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Is the A+ certification a CCNA exam prerequisite?
Cisco certification expert David Minutella explains whether or not CompTIA A+ certification is necessary to tackling the CCNA exam.27 Feb 2009
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Juniper adds new top-of-rack switch to data center networking line
Juniper is adding a top-of-rack 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) data center switch, the EX 2500, but will enterprises buy into Juniper's network switching foray?26 Feb 2009
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Juniper hopes Project Stratus fabric will breach data center networks
Juniper's newly announced Project Stratus doesn't bring much new information but points to the direction in which the company has been slowly heading for a while: the data center. The only question...26 Feb 2009
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Set up secure wireless networks with 802.11x, access points and bridges
Wireless network connection setup flaws present common challenges for networking professionals. Despite the popularity of Wi-Fi and its growing use in enterprise settings, getting access point plac...26 Feb 2009
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How to monitor and manage your data center network
A large part of designing and building a good data center network is making sure you can monitor and manage it effectively. This tip covers some issues that complicate managing data center networks...26 Feb 2009
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What wireless networking certifications are available?
Our Cisco certification expert, David Minutella, lists the certifications available to networking professionals looking to specialize in wireless communications.26 Feb 2009
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Building the network infrastructure in your data center
The network architect must help contribute to an energy-efficient and cost-effective data center network design -- without sacrificing performance. This can be accomplished by choosing optimal netw...25 Feb 2009
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Power and cooling considerations for data center network design
The network architect involved in data center design needs to be aware of issues that factor into networking the data center beyond the network itself. This tip will introduce physical facilities c...24 Feb 2009
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School deploys 802.11n WLAN to support student laptop program
When the Institute of Notre Dame, a Catholic girls' school in Baltimore, decided to issue every student a tablet PC, it elected to provide connectivity for the computers with an 802.11n wireless LA...24 Feb 2009
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YouTube, Facebook make bandwidth monitoring best practices challenging
Network performance can be dragged down by sites like YouTube and Facebook, but cutting them off completely can lead to new problems. Two veterans of the bandwidth monitoring wars share their advic...19 Feb 2009
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Scalable network lifecycle management processes can reduce costs
In a lousy economy, network managers will be asked to manage their networks more efficiently. One way to cut operational costs is to develop better processes and acquire better tools for network li...18 Feb 2009
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How does a firewall work?
A firewall is a set of related programs, located at a network gateway server, that protects the resources of a private network from users from other networks. An enterprise with an intranet that al...16 Feb 2009
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What salaries and jobs align with CCIE, CCNA, and CCNP certifications?
The CCIE, CCNA, and CCNP Cisco certifications along with work experience are aligned to these job opportunities and salary ranges according to our training and Cisco certification expert, David Min...13 Feb 2009
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What's the best Cisco router to practice my CCNA and CCNP exams on?
Our Cisco certification expert recommends the best router for practicing and learning your CCNA and CCNP exams, in this response.13 Feb 2009
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Physical network security key to fighting low-tech threats
Even if a company buys the latest security products and adheres to data security standards, IT professionals must also consider physical network security to close off avenues of potential data leak...11 Feb 2009
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How a new casino manages a giant network with 500 switches, IP voice
When Station Casinos built its newest property, Aliante Hotel & Casino, a new computing model for slot machines forced the company to deploy a network that was 10 times bigger than anything it had ...10 Feb 2009
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How does IPv6 benefit current and future applications?
IPv6 benefits current and future applications on the network. Learn what impact and effects the Internet Protocol version 6 brings, from our IPv4/IPv6 expert.06 Feb 2009
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What does node-local mean in IPv6 in terms of multicast scope?
In terms of multicast scopes, learn what node-local means in this definition by our Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) expert, Silvia Hagen.06 Feb 2009
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Does IPv6 abandon TCP/IP fragmentation?
Is TCP/IP fragmentation abandoned in IPv6? Our expert, Silvia Hagen, explains the packet routing process in this answer.05 Feb 2009
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Managing virtual network relationships
Managing virtual network relationships is trickier than managing physical server relationships. When using server virtualization, data center network managers need a way to reconnect physical resou...05 Feb 2009
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