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elements of a networking appplication
what all can be the elements of a networking appplication this is required for my proj and to understand its scope.
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Monitor traffic through router?
Is it possible to monitor traffic through the local router on a 10/100 ethernet network? For example, the Netgear wrt614v5 doing service between my home's LAN and the DSL modem; is there a way to...
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Gigabit throughput tests?
John E. wrote in part: Personally I like ole'grandad, `ttcp` . But be aware: very few machines have the capability of saturating GBE. The PCI bus doesn't have the bandwidth. The best many can do is...
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Patch panel in small business?
About $40, retail, local. But it's not the cost, so much as the reliability issue (110 punch down plus the patch cable's connections, vs. crimped plugs into the switch). You're of the opinion that...
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Gbps practical performance?
Hi all, performance on a ethernet network. If I remember right I have once learned that about 60 Mbps is what's possible to expect in reality from a 100 Mbps ethernet network. What would the...
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Difference between bridge and wireless access point??
A bridge connects two different network segments (different IP address network portion) together? Whereas a Access point connects a wired network segment to wireless nodes (has a WAN side and a...
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switch for troubleshooting
For many years I carried around a small 4 port 10base-t hub that I used for troubleshooting. I would hook my laptop to one of the ports and the equipment under test to the other ports and capture...
 
how fast is a 1Gbps lan?
I have Comcastmodem by scientific alanta to Linksys router WRTS4G --- lan1 to SonicWall TZ170 100Mbps to 1Gbps Netgear switch to -------------------------lan2---- PC with 120GB IDE ST3120020A disk...
 
Layer 2 switch vs Layer 3 switch
Hello, I would just like to confirm. If I want to setup VLANS using a Layer 2 switch, I would also require a router to be added to the setup and with a Layer 3 switch, I'll need no router. Thanks for...
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Seeing Packets on an Ethernet Port That Should Not Be There
Let's say that we have three IPs on the same subnet, each IP belongs to one computer, and each IP corresponds to one port on an ethernet switch. Make those ports A B and C on the switch. Occasionally...
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Is Ethernet The Right Solution For Your Data Network?
Quoting: Like any network, latency at layer 2 is caused only by potential congestion when flows merge. In shared Ethernet of the past, it was somewhat more of an issue because flows always merged just...
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Question about MII (Media Independent Interface) in PHY
Auto-Negotiation is indeed fully symmetric; if both partners have AN capability, they will both initiate AN and come to an agreement on operating parameters. Parallel detection comes in when one...
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Plugging nodes into a switch while nodes are powered on
While reading through a networking book (that shall for the time being remain nameless) I came accross a dictum that I was previously unaware of. In short, it stated that a node should be powered off...
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VLANS and subnetting
Hi all. I am new to VLAN's. I have a requirement, and I want to know whether it is technically possible to do. I have a link coming over Cat6, from ISP to my switch. Network 10.1.23.0 / 24 I have few...
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connecting Cisco router to Juniper router via e1
hello. Does any1 knows how to connect Cisco router to Juniper router via e1. I have juniper's 2300 , and Cisco's 2600 with card vwic2mft-G703. I am not sure how to configure the connection between...
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