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Ethernet Protocol, CSMA/CD, Collisions

Introduction to Ethernet Collisions

The word "Collision" shouldn't be any new news to people who work with networks everyday. If it is thought, don't worrie, that's why you are here. A collision is an event that happens on an Ethernet…

Windows Servers

Windows 2003 DHCP Server Advanced Configuration -…

Part 1 of our Windows 2003 DHCP Server Advanced Configuration article explained the creation and configuration of DHCP Scope options and how to configure various DHCP server settings. This article fo…

Network Fundamentals

The Importance of a Network Analyzer – Packet Sni…

Network Analyzers, also known as Packet Sniffers, are amongst the most popular network tools found inside any Network Engineer’s toolkit. A Network Analyzer allows users to capture network packets as…

Windows Servers

How to Install Desktop Icons (Computer, User’s Fi…

One of the first things IT Administrators and IT Managers notice after a fresh installation of Windows 2012 Server is that there are no Desktop Icons apart from the Recycle Bin. Desktop icons such as…

OpManager - Network Monitoring & Management

Preparing and Managing your Network for the Remot…

Times have changed now and HOME is the new office. Now, everyone works at their comfort and in fact online all throught the day and night. This mandates the IT infrastructure to be up and running 24/…

Network Cabling

Straight Thru UTP Cables

This article covers the commonly known Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) cable and shows how many pairs the UTP Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6 & Cat7 cables consists of, the colour coding they follow, the differe…

Cisco Routers

Cisco GRE and IPSec - GRE over IPSec - Selecting…

GRE Tunnels are very common amongst VPN implementations thanks to their simplicity and ease of configuration. With broadcasting and multicasting support, as opposed to pure IPSec VPNs, they tend to b…

TCP - UDP Protocol Analysis

Transmission Control Protocol - Part 3: The TCP H…

This article shows the TCP Header and Segment. We explain where the TCP Header and Segment are located in an Ethernet frame and also briefly view the available options in the TCP Header. Our easy-to-…

Network Protocol Analyzers

Improve Network Analysis Efficiency with Colasoft…

Troubleshooting network problems can be a very difficult and challenging task. While most IT engineers use a network analyzer to help solve network problems, when analyzing hundreds or thousands of p…

Cisco Data Center (Nexus/UCS)

NEXUS NX-OS: Useful Commands, CLI Scripting, Hint…

Whether you’re new to Cisco Nexus switches or have been working with them for years this article will show how to get around the Nexus NX-OS using smart CLI commands and parameters, create your…

Cisco Routers

Cisco Router 'Privileged' Mode

To get into Privileged Mode we enter the "Enable" command from User Exec Mode. If set, the router will prompt you for a password. Once in Privileged Mode, you will notice the prompt changes from ">…

VLAN Networks

VLAN Tagging - Understanding VLANs Ethernet Frames

We mentioned that Trunk Links are designed to pass frames (packets) from all VLANs, allowing us to connect multiple switches together and independently configure each port to a specific VLAN. However…