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Ask the Experts

Network Infrastructure

• Can you hook a Cisco IP phone to a wireless access point connection?

  Find out if you can hook a Cisco IP phone to a wireless access point connection in this Q&A with Carrie Higbie.  Continue Reading

• Which is the largest company laying fiber optic cable for IPv6?

  Understand IPv6 network infrastructure in this expert response with Silvia Hagen, where she answers which is the largest company laying fiber optic cabling for IPv6.  Continue Reading

• Does IPv6 support encryption in the IP stack?

  Does IPv6 support encryption in the IP stack? Learn from Silvia Hagen in this expert response.  Continue Reading

• Could you give me a list of emerging wireless access technologies?

  W ireless expert Lisa Phifer provides us with a comprehensive list of emerging wireless access technologies in this response.  Continue Reading

• What causes my overseas VPN connection to slow during the day?

  Learn what slows connectivity for a VPN overseas during particular times of day, in this Q&A with VPN expert Sampath Ramaswami.  Continue Reading

• What equipment do I use to connect two LANs in different cities? What are the steps?

  How do you connect two LANS from different cities? VPN expert Sampath Ramaswami notes the steps to be taken, in this Q&A.  Continue Reading

• Should I add a T3 link or a T1 to my LAN?

  Learn what the T1 bandwidth restrictions are so that you can decide whether a T3 link or a T1 link should be added to your LAN.  Continue Reading

• Can a machine with a single DNS name have multiple addresses?

  Can a machine with a single DNS name have multiple addresses? Learn from networking fundamentals expert Chris Partsenidis in this expert response.  Continue Reading

• What is Multiprotocol Label Switching?

  Learn about Multiprotocol Label Switching in this Q&A with Amy Kucharik.  Continue Reading

• Is there a command in a Cisco Catalyst that will tell me the IP address of a PC hanging off a port?

  Find the IP address of a PC through commands in a Cisco Catalyst in this expert response.  Continue Reading

• Why do vendors say ANEXT and Shannon's capacity are the problems for passive connectivity?

  Are ANEXT and Shannon's capacity problems for passive connectivity? Carrie Higbie clarifies this and the 10BASE-T standard in this expert response.  Continue Reading

• When do you use a straight-through patch cable, and when do you use a crossover cable?

  Learn when to use a straight-through patch cable and when to use a crossover cable in this Q&A with infrastructure expert Carrie Higbie.  Continue Reading

• How do I figure out the configuration on my router?

  Figure out the configuration on your router with the help of routing and switching expert Sudhanshu Gupta.  Continue Reading

• What configuration option would remove our Novell client/server dependency on PIM Dense Mode?

  Novell client/server configuration options to remove your PIM Dense Mode dependency are discussed by IPv4 and IPv6 expert Silvia Hagen in this Q&A.  Continue Reading

• Is there any private/public IP address range in IPv6?

  Learn about private and public IP address ranges in IPv6 in this expert response by Silvia Hagen.  Continue Reading