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IEEE 802.3 Interframe Spacing

The IEEE 802.3 specification states that before a station can attempt to transmit on the wire, it must first wait until it has heard 9.6 microseconds of silence. Many popular myths have arisen surrou…

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Ensuring Compliance and Business Continuity in a…

In the wake of digital transformation, the work landscape as we know it has undergone a dynamic shift. People can now work from home, from the office, or anywhere with a stable internet connection. L…

Cisco Switches

Cisco 4507R+E Layer 3 Installation: Redundant WS-…

It's no news that we here at Firewall.cx enjoy writing about our installations of Cisco equipment and especially devices that we don’t get to see and play with every day. Today we cover the installat…

Cisco Firewalls

Converting Cisco Firepower from Platform mode to…

This article explains how to configure a Cisco Firepower 2100 series device to operate in Appliance mode. We’ll show you how to switch from Platform mode to Appliance mode and how the device will aut…

VLAN Networks

Comparing Traditional Flat & VLAN Networks

Designing and building a network is not a simple job. VLANs are no exception to this rule, in fact they require a more sophisticated approach because of the variety of protocols used to maintain and…

Windows Workstations (XP, 7, 8, 10, 11)

How to View Hidden Files & Folders in Windows 7

This article shows you how to see hiddeen files and folders in Windows 7. Windows 7 hides important system files so that normally, you do not see them while exploring your computer. The reason behin…

Cisco CallManager-CCME

Cisco SPA525G / SPA525G2 User Guide Free Download

Available as a free download in our Cisco Small Business Series Product Datasheet section is the Cisco SPA525G / SPA525G2 User Guide. This 68 page user guide contains all the necessary information on…

Cisco CallManager-CCME

Cisco Unity Express Installation/Setup - Service…

Mentioned in Part-1 of our Cisco Unity Express installation article, the Cisco Unity Express setup procedure is identical for ISM-SRE-300-K9 and SM-SRE-700-K9 modules. We will be using the smaller IS…

Cisco Routers

Configuring Policy-Based Routing (PBR) with IP SL…

What is Policy-Based Routing? Policy-Based Routing (PBR) is a very popular feature in Cisco routers, it allows the creation of policies that can selectively alter the path that packets take wi…

Windows Servers

Free Webinar: Troubleshooting & Fixing Microsoft…

Users working with Hyper-V Virtualization would be interested to know that Altaro is hosting a free webinar on the 25th of February 2016 at 4pm CET / 10am EST. Microsoft Cloud and Datacenter Manageme…

Network Cabling

LPT Ports & Modes (SPP, EPP, ECP) - Parallel Dire…

The Parallel Direct Connection is the second solution covering the transfer of data from one computer to another. The cable required is slightly more complicated as it has more wires that need to be…

Cisco Wireless

Cisco Aironet 1242AG /1240 - Multiple SSID & 80…

This article explains how the Cisco 1240 series access point can be setup to provide support for multiple SSID, each SSID assigned to a separate VLAN. This type of configuration is id…