firewall is enabed, disable it. Aslo check for the ...
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| Router configuration | 12/12/2004 |
Q: I am trying to setup some port forwarding on my router but I cannot seem to access the web browser ...
A: I think the Netgear router also has a CLI configuration utility. You can try to telnet to ...
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| ADSL not working mystery | 12/11/2004 |
Q: I subscribed to DSL and basically I have to deal with the local telephone company activating the ...
A: From reading your question, i have gathered folllowing: 1. there is synch on the DSL line, as the ...
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| Routers vs Switches | 12/6/2004 |
Q: I thought I had this Home connectivity puzzle solved. I purchased a Linysys 4 port Router after I ...
A: It depends upon the switch you buy. If it is a managed switch, which meants that we can configure ...
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| Cable transmission speed | 11/26/2004 |
Q: I have a 3 computer network with a computer in another building some 130 feet from the router. The ...
A: I do think that the splicing of the two patches of the cables has caused the significant decrease in ...
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| USB/LAN modem which is better?? | 11/25/2004 |
Q: My ISP offers me to choose in between an USB and a LAN modem for the ADSL. Which one is the ...
A: I would definitely suggest that you go for the Ethernet package (LAN). It is easier to setup, infact ...
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| connecting two computers. | 11/24/2004 |
Q: machine 1 IP: 150.100.100.10 subnet mask: 255.255.0.0 machine 2 IP : 150.100.100.20 subnet mask: ...
A: Have you put the value of the machine which has the internet, as the GATEWAY for the other machine? ...
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| Setting up Port security | 11/23/2004 |
Q: is regarding configuring port security in CISCO switch 2950. i did like the following: 1st.I ...
A: The port configuration command depsnds upon the cisco IOS installed on the switch. If you have IOS ...
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| wireless LAN and WAN | 11/23/2004 |
Q: What hardware/software would you need to set up a wireless LAN and WAN, The WAN would be for ...
A: A network cannot be termed as a WAN if it falls within 100 ft of each other, it can be called a LAN ...
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| Share documents with vpn network | 11/22/2004 |
Q: We have about 30 pc's (most win XP some W98) in peer to peer network spread over 4 locations - 3 ...
A: The terminal services that you see running on your WinXP or Win98 PC's is the client service ...
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| Routers and switches | 11/22/2004 |
Q: i currently have a 4 port Linksys router that recently died due to a bad power adapter. These 9V ...
A: Yes, you can setup the network as you have suggested in the question. But you will have to be very ...
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| Slow email over Cable | 11/20/2004 |
Q: After I connected with Comcast High-Speed Internet cable on November 18, 2004, it seemed like my ...
A: Try to capture the traffic going out our your router, using a analyser software. That will help you ...
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| ISDN TA | 11/12/2004 |
Q: Tejas The Modem is working fine when attached to some other computer, and also i have reinstalled ...
A: You have checked the cable and the modem works fine when attached to some other computer. The PC ...
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| Share documents with vpn network | 11/10/2004 |
Q: We have about 30 pc's (most win XP some W98) in peer to peer network spread over 4 locations - 3 ...
A: Yes, you can share the documents via a VPN. The best option would be to setup windows terminal ...
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| ISDN TA | 11/10/2004 |
Q: I have a small setup of 11 computers connected to Internet thro ISDN TA (Dlink DME-128ESU). I used ...
A: From the description of your problem, it seems that the problem started recently. What I can suggest ...
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| HELP!!! ARGH!!!! | 11/9/2004 |
Q: I'm a lan admin for a branch of a pharmacutical company. We were recently aquired by a different ...
A: As you said it, subnetting is just creating different networks out of a gven one range of IP ...
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| lan | 11/2/2004 |
Q: how much does a lan cable cost? and can you give me detailed instructions on setting up a network ...
A: You can connect the two PC's directly using a crossover cat5 cable.You will need to enable internet ...
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| lan | 11/1/2004 |
Q: how much does a lan cable cost? and can you give me detailed instructions on setting up a network ...
A: The cost of the cable will differ from on your location. It will be different depending upon the ...
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| Gateway | 10/30/2004 |
Q: my question is how can i find out what my default gateway number is?
