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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:21:01 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>&#40;Cash Paid for Used I.T. Equipment&#41;  Attn&#58; CTO, CIO, COO, I....</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Cash Paid for Used I.T. Equipment)  Attn: CTO, CIO, COO, I.T Director, I.T. Manager, Network Administrator: Please see the list below of the items we are looking to buy. Do you have this or any other used Cisco equipment for sale?  I am also buying...... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/Cash-Paid-for-Used-I-T-Equipment-Attn-CTO-CIO-COO-I-7494-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:35:15 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>switch auto polling</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hello, everybody reading through specs of switch ASICs I often find the term auto polling.  What exactly does it mean? As I understand it is hardware assisted feature  of the switch, constantly monitoring PHY status and updating related MAC  registe...... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/switch-auto-polling-7487-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:17:10 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>why does cisco support 16 instance for mstp&#63;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hi, why does almost network company support only 16 instance for mstp? TIA, st... The post has 6 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/why-does-cisco-support-16-instance-for-mstp-7482-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:29:14 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Ethernet Padding</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hi All, This post is related to Ethernet padding. When the payload is small, Ethernet adds padding to make the frame size to 64 bytes. (Ethernet's minimum frame size is 64 bytes). This padding, will it removed by anybody or will it just propagate th...... The post has 4 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/Ethernet-Padding-7480-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:10:41 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>987613 Constantly updated Free COmputer and business portal ...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ I fell in love with the net and all the compuiter teahcnology in the very early years and have loved it ever since, I have an IT Degree and Communications degree and will be working on my doctorate for the next five years, in bwetween I design websi...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/987613-Constantly-updated-Free-COmputer-and-business-portal-7466-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:03:56 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>tolerating loops in a network but not using STP</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ I'm designing a low latency ethernet network for ~300 servers (a compute  cluster). End-to-end latencies are pretty low so that switching latency  becomes critical. Each additional switch hop adds, say, 10% more. Most  switches take ~40 ports. The b...... The post has 19 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/tolerating-loops-in-a-network-but-not-using-STP-7459-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:46:47 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>&#40;Cash Paid for Used I.T. Equipment&#41;  Attn&#58; CTO, CIO, COO, I....</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Attn: CTO, CIO, COO, I.T Director, I.T. Manager, Network Administrator: Attn: CTO, CIO, COO, I.T Director, I.T. Manager, Network Administrator: (Cash Paid for Used I.T. Equipment) Please see the list below of the items we are looking to buy. Do you ...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/Cash-Paid-for-Used-I-T-Equipment-Attn-CTO-CIO-COO-I-7458-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:53:28 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Anyone have &#45; Top Ten Stupid Networking Ideas</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Top Ten Stupid Networking Ideas Anyone know where I can get Mr Seifert's said list? I found a conference paper via google but it's not worth $19 to me:) I am pretty certain it was on this group but it seems that google may not properly search the ar...... The post has 9 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/Anyone-have-Top-Ten-Stupid-Networking-Ideas-7445-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:45:04 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>data&#47;control plane</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hello, very often I encounter such terms as data plane, control plane,  management plane. Are these Ethernet specific terms or used everywhere in  telecommunications domain?  And the important question - what exactly do  they mean, what entities the...... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/data-control-plane-7444-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:35:11 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Can Someone please help me with my Computer stuff&#63; 70440</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ I use the computer and the Net on a regular basis but I don't know a whole lot about it all, especially when it gets technical.  I have an Acer Aspire AM5100-U5300A.  I would like to speed this computer up, I would like a very good grasphics card wi...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/Can-Someone-please-help-me-with-my-Computer-stuff-70440-7443-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:37:46 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>One switch good, two switches bad</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A small LAN whose gateway is a five port router has a workstation connected like so,   Workstation  switch  router (  rest of the LAN )  I add another switch, i.e.   Workstation  new switch  switch  router  The workstation is now almost cut off - pi...... