Intel Gig Nic card crashes when set to 1 gig speed
installed 2 new cisco 3850 switches. Previous switch was 100M. Changed the speed on the Server to 1 gig and it says network cable is unplugged. Tried updating drivers and that caused the cards not to...
View ArticleInternet redundancy
OK, here is the choices I am considering, option 1 being the most common use option 2 may not be as common. Overview of current setup: I have three sites: Site A - Has internet (Fiber), has a Point to...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Guide to Routing and Switching
http://www.biztechmagazine.com/article/2013/11/ultimate-guide-routing-and-switching
View ArticleRunning Fiber Optics
I have a client that I currently run copper wire for (e.g. CAT5E) they are needing a fiber backbone run to another location. I have never had an experience with Fiber. I am always looking to expand my...
View ArticleScan Errors: Unable to scan devices
Suddenly (I'm sure something happened) 90% of the devices are showing errors when they are scanned. The error msg is to check for account, password or WMI configuration. I'm know it's the account or...
View ArticleSegregating a wireless LAN
So I've been given the task of reconfiguring our wireless LAN. It was originally setup pretty basically, directly connected to the rest of the network, and wireless users having full access of network...
View ArticleDSL Connection Speed Issues
Good Morning, So......I am having multiple users complaining about slow connectivity issues with their machines to the internet. We have a 5MB service that had 13 machines plugged into it. I know that...
View ArticleMeru / Meraki / Cisco / Other network / Wireless?
Just finished reading "A dinosaur ate my Wi-Fi." and has me reeling with overload. If it's a wireless device,..I probably have it in my network. 3COM, Cisco, Linksys, Netgear, D-Link.. and across a...
View ArticleNetwork taken down by one computer
I have a network with a core stack of 3 Dell 6248 switches. These are connected via stacking cables and are configured as a stack. I have a 4th 6248 switch in a wiring closet that connects to the main...
View ArticleHello everyone, issue making a vpn connection.
Hi All, I can make an RDP connection from Windows 7 to a server out of our domain, but, I can't VPN to it. Client Windows 7, server Windows SBS 2011. I have had it working though until recently ! I...
View ArticleDHCP Helper
I am in the processing of setting up a new wifi guest network and I know to pass DHCP for the new VLAN I will need to configure the DHCP helper on my switch. Here's the question, What switch? Do all...
View ArticleNeed Advice - moving from multiple to a single gateway for multiple buildings
I have been asked to have fiber installed at our main building, and from there, distribute to outer buildings. I have attached a quick drawing of our building layout and how they connect to each...
View ArticleDual Wan VPN router
Here is my current setup: I have a main site which has a 1gb TLS circuit and a 100mb ISP connected to my cisco asa . My off-sites have a 100mb TLS circuit with a cable company ISP. I would like to add...
View ArticleSetting up a 25 user network for a non profit
Currently peer to peer system with a few Snap Servers. Looking to improve performance and reliability with limited budget for purchase and on-going support. Is thin client a direction worth...
View ArticleVLAN setup for Beginners
I am the one man IT dept. for a small church that I have been trying to slowly set their network in order. One of the many projects that I am working on is improving and securing our wireless internet...
View ArticleCredit card machine brought part of my network down this morning.
I apologize in advance to the long story. As if the universe just had to throw a wrench in my joy of not having to show up to work until 10am, I got a call as I took the first sip of coffee this...
View ArticleNew Job, New Datacenter, New Spaghetti Salad
I have a new job, and also a "brand new" data center, but looks like a spaghetti salad, not symmetric, no order, and 0 documentation, so typical. My question is what is the best way for you (or what...
View ArticleMbits conversion
Simple question, just making sure I'm reading JPerf correctly. I have the output format set to Mbits, so when I'm reading the output from the test it says 94.1 Mbits/sec. To me I'm thinking thats...
View ArticleWay to get mobile devices to pickup a certain ip range w/o reservations
This might be a silly question, but we are migrating from blackberry's to iPhones (about time) and so I want to segregate the mobile IP's from the data IP's. Our network is setup with a scope of...
View ArticleWeird wifi problems
Hi, I am having a problem with all of our wifi access points. It will let everyone connect to it, but won't give everyone access to the internet. All have the correct IP address and I can find any...
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