A: From your computer, goto the command prompt and do a tracert to some website, for eg, say yahoo.com ...
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| Web hosting! | 10/29/2004 |
Q: My name is Assaf Lasry and I am a programmer analyst. I am currently in the process of building an ...
A: It is not the difficult to build your own server. First you need to decide where you want your ...
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| LAN | 10/21/2004 |
Q: how u doin ? hope u would be fine ... i m in hell kind of prob , i m using lan and mine network ...
A: If the Network Admin has put the restrictions then can then cant help much, he has made such ...
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| switch lan | 10/7/2004 |
Q: what is the chateristic of switch lan? (for my homework)
A: In a switched LAN environment, as opposed to a hub, the data routing is faster and there switch also ...
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| networking | 10/3/2004 |
Q: I have a server and two computers,with a firebox a cable modem and a 3Com router with 8 ports in it. ...
A: Connect the modem to your server, your server has to have two ethernet ports, connect the uplink ...
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| Problems connecting 3com wireless routers(WDS) | 9/30/2004 |
Q: I have problems with to of this(http://www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.asp?sku=118982&view=detailed) router, ...
A: According to what I have interpreted from the question, you want the 2 machines in building 2 to get ...
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| DSL installation | 9/8/2004 |
Q: We have a Toshiba server running Linux based software that was a breeze to install. Just configure ...
A: Both the options are pretty good. I have worked with clients having both setups. If you are sure ...
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| Hardware / Software involed | 9/4/2004 |
Q: On a web site if I want to allow certain users to be able to logon with a username and passwrod to ...
A: You have two options to configure this. First option would be to ask for authentication in the ...
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| TCP/IP stack | 9/4/2004 |
Q: What is the TCP/IP? Is it an actual stack or is it just a model? What is its function and is it ...
A: TCP/IP is a protocol stack which is used for communication in networks. The main advantage is that ...
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| Home LAN | 9/2/2004 |
Q: I currently have 3 computers, a 5 port 10/100mb switch and an adsl connection. I would like run an ...
A: You can setup an FTP server, and then secure it using a router as a firewall. This will be a good ...
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| bridge, switch | 9/2/2004 |
Q: what is the difference between a switch and a bridge?
A: Both the devices work at layer two, but the difference lies in how the packets are forwarded through ...
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| Registrar and DNS | 8/25/2004 |
Q: I have the following question; I understand the basic term to what is a registrar and DNS. Registrar ...
A: You are correct when you say that the registrar is where you register a domain, but a DNS is the ...
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| the history off computer and all its components. | 8/21/2004 |
Q: please,i 'm a nigerian being given the course of comupter engineering,can u elighten me more on ...
A: It would be impossible to answer your question in a short space over here. I will give you some ...
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| dialup vs. wireless | 8/20/2004 |
Q: I have a Compaq laptop running XP that I use with regular 56k dialup. I recently bought a Linksys ...
A: Have you checked the default connection settings for Internet Explorer? That might be causing the ...
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| Routing | 8/18/2004 |
Q: I have a Dell desktop PC running on Windows ME that is connected to the internet by way of a cable ...
A: If you want your desktop too, to access the internet from the wireless router, then you require a ...
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| Extneded Subnets | 8/17/2004 |
Q: I reread my question and thought it wasnt very clear. I wanted to just followup and make sure it ...
A: Yes the answer still remins the same. I will elaborate a bit on that. On site 1, the WAN IP of the ...
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| Setting Up a LAN with TCP/IP Protocol | 8/17/2004 |
Q: I am attempting to set up a local area network between two computers. This so games can be played ...
A: You will have to install TCP/IP on both the computers for the NIC's. Then you will have to just plug ...
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| connecting two lan | 8/17/2004 |
Q: I have a Linksys Etherfast Cable/DSL Router (BEFSR41) the first server of the network is an IBM ...
A: A cable/dsl router would not suffice. We will need a router which has two ethernet ports that can be ...
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| Extneded Subnets | 8/12/2004 |
Q: We ahve two locations. The first location has a subnet of lets say 10.1.1.1. the second is say ...
A: You can extend the same subnet to the second location. Right now you must have configured the two ...
