Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) are used to provide logical segmentation in a network. Sometimes they are used for security isolation, other times they are used to just break things up so the network don’t get too overwhelming from a management perspective. Many use cases exist. VLAN capability is a feature of business-class switches, and […]
Read MoreWireless can be something many organizations just set and forget. Indeed, sometimes it is hard to bridge the divide between what works at home and what is needed in a business. Even if a proper sized system is installed, mistakes can happen. For better or worse, wireless protocols have been developed with backward compatibility in […]
Read MoreThe Domain Name System (DNS) is used to translate human-readable website names (google.com) to the IP addresses (216.58.192.228) used to route data packets to the proper destinations. Typical business networks also have DNS servers internally to handle access to resources using hostnames or aliases. The DNS server is an extremely important component to a stable […]
Read MoreDynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is used to provide connection settings for computers and equipment. Most often this is used to enable basic network access by providing IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, DNS servers, and domain name. A plethora of other options exist as well, typically referenced by number, and are used for specific […]
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