Thursday, May 10, 2007
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Your weekly connection to the new and most popular entries from the Networking community.
**** CONTENTS ****
Groups: Router IOS - 2600 (+6)
White Papers: Gartner Report: Magic Quadrant for WAN... (+4)
Blogs: A Look At Linux - Is It For You? (+9)
Wiki: Document your Network (+8)
Jobs: Information Technology Staff Needed (+5)
Events: Best Practices for Microsoft PKI Webinar (+4)
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Compare Windows Server to Linux
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Comprehensive Network Protection
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Demands of Service Oriented Architecture
Extend COBOL applications & support the flexibility demands of SOA. Read how COBOL transactions are transformed into business services & deployed in an SOA environment. Read More.
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**** DOER GROUPS ****
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Most Popular Thread
ROUTER IOS - 2600
By Lycos85, member since 9/19/2006, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
I am new to Routers. I wanted to upload another IOS to the router ; but getting the Error Message "Insufficient Space" sh version gives me : 32K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory. 16384K bytes of processor board system flash (Read/Write) The flash I want...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/528751
Recent Threads
CISCO 851 SPEED ISSUES
By cryptographrix, member since 4/29/2007, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/528753
CISCO ASA PRIVILEGES
By mtarawal..., member since 4/19/2006, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/528755
ALTERNATIVE FOR ISDN BACKUP
By Mike, member since 11/30/2006, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/528756
HSRP
By still.myself, member since 5/5/2006, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/528757
CONFIGURE HSRP ON ROUTERS
By Mandark!, member since 11/28/2006, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/528759
SSL VPN ON PIX 515E
By docklas, member since 12/13/2004, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/528761
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EMERGENCY BACKUP & REBUILD TOOLS THAT MATTER
Listen as Dan Morrill, an 18-year veteran in the information security field, provides an overview of why we back up and what tools are available for emergency repairs to systems that are and are not connected to the corporate network.Download this free blogcast today!
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/477373
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**** DOER WHITE PAPERS ****
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Recent White Papers
GARTNER REPORT: MAGIC QUADRANT FOR WAN OPTIMIZATION CONTROLLERS
By Riverbed
After a rigorous analysis of the WAN Optimization controller space, Gartner Research has released its comprehensive report on the Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers, 2006. The market for WAN optimization controllers remains dynamic, with vendors offering different feature sets. Organizations should identify their specific...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/528762
FIVE STEPS TO IT RISK MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES
By Greg Hughes
In the July issue of Risk Management Magazine, Greg Hughes, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Services and Support, writes about managing and balancing information risk and reward.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/471956
NEUTRAL WIRE FACTS AND MYTHOLOGY
By APC
This Technical Note discusses many common misunderstandings about the function of the neutral wire and its relation to power problems. The subjects of dedicated lines, phase reversal, isolation transformers, and grounding are addressed. Various myths are described and criticized.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/504767
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
NINE STEPS TO EFFECTIVE NETWORKED UNIFIED STORAGE CONSOLIDATION
By Marc Staimer, Dragon Slayer Consulting
Network storage consolidation makes it significantly easier for today's storage administrators to manage the ever-swelling amounts of storage while simplifying the data protection. To help simplify the process of networked unified storage consolidation, Marc Staimer of Dragon Slayer Consulting lays out a nine-...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/505611
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**** DOER BLOGS ****
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Most Popular New Blog Entry
A LOOK AT LINUX - IS IT FOR YOU?
By Locutus
To be perfectly honest, I am writing this as a reply to alexexmachina's posting where his "unbiased" A Look At Windows Vista - Is It For You? seems a little too biased towards how great Vista is. So here is my reply in the form...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/528699
Recent Blog Entries
MMMMM...MS PATCHES...WITH EXTRA SAUCE
By HelpDeskSamurai
Time to get testing folks. The latest set of MS Patches addresses the DNS Server vulnerability that was reported last month, as well as several holes that exist in all current flavors of Windows, including Vista. Have fun. HDS
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/529041
IT MANAGERS, DON'T BE AFRAID TO ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES
By HelpDeskSamurai
I'm convinced that one of the best things an IT manager can do to foster teamwork and mutual respect among their team, is to come out from behind the desk and spend a couple of days actually doing the job from time to time....
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/529042
EXPLORING THE /ETC DIRECTORY: RC AND INIT DIRECTORIES
By Locutus
In my previous "Exploring the /etc directory" I talked about the inittab file and what it does. Now I am going to explore the directories it uses and how they work. Generally you will see in your /etc directory some directories labled "init.d" and "...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/529043
SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE AND THE FLORIDA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: A TECH KOAN
By HelpDeskSamurai
The Help Desk Samurai was passing by a meeting of software architects. He heard much commotion, and looked into the meeting room. Flowcharts, lists, and diagrams covered the walls. Over a dozen people gestured wildly and made countless notes. He asked one of the architects...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/528700
EXPLORING THE /ETC DIRECTORY: INITTAB
By Locutus
In this series I am going to be travelling around the /etc directory on a linux installation and explaining what some of those cryptically named files do. In these cases I will be using Kubuntu/Ubuntu as an example but the files I will explain...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/528702
WE ARE MASTERS OF TECHNOLOGY. OR ARE WE SLAVES?
By Locutus
Over the past hundred or so years Humankind has made great advances in the sub-microscopic world of the electron. We discovered our ability to make that felt but not seen particle do our bidding and take over some of our higher brain functions like...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/528706
IBM: HOW LEAN IS LEAN?
