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Dell PowerConnect Network Switches

Dell PowerConnect is Dell's product line of business networking devices. They connect computers and servers in mostly small to medium sized networks. They are available in pre-configured unmanaged models as well as managed models for flexibility in managing traffic.

There are two main model lines of PowerConnect switches. The classic line are 8-48 port 100Mbps/1Gbps/10Gbps ethernet switches, unmanaged and managed.

The B-series, J-series, and W-series are re-branded Brocade, Juniper, and Aruba Networks switches respectively and target the enterprise network market.

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Tool to parse Dell PowerConnect switch configs to make them more readable and diff friendly

I've been working with many Dell PowerConnect switch configurations over the years, and even though their configuration console is quite IOS like, it doesn't manage configuration statements the same way when you print them back using show…
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stop arp poisoning on a 5448 powerconnect switch

We have to disable arp poisoning on our dell 5448 switch. Right now it has all our production machines running on it and I'm not a networking guy at all so I don't want to run a command that will disable arp on all ports while setting up something…
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Dell Powerconnect 7024 and iSCSI on Dell PS6000

I am setting up an iSCSI environment for a Windows Server. I will be using 2 Dell Poweconnect 7024s , 1 Dell PS6000, and a Windows Server (2008 R2). I have more experience in fiber switches and EMC VNX series SANs than I do with the Powerconnect…
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Dell PowerConnect 5448 QoS policy based on TCP port specification?

I am working with a set of Dell PowerConnect 5448 switches where I'm trying to prioritize traffic for specific TCP ports/services. In this case, it's a production warehouse printing environment, and I'm looking to improve port 515 and port 9100…
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spanning tree protocol(STP) bridge priority configuration

I'm trying to figure out the appropriate spanning tree protocol settings for a redundant network topology I'm in the process of implementing. The graphic demonstrates what the physical layer will look like(everything in question is labeled…
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Non-Default VLAN on Dell PowerConnect 6224 is Blocking All Traffic. Why?

So, I have two Dell PowerConnect 6224 switches (non-stacked). On both of the switches I've taken ports 8 and 9 and assigned them to VLAN 2. The other ends of those ports go to two Windows 2008 R2 Hyper-V host servers (Dell PowerEdge R710). Each…
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DELL 6224 switch strange behaviour

I'm having a hard time with my DELL 6224 switch. This switch is the center node of my network, trunking between other switches, VLANs and routing packets. The network traffic that it's been handled is pretty low, about 20% of its total capacity.…
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SFP port mirror on 5548 - not working

For the sake of monitoring my internet connection I have set up a port mirror on my Dell powerconnect 5548 from the SFP port to a 1Gb port on the switch, connected to my monitoring interface. The SFP interface is the uplink port to my default…
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Configure LAG group for specific ports on Dell PowerConnect 5424 switches

I have two Dell PowerConnect 5424 switches, with current firmware installed. I'm trying to configure a LAG group, which will link the two switches for a certain number of ports (8-16) on each switch. But not having much success. No matter what I…
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Passing Wake On LAN traffic across subnets with Dell PowerConnect 62xx

I am working on an SCCM project that requires powering on computers in the middle of the night to run updates. SCCM can send the WoL packets, but I am struggling to figure out how to pass this across routers. Our core router is a Dell PowerConnect…
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Using Plink to script commands to Dell PowerConnect 6224

I'm trying to setup a simple script to update the configuration on a Dell PowerConnect 6224. I have SSH setup and working and can connect to the switch using either Putty or PLink but when I use plink's -m option to specify the file containing the…
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Can't reliably ping 6224 router from directly-attached system

OK, here's my situation. This is on the internet. The 6224 is the router in this picture and physically resides in Kanata. Both VLAN 1697 and 3994 are provided by an internet service provider. These VLANs are provided through a single 1Gb…
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How can I block traffic between two specific VLANs

I have a Dell 6224 powerconenct switch acting as the core switch on our network. I have a number of VLANs configured, and the time has come for us to now consider blocking traffic between specific VLANs. I currently use VLANs 2 - 10 and their…
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Simplest way to do failover routing with Dell PowerConnect core switch

I have a number of remote sites connecting back to head office via Cisco ASA 5505s and Cisco PIX 506es. At head office we have an old Cisco 3000 VPN Concentrator, and a new Cisco ASA 5510. The remote sites use Easy VPN to connect (so they show up…
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Need help getting Dynamic VLAN Assignment working with RADIUS and Dell PowerConnect 3524

I'm attempting to get Dynamic VLAN Assignment working on a number of Dell PowerConnect 3524 switches. I've got a two RADIUS servers, both of which I've proved to be working using radtest on Linux. One of the servers (Priority 0) is hosted on the…
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