networking Archive

  • Q&A: To Auto Negotiate Or Not

    Q&A: To Auto Negotiate Or Not

    Posted on July 1, 2010 | No Comments
    It seems that IT professionals have different views on auto-negotiation, some recommend using it others prefer to not use it at all. What’s the reason behind this variation ? The whole stigma around auto-negotiation is the result of open interpretation, at the time(90s) vendors agreed...

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  • Enable ping on Windows Server 2008

    Enable ping on Windows Server 2008

    Posted on February 12, 2010 | No Comments
    I am unable to Ping my Windows Server 2008 box, how can I enable Ping? By default Microsoft disables Ping on the Windows platform, probably has an added security measure. However Ping maybe needed for testing or monitoring purposes. The process to allow Windows Server...

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  • Configure Ubuntu Server with static IP

    Configure Ubuntu Server with static IP

    Posted on January 13, 2010 | No Comments
    It’s not recommended to assign IP address to servers using DHCP since the IP address can change after the lease expires. Just imagine having all the users or devices that need access to the server stopping because the server changed IP address. In Ubuntu/Linux the...

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  • How To Set A Static IP On Ubuntu 8.10

    How To Set A Static IP On Ubuntu 8.10

    Posted on November 12, 2008 | 45 Comments
    Known network manager bug https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/284298 Due to a bug if you want to assign a static IP on Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop your setting will be overwritten after the next reboot because of a bug that escaped the Ubuntu team. The bug is annoying and silly...

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