VLANS- On the Server, or On the Switch(es)
So, our little Intranet of appr. 45 drops is going big time. We are going to implement VLANS for isolation and segragation. Simple question- I see that you can setup VLANS from your Router or from...
View ArticleLawsuit: Women claims she fell victim to tangle of computer cables
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20130827/NEWS02/130829413 I think they found her fracture via a CAT "6" Scan
View ArticleWindows shares mounted by GPO have a red X after change IP to DHCP
Hello, i ran into a strange issue. We use about 1.5k Windows 7 Pro x64 Clients all over the network. Most of them have static IP address assigned and where on to change this to DHCP. Users are...
View ArticleRDP or MPLS
We currently utilize an MPLS network with Windstream for 21 locations throughout the US. Is there an advantage to this instead of using RDP to terminal services, connecting printers locally, etc. 2...
View ArticleClient VPN Setting stopped working
Client DNS settings for this just all of a sudden stopped working. Rebooted the Firewall, Rebooted the internal DNS servers. If we ping a server it does not respond, if we ping a server with a fully...
View ArticleBuilding expansion
I have a couple of questions as my company is making plans to add a second building.Firstly, we have 2x 3Com 4200g Switches in the current office. I would like to move to Cisco, and wanted to know if...
View Articlewant to test fortigate vpn - will this work?
we are going to be setting up fortinet 40c in another state. I would like to test it from my office here, preconfigure the printers and PCs and actually test from behind the fortinet box. what I do...
View ArticleDHCP not resolving correct ip
Hi, Recently I am facing strange problems with my windows server 2003 after having totally new installation. My configuration of the serve as under: Machine is Having windows server 2003 confugered as...
View ArticleConfiguring firewall for 2nd wan getting bad gateway
Never configured this firewall. It's a sonicwall tz 210. I just added x2 as 2nd wan. I need the public ip to point to a different server for http and https than we have for the x1(default wan). I...
View ArticleA song of server room ice and fire: How a day of mop duty led me to the cloud
This is the 232nd 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, cloud...
View ArticleRouter Set Up
I have my main router and i want to add a second net gear router over wi fi to my 1st router. Any Ideas on how you set this up?
View ArticleNew whiteboard videos - "Storage Basics" and "Ping & Traceroute"
We're trying something new with a couple of fun whiteboard videos on "Ping and Traceroute" and "Network Storage Basics" (SAN vs NAS vs DAS). The idea is to have entertaining videos that cover IT...
View ArticleConfiguring IIS ARR (https)
Hi guys I have a simple question, I have an internal server, currently we can all login using https://intserver1.domain.com/login.aspx Created a server farm - pointing to intserver1.domain.com Then...
View ArticleConfiguring URL Rewrite in ARR IIS
Hi guys I have a simple question, I have an internal server, currently we can all login using http://intserver1.domain.com/default/login.aspx Created a server farm - pointing to intserver1.domain.com...
View ArticleNeed help convincing business that faster internet speeds are required
I need help explaining to my boss why we need faster internet speeds. Can anyone give me a few points.
View ArticlePlease Recommend A Reliable Switch for a Small, Small Branch Office
One of our branch offices which is 2,000 miles away wants to be on our VOIP network. So we just shipped them a few phones. This office will handle all of our sales and business development work so the...
View ArticleDell Powerconnect 6224p management vlan ip change not working
Hello Spiceheads. I am in need of some help, advice, and how to resolve an issue which is doing my head in. I have a core switch which is a powerconnect 6224p. I'm trying to change the management IP...
View ArticleGraphic Display of Servers
I have a collection of about 30 Dell and HP Servers and about 30 Dell workstations. I have bene looking for an app (freeware/GPL/Linux) that I can use to put up on a large screen in my office that...
View ArticleUsing PRTG and SpiceWorks on same server?
I currently have PRTG Network Monitor installed and working on my home network server using WHS 2011. Would there be any problems with trying out SpiceWorks Network Monitor at the same time on my...
View ArticleAdvanced Cloud Routing
I'm running into a scenario more and more often, and am hoping to get some input as to how other members of the community would handle it. The challenge is fairly straight forward. I have 3 sites, and...
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