HP vs. Cisco Switches
We are looking to upgrade some of our switches. The config on the switches will be straight forward...couple of vlans. This will be our switching core, but we are small and don't require anything...
View ArticleTotal Network Monitor ICMP monitor alerts
I have started using the Total Network Monitor but there seems to be some settings I do not understand. I have it set to ping all of our devices at interval 1 minute with time out 30 seconds. I have...
View ArticleCDW Live Stream: A Practical Guide to Integrating Mobility Management
Join us Wednesday, April 24 at 10 a.m. CT for our live stream on Spiceworks, "A Practical Guide to Integrating Mobility Management." You'll leave with tips on the best ways to support the new demands...
View ArticleSpiceworks fills up syslog with failed web connection attempts
For some reason, I am getting web timeouts from multiple switches from Spiceworks. I am not sure why Spiceworks is trying to contact switches via web? Spiceworks cannot connect, and the messages are...
View ArticleRedirect my spiceworks subdomain to the 9675 port?
I have a subdomain helpdesk.abc.com and trying to get it to forward to helpdesk.abc.com:9675/portal where should i do this? on my dns? or firewall? a little lost the helpdesk.abc.com:9675/portal does...
View ArticlePoE - Do you use unmanaged, "Smart" or fully managed?
For your PoE applications, do you use unmanaged, Smart, or fully managed PoE switches ? A combination?
View ArticleDid Spicework support MRTG?
Did Spicework support monitoring MRTG for Bandwidth traffic?
View ArticleVNXe3150 NFS/ISCSI faiolover or multipathing
I am trying to set a new VNXe3150. What I'm trying to test at the moment is the ability of the VNXe to failover a storage server when all network connections to that storage server have been disabled....
View ArticleHow to constantly check if a File server is running?
Hi guys, Hope there is someone who has got some advise, cause I am sort of at the end of my ropes. Let me explain my problem..... We always do Backups everyday. Full backup over the weekend and then...
View ArticleMPLS from 6 Degrees Group
We are looking at obtaining a MPLS Network from the supplier "6 Degrees" The prime reason for this is to support offsite replication of backups to a internal "DR site" Secondary reasons include:-...
View ArticleVPN Problem
I have the VPN setup in Server 2008 and i have users that are in another state that use the VPN. They can connect fine, but when they try to use the client server EPDM program they get a error...
View ArticleHow much bandwidth?
I love thought provoking discussions, and this one is a true to life scenario....... So let's say you have 8 Mbps Down / 5 Mbps Up Business Class Internet connection and around 30 lightweight users,...
View ArticleDoes Anyone Have a Simple breakDown Of Route-Maps.......
I am having the biggest problem understanding the concept... I got ip prefix list and distribute list with the acl no problem.Only topic I missing is this concept. I viewed the ccnp book and cbt...
View ArticleWhat is the best way to upgrade our school network? (Network layout included)
We are looking for the most efficient and cheapest way to get the job done. We have ST fiber cables and our network layout is in the attachment. Thanks
View ArticleImplement VLAN in the datacenter
A couple of years back our company started building a small server room to house some of our internal servers. As the years have gone by, more stuff has been added and now also some co-location...
View ArticleLooking for locally run port scanner
I'm trying to find a port scanner I can run locally against itself. Software vendor says a port is being blocked. Firewall is OFF, everything is OFF and its running via localhost where there is no...
View ArticleAnybody have experience with city-wide fiber runs?
I work for a small town utility company. We have a central office and 4 remote plants/warehouses. Two of the buildings are roughly three miles from the central office (same direction, but not close to...
View ArticleNetwork Connectivity Issue
Got a strange one here... Home office user keeps losing network connectivity randomly and then it comes back (usually in about 6 minutes). At first I thought it was just her internet connection, but...
View ArticleEoC and Fiber DIA Pricing in Downtown Ft Worth
I was looking to upgrade our DSL/T1 internet and just wanted to share current pricing on Ethernet over Copper and Fiber Ethernet: Red Gap : 8M - $510.00, 10M - $642.00. 15M - $909.00, 20M - $979.00,...
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