August 2005
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August 23, 2005
23
Aug'05
LearnIT: IPv6
Learn all you need to know about IPv6 with this quick, no click learning guide. Continue Reading
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August 19, 2005
19
Aug'05
What type of firewall is appropriate for a 200 machine workgroup?
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August 19, 2005
19
Aug'05
Advice on making the transition from network engineering to network security
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August 19, 2005
19
Aug'05
Networks are like onions
Your network is like an onion -- a series of bottlenecks, located at different components and layers, along the end-to-end path. Peel back the layers to improve performance. Continue Reading
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August 19, 2005
19
Aug'05
Router Expert: Standard interface configuration for a WLAN proxy server
Our router expert continues his series on building a secure WLAN with a Linux base. This article covers standard interface configuration of the http proxy server. Continue Reading
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August 18, 2005
18
Aug'05
Cisco Spotlight Series: Security outside the silo
Cisco senior VP Jayshree Ullal explains the vendor's unified security initiatives, plus details Cisco's security strategy regarding XML, end points and Microsoft. Continue Reading
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August 18, 2005
18
Aug'05
EventCombMT: Search for specific events on Windows event logs
If you've ever wanted to do quick and dirty searches on event logs for multiple Windows machines, contributor Serdar Yegulalp says don't go without: EventCombMT. Find out how to use it in this tip. Continue Reading
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August 18, 2005
18
Aug'05
Fixing bugs in Windows XP
Windows XP bugs can be an annoyance, but if you follow some basic procedures, you can better apply the resources available to you, like patches, hotfixes, the Microsoft Knowledgebase and various Internet sites. Continue Reading
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August 18, 2005
18
Aug'05
Don't let remote management problems get you down
This checklist describes some common problems you may encounter with Terminal Services/Remote Desktop and offers suggestions on what to do to solve the issues. Continue Reading
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August 18, 2005
18
Aug'05
Cisco Spotlight Series: MPLS in the enterprise
Cisco MPLS strategist Azhar Sayeed says MPLS won't solve all your network's problems and isn't necessarily easy, but it can improve QoS and provide other surprising benefits. Continue Reading
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August 18, 2005
18
Aug'05
Cisco Spotlight Series: Applications are the network's future
A Cisco strategist says to survive, network admins will need more business savvy and application expertise, and tells why XML is part of the vendor's short- and long-term plans. Continue Reading
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August 18, 2005
18
Aug'05
Cisco Spotlight Series: An afterlife for Airespace
The VPs of Cisco's wireless business unit talk about the company's Airespace acquisition, the merger's effects on existing customers and how it will shape future Wi-Fi products. Continue Reading
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August 18, 2005
18
Aug'05
Crossing the wizard gap
The wizard gap is the distance between average network performance and what you really should be able to attain. It is hours of tweaking and fiddling by your best network engineers on each and every high-performance workstation and server that you ... Continue Reading
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August 18, 2005
18
Aug'05
Testing Group Policy security
So you've hardened Group Policy settings to protect Windows from attacks -- but are you sure all of those settings are working? Contributor Kevin Beaver offers several methods for testing Group Policy. Continue Reading
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August 18, 2005
18
Aug'05
Tools give you a heads-up to server problems
You can avoid server crashes before they happen if you use the right tools. Here, we look at four server management tools on the market -- some of which take steps proactively to dodge a potentially harmful situation. Continue Reading
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August 18, 2005
18
Aug'05
Cisco Spotlight Series: A router for all seasons
The VP of Cisco's ISR group says its updated routing platform provides branches with enterprise-like features, and says it welcomes a challenge by low-margin overseas competitors. Continue Reading
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August 18, 2005
18
Aug'05
Cisco Spotlight Series: Opening up open source VoIP
MEMBERS ONLY - One of Cisco's top VoIP engineers says it's critical to get VoIP management "absolutely right," and open source might be more useful than most realize. Continue Reading
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August 18, 2005
18
Aug'05
Windows-specific WAN accelerators
Learn about a new generation of WAN accelerator products, designed specifically for Microsoft Windows environments. Continue Reading
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August 17, 2005
17
Aug'05
How to choose a firewall
Despite the development and evolution of security technologies, the firewall remains a vital component of any network architecture, and today's organizations have myriad options to choose from. This tip outlines five basic questions you should ask ... Continue Reading
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August 17, 2005
17
Aug'05
Frame relay still viable for many networks
Once a product or technology is labeled "mature," that usually means its days are numbered. Typically, it's just a matter of time until something newer, faster and better relegates it to the scrap heap. But in the case of frame relay, that may not ... Continue Reading