Re: need help re. office network install

From: P Gentry (rdgentry1_at_cablelynx.com)
Date: 05/19/04

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    Christopher Scott <chrisjscott@NOSPAMmindspring.com> wrote in message news:<180520042241528037%chrisjscott@NOSPAMmindspring.com>...
    > I'm looking for a little guidance/explanation on the ins and outs of
    > basic office networking. I know enough to understand what I'm talking
    > about but lack the experience to make a confident choice in this
    > situation...
    >
    > I'm currently working as the IT/developer for a small (20-person) firm
    > and their network is a mess, the result of years of neglect. They're
    > still using static IP, they have a gateway server w/ no special
    > firewall rules on it, they have a large DMZ that serves no purpose
    > (managed by the gateway) and are fronted by a Cisco router they can't
    > get access to (nobody has the password; I presume that this is
    > performing NAT).

    It's late and just before going to bed, thought I'ld run this by you
    -- it may help.
    Re: Recover Cisco Password:
    http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/474/
    an example:
    http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/474/pswdrec_2500.html

    I'll get back with other comments tomorrow a.m. except to say don't
    skimp on your border router -- it's your (only?) connection to the
    outside world.
    [snip]

    hth a little,
    prg
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