Jul 5, 2010

Q: I hope you take the time to answer this. I have been searching and searching for the right answer to this and nobody can, even Verizon. I want to go with FiOS for our new office. I need multiple IP’s. But what I got was 5 IP’s with a 255.255.255.0 subnet mask. It should have been 255.255.255.248. This concerns me. I need to host email,...

Jun 30, 2010

Wireless Routers and access points can be a major pain to deal with. Wireless, by it's very nature is flaky! Sometimes, just a matter of inches can mean the difference between a good signal...

Dec 13, 2009

Recently when I needed to replace my existing Cisco PIX 501 with 10-user license to a PIX 501 with an unlimited user license I ran into some issues that will be important to anyone running a Cisco PIX or similar firewall on a Verizon FiOS or Verizon DSL connection. I‘ve been running the Cisco PIX 501 for a good couple of years.  Cisco no longer...

Aug 4, 2007

The Linksys SR2016 is a 10/100/1000 Gigabit switch for SOHO (Small Office, Home Office) installations. It is unmanaged, rack mountable, and has 16 auto-sensing (speed and MDI) ports. I purchased this switch for my home as I was using an non-rack mount 8 port Gigabit D-Link switch. The D-Link switch was installed in a structured wiring panel in one of the...