Network Management Strategies for the CIO
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Five ways to design a low-cost network
Any modern company needs a fast and efficient network to support its communications and business systems, and superior technology can sometimes provide the upper hand in a competitive market. At th...
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Using Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration: Managing Windo
Learn about uses of the Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration class in this tip from the WindowsNetworking.com series on managing Windows networks using scripts.
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Using VMware to test open source network analysis tools
Find out how open source network analysis tools can be beneficial to your network monitoring strategy, and learn how you can try out the open source network protocol analyzer Wireshark inside a VMw...
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USB storage devices: Two ways to stop the threat
USB storage devices pose a significant threat to network security. Disabling USB ports is an extremely effective way of preventing USB storage devices on your network; however, these sorts of techn...
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WLAN troubleshooting with spectrum analyzers
When users complain that the WLAN is slow, it's time to break out the Wi-Fi toolbox. Wireless protocol analyzers can diagnose some issues but spectrum analyzers go deeper.
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Unified Threat Management (UTM) for network security
Network security products vary in use and protection. If you're looking at options to secure your network, use this introduction on Unified Threat Management (UTM) to learn about what UTM's advanta...
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Network security: Empower users without endangering IT
Like it or not, the security of a network often depends on the participation of end users. Rather than developing an "us vs. them" mindset, you can empower your users with the right policies, guide...
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Understanding WMI: Managing Windows networks using scri
Learn how Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) works and how it can be scripted using VBScript in this tip, originally published on WindowsNetworking.com
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Intelligent network management = Better service deliver
The goal of network management is to deliver better services to business end users, but manual change and configuration, coupled with reactive problem-solving, have often confounded that goal. In t...
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Wireless network security: Controlling secondary connec
Corporate wireless networks can be jeopardized by workers who use unsecured secondary connections. A few steps can help protect the network against these unwanted connections.
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Troubleshoot network problems with Network Monitor
Learn how Network Monitor can be used to troubleshoot various types of network problems in this tip from WindowsNetworking.com.
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New tools help to diagnose LAN application problems
New tools are available to assist in the diagnosis of problems in complex network-based applications running over the LAN. These tools are much easier to use than old-style sniffers and guesswork, ...
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Secure Cisco routers against IOS flaw attack
Learn how to secure Cisco routers against the recently announced Cisco IOS flaw, which could be exploited by hackers. Find out how to determine which routers are affected and ways to protect yourse...
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Network analysis -- Enhancing security assessments
Network security assessment doesn't have to rely on expensive automated tools. In this tip, learn how to use data from freely available tools to produce a comprehensive view of network security.
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Upcoming wireless standards promise managed WLANs
Widespread deployment of wireless networks has created problems in office buildings, apartments and shopping areas, where multiple wireless networks share the air. It is anticipated that the proble...
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IP address depletion hastens IPv6 adoption
IPv4 IP address depletion is hastening the need to switch from IPv4 to IPv6. In this column, Loki Jorgenson explains where we are now in terms of IPv6 readiness and provides some insight on how muc...
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Windows Vista, IPv6 lead to network performance problem
Windows Vista, which runs on parallel IPv6 and IPv4 protocol stacks, can create network performance problems when used with older routers.
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Cleaning up: Managing Windows networks using scripts, p
In the continuation of his series on managing different aspects of Windows networks using scripts, Mitch Tulloch walks you through the steps of "tidying up" a simple script that changes the IP addr...
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DNS monitoring: If it's slow, everything is slow
Techniques for monitoring DNS performance, and the impact on applications when it is not performing properly, are explored in this tip.
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Network behavioral analysis project deployment
Deploying a successful network behavorial analysis project begins with cooperation and involvement from many teams within your organization. For a technical project, some of the team members are ob...
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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.