VPN tunnel active, but no apps can connect all of a sudden
I have a client with a site to site that has been running fine for months now. Since Tuesday, PCanywhere and another app that is used through said tunnel have suddenly not been able to connect. On the...
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What kind of software of tools can I run continuously to tell me if something is wrong with my network or switches or router?? Free one if possible Thanks
View ArticleMulticast Streaming (IPTV)
Hello All, We are trying to implement the IPTV system at one of our client site. This IPTV system runs on the multicast streaming. Each channel has to be assigned a unique Multicast IP. We have one...
View ArticleLAN switch management IP scheme
Hi, I have several managed switches in the network, however all are operating in factory default condition. We wish to give an IP address to all the switches. Do we need to use same IP scheme which we...
View ArticleFibre Channel vs Ethernet Port-Channels
We're setting up our new datacenter, EMC VNX 5300 connected via Fibre Channel, Nexus 5548UP fabric switches, and 2 Cisco UCS chassis. Since it's not live yet, I've had a chance to play around and get...
View ArticleConfusion with network setup :)
Hello everyone ! I would like to just clarify somethings when it comes to network setups with routers and switches. Lets say that this the setup in our office : DSL MODEM => ROUTER > 12 port...
View Articleftp server how to creat a user and give him permissions
hi everybody i installed the web server bcz i have an application works in ftp server so i installed the asp.net and the iis and the ftp server now i can't log into this ftp server 2008 if any one can...
View ArticleTo team or not to team....(network connections teaming)
I just rebuilt a Dell R710. It has four NIC's in it, they used to be teamed. This is a hyper-v host, nothing else, it will run four VM's. Is it better to team, or just leave them separate and just put...
View ArticleUsers to Test connection to server
I am wanting to set up a simple html page in which users of our website can test there connection to our servers. Whats the best way to go about this. Thanks Lucas.
View ArticleISP or Firewall Problem?
Count me in as a one man IT Shop where advanced networking is one of my few weak areas. We have T1 Dedicated internet here with top speed being 3 Meg. We have been having very poor internet speeds....
View ArticleMeraki vs. SonicWall?
Our school district is moving to (~175) Meraki MR24 APs and (~10) switches (where APs are connected) to replace our aging Cisco system. We have roughly 2,400 district-owned devices. ~400 of those are...
View ArticleWhat happens when a switch runs waaay too hot?
We have 2 HP V1910-48G switches, and, after the recent firmware upgrade, they now show a temperature monitor, and they're running at 75deg. C, and 80deg. C respectively. HP recommends max. temp. at...
View ArticleWhat is the best practice for the computer browser service
I have a network mixed with Win XP and Win 7 hosts along with 2003 and 2008 Servers. Every so often the Master Browser will change to a PC and some of our servers won't be seen n the "Network...
View ArticleWhich do we need more — time or money?
This is the 192nd article in the Spotlight on IT series. If you'd be interested in writing an article on the subject of backup, security, storage, virtualization, mobile, networking, wireless, DNS, or...
View ArticleFortiAnalyzer 800b Export Traffic logs
We have FortiAnalyzer 800B receiving logs from FortiGate across few offices. We recently upgraded to v4.0,build0705,130411 (MR3 Patch 7) and enabled local SQL Database. Been asked to export logs into...
View ArticleWireless WAN failover
I currently have an ASA 5510 with an active internet line on it. whats the best methods (cost effective) in doing a WAN load balance / failover. I have 4 bonded T1 connections with VoIP. adding a...
View Articlepacket loss in what seems to be flawed patch panel design
I've been to a couple of facilities that had cat 6 networks installed and every now and then there are packet losses. The installers could use the latest and greatest Fluke cat 6 tester and all would...
View ArticleNetscaler SSL Offload and PeopleSoft REN servers
I'm a Citrix Netscaler n00b, but I've got to configure SSL-offloading for our new PeopleSoft cluster (on a Windows platform). Doing so for the main Weblogic sites on the application servers was...
View ArticleNetwork Monitoring
I am starting to look in some network share monitors. Something like a file sniffer, realistically I just need to see if the shares are getting out of control. or is someone just dumped an obnoxious...
View ArticleMonitoring software for data theft through internal network or using USB
Hi guys, I would like to get any good software which will help me to stop any type of data theft from my network through the internet, internally, even with removable devices. Regards, Muhammed Qatar
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