Host depleting in lan
I have recently joined a company and the complete network in in 192.168.0.0/22, Most of the ip addresses are statically assigned to hosts.so now they are running out of ip address.The dhcp range is...
View Articlevlan over access port
I have a Dell 6248 which is connected to firewall through Dell 55486248 (g23)-----(g48)5548(g43)----(x0)sonicwallBelow is the vlan config of 6248interface vlan 4name "Four"routingip address...
View ArticleVlan by subnet, cascading on 5 PC 6224
Hi everyone,I'm a newbie in this area and have a demand for separate VLANs in the departments of a company. The problem is that it is not feasible at the moment to identify all cables arriving at the...
View ArticleSpanning tree question
Here is my setup.I have a 5224 in the basement, connected to an IPCop firewall/ISP and managing all the ports on the main floor of my house.I have also installed a 5324 on the second floor (connected...
View ArticleDownload of firwmwares for brocade 200e update after support contract has...
Hi, we have 2 Brocade 200e fc swithes what i would like to updgrade firmware on. Is it possible to get firmware without valid support contrac(it has expired already).
View ArticleNon-responsive Management after VLAN change
I was trying to configure a voice vlan on my 2848 switch stack. I used the web interface and Voice VLAN section. Once I hit apply, the stack stopped responding. I can still connect to the IP of the...
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network segregation
I have recently joined a company, and they have below network topology.There are these vlans defined with Ip routing enabled.interface vlan 4name "Four"routingip address 192.168.4.77...
View ArticleM1000e networking question
We have ordered an M1000e chassis. We are using (2) Dell Force10 MXL blade switches for networking. My question is that the MXL switch comes with 2 QSPF+ ports. We also ordered (1) of these (SFP+ 10GbE...
View ArticlePC 8164 VLAN configuration reload incomplete if a port turns UP
Hi,we've got 2 POWERCONNECT 8164 in stack with a firmware version "6.1.2.4"Ports are configured like so:spanning-tree portfastswitchport mode trunkswitchport trunk allowed vlan 2,4-5,7-1000,1024Those...
View Articlecan i use both optical and fiber sfp modules ?
Hi,I have 2 stacked PowerConnect 3548P switches. The upper switch has got 1 MM fiber uplink (G1) to another switch in a different building. So the upper switch has 1 free uplink port and the lower...
View ArticleMLAG and Routing
I currently have one N4000 10GB switch as a core switch and it is doing routing between multiple VLANS. I want to add another N4000 switch and make it HA using MLAG or whatever the appropriate...
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Connecting Dell 8024F to Cisco Nexus 7000
Hello All, I am new to networking, so some parts of this question may be naive or stupid. My apologies in advance. I am trying to connect my Dell 8024F 10G switch to a Cisco 7000 Nexus switch over...
View Articledefault Configuration on 5548 Power connect
I am new to the dell switches and have recently joined a company. There are two ip addresses configured on 5548 power conect.ip address 192.168.0.5 255.255.252.0ip address 192.168.137.17...
View ArticlePC 3548 will not change to standalone
I recently bought several PowerConnect 3548s from eBay. One will not change from a slave to a standalone by breaking into the powerup process and changing to standalone through the Stack menu item. I...
View ArticleLow Bandwidth
We have a Sonicwall 3500 as an edge device.The ingress bandwidth on Wan interface x1 is 33Mbps and egress is 4 mbpsThe ingress bandwidth on Lan interface x0 is 5 Mbps and egress is 26 mbpsWe have a 100...
View Article16-24 port switch for VLAN Trunking + Layer-3
Hi, I have a mess of a home lab situation that I would like to clean up ASAP. Because this is a home lab, a fanless/quiet switch is a requirement which I believe eliminates all switches higher than...
View ArticleCisco IOS Software feature set
Hi all,I want to know what Cisco IOS Software feature set do the Cisco Catalyst 3750-X and 3560-X Series Switches support?
View ArticlePowerConnect N3048 enable password issues
Hi,Tried updating to latest firmware for my N3048 (6.2.0.5a05) and was flooded with BPDU warnings, had switch connectivity issues (75% packet loss) and was unable to set the enable password.Issuing the...
View Article4 Switchports Not Passing Unicast
Recently started experiencing a weird issue with my Powerconnect 2848. Four switchports just stopped working.When a cable is plugged in, the external LEDs appear to function normally. The MAC address...
View ArticleTest-Fail Status on N2000 series switch
Hello,I have had these switches in place for several months now. We have VOIP phones that the switches provide power to and today there were reports of phones with no power. After troubleshooting the...
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