Multi Zones and ISPs Avoiding Spoofing Errors
http://www.gliffy.com/go/publish/image/4629483/L.png Link above is the general layout of my router. I want the client to talk to the portal through the WAN zone. Sonicwall 2400 Any thoughts on the best...
View ArticleSeparate Network traffic
Hey Everyone, I have recently been tasked with setting up a network at one of our properties. 20 office spaces that need to be fed and traffic needs to separated from each other because they are all...
View Articlehow can I find out what device is causing a broadcast storm using Wireshark
I'm learning how to use Wireshark (not so easy). I have a network slow down problem between two of our buildings. I recently installed a Managed switch and I can see that 40% of our traffic is...
View ArticleSeveral users have intermittent connection drops (office network)
Hello and thanks in advance for your help. I've been dealing with an issue all week at a branch office where after someone onsite did a hard reset on some network equipment we have had several users...
View ArticleSwitch Port Descriptions
Does anyone actually give their switch port descriptions? if so do you find it useful? I've never done it but I was wondering if It would be useful. all the ports are documented so I've never taken...
View ArticleVPN options?
So I've googled, read article after article... and still don't have a good answer. I'm trying to move off of pptp for obvious reasons. Setup SSTP which is really nice one port one cert, everyone is...
View ArticleLeased lines, dedicated DSL connection?
First off, please bear with me as I'm somewhat out of my field with this question and am possibly using the wrong terminology. My employer is looking for a way to network branch offices back to our...
View ArticleVoice VLANs between different switch manufacturers?
First off, I apologize if this is a dumb question. I have six old HP (actually re-branded 3Com) v1910 switches currently in use on my network to carry data and VOIP traffic. I am in the process of...
View ArticleFree Web Performance Tests: Email Servers, DNS Trace, Web Page Speed Test...
What's better than free online web performance test tools that give you instant results from around the globe? Get an instant snapshot of your website availability and network performance from nearly...
View ArticleTop 10 Monitoring Best Practices - Get the most out of your Website Monitoring
New Blog Post: Top 10 Monitoring Best Practices - Getting the most out of your Website MonitoringBottom-line: Don't rely on a website monitoring service focused on reducing its own IT costs. Ask...
View Articlewhat are the Smart TV futures and problems ???
What are the advantage's and disadvantages of Smart TV ??
View ArticleHow Managed Switches Improve Network Operations for SMBs
Configurable switches provide the control necessary to keep pace with growing user demands.http://www.biztechmagazine.com/article/2012/02/how-managed-switches-improve-network-operations-smbs "Managed...
View ArticleThings WAN Optimization Box Vendors say
Here is a take on things Box Vendors say: "Things WAN Op Vendors say" Enjoy! Await your feedback.
View ArticleGood discussion of PoE specs and future advancements
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View ArticleMy gateway died!!
This morning whilst troubleshooting a strange noise coming from my 6 year old Astaro Security Gateway, it stopped working. It went down and took our internet and ethernet phones with it. I fought with...
View ArticleAdvertising internal addresses on an outside interface via OSPF NSSA, Fortigate
Hi, I've got an odd situation. I'd like to advertise some internal IP addresses via OSPF NSSA to the external switches attached to the external interface of my Fortigate firewall. This is basically to...
View ArticleAccess denied on mapped drive
One user gets 'Access denied' on her machine only. Shares are mapped to a drives through a vbs login script. Although drive maps, access is denied. I made myself a member of the same group and the...
View ArticleVirus on the network... somewhere
Hi all, So we have a client which keeps getting themselves on mail blacklists. We have worked out the problem to be a virus of some kind on the network that is sending out spam email from our network...
View ArticleDevice bandwidth usage
Is it possible to monitor bandwidth usage for Ubiquity devices in Spiceworks?
View ArticleConsole Port KVM?
I've been working a lot of my cisco routers and switches lately as my CCNA test is next Friday. It's a bit late, but what device would you get to switch between different console ports instead of...
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