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| VLANS on Lucent Cajun Switches | 8/6/2004 |
Q: I have a 24 port 2900 Catalyst. Could you help configure this? Regards, Eugene
A: Yes, I would be able to help you in configuring VLANs on the Cisco 2900. Let me know the following ...
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| VLANS on Lucent Cajun Switches | 8/5/2004 |
Q: I have a Lucent Cajun p334T and 2x P333R switches. I need to set up VLANs in order to segregate my ...
A: I think you will have to go through the documentation for these swithes. I will be able to help you ...
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| Connecting modems in parallel | 8/2/2004 |
Q: So... I actually configure my router to switch between cable and ADSL. Right? Do all routers come ...
A: Yes, I think that the existing modems from your ISP, wont allow you to change any settings or ...
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| Connecting modems in parallel | 8/2/2004 |
Q: Our current ISP (cable) is not always reliable and has regular outages. To still be able to supply ...
A: you are right...you will have to use a router, where you have to terminate the ADSL connection. Also ...
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| DHCP | 7/28/2004 |
Q: My router went out. Unemployed. Setting up DHCP on spare WinXP machine for home network. Can you ...
A: Win XP does not have a DHCP server. You need to have a server OS as win2000 server or win2003 ...
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| lan design | 7/27/2004 |
Q: how can i design a lan?
A: The LAN has to be designed on the basis of the requirements. If you let me know the details of what ...
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| Dear sir;
I want to implement... | 7/26/2004 |
Q: I want to implement clustering in my server that will use SQL,and I decide the cluster contains two ...
A: The hardware of the two nodes in the cluster need not be identical. But as they are going to be ...
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| networking | 7/20/2004 |
Q: I am a firstclass graduate of electronic engineering but i didn't have the opportunity to be ...
A: You can read a few good articles on the internet to get the knowledge abt networking and the ...
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| Hosting a Game Server through a Router | 7/9/2004 |
Q: Thansk for the quick reply. I can't find the game I am playing at the moment on that web-site but ...
A: What you can do is, open the ports in range say like above 50000 to 55000. So if the ports change, ...
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| error in add ser | 7/9/2004 |
Q: When i'm tring to add anew user to my domain I recieve the following messages; (windows can not ...
A: Following is the cause of the error message: This problem may occur if the domain controller that ...
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| move users by scripting | 7/9/2004 |
Q: I want to move some 537 users from one domain to the other under the same forest in windows ...
A: You can do the following: To move objects between domains, you can use the movetree.exe command-line ...
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| Hosting a Game Server through a Router | 7/8/2004 |
Q: I have a broadband internet connection that runs through a Thomson Speedtouch 510 router. I am ...
A: You are not able to run the server because the games require certain ports to be opened on the ...
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| Where is the host? | 7/7/2004 |
Q: I would like to know where any site's host is. For example I would like to know where is host of ...
A: I think what you mean to say is that you want to know where the site is hosted. What you can do is, ...
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| help | 7/5/2004 |
Q: fantastic, thanks alot for your beatiful answer, thats just what I wanted to know, tell what if i ...
A: You say that the Win2000 server is connected to a router, then waht you can do, it setup the router ...
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| help | 7/3/2004 |
Q: I have a LAN which is connected to the internet through a router, at home I have a PC, telephone ...
A: You will not be able to dial into any PC in your LAN. There has to be a router which has to be setup ...
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| LAN without the extras | 6/25/2004 |
Q: I'm 17 and have been frequently rigging up my friends PC with mine using a parallel cable. We use ...
A: It is possible to make a direct USB connection between two computers. Make sure that the USB drivers ...
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| Interfacing with My Router | 6/24/2004 |
Q: I have two PC's hooked up to a Belkin 4-port Cable/DSL gate router, which, in turn, is connected to ...
A: I dont see any trouble in bringing back the connection. The connection from the cable modem, which ...
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| wireless/lan | 6/23/2004 |
Q: I have a hp desktop computer and my son has an hp notebook. I recently bought a Linksys broadband ...
A: You said that this started happenning when the notebook started using internet through the wireless ...
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| Share 1 IP address | 6/16/2004 |
Q: how are you? I am moving to a building that already has an internet connection. They use a router ...
A: What I will suggest you is that get a router. Use only one static IP address on the WAN interface of ...
