Disaster Recovery Planning and Network Services Continuity
This article discusses some of the main components of any enterprise network Disaster Recovery Plan. Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) starts with a discussion that involves key management employees. It is important to get their support with any disaster recovery initiative. More ...
Brainstorming to Collect Data in Designing the Corporate Computer Network
Suppose that you're appointed to lead a project of a computer network design in your organization that contains many sites to be integrated into a single corporate network, what are you going to do? More ...
Network Design Process - Effective Network Planning and Design
The network planning and design methodology describes a process with nine specific steps and a sequence for those activities. It is an engineering life cycle that supports technical initiatives such as Windows migration, IP telephony and wireless design. The methodology begins with examining company business requirements. More ...
Troubleshooting the Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS) Protocol
Troubleshooting issues with the Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS) protocol is pursued thru an investigation with the Cisco show and debug commands and their options. More ...
Restrict User's Logon Hours and Access to Computers
For each user account you can restrict the hours during which the user is allowed to log on and you can restrict a user to only certain computers. More ...
Troubleshoot Common Cabling Problems
To be an effective troubleshooter, it helps to understand the types of things that commonly go wrong in networks so that you can become proficient in recognizing and solving issues. Here are just some of the things you need to be on the lookout for with cabling in a network. More ...
Simple Checks to Diagnose Windows Network Problems
Do you often run into problems where you can't get a computer to connect to another computer or other network device on Windows?. Here are some simple checks to perform when debugging network problems. More ...
Internet Access Methods for Your SME
Most people access the Internet using a DSL connection using the telephone network. More subscribers are beginning to use co-ax or optical fiber cable connections, and, increasingly, 3G mobile connections. More ...
Five Network Design Considerations
Here are five things that must be taken into consideration in a network's design. A designer must consider; redundancy, congestion, hardware limits, monitoring, and Layer 8, the hypothetical 'user' layer of the OSI model in network design. More ...
Structured Cabling - A Detailed Tutorial and Even More!
Structured Cabling System is a generic communication wiring scheme that is installed in buildings that is able to support all types of communication systems including: telephone systems, computer LANs, video systems, imaging systems and more. Structured cabling system is also called premises distribution system. More ...
IPv6 Address Compressor Expander
Enter the IPv6 address in the top text box. Click on the appropriate button: Omit Leading Zeros, Consolidate Zeros Segments, Expand Zeros Segments, Replace Leading Zeros. The formatted address will appear in the bottom text box. More ...
Structured Network Troubleshooting Methodology Step 2 Establish a Theory of Probable Cause
Step 1 in a structured network troubleshooting methodology is to identify the problem. Here we discuss step 2, establish a theory of probable cause. More ...
Troubleshoot Network With a Syslog Server
Most network devices, like switches and routers, are capable of generating a log of events, called a syslog. It can be difficult to sift through the volume of logged messages therefore several company's have created utilities called syslog servers to search, sort and group messages and provide other useful features. More ...
Configuring DHCP for Your SME Network
DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol) is a network service that allows a device that is attached to the network to be allocated an IP address automatically. More ...