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/One-switch-good-two-switches-bad-7432-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:49:14 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37; POWER BLOCK &#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:29:09 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37; YAMAHA ZUMA &#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:18:29 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37; NADA SURF &#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:27:16 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>IGMP</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hello I believe this is not off-topic, as IGMP now is a part of almost every  decent Layer-2 switch. My question is is there a default behavior for the  switch when IGMP is enable and there is a steady multicast traffic from a  router, but there are...... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/IGMP-7426-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 01:39:10 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Chicago to Bangalore Flights &#124; Air Tickets from Chicago to B...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Chicago to Bangalore Flights | Air Tickets from Chicago to Bangalore Flights to Bangalore from Chicago: Enter your dates once and have Globetravels search multiple airfares and flight tickets to find ... Find the lowest fares the most often. Find a ...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/Chicago-to-Bangalore-Flights-Air-Tickets-from-Chicago-to-B-7425-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:38:59 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Cheap Airfares to Delhi India &#124; Flight Tickets and Air Trave...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Cheap Airfares to Delhi India | Flight Tickets and Air Travel Globetravels.com Offers Flights to India Cheap Airfare to India | USa to India | New York to Delhi flight Tickets | Discount Flights to India | Fly to India chicago to delhi chicago to mu...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/Cheap-Airfares-to-Delhi-India-Flight-Tickets-and-Air-Trave-7424-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:38:09 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Exponential Backoff &#45; 51.2</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hi, I have been looking for exponential backoff algorithm and landed in the below link - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exponential_backoff The above link conveys 51.2 =ECs as an 'example'. But, what should be optimal value instead of 51.2 ? Any ideas...... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/Exponential-Backoff-51-2-7422-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:54:38 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Los Angeles to Chennai Flights &#124; Book Chennai Cheap Flights</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Los Angeles to Chennai Flights | Book Chennai Cheap Flights Flights to Chennai (Madras) from Los Angeles.  Enter your destination once and get airfare information. Book your flights on Globetravels.com Los Angeles to Chennai	 - $650 Contact: http://...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/Los-Angeles-to-Chennai-Flights-Book-Chennai-Cheap-Flights-7421-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:54:34 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37; BOOK HOLDER &#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:08:14 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37; LEAKY GUT &#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:37:14 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>10  G tap</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Looking for a 10G tap solution.  Any recommendations?  Also is there a way to mux 1G flows into a 10G interface?... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/10-G-tap-7414-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:33:52 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>MAC</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hello I seem to be developing a misunderstanding of MAC -- how necessary it can be  in specifica cases. Let me give an example: I have a SoC, consisting of  ARM-based proccessor with some peripherial (serial interfaces, timers etc.)  and switching f...... The post has 6 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/MAC-7409-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:46:03 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Combination of Leaky&#45;Bucket and Token Bucket</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hi, It seems that the leaky-bucket and token bucket implementations can be combined to provide maximum efficiency and control of the traffic flows into a network. Reference - Section 'Inefficienty of leaky bucket implementation' in http://en.wikiped...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/Combination-of-Leaky-Bucket-and-Token-Bucket-7408-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:30:48 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>is multicast really to all stations at once with a switch&#63;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ I was thinking about what it would take to synchronize two instances of netperf to get them to send their bursts at the same time to explore some switch buffering questions.  I don't know that I'm going to make the requisite code changes to netperf ...... The post has 3 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/is-multicast-really-to-all-stations-at-once-with-a-switch-7405-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:24:20 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37; PILATES EQUIPMENT &#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;&#37;</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:03:44 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Router and LAN configuration</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hi, I have ( probably ) a silly question I want to change our router and I want to use a LAN network/subnet of  Class A Let's suppose, that I setup a machine on my LAN with the IP address of  69.41.185.195 ( that the IP address of google on the Net ...... The post has 3 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/Router-and-LAN-configuration-7400-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:36:12 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>VLAN question</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hi, I made some test on VLAN, which