NetApp – Four-Post Rail Kit
KB ID 0001007 Problem I’ve never really worked with NetApp equipment before, but today we had to rack a lot of DS2245 shelves, DS4246 shelves, and an FAS6250 controller. Every single one of these had the same rail kit. After much swearing, and inserting and removing of cage nuts and bolts, someone committed the cardinal sin of actually reading the instructions. What he discovered was you don’t fit the cage nuts to the...
Wire Your Own RJ45 Wallsockets
KB ID 0000085 Problem You want to wire your own RJ45 wall sockets Solution 1. First Get the right Tools! You will need: a. Krone Tool b. Flat Point Screwdriver c. Cable Stripper d. Wire Cutters e. Cable Tester (Not essential) 2. Hopefully before you start you will have something which looks similar to this (This is a double socket and one point is already wired) – Yours may be a single point. 3. Using your cable strippers ,...
Make Your own Patch (Or crossover lead)
KB ID 0000084 Problem You want to make your own Patch, (Or crossover lead). Solution You want to make your own Patch, (Or crossover lead). 1. First Get the right Tools! You will need: a. Some Cable b. A set of RJ45 Crimpers c. Crimp on RJ45 connectors (Plugs) – You might want to fit some stress boots also. d. Cable Stripper e. Wire Cutters f. Cable Tester (Not essential) 2. If you are fitting stess boots put them on First! 3....
Assign Public IP Address (No NAT) on a Thompson Speedtouch ST510
Bridged Mode – Thompson Speedtouch ST510 KB ID 0000210 Problem You have a device either a PC, or In my case a Cisco firewall you want to have the public IP address assigned by your ISP, rather than the translated private IP address given out by the speedtouch router/modem. Solution 1. Once you have your Speedtouch up and running, connect your devices to the back of it (it only has one internal Ethernet port so you may need to...
ZyXEL – Router Setup (Public IP Range)
KB ID 0000331 Problem You have a ZyXEL router (In my case a P-600R-D1) and you want to put a device behind it with a public IP. Note: I’m assuming you have agreed with your ISP that you will receive a range of public IP addresses. With some ASDL packages the first IP in the range usually gets allocated to the router, confirm this with your ISP. BT Business Broadband Note: If you are a BT Business customer, your setup will be...