Network Management Strategies for the CIO
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Troubleshooting remote scripting using Network Monitor
Learn how to use Network Monitor 3.0 for troubleshooting a remote scripting error in this tip originally published on WindowsNetworking.com.
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How to calculate network bandwidth requirements
Bandwidth requirements vary from one network to another. Determining how many bits per second travel across the network and the amount of bandwidth each application uses is vital to building and ma...
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Deploying Microsoft Live Communications Server in a pro
Microsoft Live Communications Server is just one approach to unified communications (UC), but as with any UC deployment, you must be prepared for the demands it will place on your network. In this ...
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Troubleshooting the Remote Desktop feature for Windows
Remote Desktop is a Windows feature that allows you to connect to your computer remotely by using the RDP protocol, but it can sometimes be difficult to establish a Remote Desktop session. Learn tr...
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Server virtualization basics for network pros
Server virtualization isn't just a data center technology. It can also benefit your network by helping to reduce costs and simplify configuration and management issues -- but you need to know where...
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Prevent IP address conflicts on your wireless network b
One of the problems with bringing a wireless access point into a wired network is that the vast majority of wireless access points are configured by default to act as DHCP servers. If your network ...
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How asset management can benefit your network
Asset management combines and impacts network operations that touch every part of the organization. Auto-discovery of infrastructure inventory provides an accurate accounting of what's there, frequ...
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Enabling Windows Vista's Network Mapping feature on dom
Learn how to enabling Windows Vista's Network Mapping feature on domain networks so that you can create a domain, site, or OU level policy that addresses network mapping.
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Troubleshooting the mystery error -- Managing Windows n
Learn how to troubleshoot a mysterious "remote procedure call failed" error received when the ChangeIPAddress.vbs script developed earlier was used to change the IP address on a remote computer. Th...
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Understanding 802.11n wireless antennas
Learn how 802.11n wireless antennas have been improved to increase network footprint, available bandwidth and resilience to problems that crippled older 802.11a/b/g access points, and how improved ...
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Open source network monitoring: Monitor your routers wi
Learn how to configure the open source network monitoring tool Cacti to poll your routers, gather network data, and provide graphs based on what you configured. Cacti is a free open source tool wit...
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Prevent unauthorized USB devices with software restrict
In the conclusion of his series on preventing unauthorized USB device use on your network, Brien Posey discusses the pros and cons of using software restriction policies such as certificate rules, ...
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Automated network management alleviates staff shortages
Automated network management offers an alternative to outsourcing and can alleviate shortages in qualified network staff. Networks keep getting more complicated, while the network management staff ...
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Remote scripting first steps -- Managing Windows networ
Learn how to run your Windows script remotely against a remote Windows XP computer, in the interest of managing your Windows network using scripts.
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How to subnet: Subnetting calculations and shortcuts
These subnetting shortcuts show you how to calculate a subnet mask, break down IP address classes and explains binary – great for CCNA prep and more.
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Voice over wireless LAN deployment requires constant ma
Voice over wireless LAN (VoWLAN) deployment, unlike wired networks, is susceptible to changes external to the network itself -- which may affect coverage and call quality -- and therefore requires ...
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Getting over the hump -- Managing Windows networks usin
When learning to script for managing Windows networks, you need to be aware of a bump in the road Mitch Tulloch calls "the hump." Learn how to get over the hump in this tip.
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Using Windows Vista group policy to prevent unauthorize
One of the largest internal threats to network security, and a major source of worry for network administrators, is the use of USB storage devices. USB storage devices can be used to steal large qu...
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ITIL -- What network managers need to know
IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is an IT service management framework surrounded by industry best practices. This tip answers questions that network managers may have about implementing ITIL and e...
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Wireless LAN performance
This tech tip looks at the often-tricky endeavor of benchmarking the performance of wireless LANs. We examine the key issues and what to look out for, and then explore a recommended practice for ef...
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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.