MPLS traffic flow
I've worked with customers who had MPLS, but since it's managed by the ISP, I realized I don't really understand the traffic flow. In a hub-and-spoke setup, where the main office has higher bandwidth...
View Articlelimited network connectivity, remote computers
hi please help, our computers in the the depots are experiencing connectivity problems everyday, some had their Ip addresses assigned manually some automatically. changing the ip address of the...
View Article3G Signal - Indoor
Our company is attending an expo. The building is a concrete building with a concrete roof. The 3G signal is extremely bad inside the building, so much that you loose connection. Yet when you go...
View ArticleNetwork port issue with unifi AP
So I'm having a strange issue, I'm fairly convinced it's a cabling problem. But I want to get some opinions before I call in the engineers.I'm replacing an AP that died, the old one worked fine were it...
View ArticleOne machine can't see our NAS...no reason why...
Our Windows 7 Pro x86 machines, all 100+ of them, are able to successfully connect to our NAS when the IP UNC is typed into the search bar in Start. All the machines in our domain have never had a...
View ArticleDynamic vLAN assignment?
Hello, I have been trying to determine the name or term for this feature but have not had much luck so far, switching is not my strong suite but I'm starting to deploy more and more during VoIP...
View ArticlePriority VPN on heavily used ADSL
We have two ADSL lines into our office. The traffic on these is very high, we simply have too much traffic and not enough bandwidth. We have a fibre line on order which will ultimately resolve this...
View ArticleIssues Accessing A Mac In A Windows Environment
We have a mac in our predomenintly Windows environment that runs our main CRM and ERP applications. It is a very old Apple Xserve. We just recently upgraded the OS to OS X 10.6 and after doing that...
View ArticleVLAN Headaches (No response from DHCP Server)
Hello my fellow spiceheads!I'm in an issue where I can't really explain why my setup isn't working. I'm currently using a Sophos UTM 220 and I've followed the knowledge-based guide...
View ArticleMultiple vlans
Hi All, sorry for my English, I have 2910-48, and checkpoint firewall. I created few vlans on switch and I want that my firewall will do all the routinghow can I connect all my vlans and forwad them...
View ArticleDHCP not handing IP across another vlan
Hello,I seem to be struggling with this although I'm pretty sure I configured everything correctly. But I guess not :)I have a Windows 2K8R2 DHCP server that hands out IP addresses. The server is in...
View ArticleManaged Switch Recommendation
I am looking for input for deciding what managed network switch to buy for my network.Details: We are currently running a fully gigabit environment on unmanaged D-Link gigabit switches. Out VOIP...
View ArticleDHCP migration issue
I have an environment with three offices. Our old DHCP server was having issues and was no longer under support from the vendor. We wanted to migrate to a new DHCP server through our ADs/RODCs. Two...
View ArticleCisco vs Aruba vs Meraki vs??? Input please
We are kicking off a network rework project and I am looking for some input/experiences between the switch/AP vendors out there. Just a quick blip into our network:We have 6-8 Vlans that are controlled...
View Articlesimple network anaylsis
Planning to implement a port mirror on a switch in each of our branch offices and wish to place a simple traffic analyzer/monitor on the mirrored port to gain some visibility on the bandwidth usage and...
View ArticleMacbook doesn't obtain IP with DHCP over wireless, ethernet works
Hello everyone,I have a very peculiar issue that has been brought to my attention that I have not been able to solve.In our network, we have one macbook that is able to connect to our SSID but not...
View ArticleFiber and Copper patch-panel for end of row core switch
Hi people, after reading a lot of useful posts here, I just decided to register.I'm in the process of renewing some of the equipment in the data center, and need some help.We have one rack with 5...
View Article"Please contact our service activation bridge..."
We are getting another T1 put in and I was told to "Please contact our service activation bridge.."We usually have our IT/Data vendor onsite and I assume makes this call. He won't be available so I...
View ArticleAnyone used CenturyLink and/or Charter for fiber private-line?
I'm considering my company's options for point-to-point fiber service between our location in Southern Oregon (Medford area) and our main data center in Northern California (North Bay Area,...
View ArticleBlocking devices from the network
Hello:We have a few computers in use that we would like to allow access to the internet but not our internal network. We use a SonicWall firewall that connects to four switches which in turn connect to...
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