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| Network Information | 6/9/2004 |
Q: Tejas Is there any free online training course & resources for Network & IT? I want to find free ...
A: I think you will be able to get some materials which will prove helpful in trainig for the ...
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| Netgear FVS318 router/firewall setup with Comcast cable modem | 6/8/2004 |
Q: I am connected to the internet through a Comcast cable modem and wanted to hook up a second computer ...
A: When you do an ipconfig on the computer which has the internet connection through the cable modem, ...
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| Lan technology....urgent, pls reply... | 6/8/2004 |
Q: i need to develop a school LAN, which connect all the desktop computers and servers in the school. ...
A: The best technology for you can be fast ethernet. You can run a gigabyte and backbone and provide ...
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| 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: Pure maths is not a necessity in networking. But it will certainly help you in logical thinkning. ...
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| Wireless Networking | 5/16/2004 |
Q: I am moving to a new home and plan to wirelessly network my laptop to the desktop computer. I was ...
A: You seem to have a good picture abt the network that you want to setup. But i am afraid that wont be ...
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| tcp/ip | 5/14/2004 |
Q: Is the ISO and OSI reference models are same? With reference to the ISO reference model, point out ...
A: ISO and OSI are totally different things. There is no relevance between them. As with reference to ...
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| LAN Design and VPN | 5/14/2004 |
Q: I set up a network in my dad office complex like so: Eathernet -> VPN 4-port router -> PIX 501 ...
A: I think your setup is fine, to prevent unaithorised access to your father's files on the computer. ...
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| tcp/ip | 5/13/2004 |
Q: What is iso?
A: 1) Short for Open System Interconnection, an ISO standard for worldwide communications that defines ...
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| tcp/ip | 5/12/2004 |
Q: What is the connection of 'Internet' with tcp/ip, iso-osi and layers?
A: The whole basis of internet is the layered structure of the networking model. You will need to read ...
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| Networking | 5/12/2004 |
Q: Small Office currently has the following hardware/software: Windows 2000 Pro AS400 DSL Modem ...
A: The exact requirement of your company is unknown to me. If you want to know the features of Netgear ...
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| help | 5/12/2004 |
Q: am not sure but I think is DSL or IDSL, am running WIN98 OSs, hope this info is suitable.hi, I have ...
A: If it is a DSL connection, then I think you will have to get a new DSL router, or a DSL modem, ...
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| tcp/ip | 5/10/2004 |
Q: What is ISO/OSI? What is TCP/IP? How is these connected with layers?
A: OSI stands for Open System Interconnection, which has defines the 7 layered OSI model in networking. ...
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| Subnets | 5/10/2004 |
Q: Mr. Natu, Just to be sure about your answer here... Should I subnet the network using 1 class B ...
A: I think you can setup a DHCP server seperately for each of the locations that you have. But just ...
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| Apache files downloaded | 5/9/2004 |
Q: I have an apache server. i want to know which files were downloaded from my server. From analysis ...
A: I think there are a couple of ways you can determine what files have been downloaded from your ...
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| did u see the network diagram | 5/8/2004 |
Q: & the configuration i sent to 'thnatu@yahoo.com'. im still waiting to hear from you. cheers
A: I had a look at the configuration, I can tell you that you will have to create VLANS by going to the ...
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| Mac Address to IP | 5/8/2004 |
Q: ------------------------- no there is no DHCP server the device takes its own IP . i want to find ...
A: I have never seen such a device that takes its own IP address, other than a computer which takes its ...
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| Gateway | 5/7/2004 |
Q: Is the 'Gateway' a computer? Or is it any other machines? Or is it a hardware or software? What is a ...
A: A gateway is refferred to as the point in a network from where the traffic destined outside the ...
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| DSL Question. | 5/7/2004 |
Q: I have a dumb question, so please bare with me. We have two PC's in our home that are currently ...
A: I understand your problem. See, the actual DSL connection will be terminating in your DSL modem. ...
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| Cisco PIX 515E Firewall | 5/7/2004 |
Q: We have the above firewall on our network. 1. I know the internal IP of this firewall....i want to ...
A: To communicate with your firewall, you can either go through your browser, giving the IP address of ...
