Turning a powerconnect into two logical switches?
Greetings,My company has a number of 2700 series power connect switches which have been End Of Lifed as far as server room use is concerned. However I would like to try and experiment with the idea of...
View ArticleSSL Certificates on multiple interface IPs
We have performed a Nessus scan on our network and all the interfaces of our core router have failed on the SSL cert scan on port 443. I can easily request and import a certificate from our internal CA...
View ArticleTunneling traffic between two remote PC7048 routers
Hi, I need to create an IPv4 tunnel between two sites to carry a subnet our MPLS doesn't carry natively (actually a direct route to Dell for phone home and SSH connection).lloks like...
View ArticleAdvice on basic STP and network design
Hi,Please could someone give me guidance for building a basic network with regards to STP settings.Lets say a "core switch" and a few edge switches. All switches connect back to the core via a 2 port...
View ArticleDell 6200 Series default routing protocols?
Out of the box...are there any default routing protocols that should be disabled when using the 6200 series routers in a STATIC routing environment only?
View ArticleUsing Port G3 for Port 1-24 and Port G4 for 25-48 on Dell PowerConnect 3524
hello to all,I have been trying to resolve how to make use of my G3 and G4 port on my Dell PowerConnect 3524 but I am finding it difficult about the know how.I have two Sources of 1Gb Internet from...
View ArticleHigh CPU for ipMapForwardingTask
I have a problem with Powerconnect 6248, which appeared recently. Time from time CPU for ipMapForwardingTask rises up to 30-40% instead of normal operation (average 6%) and PINGs to switch raises from...
View ArticleMonitor session on Port chennel in Dell P6448
HiI am using Dell P6448 is my access switch with Router on a stick architecture. There is a port-chennel between the dell switch and the router's LAN interfaces. Now my requirement is that I want to...
View ArticlePowerConnect 3500 Monitor Errors on Interface
Good Day,We use PRTG for monitoring, at the moment we pull traffic in and out which works fine, we'd like to add errors but whenever we do it says "no such name" Whenever i queried PRTG Support they...
View ArticlePowerConnect 8024F Q-in-Q
HelloWe have two Power Connect 8024F switches with a 10G Metro E uplink between them. Both ports are trunk ports with a single vlan between the two devices from the provider. They are Te1/0/1 on both...
View ArticlePort CONSOLE not functionnal - PowerConnect 6248
Hello, I have a problem, it's impossible to connect me on the switch 6248 by the port console, somebody could help me ? Also, how reset the switch with the button "reset" on the front of switch 6248,...
View ArticlePowerconnect 6224/6248 802.1X issues
Hi,I'm running a stack of 6224/6248 switches in a windows 2008R2 environment. They are configured to control access through 802.1 (auto-mode) and to get the authentication information, including vlan...
View ArticleDifference between Dell Powerconnect N4032F and 8132F
Hi!Within the last days, the Dell PowerConnect 8100 did disappear from the Dell website and now, the M4000 series with the same features are presented.Is it just a rename, or do these devices differ in...
View ArticleStacking 6248 & 6224F
Hello I'm looking for a little help on configuring a set of stacked switches. I have a 6248 & 6224F with a stacking kit and cables. My issues is I would like to see what the ports on the 6224F are...
View ArticleConfiguration Database locked by another application
I have several 3448P switches. If I try to update the config I get the following message. Configuration Database locked by another application - try later Web interface and CLI give same result. I...
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PowerConnect 6248 High bcmRX CPU Usage
I made a small change for my stack of eight 6248 switches to be the gateway for our single VLAN (instead of the firewall), and now the bcmRX process and ipMapForwardingTask have high CPU usage. bcmRX...
View ArticleFrequent STP topology changes
I'm lately seeing very frequent STP topology changes on all my switches. At times its two minutes apart and at times its 30 minutes. I have it all day. It cant be a flapping interface somewhere,...
View ArticleDell 6200 - how to disable 'more' prompt of 'show running-config'
There must be a simple way to do it, but I can't find it.10xsGaash
View ArticleDHCP Server failover
Hi All,I have enabled the DHCP server function on my powerconnect 5548, it works fine.Just wonder if I have two 5548 switches, can I implement the DHCP server failover function? If yes, would you give...
View Articledell powerconect lag cconfiguration
Hello GuysI am new to dell switches,currently we are using juniper switches in our company.I am trying to implement LAG between one powerconnect 2824 two ports (23 and 24 ) and connect to laged port of...
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