**** NETWORKING-DOERS NEWSLETTER ****
Thursday, September 29, 2005 http://networking.ITtoolbox.com
Your source for the latest Networking documents, news, and technical
assistance.
**** CONTENTS ****
- Sponsor: MKS, Inc.
- Sponsor: Symantec Corporation
- Sponsor: Citrix Systems, Inc.
- Industry Articles: HP's Bold Move In Networking
- Industry Articles: Attracting the 'Passive Candidate'
- Tutorials: Using NSLOOKUP for DNS Server diagnosis
- White Papers: Securing the Simple Small Business Network
- White Papers: Voice Over IP 101: Understanding VoIP Networks
- White Papers: Optimizing disk-based backups for Small & Medium
Businesses
- White Papers: High Availability for All: A Cost-Effective Approach
to Server Virtualization
- White Papers: Best Practices in Change Management for the Mid-sized
Business
- White Papers: Creating Business Value Through Compliance-Oriented
Backup, Recovery, and Archive
- White Papers: New Era of Intelligent Communications
- Job Center: Senior Data Network Engineer Needed
- Job Center: Clarify Application Administrator/Support Specialist
Needed
- Job Center: Web and IVR Testing Specialist Needed
- ITtoolbox Blogs: Document Standards?
- ITtoolbox Blogs: Case Of The Audacious Attacker - Part V
- ITtoolbox Blogs: In the world of NetworkDNA, what is a device
- ITtoolbox Blogs: (3 additional blogs)
- News: Consortium makes a push for VoIP
- News: Romanian software maker launches new, AXIGEN mail server
- News: Who's Winning the Server War?
- News: (5 additional headlines)
- Featured Discussion Group: IBM-AIX-L (5 messages)
- Upcoming Events: (3 upcoming events)
**** SPONSOR MESSAGE: MKS, Inc. ****
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**** INDUSTRY ARTICLES ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/documents/
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reference guide as you share knowledge with your peers. Document your
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HP'S BOLD MOVE IN NETWORKING
by Art Wittmann
HP announces a new enterprise-class core switch and management
upgrades for its ProCurve networking products. This article provides a
product overview.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=88295
ATTRACTING THE 'PASSIVE CANDIDATE'
by David Bair
Looking for that 'just-right' person for the job? Try the soft sell.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=88296
**** TUTORIALS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/documents/
USING NSLOOKUP FOR DNS SERVER DIAGNOSIS
by Brien M. Posey
The DNS protocol has been around for decades and is a stable and
reliable protocol. Even so, DNS does occasionally have problems. PING
is a great tool for DNS server diagnosis. However, sometimes PING just
doesn't give you enough information about the problem at hand. When
you need more information about a DNS problem than what PING provides
you with, you can always turn to the NSLOOKUP command. In this
article, the author will show you how to use NSLOOKUP.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=88297
**** WHITE PAPERS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/documents/
SECURING THE SIMPLE SMALL BUSINESS NETWORK
by Symantec
Wireless security, VPNs, Internet connection redundancy, antivirus
software, IDS, IPS, firewalls, and multiple network devices: it's a
daunting and confusing list for small business owners with a simple
network and few resources. But there is an alternative.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=88298
VOICE OVER IP 101: UNDERSTANDING VOIP NETWORKS
by Stefan Brunner and Akhlaq A. Ali
This paper will explain the fundamentals of VoIP, focusing on the
functions and components that make up a VoIP solution. It will answer
the following questions: What does it mean to an organization to
deploy VoIP? What makes up a VoIP solution and how can they take
advantage of it? Once a general understanding of VoIP is achieved,
organizations are better prepared to tackle the more complex issues
that go into deploying a secure, reliable and high-performance VoIP
network.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=88299
OPTIMIZING DISK-BASED BACKUPS FOR SMALL & MEDIUM BUSINESSES
by EMC Corporation
EMC Dantz, maker of award-winning Retrospect backup and recovery
software, is offering a free white paper describing how disk-based
backups and automated technology delivers easy-to-manage backups, fast
restores, and simplified offsite media rotation.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=88300
HIGH AVAILABILITY FOR ALL: A COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO SERVER
VIRTUALIZATION
by BMC Software
Find out how server virtualization solutions offer a cost-effective
way to improve computing efficiency. BMC Virtualizer(tm) solutions
dramatically reduce IT costs while boosting application availability.
