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  • Network certification costs: Try cheaper alternatives in tough times

    Network certification costs will be harder to cover as companies cut back their training budgets. Network professionals who might once have turned to these certifications to improve their job security or strengthen their resumes should look for cheap...  Article

  • Blog: Nortel comes crashing down

    Nortel Networks has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. It seems last quarter's $3.4 billion loss was the last straw. The company still has about $2.4 billion in cash on hand, which it will use to maintain operations while it restructures its...  News

  • How do VPN concentrators and network access servers (NAS) differ?

    Find out if there's a difference between a virtual private network (VPN) concentrator and a network access server (NAS) in this explanation from our network security expert, Puneet Mehta.  Ask the Expert

  • Saving money with used network hardware: Tricky but doable

    Buying used network hardware is a good way to save some money and to extend the life of your infrastructure, but it's tricky. It can sour your relationships with your key vendors, and finding good support for the equipment is a challenge. But the rig...  Article

  • How to upgrade Windows Server 2003 to Server 2008

    Use these resources recommended by our network administration expert to upgrade from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008, in this expert response.  Ask the Expert

  • Differences between WLANs, Wi-Fi and WiMax

    Wireless networking expert Lisa Phifer explains the differences between WLAN, WiMax and Wi-Fi and provides an excellent tutorial on what separates Wi-Fi from WLAN.  Ask the Expert

  • Peltier effect

    The Peltier effect is a temperature difference created by applying a voltage between two electrodes connected to a sample of semiconductor material. This phenomenon can be useful when it is necessary to transfer heat from one medium to another on a s...  Definition

  • Why are patch panels required for cabling networks?

    When cabling networks, you may wonder why it's a requirement to have patch panels and why they aren't connected to switches. This expert response explains why and how they're used in a rack with multiple switches and ports.  Ask the Expert

  • FECN/BECN (forward explicit congestion notification/backward explicit congestion notification)

    In a frame relay network, FECN (forward explicit congestion notification) is a header bit transmitted by the source (sending) terminal requesting that the destination (receiving) terminal slow down its requests for data.  Definition

  • client/server

    Client/server describes the relationship between two computer programs in which one program, the client, makes a service request from another program, the server, which fulfills the request.  Definition

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