You are here:
- Home
- Computing/Technology
- Communications/Networks
- General Networking/Lan/Wan
General Networking/Lan/Wan/Questions
| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Connection using modem | 3/19/2006 | Scottgem |
| Q: I have a laptop and a PC. Now I would like to connect my pc to the laptop. I can’t do that using a ... A: No. You do have a few options though. The best way to connect the two is via Ethernet. If its ... | ||
| Wireless internet | 3/18/2006 | John Teodoro |
| Q: I have a computer (let's call it computer 1) and it has a Verizon wireless card installed because ... A: In this day and age it's hard to setup this way as DSL and Cable is pretty much everywhere now and ... | ||
| home network / IE | 3/18/2006 | Jim Robison |
| Q: Jim here's a nice confusing one. I have a 4 PC home network, all Win 2K, no problems. I just got a ... A: Sounds like your DNS is stuck. Try this, start, run, type in "cmd" without quotes, command prompt ... | ||
| home network / IE | 3/18/2006 | Mitch Brown |
| Q: Mitch, here's a nice confusing one. I have a 4 PC home network, all Win 2K, no problems. I just got ... A: Go into your Internet Options and goto connections. Make sure there's no dialups in there. Push lan ... | ||
| W3K Routing | 3/17/2006 | Sudhanshu Gupta |
| Q: I've configured a W3K server as a router to route the packets between two network segments as the ... A: Ibrahim, It depends upon how is your traffic flow and which part of the network you want tp protect. ... | ||
| W3K Routing | 3/17/2006 | Tejas Natu |
| 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 ... | ||
| Wireless Networking | 3/16/2006 | Jim Robison |
| Q: Here's what I'm trying to do. I've got an old win 98 pc and a brand new xp laptop with built in ... A: Try this, have you run the netgear setup wizard, you will also need to ensure that the wireless is ... | ||
| 2x DSL Connections | 3/14/2006 | Sudhanshu Gupta |
| Q: I currently run a small business network consisting of 4 windows XP machines. Due to our high load ... A: I would suggest that you increase the speed of connection. Taking two connections would be like ... | ||
| 2x DSL connection on one network | 3/14/2006 | Tejas Natu |
| 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 ... | ||
| to get home internet on to computer | 3/14/2006 | Ralph Becker |
| Q: i have a pc set up at home i have put a router on it so i can have my blue yonder broadband put on ... A: You do not have to install the broadband software on the laptop at all. In fact, it should be very ... | ||
| Wireless network add-on | 3/13/2006 | Jim Robison |
| Q: I want to help a friend's family who have 3 winXP computers already setup on a wireless network. ... A: probably the easiest way to go is with a USB wireless adapter, this way you will not have to open ... | ||
| how do i do computer to computer? | 3/12/2006 | Jim Robison |
| Q: I am trying to transfer information from my laptop to my desktop... I want to be able to access the ... A: The cheapest way to setup a network to transfer files is using a crossover cable, they run about ... | ||
| Internet connection | 3/9/2006 | John Teodoro |
| Q: I connect to the internet using a wireless router. The router is connected to my brother's Optimum ... A: If it sees the network but you can't connect to it, there might be an encryption key. There are too ... | ||
| Remote Access | 3/8/2006 | Ralph Becker |
| Q: I would like to remotely access my office computer from home. Both use XP OS (one Home Edition & one ... A: and thanks for your question. Yes, you should be able to access your home PC remotely. You will ... | ||
| Remote Access | 3/8/2006 | Tejas Natu |
| 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 ... | ||
| lan design | 3/7/2006 | Tejas Natu |
| 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 ... | ||
| CAT5/5e RJ-45 In-Line Coupler | 3/5/2006 | John Teodoro |
| Q: I got a question about using CAT6 cable to do my networking but can only find a CAT5/5e coupler if I ... A: First the difference between CAT5/CAT5e and CAT6 is the shielding. They all have 4 pairs of wires, ... | ||
| Home network | 3/5/2006 | Scottgem |
| Q: I recently set up a small home network which consists of 3 PCs connected to a switch, which is ... A: Yes, there is a limit to the length of an Cat5 run. But its way higher then your distances. More on ... | ||
| Home network | 3/5/2006 | Jim Robison |
| Q: I recently set up a small home network which consists of 3 PCs connected to a switch, which is ... A: cables do tend to drops signal strength after 100 meters. Your cable problem sounds like a bad cable ... | ||
| Home network | 3/5/2006 | Mitch Brown |
| Q: I recently set up a small home network which consists of 3 PCs connected to a switch, which is ... A: It probably is cabling. However, it's probably not a length issue. In our house, we've got CAT5 ... | ||
| Simple LAN messaging problem. | 3/3/2006 | John Teodoro |
