Direct MP3 Download: Podnutz Pro #186 – Networking Tips for the LinkRunner and OneTouch
The Podcast for Business Network Support: Mike Pennacchi joins me for a second podcast to review tips and stories to help with ideas on using your handheld networking tools. We also preview the LinkRunner G2… that’s another show.
Mike is the owner and lead analyst for Network Protocol Specialists, LLC. Along with network troubleshooting, his company provides both video and onsite training for network tools. You can check for his upcoming webinars currently being offered through the Netscout, or you can visit his YouTube channel for recorded videos.
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Highlights from this episode:
– Anyone that plugs anything into the network needs a LinkSprinter!
– Network Protocol Specialists provides training to be a Fluke Networks Certified Cabling Test Technician.
– Use the Link-Live Cloud Service to save tests automatically and document your network.
– Love My Tool, another great web site dedicated to testimonials and expert reviews of network tools.
– Interop, the annual trade fair where volunteers and vendors “build” a network with the latest technologies
– The current list of upcoming and available on-demand Frontline Technician Troubleshooting Webinars
– The full description of handheld network testers can be found at Netscout, soon to be under the direction of StoneCablibre
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LinkRunner Tips:
– Use your LinkRunner AT to test cable and verify PoE at the same time.
– Get the LinkRunner AT 2000 to test PoE with TruePower
– Flash a switch port.
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OneTouch Tips:
– Install managed switches and check for FCS and other errors on your network.
– Test copier setup and scan to e-mail at the same time using the OneTouch.
– Pre-Test a DHCP reservation using the MAC Address Verification
– In-line VOIP Analysis
– Setup the static WAN IP information of the ISP to test a connection before reconfiguring your firewall/router.
– Wi-Fi Performance and Validation Test
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Notes carried over from last show:
– Network Protocol Specialists provides training to be a Fluke Networks Certified Cabling Test Technician.
– Love My Tool, another great web site dedicated to testimonials and expert reviews of network tools.
– Interop, the annual trade fair where volunteers and vendors “build” a network with the latest technologies
– The current list of upcoming and available on-demand Frontline Technician Troubleshooting Webinars
