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QFX10002-36Q GRE tunnel question

I have a pair of qfx10002-36q and according to their datasheet they support 2000 gre tunnels, i want to establish 5-10x GRE tunnel and each tunnel pass around ~1.5-2Gbps traffic, i want to know like ...

juniper  
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user avatar answered by Jordan Head Score of 1

What type of fiber optic cable and termination should be used for temporary outdoor connectivity at an event (UPC vs APC)?

We are coordinating an outdoor event for a student contact with the International Space Station via ARISS. We will need internet for video streaming, and the nearest building with internet is 500 ...

fiber sfp optics media-conversion  
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Does loop show up temporaily when connecting 2 working switches in STP(802.1d)?

I am learning CCNA. I can understand the STP (802.1d) port roles and states. I wonder if the network (they have already been working) would be in loop within a very small moment after simultaneously ...

spanning-tree  
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Maximum switch using RSTP or MSTP

Great to find you mates here. I am new to Spanning Tree. According to https://www.etherwan.com/sites/default/files/setting_up_stp-rstp-mstp_and_alpha_ring.pdf STP can support up to 14 switches RSTP ...

spanning-tree ieee-802.1w  
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What stops you from use private IPs in Internet?

I know there are some IP addresses ranges called "Private IPs" which are used in private networks and are not supposed to be used in public networks like Internet. I also read another ...

ip ip-address  
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Greatest hits from previous weeks:

What is the difference between netFlow and sFlow?

How is sFlow different from netFlow, and how is each supported by different vendors ?

monitoring netflow sflow  
user avatar asked by Benjamin A. Score of 24
user avatar answered by Jez Score of 22

Usage of 192.168.xxx, 172.xxx and 10.xxx in private networks

I know that the organization that distributes IP addresses decided to assign 192.168.xxx, 172.xxx and 10.xxx to private networks. However, I thought that private networks have their own address space ...

ipv4  
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user avatar answered by Darrell Root Score of 53

Does having a longer Ethernet cable slow your connection?

As the title suggests, Does a longer Ethernet cable slow your connection down?

ethernet cable layer1  
user avatar asked by SidS Score of 53
user avatar answered by CoffeDeveloper Score of 10

CAT7 Ethernet cable: order of wires in the clamp

On a CAT 7 Ethernet cable each twisted pair is individually shielded, and all pairs together are inside a shielded jacket: Colors of the wires may change, for instance I recently got my hands on a ...

ethernet layer1 cable  
user avatar asked by dr_ Score of 6
user avatar answered by Ron Maupin Score of 7

Configure pfSense to not give 'potential DNS rebind attack detected' warning for local server

I am needing to access a local LEMP server through its domain name for a PHP package that uses domain names in every link, making IP address usage not possible for this application. I can access the ...

pfsense pfsense-2  
user avatar asked by Paul Score of 15
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Diffrence between "wr" and "copy running config to startup config"

For saving configuration in Cisco devices we have "wr" and "copy running config to startup config" i am curious what is difference between these two command.

cisco cisco-commands  
user avatar asked by R1w Score of 9

Introductory level explanation of VLANs

What's the basic use case(s) for VLANs? What are the basic design principles? I'm looking for something like a two paragraph executive summary style answer so I can determine if I need to learn ...

ethernet vlan  
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