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All the week's news and views about LANs, 08/15/05
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Cisco to juice 6500 switch, 08/15/05

Cisco is readying a Catalyst 6500 switch upgrade that will
double bandwidth on the device, offering customers greater
support for 10G Ethernet LANs, a report says.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/081505-cisco.html?nl>

Help Desk: Sniffing on a switch, 08/15/05

Can you give me the command to sniff from say 10.70.1.2 port
interface fa0/15 to 10.70.1.5 port interface fa0/14? I am using
a Cisco 2950 switch.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert5074>

IBM: Chip material will boost wireless performance, 08/15/05

IBM has improved the performance of a chip-making material that
can be used to make advanced wireless devices such as
high-bandwidth personal-area networks.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert5075>

Opinion: The Quest for QoS, 08/15/05

As QoS continues to evolve, resolve to remember that QoS is not
simply a yes/no checklist item.
<http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/081505tolly.html?nl>

Newsletter: Chelsio CEO rips jumbo frames, 08/11/05

Last month I wrote a couple of newsletters on jumbo frames and
another on Chelsio Communications' TCP Offload technology. I
mentioned in passing that the CPU ...
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert5076>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. Cisco to double Catalyst 6500 switch capacity in coming
months, report says
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert5077>

2. Ex WorldCom CFO Sullivan gets 5 years in jail
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert5078>

3. Microsoft open source exec: Not the loneliest guy in Redmond
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert5079>

4. Cisco mulls acquiring Nokia, report says
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert5080>

5. IT staff shortage looming
<http://www.networkworld.com/nllansalert5081>
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