were not really good. Let's suppose that I have 2 switches, fully ~busy... all ports in full  activity and with NO VLAN. One of the switch has the access to internet,  via a router and modem. Now, I would like tha...... The post has 6 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/VLAN-question-7392-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:30:43 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Ethernet packet size and QinQ standard&#63;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A normative question: AS we all know, ethernet has a max packet size of 1514 bytes: 14 bytes header (dst + src + len/type), plus 1500 bytes data. For 802.1Q tagging, the spec was changed to allow a max packet size of 1518 bytes: 1514 bytes, plus 4 b...... The post has 4 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/Ethernet-packet-size-and-QinQ-standard-7366-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:06:06 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>&#91;question from a beginner&#93; line cards</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hello wikipedia describes line cards as typically used in telephone exchange  systems to terminate connections. With regard to this I have two questions: 1) are there line cards used in Ethernet equipment? As for my knowledge, a  lot of Layer 2 swit...... The post has 6 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/question-from-a-beginner-line-cards-7356-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:39:40 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Learning Data Engineering</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ I've been doing telecom for a long time, entirely familiar with TDM & SONET, etc. For the last two years I've also been working on Ethernet transport over SONET, and I've learned a lot. I also now realize how little I know about this stuff! What ...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/Learning-Data-Engineering-7354-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:15:46 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>4 Port 1000 MB &quot;Hub&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Is there anyone that is aware of a low cost 4 port 10/100/1000 MB hub  that is available? There seems to be a lot of switches around but not  any hubs.  I am looking for something I can easily insert in an Ethernet  network to look at traffic on a g...... The post has 12 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/4-Port-1000-MB-Hub-7341-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:29:32 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>STP &#45; bridge ID</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hello I'm reading the STP defined by 802.1d and can't understand one thing. All bridges are is uniquely identified by 64-bit long IDs, that in fact is a  concatenation of a globally-unique 48-bit bridge MAC address and 16-bit  priority value. The ...... The post has 3 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/STP-bridge-ID-7335-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:12:18 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>STP implementations</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hello I hope my question will be found in the ocean of spam in this group. Linux kernel has its own implementation of the spanning tree, it comes along  with the bridge functionallity. Many switch chip vendors ship their SDK  (full sources, inlcudin...... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/STP-implementations-7116-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:19:04 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>WTB&#58; CISCO WS&#45;X6724&#45;SFPs with CFCs, WS&#45;X6748&#45;GE&#45;TXs,  WS&#45;...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ WTB: CISCO WS-X6724-SFP's with CFC's, WS-X6748-GE-TX's, WS- S720-10G-3C, WS-SUP720-3BXL I need the below used and working Cisco units.   Email me if you have one or more to sell. WS-X6724-SFP's with CFC's                     qty (10) WS-X6748-G...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/WTB-CISCO-WS-X6724-SFP-s-with-CFC-s-WS-X6748-GE-TX-s-WS-7107-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:38:25 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>very basic question about MAC addresses &#45; globally unique id...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ I'm confused, and would appreciate some guidance.  I'm reading The All New Switch Book (Seifert & Edwards), and I'm on page 25, where they say that, before the IEEE took over, Xerox issued some OUIs that had their second bit equal to 1.    But th...... The post has 3 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/very-basic-question-about-MAC-addresses-globally-unique-id-7099-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:47:53 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Putting a switch between router and cable modem</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hello, Here is my current config (downstairs in my basement) : Coax cable into cable modem (this is the only cable access I have in my house) Ethernet cable from cable modem into Linksys 4 port wireless router WAN port 2 computers plugged into ether...... The post has 13 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/Putting-a-switch-between-router-and-cable-modem-7094-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:43:03 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Spanning Tree Algorithm</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hi All, I have basically understood the basics of the Spanning Tree Algorithm, but is there some website which thoroughly explains the algorithm along with some dry runs through it. I found a lot of java applets on the web describing other algorithm...