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Looking at the new Magic Quadrant for wireless LAN infrastructure
The Magic Quadrant for Wireless LAN infrastructure has shifted its focus this year. Basic architecture for access point-to-client communication is just a baseline requirement now. Vendors must now differentiate themselves with wireless LAN management... Article
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Integrating wired and wireless network management
Aruba's AirWave 7 is the latest attempt by a vendor to make integrated wired and wireless network management a reality. But while the platform includes some wired network management and mobile device management capabilities, the dream of one integrat... Article
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NetFlow traffic analysis tool solves network congestion woes for nonprofit
Sniffing out the root of network congestion without the right tools can eat up time and resources. A NetFlow traffic analysis tool helped one nonprofit pinpoint what was choking its Cisco gear and put an end to the guessing games. Article
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Using NAC endpoint fingerprinting to inventory dumb devices
Many enterprises fail to inventory and monitor IP-enabled dumb client devices like badge readers, HVAC systems and printers. Endpoint fingerprinting in network access control (NAC) can solve this problem. Article
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Network management predictions for 2010: Automation, video, mobility
SearchNetworking.com asked Enterprise Management Associates research director Jim Frey to share his 2010 predictions for network management. The Cisco-EMC-VMware mutual admiration pact will transform things, and automation will be a dominant topic fo... Article
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Unified wireless network still a work in progress for vendors
Network administrators who struggle to monitor, maintain and secure both wired and wireless local area networks (WLANs) will find relief in unified network management tools; but vendors still have some work to do. Article
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Out-of-band network management ensures data center network uptime
Enterprises with extremely high uptime requirements for their data center networks will spend the extra money on out-of-band network management. The New York Stock Exhange (NYSE Euronext) has built a Force10 network to manage its Juniper production n... Article
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Web gateway helps Texas manufacturer develop network user management
Users were choking the network by streaming Internet video and radio, but Forum Oilfield Technologies didn't know how badly. A Web gateway box helped them develop better network user management around these bandwidth-sucking applications. Article
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Network automation lags general IT process automation for now
Network automation is coming, whether network engineers are ready for it or not. It may still lag behind more general IT process automation, but network management tools are evolving, and enterprises are demanding that engineers reduce complexity and... Article
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Where can I find a wire driver that unblocks recognized passwords?
Learn some Windows tools that can be used to automatically recover wireless passwords by collecting and analyzing packets sent from the device and relaying the password, from our expert Michael Gregg. Ask the Expert