N4032 switch redundancy
Hi All,I am using N4032 switch in current infrastructure and it's working fine. the structure is like thisFirewall --------L2switch(flat)------- N4032 --------- Servers/ESX.I am using routing between...
View ArticleSetup Voice and Data VLAN on 3448P
I currently have voice and data on the same subnet but due to the way our web traffic is filtered it causes issues with voice so we need to segregate the voice onto a separate VLAN.I've added a virtual...
View ArticleN4032F & Force10 MXL LAG over 40Gb QSFP ports
Hi,We have two Force10 MXL switches in our blade centre and wanted some expansion for additional storage so purchased two N4032F switches and dual port QSFP+ modules for both ends and 40Gb QSFP cables....
View ArticleCreating VLANs and configuring a network using Dell 2048 and 3048
I am trying to create a small office network using 3048 L3 switch and 2048 Power line series switch. Basic requirement is 3 VLANs for Data Network, PABX and Wireless. I have configured 3048 with Vlan...
View Articlehow to transfer key and certificate
hifor the network of our switches i have made a wildcard certificate to ease the management of the keysbut i don't find any way to transfer the key and the certificate to my powerconnect siwtcheshow...
View ArticleEoMPLS configuration
Hi all, We have on one site PowerConnect 6248 Site A with VLAN 100,200,and 300. And on the other end N3048 with the same VLAN 100, 200, and 300. The EoMPLS is done via ISP and we have some L2...
View ArticleN2000 - arp issues with Enhanced hashing mode
Hello,I would like to report a problem I had after upgrading a stack of three N2048 switches from version 6.2.6.6 to version 6.3.0.16After the upgrade, some PCs in some vlans could not reach their...
View Articledot1x system-auth-control on 62xx and all port/traffic goes down ?
hi,having three vlans and now trying to introduce dot1x to only certain ports I do:Rd(config)#dot1x system-auth-control # enable itRd(config)#aaa authentication dot1x default radius # point to...
View ArticleACL vs(or along) dotx1 - hierarchy/priority/configurability ?
hi,is it possible to have both dot1x & ACL on the same one port?and which one goes first?would an ACL allow a MAC (supplicant without dot1) on a port with "dot1x port-control mac-based" ?best regards
View ArticleACL For Filtering Static Routes Redistributed Into OSPF
Hello,I have a Dell PowerConnect 6224 and wish to configure a route redistribution filter for static routes into OSPF. The problem is that the layer 3 switch is on a production network and I don't have...
View Articlen2024 no ssh password prompt
Hello,I'm trying to access to my switch using SSH. The ssh server is up and running, but cannot connect to it. The ssh connection starts, but get stuck, without providing the password prompt.I've tried...
View ArticleTotal Packets Received with MAC Errors and Unacceptable Frame Type
Hey everyone, I'm new to Dell switches and am trying to troubleshoot several issues and concerns for a N3048P stack. We've got a few counters that are increasing but wanted some clarification on their...
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View ArticleClarity on Trunking Modes
Hi all,This may seem trivial to most of you, but i am still wrapping my head around the dells.I have just noticed that my vlan traffic that is trunking over a LAG has the egress rule for vlans as...
View Article6544 transmit Discards - N4032
That's not a huge amount of discards given how long the port has been up but its still indicating some network congestion. I've noticed this on several trunks and was wondering if anyone thought it...
View ArticleManually configure IP on Voice VLAN
I have a switch configured with dual vlans ( data/voice ).I have a PC, and I need to manually assign an IP from Voice VLAN56. But something I'm missing here ( VLAN / general, access mode... ) and...
View ArticleRate limiting two IPs\Ports on Dell N3024 Switch
Evening,I have a bit of a challenge which I'm still trying to get working. I need to rate limit the total traffic, in and out, to two ports. Each port is connected to a firewall, active\active...
View Articleauthentication failed
I tried to enable telnet login to privileged mode on a powerconnect 8132f. I did the following configurations:aaa authentication enable default enableline console enable authentication defaultI did the...
View Article62xx - routing or vlan config error ?
hi,I have 4 vlans and a number of hosts connected to it - and one oddity, well, it boggles my mind and I cannot see - most likely obvious - reason for this weird situation.Very last Vlan I created for...
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Constant STP Topology Changes
Running a total of 8 different PowerConnect switches here. Models: 5424, 5324, 5524.Topology:The issue at hand is I'm monitoring for STP changes and there are constant topology changes occurring, maybe...
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