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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 built before. Find out how it was done and how the co... Article
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Using ping command for troubleshooting Windows network connectivity
Using ping command for troubleshooting networks will narrow down the causes of your Windows PC connectivity problems from the command line (CL) prompt window. The introduction to this TCP/IP diagnostic utility will give you an understanding and synta... Tip
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What VLAN management software supports multiple vendor platforms?
Our network administration expert shows you which VLAN network management configuration and automation software supports multiple vendors and platforms, in this expert response. Ask the Expert
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Network management software vendors offer virtualization management
Network management software vendors SolarWinds and PacketTrap have added server virtualization management and monitoring into their products. Experts say this is a good first step as virtualization forces IT to break up the silos that exist between n... Article
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Building a network from scratch in Baghdad
Former Raytheon contractor Dana Beausoleil helped build the first network in postwar Iraq. He explains how he used WhatsUp Gold from IPswitch to help get a network of Cisco switches and Dell servers up and running in the harshest of environments. Article
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Measure wireless network performance using testing tool iPerf
In this tip, learn how to measure wireless networking performance with iPerf -- a tool that calculates TCP/UDP, throughput, loss and delay. Eliminate jitter, isolate bottlenecks of traffic, or monitor Wi-Fi or AP performance using this open source te... Tip
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Juniper updates Network and Security Manager to manage full portfolio
With an update of its Network and Security Manager, Juniper offers a more comprehensive management suite. By managing the security and configuration of all of its enterprise products, the company hopes to improve its competitive position against Cisc... Article
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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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SolarWinds adds enterprise scalability to its network monitoring tool
SolarWinds has added enterprise scalability to Orion, its SMB-flavored network management product. With the new Enterprise Operations Console, SolarWinds customers with distributed and complex networks can now manage multiple instances of Orion throu... Article
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What HIPPA-compliant software would you recommend for online medicine?
Learn about HIPPA compliant telemedicine software in this response from a network security expert. Ask the Expert