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| Gateway | 5/6/2004 |
Q: What is meant by layers? I don't mean the explanation or functioning. That I know already. But I ...
A: You said that you know the functioning of layers, Then I think that you must also be knowing that ...
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| pc & laptop | 5/6/2004 |
Q: I operate a PC (Windows XP) from home and have my lap top at the office. I would like to ...
A: If you are having good speed internet connection lines at both the places, then it will be possible ...
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| adhoc networks | 5/6/2004 |
Q: please tell me what do we mean by adhoc networking or adhoc networks i'll be obliged
A: A wireless ad hoc network is a collection of autonomous nodes or terminals that communicate with ...
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| Gateway | 5/5/2004 |
Q: What is 'Gateway'?
A: A Gateway is the point from where the traffic from a network goes out to the internet. For example, ...
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| 2950 Catalyst switch VLAN config.... | 5/3/2004 |
Q: And how do i do this....how do i create VLANS and the give memberships to the ports to be put into ...
A: The commands for creating the VLANS differ on the type of switch that you have. It is different for ...
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| 2950 Catalyst switch VLAN config.... | 5/2/2004 |
Q: we have a 12 port cisco 2950 switch. My question is if i give an ip address to vlan1....does this ...
A: As you have said, the answer to your question is NO. The ports on the switch cannot be assigned ...
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| Guidance on setting up a home/business network | 4/30/2004 |
Q: I am considering setting up a small home network using a server. How would it work- I have two PCs - ...
A: After you get a new server, you can install whatever multimedia software that you want, then after ...
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| Mac Address to IP | 4/29/2004 |
Q: Tejas , again u have taken it wrong i am not taking abt the Router. I am taking of device which ...
A: Okey, now here is what i am thinking... you say that the device has taken an ip address ...
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| Subnets | 4/28/2004 |
Q: Mr. Natu, I am currently in the process of planning a network redesign at my work. We have a ...
A: According to the number of computers that you have mentioned, I too feel that you should have ...
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| Mac Address to IP | 4/28/2004 |
Q: I think u are not getting me i hope this time . i have a wireless acess point which goes to ...
A: Now i think i am able to get you, if you want to know the IP address of the router, when you login ...
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| chewkln@yahoo.com | 4/28/2004 |
Q: i would like to set up an web server at home, i am using xp, "easy file sharing web server", i am ...
A: You can setup the web server in your LAN environment. Just make sure that the webserver is having an ...
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| types of networks | 4/24/2004 |
Q: What is connection oriented services versus connectionless services? Then give me the answer to the ...
A: In connection oriented service, a virtual connection is made between the sender and the reciever of ...
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| networking | 4/21/2004 |
Q: What is meant by networking?
A: The first thing to realize is that Internet-world is part of reality. The people you correspond with ...
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| -In information technology... | 4/21/2004 |
Q: -In information technology why we need Server? How does it work? -What is the Mainframe? Given me ...
A: The server is required for the following purposes: To server many purposes to the clients, like, ...
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| Layers in networking | 4/20/2004 |
Q: What is meant by layers in networking or what is a layer or what is the function of layers in ...
A: The 7 Layers of the OSI Model The OSI, or Open System Interconnection, model defines a networking ...
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| internet | 4/20/2004 |
Q: What is the fastest kind of internet connection? Also, it seems all ISP's have to subscribe to a ...
A: There can different kinds of connection which can be considered the fastest, depending upon the area ...
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| What is the port no. for my IP address | 4/14/2004 |
Q: I am trying to setup a VNC server at home, so I can access my work PC from home at times. I am using ...
A: You have mentioned that you have installed VNC server on your home PC. But you want to connect to ...
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| Managing an ISP | 4/4/2004 |
Q: I want to have an ISP just for internet access (of course at first step). I'm going to pass some IT ...
A: The certification that you have mentioned will certainly help you in sucessfully managing as ISP. ...
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| GPRS | 4/2/2004 |
Q: Well ,I am not quite shore if I am good here,maybe I should ask someone else but I do hope you now ...
A: I believe that the information that you have got if false. When you connect to the internet using ...
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| Managing an ISP | 4/2/2004 |
Q: I want to establish an ISP and want to know that what abilities and computer knowledge is required ...