Learn more in this white paper from BMC.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=82343
BEST PRACTICES IN CHANGE MANAGEMENT FOR THE MID-SIZED BUSINESS
by BMC Software
This paper outlines best practices that mid-sized companies consider
when purchasing a change management solution. Find out why more and
more IT organizations are realizing why change management solutions
warrant their time and investment.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=88301
CREATING BUSINESS VALUE THROUGH COMPLIANCE-ORIENTED BACKUP, RECOVERY,
AND ARCHIVE
by Quantum Corporation
Lawmakers and regulatory agencies have imposed new regulations that
require the retention and protection of electronic messages and data
records. This paper provides recommendations for backup, recovery and
archive strategies that enable infrastructure and operations to
support both compliance and business goals.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=88302
NEW ERA OF INTELLIGENT COMMUNICATIONS
by AVAYA Inc.
By connecting workers, customers and processes to the right people, at
the right time, in the right medium - Intelligent Communications
enables business agility and global competitiveness. Learn about the
Avaya roadmap for evolving customers to this new era, at their own
path, pace and choice.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=88303
**** ITTOOLBOX JOB CENTER ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/FindJobs
Senior Data Network Engineer Needed
VNU, Inc. is seeking a Senior Data Network Engineer who has at least
four years of related experience in infrastructure/network
environments and who is skilled in the areas of networks, network
topologies, PC workstations, Domain...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=83430
Clarify Application Administrator/Support Specialist Needed
Philips Medical Systems is seeking a Clarify Application
Administrator/Support Specialist who has at least 2 years experience
in a leadership or project management role and who is skilled in a
variety of voice and data...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=82349
Web and IVR Testing Specialist Needed
Barq Technologies is seeking a Web and IVR Testing Specialist who has
at least 3 years experience in manual testing on web based
applications and who is skilled as a Mercury Test Director.
Description:...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=82351
**** ITTOOLBOX BLOGS ****
http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/
Document Standards?
By Prof X
Document interchange is very common in any enterprise. Back in
pre-Microsoft-monopoly days, users choose between Wordstar and
Wordperfect, to name two of the popular word processing applications.
Companies...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=88283
Case Of The Audacious Attacker - Part V
By SecurityMonkey
*tap* *tap* *tap* I was scrolling down through the log file at an
ever-increasing rate of speed. The log file entries seemed to
indicate that the first kiosk box started it's ping sweeps at eight
o'clock...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=87514
In the world of NetworkDNA, what is a device
By Don Krause
As I settle into my new position with my own network I am overwhelmed
with all of the devices. To review, NetworkDNA breaks the network down
into 3 parts; Infrastructure - the equipment that creates the...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=83431
Ping-continued
By Andrew Kramer
Ah yes, back to our discussion on ping. This simple little monitoring
utility has gotten more complicated once you start using it in a
practical way. We took a slight detour last week and talked about...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=88304
Are big companies using the wrong IT investment strategy?
By Joe Santana
It is time to start making investments in IT again?
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=87530
Profitable Consulting: Cash Flow Strategies - Introduction
By Matthew Moran
I need your input...(see below) There are few areas of concern for
the independent consultant that take as much energy as cash-flow.
There is good reason for this. In the world of the small business...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=87531
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CONSORTIUM MAKES A PUSH FOR VOIP (Networking News)
Battalions of Internet equipment makers, software vendors and other
technology providers are trying to persuade businesses to switch their
telephone service to the Internet. They believe Voice over Internet
Protocol, or VoIP, is the Next...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=88305
ROMANIAN SOFTWARE MAKER LAUNCHES NEW, AXIGEN MAIL SERVER (Networking
News)
Romanian software maker GECAD Technologies launched the first
commercial version of its AXIGEN mail server on Tuesday, the company
said. AXIGEN includes a message filtering system, Webmail with a
folder tree structure,...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=88306
WHO'S WINNING THE SERVER WAR? (Networking News)
The server market continues to post solid growth, but we at Standard &
Poor's believe the sales mix and competitive dynamics present
challenges as vendors duke it out. In the second quarter of 2005,
server...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=88307
DESPITE ADMIRATION FOR GATES, CHINA POSES STIFF TEST FOR MICROSOFT
(Networking News)
Microsoft recently lost an opportunity to improve its relations with
the Chinese government after Chinese President Hu Jintao's trip to the
United States was postponed. Instead, the company found itself in
court, hearing an...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=88308
P2P SITE CLOSES AS LEGAL PRESSURE MOUNTS (Networking News)
The website for the WinMX file sharing service has been shut down,
suggesting that the service, best known for enabling copyright
infringements, has crumbled under legal pressure from the Recording
Industry Association of America (RIAA)....