By HelpDeskSamurai
Robert X. Cringley is predicting the layoff of 100,000+ (!) from IBM Global Services. This is not based on any official announcement from IBM, but is rather based on Cringley's "many friends" inside of Big Blue. So, yeah, it's somewhat suspect, but after...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/528763
16 TB PER FILESYSTEM... SIGH
By fluffhead
I never thought that 16 Terabytes (TB) would be too small. I am running up against the 16 TB raw addressable space limit on our NetApp NAS filers right now. Apparently Data OnTap and the R200 / FAS9x0 hardware, have this hardcoded limit, probably some 32...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/528652
HAPPENINGS
By Dru
While I fell off the face of the Internet this week, lots of stuff happened, including: DNSStuff's Resource Center launched. It includes a series of DNS basics articles I wrote for the launch as well as articles from the DNS-god himself, Cricket Liu....
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/528748
**** DOER WIKI ****
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Most Popular New Wiki Contribution
DOCUMENT YOUR NETWORK
By 207.59.38.250
This list has been created to provide the most elaborate overview of elements in a network that should be documented. Network Documentation is a BIG job with BIG rewards. Network administrators who utilize network documentation as a "living document"or "iving process" reap the greatest...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/430020
Recent Wiki Contributions
REAL-TIME TRANSPORT PROTOCOL
By aksbh
Real-time Transport Protocol or RTP is an Internet protocol that makes use of a standardized packet format for delivering audio and video over the Internet. The RTP does not have a standard TCP or UDP port on which it communicates and generally configured to...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/529044
NETWORK FILE SYSTEM
By aksbh
The Network File System (NFS) is the de facto standard for file sharing among UNIX hosts that is developed by Sun Microsystems. NFS is a stateless protocol. This implies that the file server stores no per-client information. NFS has no operation to open a...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/528764
OPERATING SYSTEM
By 76.186.0.149
The operating system (OS) is the program that acts as the manager of a computers functionality. These tasks include starting the computer, running application programs, as well as receiving input from the keyboard and mouse, sending information to the screen, keeping track of files and...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/430024
CLUSTERING SERVERS
By 76.186.0.149
Clustering refers to the use of multiple computers and devices such as typically PCs or UNIX workstations, multiple storage devices, and redundant interconnections, to configure and create as a single unified available system. Primarily, Cluster computing is used for load balancing as well as for...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/526528
COMMON OPEN POLICY SERVICE PROTOCOL
By 76.186.0.149
Common Open Policy Service Protocol or COPS is a proposed standard communication protocol that accounts for the policy control decision in the network communication. COPS is designed for use along with the Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) which allocates the traffic priorities in advance for temporary...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/528765
RESOURCE RESERVATION PROTOCOL
By 76.186.0.149
Resource Reservation Protocol or RSVP is a set of communication protocols that enables channels or paths on the Internet to be reserved for the multicast (one source to many receivers) transmission of video and other internet messaging services requiring high-bandwidth. Besides multicast, RSVP also...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/528766
KERNEL
By dlavigne6
The Kernel is the central controller of an operating system. It is the part of an operating system that loads first. The kernel remains in main memory while the system is running. Because it stays in memory, it is important for the kernel to be...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/431796
ASTERISK PBX
By cmurphy262
Asterisk open source PBX runs on Linux on standard PC hardware with suitable PCI interface cards, it works as a PBX with extra telephony features like voice mail and conferencing, working with analog phones and standards-based IP phones for VoIP telephony. And its certainly...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/485253
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BLOG: TUNING IN KI4REX
Read about all aspects of networking and help desk support, read the community's reactions, and post your own comments.Read more at ITtoolbox Blogs.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/525802
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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...
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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...
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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...
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HRIS BUSINESS ANALYST I NEEDED
Company: Loma Linda University
Location: Loma Linda, CA
Loma Linda University is seeking an HRIS Business Analyst I who has at least five years' prior work experience and who is skilled in Windows 95/98, Windows...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/511435
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**** NEW EVENTS & WEBCASTS ****
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BEST PRACTICES FOR MICROSOFT PKI WEBINAR
5/10/2007 11:00:00 AM by nCipher
Please join us for a free Webinar, Thursday, May 10, 2007 11:00 AM EDT. Brian Komar of IdentIT will provide a unique overview of the MS PKI and nCipher's integrated solutions, plus tips & tricks to assist you in streamlining this process.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/528767
**** UPCOMING EVENTS & WEBCASTS ****
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COMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPER CONFERENCE
5/15/2007 by TMC
Date: May 15-17, 2007 Location: Santa Clara, CA Venue: Hyatt Regency Who Will Build Tomorrow's Communications Applications? As communications evolves, one thing is for certain. The need for applications has never been greater. There is a race on to build tomorrow's unified...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/504683
RFID SOLUTIONS EXPO & CONFERENCE
5/16/2007 by Reed Exhibitions
Date: May 16-18, 2007 Location: Tokyo, Japan Venue: Tokyo Big Sight RIDEX 2007 will be the second Radio Frequency Identification focused industry exhibition and will gather all lines of RFID solutions, RFID tags, reader/writers, printers, middlewares and integration service. This is where exhibitors...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/505621
INFORMATION SECURITY EXPO (IST)
5/16/2007 by Reed Exhibitions
Date: May 16-18, 2007 Location: Tokyo, Japan Venue: Tokyo Big Sight IST is the largest exhibition in Japan. Now in its fourth year, it is the largest and most comprehensive exhibition focusing on information security and over 98,000 visitors and 1,350 exhibitors...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/529045
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