Intro to Basic VLAN Configuration
This guide is more of a tutorial on basic VLAN configuration than an explanation of what VLAN’s are. If you don’t know what a VLAN is you probably won’t be reading this site to begin with. This guide also is not a “HOWTO” on configuring VLAN’s on a specific piece of equipment. We will be discussing the general basics of how VLAN’s are configured in theory. The goal is that after reading this guide you should be able to take the information learned and apply it to real world situations regardless of which brand/model VLAN switch you use.
In this guide I will be using an example network configuration with a 24 port switch with 5 VLAN’s (default, management, data, voice, and wifi), 1 server, 2 network printers, 10 computers, wireless AP, and an IP phone system with 8 IP phones. I will not be discussing configuring routers, wireless AP’s, or phone systems. These subjects will be covered in other more advanced articles in the future where we will build on the basics discussed here.
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This is a list of online router emulators for popular brands. Great for remote support situations. Will add to the list as I find more.
Note: Some of the links above even include a few switch emulators.
OCC (Overclockersclub.com) recently posted a new review of the new OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SSD. It is an excellent review that is worth a few minutes of your time. As the review author ccokeman points out the only real con of this drive is the cost at a staggering $559. I love high performance as much as the next guy but at that price per GB is the performance increase really worth it?
Read the review here
Panasonic has announced that they are releasing a 10″ Android powered Toughbook late this year. Details such as hardware specifics and price have not yet been released.
Ran across a good article on cnet about solid-state drives. The writer covers mainly the idea of longevity and reliability of solid-state drive technology.
Storage talk: Understanding your solid-state drive
Now I know this makes me sound like a nerd but when I first read this headline the first thought through my head was the movie “War Games”. Regardless of how it turns out the Pentagon is creating an internet simulator to simulate cyber warfare and assess the results.
[Pentagon to simulate cyberwar - networkworld.com]
How to add/edit OEM information in Windows 7
Whether you are a computer tech selling custom built computers or an IT administrator for a large corporation there are going to be times when it nice to be able to modify the OEM information for a computer in Windows. If you are building a computer for a customer it is nice to have your information for contact purposes. If you are adding a computer to a large corporate network you may want to edit the OEM information for simpler network management. Regardless of your reasons doing this task is much different than in previous versions of windows. In this article I will show you how to accomplish this in Windows 7.
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