Evaluate
Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.
Evaluate
Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.
Open source network tools
Some of the most commonly used, enterprise-ready open source tools are used for networking applications; likewise, many networking tasks can be accomplished quickly and cheaply using open source tools. In this guide, we present advice and resources ... Continue Reading
SSL or IPsec VPNs: Considerations for comparison
Robbie Harrell discusses some of the questions one must consider when evaluating whether to choose Secure Socket Layer (SSL) instead of the more traditional IPsec. Continue Reading
Choosing the right flavor of 802.1X
Which of the nearly 50 defined EAP Types would work best in your WLAN? In this tip, we compare the most popular EAP Types used with 802.1X, authentication methods that can be supported by each, known vulnerabilities and suitable usage environments. Continue Reading
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Wi-Fi vulnerability assessment checklist
Vulnerability assessments can help you find and fix WLAN weaknesses before attackers take advantage of them. But where do you start? What should you look for? Have you covered all the bases? This checklist will help to answer these questions. Continue Reading
What's the difference between a network assessment and an audit?
What are the advantages and disadvantages for pure IP over IP-enabled solutions?
Enterprise application deployment: The personal touch
Enterprise application deployments are not about software, but about people. Learn why it is the people involved at all levels who determine a deployed application's success or failure.Continue Reading
The network administrator's survival guide
This piece from contributor Douglas Chick presents a humorous look at surviving in your role as a network administrator.Continue Reading
Design, install and evaluate
Network administrator tips for designing, installing and evaluating your network.Continue Reading
The Holy Grail of five-nines reliability
Learn what five-nines reliability means and discover just how close to perfect it really is.Continue Reading
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I need a very basic VPN solution to connect two offices to allow two servers to talk to one another.
Most popular viruses and hacking tools
Here are 2004's most popular hacker tools, viruses, remote tools, adware, spyware, Trojans and worms.Continue Reading
Choosing a wireless architecture
This article discusses important issues in choosing a wireless architecture and describes products from a small sampling of vendors.Continue Reading
IP telephony development tools
A look at some tools for developing IP telephony applications.Continue Reading
What is the maximum number of routers that can be recorded in an IP datagram if the timestamp option
Forensic analysis, the CSI of security
Forensics can give an organization a unique perspective on where breaches are taking place and how they are occurring, as well as how to prevent them.Continue Reading
Client-side security considerations for SSL VPNs
Clientless SSL VPNs may be attractive for their lack of software, but they still require client-side security measures.Continue Reading
How do I evaluate the performance of a LAN setup?
What are the top five companies that are providing enterprise level WLAN products and solutions?
What is the best solution for access control on a wireless network?
VLAN alternatives and solutions
Choosing between 802.11a and 802.11b
Lisa focuses on the differences between 802.11a and 802.11b, and analyzes the differences and what they mean to you.Continue Reading
Router Expert: IOS DHCP, part 2 -- Support options and configuration
Router Expert: IOS DHCP, part 2 -- Support options and configurationContinue Reading
Choose the right user-authentication protocol
Discussion of RADIUS and TACACS+.Continue Reading
Choosing a network architecture
When engineering your backbone for VoIP services, be sure to take these key factors into account.Continue Reading
FAQ on routers
Frequently asked questions on routersContinue Reading