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=88309
MICROSOFT: NEW ERA, NEW CHALLENGES (Networking News)
Microsoft Corp. will take a few moments today to reflect on its first
three decades. But the company doesn't have much time to sit back and
reminisce. The anniversary, to be marked during an employee...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=88310
POOR CONNECTION QUALITY IS HAMPERING INDIA'S INTERNET GROWTH, INDUSTRY
SAYS (Networking News)
Poor service and frequent disruptions are hindering the growth of
Internet use in India, the industry's trade body said Friday, adding
that the country will fall far short of a government target...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=88311
FRENCH PM AGAIN SUGGESTS HEWLETT-PACKARD MAY BE MADE TO REPAY AID
(Networking News)
Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin said Friday that the government
is thinking about asking Hewlett-Packard to repay aid, after the U.S.
computer and printer maker announced plans to cut 5,900 jobs in...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=88312
**** THIS WEEK'S FEATURED DISCUSSION GROUP - IBM-AIX-L ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/groups
How to reflect installed s/w that isn't shown in lslpp
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=88313
Antwort: Re: TTY_OVERRUN
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=88314
Automatically mount JFS2 with CIO
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=88315
VNC on AIX5L
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=88316
Create hd5 on a physical partition in rootvg
http://www.ittoolbox.com/r/da.asp?r=88317
**** UPCOMING EVENTS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
NETWORKING DECISIONS 2005
Date: November 14-16, 2005
Location: Chicago, IL
The 4th annual Networking Decisions Conference is here to help. Our
conference program is designed to help you simplify the IT
decision-making process throughout 2006, breaking down the most
important networking trends and issues such as Network Security, VoIP
& Convergence, Enterprise Wireless and Network Management. You'll
return to your office with the right tools, tactics and strategies to
make the right decisions for the growth of your enterprise network.
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
LISA '05
Date: December 4-9, 2005
Location: San Diego, CA
LISA '05 Offers the Latest in System Administration Training and
Cutting-Edge Practices Join us in San Diego, CA, December 4-9, 2005,
for the 19th Large Installation System Administration Conference (LISA
'05). LISA is the meeting place of choice for system, network,
database, storage, security, and all other computer-related
administrators. This year's program includes training every day by
industry experts such as Tina Darmohray, John Nicholson, Don Bailey,
Gerald Carter, and Richard Bejtlich; Keynote Address "Scaling Search
Beyond the Public Web" by Qi Lu of Yahoo! Inc,; New! Hit the Ground
Running Track; 2 tracks of invited talks by industry experts; refereed
papers; Guru Is In sessions; a vendor exhibition; and even more
networking opportunities. Sponsored by USENIX and SAGE.
Register by November 18 and save up to $300!
http://www.usenix.org/lisa05/it/
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
GARTNER 24TH ANNUAL DATA CENTER CONFERENCE
Date: December 5-8, 2005
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Venue: Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino
The Industry's Leading Data Center Event now 3.5 days!
Virtualization... ILM... business resiliency... operations
infrastructure efficiency... the escalating battle between Windows and
Linux. These are some of the hottest topics in data center management
right now - and will be headlining the agenda at the 24th Annual
Gartner Data Center Conference.
Last year's event was the best-attended themed event in Gartner
history as nearly 1400 data center professionals converged in Las
Vegas to hear the latest data center recommendations from the globally
renowned Gartner analyst team.
Every year, Gartner surveys data center executives to identify their
most critical concerns. Our 20 plus senior analyst team will craft an
up-to-the-minute agenda which will directly respond to your top
concerns.
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
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