Home » Hardware

RSTP ports

Question:
I am having hard time getting the understanding on RSTP algorithm for the following switch config (See attachment). Please let me know which ports that have role in RSTP  for switch & int’s in figure attached:
Solution:
I have to disagree with you donmanrobb.
Switch B will have two possible paths.
The G0/1 will have a cost of 23 [...]

laptop black out with power on

Question:
Hi
i have a laptop that there is not display.
I open the cover behind my laptop and found that the fan is not running
THere is a blue light showing power is up.
How to troubleshoot?
Solution:
here my laptop troubleshooting guide :
- if no display – test with an external monitor
- test also with a known good battery !
- [...]

Cisco VPN access to different gateways

Question:
I have a setup with a remote office (192.168.10.x range) that is connected to our main office (192.168.1.x range) via a VPN tunnel through two cisco routers (877 models).
People on the 192.168.10.x network can find anything at the main office on our primary gateway 192.168.1.1, we have a secondary gateway 192.168.1.254 (cisco 851) that needs [...]

USB Bridge Cable and software

Question:
I need to bridge my Windows 7 – 64bit desktop to my XP Professional Laptop via USB Cable for daily syncronizing between these 2 computers.
The ethernet transfer rate is too slow for my large files, thus the reason for USB.
What companies provide the software and cable?
I have Belkin’s Easy Transfer Cable for Windows 7, but [...]

How to configure GRE tunnel between 2 Cisco Routers

Question:
I have two routers connected back to back. I am running OSPF between them.
I would like to know how to configure GRE tunnel between these 2 routers.
Solution:
On the source interface (Fa0) do you have an active ACL enabled? And can you provide us your Running/Startup config, Route Table as mentioned above?
First I would take off [...]

Using Linksys Router as an Access Point

Question:
Hi guys, I have a WRT160N wireless router than I’m essentially trying to use as a glorified access point, but I can’t figure out how to configure it.
I can get a wired machine connected to the internet without the linksys at all by assigning a static IP to the machine (192.168.1.1), pointing the machine to [...]

Printer stops working intermittently between a Windows 7 machine which has the printer connected and a Vista Business and Win2003SBS

Question:
I have a wierd intermittent problem where the printer stops working on a Windows 7 machine. It has two printers connected a Kodak 5500 All in one and a HP Laserjet 1012. Both work well from the Win7 machine. However I keep having major problems with machines suddenly seeming to drop the connection to the [...]

What do I need to install an operating system on a Dell 1655mc blade system (6 blades)?

Question:
I purchased this unit used.  It did not come with a cd-rom drive, etc.  The manuals say I need a special Dell USB CD-ROM drive to install an operating system.  It says that no other USB external CD-ROM drive will work.  Is this true?
If not, can I just use any drive or are there only [...]

Rca Web Tv change from dialup to wireless

Question:
Hello, I have my g/f grandmothers Rca Web Tv System. RCA model Number RM2100. What do  I need… The girlfriends grandmother can no longer live on her own so she has to move into a old folks home. they do not have a private phone line in there but they have wireless internet. The RCA [...]

Laptop Toshiba Satellite L45-S7409 will not power on

Question:
Hello,
I have a Toshiba Laptop that was running just fine until the other evening.  It ran out of batteries and shut off.  I plugged it into the AC adapter and charged up the battery.  The next day I tried to power the laptop on but when I pressed the power button
1. I hear the CD [...]