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Best practice for Exchange 2010 HA topology considering 6 x Exchange licenses and TMG 2010

What would be best topology considering that: 6 x Exchange 2010 Standard Licenses 2 x Separate locations that are supposed to support redundancy in case of link problems 4 x Forefront TMG 2010 with Forefront Security and Forefront…
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Looking for a tool to plan network/vlan topologies

I'm looking for a tool (desktop or web-based) that we can use to plan our network topologies using VLAN's. Something capable of defining switches, and mapping VLAN's to the ports and allowing use to map and review the VLAN layout. I'm not expecting…
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What is the best network design for a new multi-floor building?

Specifics: 4 floors. Floors consist of central cubicle area and exterior offices pre-wired to wiring closet on each floor. IT data center will be located on 1st floor Conduit exists in building between floors Data and voice networks needed…
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Tool or IconSet to visualize network topology

I'm looking for a tool or IconSet do create a picture of a network topology. The network doesn't exist, so I don't need a tool that scans a network and creates a picture of that network. It would be nice if things like server(database, web, file),…
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How to request/acquire all records from a DNS?

I want to see what nodes exist under a certain domain from within the domain. Short of querying every valid IP address within that domain, is there a way to get all records/map the network?
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How to get the topology of a layer-2 switch network with the switches' forwarding tables?

Suppose I have a list of layer-2 switches that do not support LLDP (Link Layer Discovery Protocol) but support SNMP. I have the management IP addresses of these switches, but I don't know how they are connected to each other. I am able to get the…
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How does my browser know where to get data from a server?

This very well may not be the correct forum to post this sort of thing on but its a question that's baffled me for years. I'm very well aware of how servers themselves work and am fairly well versed in most things computer. Take serverfault.com for…
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Programmer configuring a new network

I'm in the process of expanding my home network from a couple of laptops on a wireless Verizon FiOS router to include: Linksys 24-port switch Cisco Pix 515 Cisco 3640 router One new development desktop and three new machines to act as a db…
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Can not add static route in my Ubuntu, SIOCADDRT: Network is unreachable

I'm trying to add a static route in my VPS to a client that is on the other side of the VPN tunnel to my VPS and forwards it's traffic through the tunnel. This is the setup of my destination that I'm planning to add a route to. The Raspi acts as a…
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Are token-ring networks still in use? What products are available?

I'm looking for some materials on current usage of token-ring network? Is there any token-ring device in the market? If there is, what are the names?
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Best practice for using multiple links between switches when link aggregation is not supported?

I have a half-dozen servers and workstations in an office. The systems are connected to a Cisco SG200 gigabit switch in the room. The room has two gigabit wall-port ethernet outlets. I have the switch connected to one of the wall ports. I'd like to…
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Does using a peer topology mitigate the risk of server failure?

My client manufactures a medical device that takes various measurements of a given sample and writes the results to a database. The amount of data generated is relatively small. In the current configuration, each device has its own computer, and…
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What servers do I need to set up the following simple scenario?

I've founded a start-up recently and am about to add a little structure to it, regarding management, communication and data. I am a software developer and do not know any details about server topologies, etc. However, as the budget is small, I need…
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Windows 2008 Domain Multiple Sites/Subnets What Should Be Considered

I am currently setting up a remote office that will be connected to our HQ via a P2P connection. We leverage a Windows AD Domain, and I wanted to know what would motivate someone to migrate from a single site multiple subnet topology to multiple…
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What software exists to map a network?

We have an internal network that can be -- at best -- described as a bit baroque. More and more of it is known, but the structure is not clear and not well documented. What I'd like is a graphical tool, preferably for Mac, but optionally for Windows…
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