Thursday, May 31, 2007
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Your weekly connection to the new and most popular entries from the Networking community.
**** CONTENTS ****
Groups: Can't connect wireless laptop using DHCP (+9)
White Papers: Remote Support Best Practices & Benefits (+4)
Blogs: The life of a Remote IT Admin (+7)
Wiki: Design Structured Cabling Systems and IT Network... (+7)
Jobs: Senior UNIX Administrator Needed (+5)
Events: Corporate Security in the Information Age (+2)
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**** DOER GROUPS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/groups
Most Popular Thread
CAN'T CONNECT WIRELESS LAPTOP USING DHCP
By kfs_tech, member since 5/17/2007, Group: networkadmin-l
I have 4 IBM Thinkpads XPpro. Set up #1 using DHCP obtaining IP & DNS automatically. Works fine. The next 3 systems will not connect using DHCP. They will connect using a static IP with no problems. The wireless is encrypted & the connection is good to...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/535014
Recent Threads
INTERNET SPEED DIFFERENCES
By Ryder116, member since 5/8/2007, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/535015
1841 ROUTER CANT CREATE SUB INTERFACE
By b55555, member since 5/30/2007, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/535017
PAUSE ERRORS ON GIGABIT INTERFACE
By Harshad Shukl, member since 2/4/2004, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/535019
OFF-SITE ACCESS TO NETWORK FILES - BEST METHOD?
By CEV, member since 2/25/2004, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/535020
VPN - SITE TO SITE
By tadlabs, member since 4/23/2007, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/535021
FRAME RELAY
By tadlabs, member since 4/23/2007, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/535022
ISA TO ISA
By tarek_sarouji, member since 8/23/2006, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/535023
CISCO 2950 SHOW PORT CONFIG
By BMcMartin, member since 5/27/2007, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/535025
CISCO VLAN ROUTING TROUBLE 1800, 2X 2960
By mkelland, member since 5/28/2007, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/535027
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WIKI TOP CONTRIBUTOR: AKSBH
Created: Topic:Post Office Protocol version 3Contents: "The Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3) is a client/server protocol used for downloading and reading messages from a mail server..."...Continued at ITtoolbox Wiki.Become a top contributor as you share and learn with the community at ITtoolbox Wiki.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/523146
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**** DOER WHITE PAPERS ****
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Recent White Papers
REMOTE SUPPORT BEST PRACTICES & BENEFITS
By DB Kay & Associates
Recently, a new breed of remote support has been rapidly adopted in support centers. Learn the business case for remote access & best practices for selecting a remote access partner.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/526556
THE PRACTICAL SIDE OF SERVER VIRTUALIZATION
By Jonathan Eunice, Illuminata, Inc.
Virtualization is not hot because the technology per se is particularly new or revolutionary, but because now that it has matured, the outcomes it enables are so desirable and so central to what IT shops need. Lower costs, increased flexibility, and reduced risk-who can...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/478196
TEN EASY STEPS FOR EMAIL AND WEB BEST PRACTICES
By MessageLabs
Whether a mid-sized company, a small business, or a public corporation, any time you allow employees to access the Web and email, you put your organization's assets and reputation at risk. This guide shows you how to minimize email & Web risk.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/511707
PREPARING FOR PANDEMIC: COMMON PRACTICE AND CONTACT CENTER PLANNING
By Avaya Inc.
Few organizations consider the impact of widespread disease that would affect operations in their disaster recovery plans. This paper lays out a framework to address the business continuity implications of such a pandemic.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/484983
ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY MODELING FOR DATA CENTERS
By APC
This paper shows that the values commonly used for equipment inefficiency are quite inaccurate. A simple but effective means for modeling the efficiency of power and cooling equipment provides for much more accurate results.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/511291
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**** DOER BLOGS ****
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Most Popular New Blog Entry
THE LIFE OF A REMOTE IT ADMIN
By kenyonswim
What do we do as IT people right off the bat when assessing a new situation? We take a look at the lay of the land. I guess this is the best place to start for this new blog. In my organization, I am the...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/534947
Recent Blog Entries
THE PROCESS THAT CAN'T BE KILLED.
By Locutus
Sometimes in Linux there are processes that can't be killed. No matter what you try, no matter what interrupt you use the stubborn thing just won't die! Eventually the only way to kill that process is to reboot the computer. It doesn't...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/534984
COFFEE TABLE COMPUTER. WOW!
By Locutus
Microsoft must be reading my blog. Soon after my recent article about liking Microsoft I came across this article by Reuters on Yahoo news. This is where Microsoft is soon to be releasing a coffee table shaped computer. According to the article the tabletop is...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/534985
LESSONS LEARNED - THE HARD WAY.
By kenyonswim
You read about it. You hear it upteen bazillion times. And then it happens to you...I bought a western digital Mybook from a local retailer. It was wonderful out of the box. Looked sleek, worked like a charm, and I think it even smiled...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/534956
DELL TO SELL PCS THROUGH WAL-MART: HUH?
By HelpDeskSamurai
So Dell is going to sell some of their lower-end PC models through Wal-mart retail stores. When I read this, my left eyebrow arched upwards in my best Mr. Spock imitation, and my cynicism generator kicked into overdrive. I can understand Dell needing...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/535028
I LIKE MICROSOFT!
By Locutus
To those of you who regularly follow my blog (God bless you all), this articles title will come as a real shocker. My stance hasn't changed. I have always liked Microsoft, just not in the way you think. While I don't much care...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/534983
IMAGE SPAM
By kenyonswim
Found this link on Bruce Schneier's site (may we be his servant forever) It talks about what image spam look like and how spammers craft their messages. A quick, but VERY informative read. It was loading slow when I accessed it recently, so be...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/534960
NEWSFLASH: MICROSOFT HAS ANTI-LINUX WEAPON.
