A little help/perspective please....
Hello all, I have to network a 3 story building as follows: Entrance level Floor 1 = 2 X Offices Floor 2 = 2 X Offices Floor 3 = 1 X Office At the entrance level there are 10 X Cat 6 cables. 2 X Cat 6...
View ArticleMeraki Firewalls and Switches - worth it or stay away?
The vast majority of discussions about Meraki are about their WiFi AP's-i'm looking for feedback on their switches and firewalls. My team has inherited IT but we are really more web server, database...
View ArticleHave you heard of new Dell " pay as you grow" modular LAN/SAN switch?
Recently Dell announced new Dell Networking S5000 converged switch: ( Full details link here) The S5000 accommodates four modules allowing customers to populate a single module and add as necessary...
View ArticleQuestion about punchdown blade
Hi all, Dumb question but I have a Trendnet TC-PDT punchdown tool which came with reversible 110/Krone blades. I need to do some work on a 66 block and was looking at picking up a 66 blade, but I did...
View ArticleBig Network Problem !! :( HELP!!
Hello everyone! I recently bought a Dual wan router for the sole purpose that i want to connect both floors into one network since they have their separate DSL modem( please refer to the picture ) . I...
View Articlenetwork diagram software
hello, Could you please suggest me a network diagram software. I tried Ms. Viso but it's ugly and difficult to use for network sketching. I prefer SmartDraw, but are there others? thx
View Articlehow do you detect ip conflict using spiceworks
I receive a msg of ip conflict and i want to search which pc is sharing the same ip address without going to each pc or printer .I know the DHCP issue ip ranges for PC's and servers and a mistake was...
View ArticleHamachi
I'm looking at all kinds of options that would allow us to provision basic IT services to some remote offices which currently have nothing but a bunch of individual laptops.One option is to buy a cheap...
View ArticleIT admins - how much bandwidth are your cloud-services eating up?
If you are running cloud services for patch and AV, your updates could be eating your bandwidth and taking too long to get out to your endpoints...how much of an issue is this for you?
View ArticleNetwork usage reporting on Meraki MX devices
We are running a combination of MX60's at remote sites and an MX400 at our head office and I am trying to generate a report on our network bandwidth usage but cannot seem to find the option anywhere....
View ArticleSwitch suggestion. Is it recommended to change it?
Hello everyone! I would like to consult everyone about their opinion if is it really needed as soon as possible to change my main 12 port switch? Some points to consider DSL #1 = 4mpbs with static ip...
View ArticleNetworked computers keep falling off our domain
Hello spice community. I work in a school environment with a windows domain currently with 2003 functionality, (will be upgrading soon to a 2008 domain). In terms of our domain connected computers, we...
View ArticleHelp Tracking Packet Drop over VPN??
Hi, Excuse me for being fairly new to IT and being thrown into the deepend as such sometimes, I've got a situation where I have a company that all access a program that is based at one of the...
View ArticleNetwork Cables - Best Way to Tidy Them?
My server room is really small, and to be honest, doesn't really consist of anything apart from a few switches and network ports and a few servers. I am after the best way I can sort this mess out as...
View ArticleRDP random disconnects
Hardware specs: Dell PowerEdge 2950 running Server 2008 R2. The server is setup as a terminal server and this problem seemed to start a few months ago. The strange thing about this problem is that it...
View ArticleMeraki vs HP Procurve Switches
Summary of equipment: 11 Meraki MR16 Access points Sonic Wall TZ210 HP Procurve 1810-24 Port Switch Server running 2012 We are adding a new location with 11 more meraki MR 16's. We are also going to...
View ArticleStarting a home network. Where to start?
I just recently became an 'IT Pro' and want to build a home network. I have lots of experience in IT but have never been officially employed in the field until now. I have recently begun wanting to...
View ArticleNeed info on deployments of access-lists in production networks
Hi Folks, For an internal practice I need some information regarding implementation of access-lists in production networks : 1. Where access-lists are applied e.g. on edge routers ? 2. What all...
View ArticleBest way to monitor internet connectivity
Lately I have been having major issues with my internet connection. In the middle of the night (or early morning) we will have spotty outages. When I contact Centurylink they always reassure me...
View ArticleBuilding a custom router
I've been pondering the idea, and just wanted some input on the subject. I have been doing some research and it seems somewhat easily done, and can have huge advantages. What kind of hardware would...
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