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Newsletter Archive: 2006


Novell Banks On New Microsoft Customers
The agreement between Novell and Microsoft on marketing SuSE Linux to Microsoft customers seeking a heterogenous environment of Windows and Linux servers has been bolstered by a trio of deals with financial institutions.

Date: 2006-12-21


Hardware Load Balancing Lightens Server Load
Load balancing is the even distribution of computer processing and communication activities so that a server is not overwhelmed. Load balancing is especially important for networks where it is difficult to predict the number of requests that will be issued to a server.

Date: 2006-12-14


Server Documentation Report Tool Download
Now you can generate comprehensive documentation reports for every Windows server in your company's environment --- ABSOLUTELY FREE. You read it correctly. No strings attached. No limitations.

Date: 2006-12-12


Oracle E-Business Suite's New SysAdmin Features
Fear not System Administrators: There are exciting new system administration features in the pipeline for managing e-Business Suite environments.

Date: 2006-11-02



Malicious Code Injection: Not Just For SQL Anymore
More and more, developers are becoming aware of the threats posed by malicious code, and SQL injection in particular, and by leaving code vulnerable to such attacks.

Date: 2006-10-19



Another Old SCO Box
The last time I saw a SCO 3.2v4.2 system was the summer of 2004, but another peeked out of the bushes this week.

Date: 2006-10-05


Results In For Survey On Network Outsourcing
The results of the latest IDC WAN Manager Survey indicated something of a mixed outlook for enterprise network outsourcing services and providers. The former may enjoy "robust growth" in the coming months; the latter could "face challenges."

Date: 2006-09-21


Multicasting And The RPF Check
Multicasting is a vital topic on your BCMSN, CCNP, and CCIE exams, and it can also be very confusing when you first start studying it

Date: 2006-09-11


Troubleshooting Direct Serial Connections
A prime topic of your CCNA and CCNP CIT exams will be connecting Cisco routers directly via their Serial interfaces, and while the configuration is straightforward, there are some vital details and show commands you must know in order to pass the exams and configure this successfully in production and home lab networks.

Date: 2006-08-31


Backup/Restoration Of Files For Disaster Recovery
Planning a backup and restoration of files is the most important step to protect data from accidental loss in the event of data deletion or a hard disk failure.

Date: 2006-08-17


Access Your PC Remotely With WebEx!
WebEx PCNow is the easy way to use your PC from anywhere in the world. Now you can work from home, telecommute, or even get the file you left on your office PC quickly and easily.

Date: 2006-08-10


Debugging A Network Failure
As is happening in much of the U.S. right now, we are experiencing extreme heat in New England, and of course that means high electrical loads from air conditioning, and also means late afternoon thunderstorms with lightning.

Date: 2006-08-03


Meet Online With WebEx!
Just $49 per month lets you conduct unlimited meetings online. Connect with prospects, customers, clients and partners, on-demand. Make presentations, demonstrations - even share your entire desktop- all right from your PC.

Date: 2006-08-02


A Dangerous Development In Rootkit Evolution
Like so many security threats, rootkits are getting more dangerous. But now this breed of malware has taken a big leap forward.

Date: 2006-07-20


Frame Relay End-To-End Keepalives
One of the first things you learned about Frame is that the LMI also serves as a keepalive, or a heartbeat - and if three consecutive LMIs are missed, the line protocol goes down.

Date: 2006-06-22


Configuring And Troubleshooting VTP
Not only is your CCNA exam going to have questions on VLAN trunking protocol, almost any network that has more than one VLAN is going to have VTP running.

Date: 2006-06-01


10 ISIS Details You Must Know!
Earning your CCNP certification and passing the BSCI exam depends on knowing the details of many Cisco technologies, ISIS chief among them.

Date: 2006-05-11


The Last Windows OS?
Sometimes the game is over even though somebody on the losing team is still running like mad toward home plate.

Date: 2006-04-27


Configuring PortFast And BPDU Guard
In your CCNA studies, you learned about PortFast and the trouble it can cause if configured on the wrong port!

Date: 2006-04-13


A Guide To IPv6 Address Types
Learning IPv6 is paramount in your efforts to pass the BSCI exam and go on to earn your CCNP, and itīs going to help in your real-world networking career as well.

Date: 2006-03-23


OSPF Router Types
When youīre preparing to pass the BSCI exam on the way to the coveted Cisco CCNP certification, you can be quickly overwhelmed by the sheer amount of BGP and OSPF knowledge you must demonstrate a mastery of.

Date: 2006-03-09


Cisco CCNA Exam Tutorial
Preparing to pass the CCNA exam and earn this important Cisco certification? Route summarization is just one of the many skills you'll have to master in order to earn your CCNA. Whether it's RIP version 2, OSPF, or EIGRP, the CCNA exam will demand that you can flawlessly configure route summarization.

Date: 2006-03-08


Static Routing Tutorial
In studying for your CCNA exam and preparing to earn this valuable certification, you may be tempted to spend little time studying static routing and head right for the more exciting dynamic routing protocols like RIP, EIGRP, and OSPF.

Date: 2006-02-23


Four Important Commands For Your CCNA / CCNP Home Lab
More CCNA and CCNP candidates than ever before are putting together their own home practice labs. Itīs more affordable than it ever has been, and I receive emails daily from new CCNAs and CCNPs who say itīs the best thing they could have done to improve their studies.

Date: 2006-02-16



How To Install And Configure A Forum

Once you've built your website, you might like to offer your visitors an opportunity to interact with it, and to talk to you and each other without having to use email. Forums are absolutely ideal for this purpose.

Date: 2006-01-26

Unlimited Meetings From WebEx
Share any application on your PC — even your entire desktop — with anyone in the world in real-time. Meeting attendees will be a part of your meeting as if they were in the same room.

Date: 2006-01-24


PHPBB2: All It Can Be?
Please allow me to start off and say that I am very happy to run PHP software on my computer.

Date: 2006-01-12


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