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    DOCSIS 3.0 improvement over 2.0?

    I was paying for 25 but only getting about 20 and random disconnects until I upgraded to a new DOCSIS3 modem and that got me up to the full 25 and no disconnects.
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    Is this possible?

    I'd probably complain to the school's SysAdmins:P You might be able to achieve some kind of effect like this through routing rules on your machine if you always connect to the same IPs. Otherwise it'd be tricky. Might be worth figuring out why some websites don't work on the wired net...
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    CCENT/CCNA [H] study group

    I picked up my CCNA a few weeks ago. It was all pretty easy stuff, you really just need to be literate with the most basic of networking and router/routing concepts and after that it's all about knowing their gotcha questions.
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    Snort

    When I set up snort facing the internet we had so many false positives I had to really dial it back. Ended up turning it off because it was more trouble than it was worth but I think with some configuration you can make them work okay. It is useful for reporting if you have it monitoring...
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    Windows 7 AntiVirus 2012 Malware is really making me miffed

    I think most of these types of malware cannot be gotten very easily unless you have out of date software.
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    Windows 7 AntiVirus 2012 Malware is really making me miffed

    Ah... the google redirect virus. I know you said you ran it before, but I've had good luck with this variant of TDSS killer. http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2010-090608-3309-99 For company stuff I just reimage, too much hassle and no way to guarantee the...
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    Wired vs Wireless difference

    N should be able to beat your wired connection speed, unless it's gigabit. You may have a lot of EMI around, or your wireless router could be crappy or need tweaking. The newest of wireless tech has multiple antenna that can send and receive independently, boosting speed and latency quite...
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    TIL: There is a Layer 2 traceroute for Cisco switches

    You've got to have the right IOS but yeah it's a very handy tool. trace mac ip is probably one of my most used tools for finding ports.
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    Certs vs Experience?

    Certs are useful for moving around in a field. If I felt that I'd never switch jobs again I might consider letting my certs lapse (assuming my job didn't depend on me having a current CCIE). I think you'll be able to find a job without current certs just fine, as long as you mention on your...
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    Encrypted network traffic?

    This is certainly a problem that's vexed privacy advocates and internet engineers for a while. The internet isn't really build to be very secretive. Yes a proxy service could mask your identity, but most proxies don't do encryption so your traffic is still traversing the internet...
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    DC From Remote Site Can't Authenticate to DC at Main Site

    I've run into a similar issue before, but I'm not totally sure it's the same fix so be careful before doing this. Basically the tombstone lifetime had passed and the remote DC was no issuing its own credentials. THis meant that they could not talk anymore cause they couldn't agree on...
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    I'm Interested in a T1 Line

    Usually if you want a provider to install a T1 at your place you need to sign a 6mo to 1 year agreement to make it worthwhile for them to set up the hardware. The truth of the matter is that this is a complex situation. Your personal connection is a very small link in a very long chain. The...
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    I'm Interested in a T1 Line

    This thread has been seriously de-railed. No a T1 will not improve your ping times to the east coast. Depending on who you get a T1 from you may even be using the same Tier 1 network provider as your current cable connection. My recommendation is check out the other ISPs in the area and...
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    Maddening DHCP superscope issue

    Well its probably telling you that that route is directly connected so it knows its right. Doesn't look like ip routing is turned off on any of your switches either. All of your switches should have a route to 10.1.2.0 that is directly connected like switch 1, it is strange that they don't...
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    CompTia Security+

    Where I'm working now the security team is mostly separate from the networking group(my group) and they work on devices like firewall, VPNs, etc. They do it all from the technical work to the policy creation and such. It's not as much technical work as what the networking group does but it's...
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