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/Spanning-Tree-Algorithm-7093-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:43:37 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>What happens when I ping my own WAN IP from LAN side&#63;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ If from within my LAN, I ping my WAN ip, how is the ping packet routed to  the destination? Does it go out of the router, to the ISP, then back to the router (ping  target)? Or is the router smart enough to know it is the ping target, so it respond ...... The post has 4 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/What-happens-when-I-ping-my-own-WAN-IP-from-LAN-side-7088-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:17:26 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>MTU for cable modem connection to shaw.ca</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The interface to my cable modem connection to shaw.ca here on Pender Island has MTU = 576 whereas I would have expected to find MTU = 1500. joule:/home/peter# ifconfig eth0 eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:...:1c           inet addr:24.108........ The post has 13 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/MTU-for-cable-modem-connection-to-shaw-ca-7074-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:53:47 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Why 4 pairs in 100Base&#45;T</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Connections between desktop computers and hubs/routers customarily us RJ45 copnnectors and cat5 cable carrying 4 twisted pairs. But, AIUI, only 2 of those pairs are used for the protocol, so what are the other two for? given that cat5 cable does not...... The post has 7 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/Why-4-pairs-in-100Base-T-7065-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:32:46 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>IGMP fast&#45;leave</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hello, trying to understand how fast-leave works; I do realize it's related to IGMP Leave messages and how they are processed by IGMP aware switches, but no more. RFC2236 mentions this term only one time, without further explanations. As I understa...... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/IGMP-fast-leave-7062-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 03:28:33 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>networking middleware</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hello there are a few companies out there (for example, IPinfusion and its ZebOS  platform) delivering , as they call it,  networking middleware providing  support of Layer 2/3 routing and switching protocols (as they claim, VLANs,  MAC bridging, 80...The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/networking-middleware-7052-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 02:05:16 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Newsgroup</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Is it me, or has this newsgroup gone dormant? I have seen (almost)  nothing but spam for weeks. Perhaps Usenet itself is nearing the end of  its useful life, at least in NNTP distribution form, as opposed to  web-based social networks. -- Rich Seife...... The post has 23 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/Newsgroup-7031-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 11:45:15 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>multicast address</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hello studying multicasting and IGMP specifically, and have a few points I don't  clearly understand. First of all why do we need Ethernet multicast  addresses, wouldn't IP multicasting suffice to distribure traffic among the  groups of hosts? I o...... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/multicast-address-7028-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 05:14:43 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>STP cost</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Sir, Can you pl tell me the formula for calculating STP cost? How cost of 19 is arrived for 100Mbps interface & 4 is arrived for 1Gbps interface??... The post has 2 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/STP-cost-7025-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 05:15:01 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>INVITE&#58; New LinkedIn group   &quot;Connected Home Networking&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ INVITE: New LinkedIn group Connected Home Networking for professionals working with, Wireless, Fiber, Structured Cablings systems, Audio, Video, and Data - Please click in for detailed group description http://home-networking.site40.net/The post does not have replies yet. <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/INVITE-New-LinkedIn-group-Connected-Home-Networking-7021-.htm">Start the discussion here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:50:38 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>rate limits</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hello many L2 (and likely L3+) switches have such a feature as rate limiting. It  seems such feature is applied per port basis, as well as per connection  (session), if we consider L3-L4 switches. But now I'm more interested in  layer2 and in this ...... The post has 3 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/rate-limits-7016-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:45:15 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>confused about PHY and transeiver</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hello I'm confused about definitions of PHY and Ethernet transeiver. They ain't  the same, as I assume. Transeiver as I understand, is rather a sort of  converter from one media to another, for example 100base-tx  1000base-fx.  On the other hand, ...... The post has 5 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/confused-about-PHY-and-transeiver-7006-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:37:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Root access on a solaris 10 system connected via cable inter...</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hi, Comfort and peace, I wish you. Here is a free access....(this may help you test/learn stuff about ethernet, this system is actually on a homeplug device connected via cable modem) telnet to 98.215.91.249 on port 2033 About breaking something, do...... The post has 1 replies so far. Read more and <a href="http://www.telecom-gear.com/ethernet/Root-access-on-a-solaris-10-system-connected-via-cable-inter-6997-.htm">discuss here</a> ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:08:27 -0400</pubDate>
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