| Q: :) We have an ADSL Modem/router connected to the internet, and two computers running XP (Laptop ... A: First it's important to understand that a router is, as you stated, a hardware firewall...but for ... | ||
| Connecting to Internet | 3/3/2006 | Scottgem |
| Q: More data: The IP address begins with 192.168. When I look at my VPN activity log, I see that ... A: Ok, 192.168 is a range of PRIVATE IP addresses. These are addresses reserved for internal LANs. They ... | ||
| Setting up Netgear router | 3/2/2006 | Mitch Brown |
| Q: I bought a RP614 v.2 Netgear dsl/cable router with the intention of sharing my cable internet with ... A: It should be plug and play. But if your ISP says you only get one computer, then you're screwed. ... | ||
| Connecting to Internet | 3/2/2006 | Scottgem |
| Q: I didn't know that. I thought that, in order to set up a LAN, I had to designate one PC as the ... A: There are two types of LANs. Server based, where users have to log in and be authenticated by the ... | ||
| Connecting to Internet | 3/1/2006 | Scottgem |
| Q: The VPN is software (Contivity). I don't know how to try to ping the Win2K from the Win98. I don't ... A: First, if you are using a router, the router is assinging the IP. Your ISP assigns an IP to your ... | ||
| leased line modem | 3/1/2006 | Ralph Becker |
| Q: Ralph, I have two questions as follows: 1. is a modem operating with 9.6kpbs a V.29? 2. can a ... A: and thanks for your question. V.29 is an ITU standard (Approved in 1988) for synchronous 4,800, ... | ||
| modem plus router setup | 2/28/2006 | Ralph Becker |
| Q: We're( my sons actually) running XP Pro.We are connected to the internet using a wireless Navini ... A: and thanks for your question. You are right when you say that there should be one and only one ... | ||
| Routing ip/ipx | 2/28/2006 | Sudhanshu Gupta |
| Q: Right now I am using eigrp to route traffic to different areas of my network. Would my network be ... A: Gary, it really depends upon spread of network. If its a huge network I am sure you would not like ... | ||
| Vlan configuration | 2/28/2006 | Tejas Natu |
| 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 ... | ||
| networking | 2/28/2006 | Jim Robison |
| Q: how to conect two computer through network A: Well Aliakbar, that is a good question, one that can be really eazy and one that can be very hard to ... | ||
| Linksys Range Expander | 2/28/2006 | Tejas Natu |
| 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 ... | ||
| ip, subnet mask address | 2/28/2006 | Tejas Natu |
| 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 ... | ||
| cisco | 2/27/2006 | Tejas Natu |
| 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 ... | ||
| LAN design | 2/25/2006 | Tejas Natu |
| 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 ... | ||
| Installing network printer | 2/23/2006 | John Teodoro |
| Q: You are right, it is a typo....my printer is a Brother model MFC5840CN. The printer is connected ... A: I downloaded the 211 page manual. I browsed through it as well as checked some of the FAQs online. ... | ||
| Bandwidth | 2/22/2006 | Mitch Brown |
| Q: Some router offers ability to control the bandwidth but perhaps they are different in functionality, ... A: Very nice device you're looking into! D-Link is wonderful :) if you goto the page again ... | ||
| Installing network printer | 2/22/2006 | Scottgem |
| Q: I am having problems installing my multifunction printer on to my home network. I have a Brother ... A: I would contact Brother tech support for this. It sounds like you followed insructions. One thing ... | ||
| Network printer | 2/22/2006 | Tejas Natu |
| 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 ... | ||
| Installing network printer | 2/22/2006 | John Teodoro |
| Q: I am having problems installing my multifunction printer on to my home network. I have a Brother ... A: You are correct, if this is a printer that has a network card integrated in it, meaning a print ... | ||
| how to setup my own file sharing space on net | 2/22/2006 | Scottgem |
| Q: Greetings from India! I have approached many people, but nobody is responding, kindly help pls :( ... A: There are a few places that offer free web storage. Try googling 'Free Web space' to find them. ... | ||
Page: Previous | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | Next
General Networking/Lan/Wan
Answers by Expert:
Tejas Natu
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
I can answer all questions for the following topics: Lan Design, Isdn configuration, Frame-Relay, Routing & switching, Vlan Configuration,OSI model,Tcp/Ip,Subnetting
Experience
Over 4 and a half years experience in the IT industry, worked in various roles such as Network Engineer, Technical Support Team Leader, Voice and Datacom Team Manager. Currently working as a Network Design Consultant for a ISO certified & SEI-CMMI Level 5 company.
©2012 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved.