Couple Networking Best Practice Questions...Help settle a debate!
Currently debating a couple best practice questions with a co-worker and I would appreciate some input from the community. First topic, locking down port speed on a switch for ALL active ports and...
View Articlewhat is wrong..?
Hi Dear friends and networking pros.. i have connected TP Link 10/100 Single mode Media Converter (MC110CS on both end of my fiber and using D-Link DES-1008A 8-Port 10/100 Switch for cat6 network when...
View ArticleWindows clients don't get their lease from dhcp like they should
I have Windows server 2008 set up. AD DS, DNS, and DHCP set up. I have configured AD, and DNS (sort of) so that I can join computers, and manage users. I have my modem, then router (turned DHCP off),...
View ArticleNeed to learn IPv6
I just today started thinking how IPv4 will soon be a thing of the past. IPv6 is really starting to come out and soon, people who don't know IPv6 will be in trouble. I forsee IPv4 having another 10-15...
View ArticleMeraki VPN question
Curious if anyone has experience with the meraki auto VPN between branches. Do you have to have a concentrator or mx device at the locations where you want to access resources.
View Articlecan anyone put me through on the fundamental basis of setting up a vpn?
can anyone put me through on the basis of setting up a vpn?
View ArticleJuniper Router Port Forwarding Question
Does anyone know if it is possible to forward an external tcp port on a juniper router to a different tcp port on an internal computer. For example we are trying to test another computer for RDP for...
View ArticleIs this static route(s) possible - Router or Switch?
Have a building. It's both Retail and Office. What I got is a ADSL Router 10.0.6.254, DHCP'n all machines, this is fine at the moment. What I want to do is split the network into two 10.0.6.x for...
View ArticleForefront TMG spoof attack detected on legit IP scheme
Happy Monday! I believe I may already have the fix in mind but wanted to check in with the experts before breaking functionality. This weekend I went ahead and configured our VLANs with no major...
View Articlecopying large number of files - real world results
Hello fellow spiceheads. I want your help to better access the impact of network equipment on the access speed of large file sets over the LAN. Clients that rely on Solidworks for planning complex...
View ArticleIntel ME, AMT, MEBX
I think I have the intel remote management but I know nothing about it. When setting it up with a staic IP for example and the mother board has 2 onboard Nics which one would the intel remote...
View ArticleIs there a way to find out which port on a switch a device is plugged in to?
Is there a way to find out which port on a switch a device is plugged in to? With out having to tone lines?
View ArticleLove Spiceworks, wonder what "competition" you think is worth looking at if any?
If you couldn't use Spiceworks (God forbid) - what would your 2nd choice be now?
View ArticleNeed VPN (individual remote client) solution advice
Hi all. I look after a network for a small non-profit organization, They need a new VPN solution for 8-10 remote users (all at indvidual locations) to access the network at the main office. It will be...
View ArticleIIS and multi-homing NIC issues
Hi Everyone, I have a website built with IIS 8 on Windows Server 2012. The server's NIC has two IP addresses: xxx.xxx.xxx.16 and xxx.xxx.xxx.116. I have the bindings for the website (both 80 and 443)...
View ArticlePublishing server in DMZ with only one available public IP (TMG 2010)
We have a TMG 2010 server with 5 NICs, one internal, one external, one DMZ and two unused. I want to put a PCoIP security gateway in the DMZ and publish it out . The problem is I only have one public...
View ArticleRJ45 Modular Jack Melted Supplying POE to a Phone
Just came back from troubleshooting a phone outage (new NEC DT300 series IP phones just installed brand new 2 weeks ago) and it appears that two phones next to each other have melted down their jacks...
View ArticleConnect a Smart TV to office network
I would like to put a TV in our conference room and connect it to the network (WITHOUT a computer in the conference room) so that it can access any computer in our office. There are only 6 of us, so 6...
View Articlehow pfsense control active directory users internet usage and monitors it?
Hello I have a case in our company. Now we are using Windows ADDS and control internet usage with TMG. We installed pfsense on Vsphere esxi5 and now i to know if pfsense can handel the TMG traffic...
View ArticleFTE ratio per Switch
Hi, I wanted to know what is the Industry standard for # Switches/FTE. Also would like to know # LAN ports / FTE
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