Network Management Strategies for the CIO
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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...
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Using ping command to troubleshoot Windows networks
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 diagno...
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Network performance in virtual server environments
Network performance and throughput are crucial areas where server virtualization can affect the data center network. These need attention from networking professionals. As organizations expand thei...
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How to use Netsh WLAN to configure wireless connections
Learn how to configure wireless networking connections, specifically, Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista wireless connections, from the command line interface (CLI) using Netsh WLAN. Figure out how ...
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Server virtualization and the impact on network configu
Server virtualization delivers sophisticated capabilities that affect performance, scaling and connectivity needs. Solutions have evolved from enabling partitioning of a single computer into multip...
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Avoiding the WPA wireless security standard crack
The latest crack in wireless Internet security, specifically, the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) security standard, can threaten the safety of enterprise networks and company information or data. Thi...
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Learning more about WMI scripting
Once you've learned how to write Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) scripts to manage various aspects of Windows-based networks, check out the top resources recommended for your study. In thi...
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Disabling friendly error messages to troubleshoot HTTP
To troubleshoot an HTTP error code, you may need to disable Internet Explorer's friendly error messages. In this tip, learn how to do this and discover the reasons why you may continue to see the s...
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How to manage Windows networks with a return-all-values
One way to manage your Windows network is through scripts. The particular workhorse script described in this tip can return all values of all properties of a specific instance of a Windows Manageme...
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HTTP error code troubleshooting with IIS tool WFetch
You can understand what's causing an HTTP error by looking at the error code, but sometimes that's not enough. In this tip, learn how to use network analysis tool WFetch, from Microsoft's Internet ...
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The TPM chip: An unexploited resource for network secur
The TPM chip developed by the Trusted Computing Group is installed in most new desktops, laptops and servers. It can be used to strengthen user login authentication, protect against unauthorized so...
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Error code troubleshooting: HTTP status code definition
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 1...
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IEEE 802.11w protects wireless LAN management frames
The IEEE 802.11w wireless encryption standard builds on the 802.11i framework to protect against subtle attacks on wireless LAN (WLAN) management frames. It will increase the confidence of network ...
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Properties of WMI: How to manage Windows networks using
Learn how to display all properties of any Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class in this tip on how to manage Windows networks using scripts.
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How to measure wireless network performance using 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 moni...
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How to virtualize servers in your network
Learn how to virtualize the physical servers in your network in order to reduce hardware costs and ease network management in these step-by-step instructions.
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More remote scripting tricks: Managing Windows networks
Learn a remote scripting trick and how to use Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) to remotely query for local administrators in this tip from the series Managing Windows networks...
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Shifting defenses and dynamic perimeters challenge netw
Network security faces challenges from de-perimeterization and other IT trends. Fine-grained controls are needed closer to information resources and will increasingly be built into both simple and ...
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How to prioritize wireless traffic
Learn how to prioritize wireless traffic by using Wi-Fi Multimedia to give selected traffic preferential treatment and to move business applications and multimedia traffic to the network edge.
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How to manage Windows networks using these remote scrip
Learn how to manage your Windows networks using scripts with these two tricks involving remote scripting using WMI scripts written in VBScript.
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Premises- or provider-based network management?
IT expert David Davis outlines the pros and cons of premises- versus provider-based network management.
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Networking blogs: Reevaluating the optical market
This week, networking bloggers discuss a potential sea change for the optical market, and reveal some key tips for using custom config builders.
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Data center spaghetti: Trials, tribulations of cabling
Switching out servers at a data center can go from ho-hum to disaster unless you have a tested cable management plan in place.
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Networking blogs: Wi-Fi Certified 802.11ac is here
In this week's blog roundup, get expert insight on preparing for 802.11ac and solutions to CDN bandwidth issues.