A: OK, you want to setup an ISP, I would like to tell that it is not that easy job. You will have to ...
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| peer to peer networking, how to | 4/1/2004 |
Q: Good day! I am new to computer networking(peer to peer). Can you please help me on how to setup(step ...
A: You can conenct 2 computers in 2 ways. Firstly, you can directly connect the 2 PC's using a CAT5 ...
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| TCP/IP | 3/14/2004 |
Q: I've recently added a new server to our domain on a fixed IP adres. Our network is a NT4 and W2K ...
A: If you are facing the problem for a particular group only, then try by changing the name of the ...
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| dsl | 3/13/2004 |
Q: I am on dial up--first of all I'm a novice at computering and not very good at all--I'm wanting to ...
A: Installing DSL is not that difficult. It can definitely be done just by reading and understanding ...
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| I NEED HELP W/ LINUX AND DATABASE CONFIG. | 3/11/2004 |
Q: This is my first post , the current situation that I am currently in is that I'm in a program for my ...
A: You can setup a network with your 2 PC's using a cat5 cable. Make sure that you are using a cross ...
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| help | 3/9/2004 |
Q: I don't know what you mean, I own the router, the main cable connection is on my pc, and I have the ...
A: You can go to the router prompt using console access. There go to the wireless interface ...
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| TCP/IP Analysis | 3/8/2004 |
Q: hopefully you can help me as one of my networking guys for the company has come forward asking this ...
A: You will be able to analyse the TCP/IP bit from the streams, but that will depend upon the network ...
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| Modem Check | 3/8/2004 |
Q: Please could you tell me what I need to look for on my computer to find out if my computer can use ...
A: Broadband refers to the type of connection with a fast speed. Mostly, broadband through cable uses a ...
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| Aborting FTP transfer | 3/6/2004 |
Q: It's me again. I have a question about aborting a FTP file transfer. According to the book I'm ...
A: The server can imbed single-byte control messages in the data stream by inserting the control byte ...
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| IBM Network / Internet | 3/4/2004 |
Q: I work at an Elementary school that has a mixture of PC/Mac computers all networked together. I ...
A: Pls check the internet TCP/IP settings on the PC's that are not able to get onto the internet. It ...
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| TCP/IP and FTP questions | 2/24/2004 |
Q: I want to clarify a couple of things: 1. The offset field tells where in the datagram the fragment ...
A: The Offset field consists of the first 4 bits (xxxx0000) of the first byte. The Offset measures the ...
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| TCP/IP and FTP questions | 2/20/2004 |
Q: I have a couple of questions about TCP/IP and FTP. 1. Why is the offset field needed in the IP ...
A: 1.The offset field indicates where in the datagram this fragment belongs. The fragment offset is ...
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| Ports | 2/16/2004 |
Q: Tejas, Hi! How are you doing? I have a question about ports: must all FTP connections go through ...
A: FTP works on two ports, namely 21 and 20. The 20 port is used for data transfer whereas the 21 port ...
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| Ethernet addresses | 2/14/2004 |
Q: Tejas, I am reading "Internet Programming" by Jamsa and Cope to learn about TCP/IP. I have a pretty ...
A: The Ethernet address is a hardware based address, whereas the IP address is a software based ...
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| cordless access | 2/12/2004 |
Q: My laptop didn't come with a NIC card; that's what Dell told me when I called. Also, how will I ...
A: You will have to get a wireless NIC adapter, so that you will be able to use your laptop wherever ...
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| cordless access | 2/12/2004 |
Q: Please forgive my lack of knowledge. I bought a Netgear router MR814v2 so that I would be able to ...
A: Your Dell Inspiron 5100 already has a LAN port(NIC) . So you can connect that to your Desktop, using ...
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| BIG home network | 2/9/2004 |
Q: I live in a big household (forgetmenots.ca) with lots of school-age young adults. I need a home ...
A: You will certainly be able to set up a wireless network for your satellite internet access link... ...
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| ssh | 2/5/2004 |
Q: I am a programmer and I have been asked to “ssh to xxx.yyy.com with ssh2”. I have a PC running ...
A: Download a ssh client software for windows. Eg: Putty, from the foll link ...
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