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Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.
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Learn to apply best practices and optimize your operations.
Network security, lesson 2: Common security measures
Part two of our introduction to network security focuses on common security measures. It covers firewalls, intrusion detection systems, sniffers and more. Continue Reading
Network security, lesson 1: Introduction
This series intends to serve as a very brief introduction to information security with an emphasis on networking. Part one describes the threat to the enterprise. Continue Reading
Introduction to firewalls
Learn about network layer versus application layer firewalls and how they help protect your network. Continue Reading
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How do I write test cases based on Proxy functionality?
Outsourcing license management
Consider outsourcing license management as a way to offload one of the more tedious and time consuming network manager responsibilities. Continue Reading
Bandwidth management solutions
Some ways to manage your bandwidth, whether you have money to spend or not.Continue Reading
Manage your authorizations
How to use the MMC snap-in for managing authorizations.Continue Reading
IM policy management
Instant messaging security has often been neglected in most organizations, writing it into a security policy is usually a good start.Continue Reading
Router Expert: Configuring CBAC - Policy configuration and CBAC implementation
In this tip we focus on policy configuration and CBAC implementation on IOS FFS capable routers.Continue Reading
LearnIT: Virtual LANs
What is a virtual LAN? This guide explains the basics in one easy to read format.Continue Reading
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Best practices for end-to-end testing
VLAN breakdown strategy
Etherpeek NX: Managing traffic in real time
In this tip, we will look at the Etherpeek NX product, what it does and how you can use it for network management.Continue Reading
Using Sniffer Pro Dashboard for proactive management
This tip discusses proactive network performance baselining with the Sniffer Pro protocol and network analysis tool.Continue Reading
MOM: Network management, Microsoft style
Looking to proactively monitor your network but aren't ready for a full-blown NMS? Try Microsoft Operations Manager 2000.Continue Reading
Managing network traffic during backups
If you can't perform backups after hours, one solution might be to do incremental backups.Continue Reading
Use MRTG to monitor your managed network
The Multi-Router Traffic Grapher can help you to monitor your entire managed network.Continue Reading