Connecting branch offices
I have 2 offices (both have servers, one on a workgroup and one on a domain). There is NO connection between these 2 offices.What I am trying to accomplish:1. Connect both offices so that I can manage...
View ArticleDHCP Clarity
I need some clarity on setting up DHCP on windows server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012.I have seen many things that say include all addresses in the scope say my network is 10.10.20.1-10.10.20.255...
View ArticleQuestion on zone based firewall configuration
Hey Guys,I'm studying for my CCNA security and I'm trying to get down zone based firewall, probably a little more in-depth that I need too, but it helps to really know what's going on, and the section...
View ArticleMy brain hurts.. I need freedns help.
As a way to learn a little more about servers and all that fun stuff, I decided I would set up a home server. I got a free server with 2008 r2 on it from work, it has been sitting for 6 months and was...
View ArticleWhat to expect from public firewalls
If we assume that 95% of public firewalls in hotels, conference centers, airports etc. has port 80 and 443 open for TCP, what is your estimate for the same ports over UDP?I want to create a DTLS tunnel...
View Articleipsec vpn tunnel re keying every 2 minutes
i have 2 sites connected via ipsec tunnels with Tplink routers site A the router is TPlink ER6120and site B TPlink TLR600VPN the problem is every 2 and half minutes the connection is skipping because i...
View Articleswitch Ip configurations: redondancy, and transportation
hi all,i'm new in IT world, sorry in advance for noob question maybe allready answer dosen of time.I have to configure a serveru rack.2 switches for a lan and a backup lan.I configure the serveur Ip (6...
View ArticleFin_wait_2 and close_wait
Hey Guys,I have an applications running on a server, which reaches out to a MS SQL database. Every now and then (like this morning at 7am) we find that this application stops working. I did some...
View ArticleVLAN to lower latency on a campus network
With a wireless network and devices can VLANs work to lower latency of the Access Points?I understand how a VLAN can lower the latency of a wired computer, and have a dedicated VLAN for backup to a...
View ArticleAMAG Access Control
We see a lot of node time outs on the AMAG software, a lot to us is 5 to 10 times per door across our network in a 24 hour period. Sometimes it will be a large batch of the nodes at the same time....
View ArticleSporadic drops in network speed on LAN
This is a pretty strange issue I've been having for the past few months. Here is a screen shot: http://imgur.com/0RarHEI. I used F5 to constantly refresh the graph. I've also confirmed this using 3rd...
View Articlelocal area connection shows it's connected to a wireless access point
Hello All,I'm going nuts right now. I have a user whose local area connection shows that she's connected to a wireless access point in her office instead of domain.local. I had her turn off her...
View ArticleHP Switch VLAN Question
All right, I'm ashamed of whoever set up and configured these switches at the start, because it's making this way more difficult than it probably should be to trace this and configure it...
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Using one DHCP server for multiple switches with multiple vlans over VTP
I have trying to try out a network design in which I have a multiple switches. One switch is a VTP server then it has 3 VTP Transparent connected to it and then two switches (VTP client) connect to...
View ArticleQOS VOIP Which Router
We are getting ready to put in a Toshiba Edge IP phone system. We have been consulting with another business that has a similar setup. They are using and Addtran 3448 router to handle the QOS, and it...
View ArticleProduct Question - Mikrotik / Routerboard CCR1036-12G-4S-EM Router
I'm looking for information on the Mikrotik / Routerboard CCR1036-12G-4S-EM. I need some help deciding to switch from Cisco to Mikrotik. The price is amazing, but the it's too good to be true comes...
View ArticleIs this Co-Channel Interference?
Hi all,I inherited an IT job at a warehouse facility about a year ago, and a problem has been driving me up the wall for the last few months and I can not for the life of me figure out the issue. We...
View ArticleVPN Not connecting
We have a client with Cisco VPN client software installed. This client is trying to connect to an outside secure host over SSL. We have a Watchguard Firewall XTM 510 and we have checked all of the...
View Articleoutside access
I have 2 outside contractors using their own equipment. The group they are working for want them to have VPN access to get to certain network shares.I don't like this idea, since I have no control...
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