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HTTP error code troubleshooting, Part 1: HTTP status codes defined
To troubleshoot HTTP error codes, you must first understand HTTP status codes. Any time a client issues an HTTP request to a Web server, the server returns a response code. In this tip, learn the 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500 Series response status code... Tip
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master/slave
In computer networking, master/slave is a model for a communication protocol in which one device or process (known as the master) controls one or more other devices or processes (known as slaves). Definition
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CSU/DSU (Channel Service Unit/Data Service Unit)
A CSU/DSU (Channel Service Unit/Data Service Unit) is a hardware device about the size of an external modem that converts a digital data frame from the communications technology used on a local area network (LAN) into a frame appropriate to a wide-ar... Definition
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How do I set up multiple VLANs on a single switch?
Learn how set up VLANs on one switch and replicate them throughout the network in this response. Ask the Expert
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How can I use VLANs and NAT to get around the need for a static IP address?
Learn how to use a VLAN and NAT to get around static IP address designation problems. Ask the Expert
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Minimum and maximum Ethernet frame sizes
In this Q&A, our network administration expert addresses Ethernet frame sizes, as well as minimum and maximum sizes of Ethernet frames that carry IP and ICMP. Ask the Expert
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Wireless LAN tips from Iraq: Networking Joint Base Balad
Some wireless LAN fundamentals hold true whether you're outfitting a military base in Iraq or a branch office in Omaha. Babylon Communications, an Aruba integrator, shares some lessons learned from networking a military base in the Sunni Triangle. Article
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How to set up a VLAN on multiple switches
Learn how to establish a VLAN over multiple routers in this response from a networking expert. Ask the Expert
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College IT department transforms itself with network management tools
The IT organization at Diné College used to be just a bunch of "geeks in the basement." With the help of well-timed grants and the visibility of network management software, these geeks transformed their network from a collection of spare serv... Article
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Accessing printers on a LAN while connected to a WLAN
Learn how to connect printers on a LAN to users on a WLAN and IP address assignment problems between networks from wireless expert Lisa Phifer. Ask the Expert