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How And Why Switches Trunk
Your
CCNA studies are going to include quite a bit of information about switches, and
for good reason. if you don´t understand basic switching theory, you can´t configure
and troubleshoot Cisco switches, either on the CCNA exam or in the real world.
That goes double for trunking! Trunking is simply enabling two or more switches...
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/1220.html
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12.20.05 |
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Web Site IP Filtering
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Server Issues Which Can Affect Search Engine Rankings
I was recently helping someone troubleshoot some problems at SearchEngineWatch forums and it struck me that I should write an article about this and other issues.
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/1201.html
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12.01.05 |
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WinXP Routing - Staying Online During Hurricane Wilma
WinXP
Routing - My consulting services business is heavily dependent on Internet access.
Without it, I am pretty much dead in the water. Since I cannot afford an enterprise
satellite backup link, I came up with a more economical way of keeping my network
online in the event of a critical infrastructure failure.
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/1129.html
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11.29.05 |
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Absolutely The Best Way To Monitor Servers
bello network monitoring service periodically checks your website as well as your
other servers (e.g. mail servers, ftp servers, etc.). As soon as outages are discovered
you will be notified via email, SMS/pager or ICQ message. For the free starter
account the monitoring interval is 60 minutes, for full service accounts you can
choose monitoring intervals down to one minute.
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/1122.html
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11.22.05 |
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Equant
Talking Networks With Google
It
could be networking, it could be VoIP, but whatever it is, data communication
and networking firm Equant is definitely chatting with the search engine company.
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/1117.html
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11.17.05 |
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OSPF
E1 E2 Routes
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Router
Modes
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Do
You Go With A Dedicated Server Or Not?
For
many businesses, finding solutions in dedicated server options is difficult. This
is mainly the case because individuals do not know what they are looking at or
looking for.
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/1103.html
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11.03.05 |
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Microsoft
Newly Certifiable
Microsoft
announced on Tuesday the launch of a new three-tiered certification system that
provides training and credentials. The new certifications for Technology Specialist,
IT Professional and Certified Architect are updated to reflect the changing IT
environment.
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/1027.html
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10.27.05 |
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Gates
Ushers In Golden Age Of Computers
Microsoft
chairman and CEO Bill Gates announced the "golden age of computers" at a recent
Princeton University award ceremony honoring world-changing figures. Gates intimated
to a crowd of about 1,000 students the future of computing while addressing other
technology issues like privacy and security...
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/1020.html
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10.20.05 |
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Streamline
Active Directory Management
ADtoolkit
is a comprehensive toolkit designed for Active Directory (AD) administrators of
all skill levels. Administrators will minimize their task lists while ensuring
accurate, optimized management of any network. This toolkit can be used by any
administrator to tackle their own AD task list, or by an administrator in charge,
who can pre-configure any tool to distribute to other parts of the organization.
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/1018.html
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10.18.05 |
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Cisco
IOS Flaw Is Exploitable
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HP
Sharpens Blade Management
The
company's acquisition of RLX Technologies gives HP a boost to its blade server
management tools. HP announced it would acquire the Spring, Texas
firm RLX. The company makes a Linux-based management software package called RLX
Control Tower, used for managing multiple blade servers. Financial terms were
not disclosed.
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/1004.html
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10.04.05 |
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The
Best Solutions for Network and Computer Monitoring
XRatel
brings to you the High Performance Monitoring Brand. Featuring powerful resources,
XR SNMP Tools 3.0 and XR PerfMon Tools 3.0 will be the best solutions for your
computers and network monitoring.
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/0928.html
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09.28.05 |
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Frame
Relay Switch
One of
the major topics on your CCNA and CCNP exams is Frame Relay. Additionally, Frame
Relay is one of the most popular WAN technologies in today's networks.
Getting hands-on experience with Frame Relay in Cisco networks isn't
just a good idea, it's a necessity.
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/0922.html
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09.22.05 |
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Online
Security Threats Rise
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Cisco
IOS Flaw Is Exploitable
Security
firm Symantec believes the widespread use of Cisco devices will be an irresistible
target to malicious hackers. Networking giant Cisco has announced
the presence of a flaw in the Firewall Authentication Proxy for FTP/Telnet sessions.
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/0908.html
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09.08.05 |
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Symantec
Secures Sygate
Chapter
7 of “The Definitive Guide to Securing Windows in the Enterprise” has just been
released and is available for download now. This latest chapter will show you
commonly overlooked areas of software management that are crucial to securing
your enterprise
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/0830.html
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08.30.05 |
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Symantec
Secures Sygate
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The
Hidden Dangers of Internet Access
Internet
access management is a critical component when developing a security strategy
for your organization. You are faced with a myriad of threats that have one thing
in common, they can enter through your unmonitored Internet access.
