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Network Infrastructure

• Can I browse an IPv6 Web site, if my ISP runs IPv4?

  Expert Silvia Hagen answers the question "Can I browse an IPv6 Web site, if my ISP runs IPv4?" in this expert response.  Continue Reading

• What real benefits can IPv6 bring to end users?

  Silvia Hagen lists the benefits IPv6 can bring to end users in this expert response.  Continue Reading

• What are the industry best practices for cabling high-density production server cabinets without pat

  Infrastructure and project management expert Carrie Higbie answers what the industry best practices are for cabling high-density production server cabinets without patch panels.  Continue Reading

• Is there a diagram that shows shielded twisted pair cables terminating at the jack end and the patch

  Use this diagram to help you understand how twisted pair cabling works, how the cable is grounded, and how to terminate at the jack end and patch panel end -- provided by expert Carrie Higbie.  Continue Reading

• What parameters do I use to set up a Cisco ACS?

  Learn about the required values to set up an ACS from network administration expert Lindi Horton.  Continue Reading

• PRI and E1 defined

  PRI and E1 defined, with links for more information.  Continue Reading

• How does routing work with IPv6? How is it divided?

  IPv6 expert Silvia Hagen breaks down the bits of IPv6 and explains how to routing works with it.  Continue Reading

• IPv5: Did it exist between IPv4 and IPv6?

  In this expert response, about IPv5, Silvia Hagen explains what happened between IPv4 and IPv6.  Continue Reading

• How do I connect a laptop running Win XP Media Center Edition and a PC running Win XP Edition?

  Expert Lindi Horton answers how to connect a laptop running Win XP Media Center Edition and a PC running Win XP Edition in this Q&A.  Continue Reading

• Should I add laptops to the domain even though users will lose their desktop?

  Our network administration expert, Lindi Horton, offers her advice on adding laptops to a domain.  Continue Reading

• What should I get to strengthen my Wi-Fi signal?

  Our WLAN solutions expert, Stephen Kim, recommends what to use in order to strengthen your Wi-Fi signal.  Continue Reading

• How do I check if the switches on my network support IGMP?

  In this Q&A, our routing and switching expert tells us how to check if the switches on a network support IGMP?  Continue Reading

• Should my company restrict users from using streaming radio on our network?

  Our WAN expert, David Hughes, answers the question "Should my company restrict users from using streaming radio on our network?" in this Q&A.  Continue Reading

• 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.  Continue Reading

• Is it possible to convert a Layer 2 switch to a Layer 3 switch?

  In this expert response, our networking fundamentals expert, Chris Partsenidis, talks about the possibilities of converting a Layer 2 switch to a Layer 3 switch.  Continue Reading