Preparing a network is no easy task, which is why it makes perfect sense for network designers to use tools to get started. Creating a diagram makes it easier to get a fully functional network off of ...

Keeping documentation is a great way to ease your future hardware refresh and have what you need for insurance purposes. I recently completed a massive hardware refresh in which I updated nearly all ...

I would like to ask the network gurus, if there is any way to get a network diagram from the existing network. For example, if it is only a modem, router and a couple ...

Wasn't sure if this should go in here or the MS forum. Does anyone use OpenOffice draw for network diagrams? I've installed the programs but it doesn't seem to have any icons included. Am I missing ...

Last column I laid out some of our motivation in structuring a work breakdown structure (WBS) into a project plan. This column will show you how to get started. Before you begin structuring your ...

At the beginning of this year, Cisco launched the written test for its Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) program, which lets IT pros demonstrate expertise in network infrastructure design ...

In the previous article, I explained that if you want to build a detailed network diagram using Microsoft Visio, then one of the first things that you should do is to create an Excel spreadsheet ...