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/0804.html
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08.04.05 |
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The
Hidden Dangers of Internet Access
St. Bernard
Software offers iPrism, an appliance-based web filtering solution. iPrism delivers
the unmatched security of a hardened and optimized O/S and fits easily into any
network topology.
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/0725.html
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07.25.05 |
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The
first fully hosted AND supported mail solution
To be the
best service company your organization has ever done business with. Other companies
say support is a priority. Rackspace shows it. They are committed to providing
the customer with amazing managed hosting services backed by a policy they call
Fanatical Support™.
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/0719.html
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07.19.05 |
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What
Is The Point Of Encryption If You Don't Know Who For?
Phishing is the fastest
growing threat in the history of Internet and has gained immense popularity amongst
Internet fraudsters and hackers as a simple yet effective way to gain unsolicited
access to confidential user information. Using social engineering tactics, fraudsters
ensure that the trust relationship established by a company with its customers
is exploited to maximum effect.
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/0714.html
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07.14.05 |
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On
Patch Management
Microsoft
sought to combat a widening public perception that open source solutions (OSS)
were less expensively patched than comparable Windows systems. The Redmond-based
software company funded a 2004 study with respected consulting and services leader
Wipro Technologies.
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/0616.html
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06.16.05 |
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Who
Do You Want To Be Today?
Dennis Miller once said
that "Bill Gates is a monocle and a Persian cat away from being a bad guy
in a James Bond movie." Last week, Hewlett-Packard announced that it, along
with Gates' Microsoft, is getting set to make a push into yet another market currently
dominated by small niche players and Unix-based software platforms -- identity
management systems at the national level.
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/0607.html
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06.07.05 |
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Now
is the time to change hosting providers
Imagine
a managed hosting provider that's as concerned with your uptime as you are. Rackspace
Managed Hosting offers a low-cost, rapidly-deployable, scalable hosting solution...
and these people are absolutely crazy about customer service!
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/0601.html
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06.01.05 |
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Switching
Your Way To Better Network Performance
Any look at network
switching concepts will ultimately lead to a discussion about network bridging,
and vice versa. At the end of the day, the roles played by a bridge and a switch
are more or less identical - they help to break a network up into a number of
smaller collision domains.
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/0505.html
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05.05.05 |
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Can
RAID Systems Fail?
Technology, how we love
it until something goes wrong and we end up yelling at our computer screens. If
you've ever lost data, you know how much time, money, and headaches it can cost
you to retrieve it, especially if you are a company. Data recovery doesn't have
to be worrisome.
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/0414.html
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04.14.05 |
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Intel
Introduces 64-Bit Truland Xeon Processor Family
Continuing a concerted
effort to bring 64-bit microprocessing to its entire processing family, Intel
today introduced their 64-bit Truland Xeon multiprocessor (MP) platform.
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/0331.html
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03.31.05 |
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Memories
Of A Cisco Router
It may often seem like
nothing more than a sleek metal box on the outside, but the internal memory components
of a Cisco router represent where much of the real magic takes place.
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/0310.html
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03.10.05 |
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Apache
Webserver - A Quick Tutorial For New Admins
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Do
you have the right Network Management Software
Professional Network
Management Software. Free up valuable man hours. Turn your IT focus from reactive
to proactive. Paessler IPCheck Server Monitor and PRTG Traffic Grapher Software:
easy to use, state of the art and cost effective. Keep your business on track.
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/0201.html
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02.01.05 |
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Troubleshooting:
Preserve The Scene
A crowd of curiousity
seekers destroys important footprints, a helpful housekeeper thoughtfully washes
the bathroom sink, wiping away fingerprints. The police investigators show up
and are angry at the carelessness of the patrol officer who should have protected
the scene. A crime scene investigator always wants to preserve and protect evidence.
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/0127.html
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01.27.05 |
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Moving
Back In Time
If you've owned a PC
for anywhere longer than a few weeks, chances are that you've quickly learned
that hindsight is indeed always 20/20.
You don't have to do very much to bring your Windows system to a point that you
wished you hadn't, such as installing an application or driver that is wreaking
havoc on your system.
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/0120.html
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01.20.05 |
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Securely
Erasing Data
If you're planning on
recycling, donating, or even scrapping your old PC, it's important to ensure that
you've securely erased all data from your hard drives.
http://www.sysadminnews.com/2005/0112.html
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01.12.05 |
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