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Cisco router load balancing configuration for DSL lines, Ethernet interfaces
Expert Sudhanshu Gupta lists the options available for configuring a Cisco router to perform load balancing among two Ethernet interfaces and DSL lines in this response. Ask the Expert
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Can you help me find good monitoring tools and protocol analyzers?
In this Q&A, enterprise security expert Michael Gregg suggests some good network monitoring tools and protocol analyzers and recommends what users should do before buying. Ask the Expert
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What are the advantages of a UTP over a coax, and how do the two networks differ?
Chris Partsenidis takes us through some networking history and explains what the advantages of a UTP computer network are over a coax computer network and how the two networks differ, in this expert response. Ask the Expert
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Safe distance for Ethernet at 100 Mbps over Cat5e
"What is considered a safe distance for Ethernet at 100 Mbps over Cat5e?" Our infrastructure expert, Carrie Higbie, answers this question in this Q&A. Ask the Expert
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Using Ethernet switches to build LANs
In this expert response, our very own Lindi Horton explains how one might use Ethernet switches to build a LAN and what to consider. Ask the Expert
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Ethernet
Ethernet is the most widely-installed local area network ( LAN) technology. Definition
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Link and port aggregation information
Need some clarification on link and port aggregation? Here, our expert, Lindi Horton, provides us with just that in this Q&A. Ask the Expert
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Cisco bulks up data center switching
Cisco Systems Inc. today made significant announcements in its data center switching line: an 8-port, 10 GigE module; a blade switch for Fujitsu Siemens; and a Web-based script-sharing community. Article
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collision
In a half duplex Ethernet network, a collision is the result of two devices on the same network attempting to transmit data at exactly the same time. Definition
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1000BASE-T
1000BASE-T is Gigabit Ethernet (1 gigabit is 1000 megabits per second) on copper cables, using four pairs of Category 5 unshielded twisted pair to achieve the gigabit data rate. Definition
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