By Locutus
Stumbling around the internet I came across some very disturbing news. It is especially disturbing in that this particular piece of news is not directly accessible from the companies web page but is in a hidden section. In light of the recent posturing by Microsoft...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/535029
**** DOER WIKI ****
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Most Popular New Wiki Contribution
DESIGN STRUCTURED CABLING SYSTEMS AND IT NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURES
By 60.190.79.18
Designing a Structured Cabling System - a ten step HOWTO guide Below we have provided a ten step introductory guide for the Design of Structured Cabling Systems and IT Network Infrastructures. (see structured cabling schematic) European Un
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/440923
Recent Wiki Contributions
STATELESS SERVER
By aksbh
A stateless server is a server that treats each request from the client as an independent transaction that is in no way related to any previous request. Generally, the session variables are used to mitigate that stateless model within a conversational application by storing data...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/535030
GENERIC ROUTING ENCAPSULATION
By aksbh
Generic Routing Encapsulation or GRE is a network protocol that is designed to encapsulate a variety of network layer packets inside IP tunneling packets and generally used in conjunction with another similar protocol the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) to crerate secure VPN (Virtual...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/535031
IPTV
By aksbh
IPTV or Internet Protocol television is a technology where a digital television service is delivered using delivery of video stream encoded as a series of IP packets. The IPTV services can be bundled with other Internet Protocol services including VoIP, Video on Demand and high-...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/535032
P2P
By dewritermd
P2P, referring mostly to a standardized peer-to-peer version control system. This system is set up to allow for the delivering of all necessary information across a network without the use of a server (also known as a server-less system). The P2P system...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/532890
SIMILARITY ENHANCED TRANSFER
By aksbh
Similarity-Enhanced Transfer or SET is a technique for improving upon the speed drastically at which peer-to-peer file sharing, file downloading and the content distribution systems work by taking advantage of multiple variants of the same music files, video clips, and software, which...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/535033
DIGITAL SIGNAL LEVEL
By aksbh
Digital signal Level or Digital signal X or DSx is a term used to define the series of standard digital transmission rates or levels. The Digital signal X is based on the ANSI T1.107 guidelines. The basic digital transmission rate is DS0 which is...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/535034
RING TOPOLOGY
By aksbh
A ring topology is a network topology or circuit arrangement in which each network device is attached along the same signal path to two other devices, forming a path in the shape of a ring. Each device in the network that is also referred to...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/535035
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BLOG: IT NETWORK GURU
All you wanted or didn't want to know about IT Networking, System Administration, and Windows Administration.Read more at ITtoolbox Blogs.
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**** JOB POSTINGS ****
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Most Popular New Job Posting
SENIOR UNIX ADMINISTRATOR NEEDED
Company: D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
Location: New York, NY
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. is seeking a Senior UNIX Administrator who has extensive knowledge of multiple UNIX operating systems and large installation systems administration experience. Exceptional...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/535036
Recent Job Postings
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STAFF NEEDED
Company: Blackwater USA/Partner
Location: Nationwide
Blackwater USA/Partner is seeking Information Technology Staff. We are seeking experienced Information Technology Professionals for immediate employment in support of our client. We are seeking talented technical...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/524486
CRM ARCHITECT NEEDED
Company: Mission Federal Credit Union
Location: San Diego, CA
Mission Federal Credit Union is seeking a CRM Architect Needed who has 3-5 years experience with enterprise application deployment of CRM applications, preferably in retail banking or...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/524487
UNIX SYSTEMS ENGINEER NEEDED
Company: Quicken Loans
Location: Livonia, MI
Quicken Loans is seeking a Unix Systems Engineer who has at least 2 years of UNIX (AIX, SUN Solaris, HP9000 HP-UX) and Linux enterprise server administration experience....
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/522608
INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGER / DIRECTOR NEEDED
Company: Mentor Graphics
Location: Wilsonville, OR
Mentor Graphics is seeking an Information Security Manager / Director who has at least 7 years of related experience and who is skilled in digital certificate technology including SSL...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/522236
CRM ADMINISTRATOR NEEDED
Company: Corporate Executive Board
Location: Washington DC
Corporate Executive Board is seeking a CRM Administrator who has at least 2 years experience defining and implementing role based access controls in CRM system. Corporate Executive Board...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/520362
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**** UPCOMING EVENTS & WEBCASTS ****
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CORPORATE SECURITY IN THE INFORMATION AGE
6/10/2007 by marcus evans
Date: June 10-11, 2007 Location: Dubai At the Corporate Security in the Information Age Forum, delegates will come away with a wealth of knowledge in mitigating threats to organisations information assets. In addition, delegates will have the opportunity to network with industry leaders and...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/531026
CSI NETSEC '07
6/11/2007 by CMP
Date: June 11-13, 2007 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Venue: The Phoenician CSI's 17th Annual NETSEC will be held June 11-13, 2007 in Scottsdale, Arizona at The Phoenician. A newly revamped program features case studies, lectures, tutorials and interactive group workshops that will educate...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/531027
USENIX ANNUAL TECHNICAL CONFERENCE 2007
6/17/2007 by USENIX
Date: June 17-23, 2007 Location: Santa Clara, CA Join us in Santa Clara, CA, June 17-22, 2007, for the 2007 USENIX Annual Technical Conference (USENIX '07). This year's program includes 6 full days of training by industry experts such as Peter Baer...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/528966
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