Thursday, June 14, 2007
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Your weekly connection to the new and most popular entries from the Networking community.
**** CONTENTS ****
Groups: Help With DNS Setup (+9)
White Papers: Making the Right Choice in Digital KVM Switch... (+4)
Blogs: Why so many Linux distributions? (+9)
Wiki: DCOM (+7)
Jobs: IT Auditor Needed (+5)
Events: USENIX Annual Technical Conference 2007 (+2)
**** SPONSOR MESSAGE: BLUEARC CORPORATION ****
9 Steps to Effective Storage Consolidation
Marc Staimer of Dragon Slayer Consulting outlines a nine-step process to help aid in the implementation of network storage consolidation. Learn to manage your storage while simplifying the data protection process. Learn more
http://www.ITtoolbox.com/erd/15347
**** SPONSOR MESSAGE: JUNIPER NETWORKS ****
Secure and Control Network Access
Juniper Networks combines market-leading SSL VPN and innovative Unified Access Control to provide a secure, controlled access solution to critical resources and applications across your network-regardless of user location or device. Free white paper.
http://www.ITtoolbox.com/erd/15352
**** SPONSOR MESSAGE: APC CORPORATION ****
TCO - Data Center & Network Infrastructure
This white paper discusses an improved method for measuring Total Cost of Ownership of data center and network room physical infrastructure are quantified. The largest cost driver is shown to be unnecessary unabsorbed costs resulting from the oversizing of the infrastructure. Read now.
http://www.ITtoolbox.com/erd/15355
**** DOER GROUPS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/groups
Most Popular Thread
HELP WITH DNS SETUP
By aaronjhenry, member since 6/8/2007, Group: networkadmin-l
I have just setup a domain on a win. 2003 server i need to setup a dns server i keep getting this error. An error occurred when DNS was queried for the service location (SRV) resource record used to locate a domain controller for...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/545281
Recent Threads
COPY 2500 CONFIG TO 2501?
By Hienzs, member since 6/13/2007, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/545283
DNS ISSUE
By tta013, member since 4/3/2006, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/545284
IIS PROBLEM
By firewallaj, member since 9/22/2006, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/545285
RESTRICT PC'S TO USE STATIC IP ADDRESS USING CISCO SWITCH 3560
By nassrs, member since 12/16/2006, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/545286
ANTI VIRUS UNINSTALLING PROBLEM
By shakil_arafat, member since 2/5/2006, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/545288
ERROR IN NETWORK CONNECTION
By ravibasnya..., member since 9/25/2005, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/545289
CISCO SECURE 4.0 ACS
By bynico, member since 6/11/2007, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/545291
GLBP NOT BALANCING
By VOIP_GUY, member since 3/22/2007, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/545293
NETWORK CONNECTION TIME OUT
By ITGuru1, member since 5/29/2007, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/545294
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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.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/515774
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**** DOER WHITE PAPERS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/documents/white-papers/
Recent White Papers
MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE IN DIGITAL KVM SWITCH(S): A DECISION CHECKLIST
By Raritan
Many factors differentiate one KVM-over-IP solution from another. While none of these factors may, individually provide a justification for selecting one solution over another, cumulatively they have a major impact on the total ROI and business impact. Make more informed buying decisions and...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/544976
GEARING UP FOR IP COLLABORATION
By AT&T
Andy Woodfield, Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers' performance improvement consulting practice, explains that collaboration between organizations supported by IP networking requires preparation to yield substantial rewards.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/520604
IMPLEMENTING COST-EFFECTIVE D2D BACKUP AND RECOVERY
By Paula Johns
Learn how IP SANs solve storage challenges, how using snapshots simplifies data recovery and restoration, ways to expedite backups, and how to simplify storage infrastructure by deploying cost-effective iSCSI technology.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/539071
DETERMINING TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP FOR DATA CENTER AND NETWORK ROOM INFRASTRUCTURE
By APC
An improved method for measuring Total Cost of Ownership of data center and network room physical infrastructure and relating these costs to the overall Information Technology infrastructure is described, with examples. The cost drivers of TCO are quantified. The largest cost driver is shown to...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/471918
ADDRESSING STORAGE MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES WITH SCALABLE NAS
By Greg Schulz, StorageIO Group
BlueArc's Titan architecture is a revolutionary step for file servers, by implementing a hardware accelerated file system that can scale throughput, IOPs and capacity well beyond conventional software-based file servers. This technical white paper analyzes the technical details behind Titan's architecture to...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/511425
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**** DOER BLOGS ****
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Most Popular New Blog Entry
WHY SO MANY LINUX DISTRIBUTIONS?
By Locutus
There are literally hundreds of Linux distributions floating around the net. Any of which is almost the same but not quite like tea. Sorry bit of Hitch Hikers Guide snuck in there. Seriously, there are so many different distributions and they are all very similar...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/545295
Recent Blog Entries
5 IMPORTANT FACTS YOUR CAREER COUNSELOR NEVER TOLD YOU - #4 & #5
By Matthew Moran
I have to make this disclaimer. Since I never went to a career counselor in school and certainly never went to any career counseling you went to, I am basing my posts about what your career counselor never told you on discussions I have with...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/544890
NONCENTS ABOUT OPEN SOURCE
By Dru
I was surprised at how much this blogger doesn't get OpenLogic's business model. While he used sound logic to tear apart a blog piece which he obviously didn't like, he seemed awful determined to equate one off-the-cuff blog entry with...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/545022
5 LESSONS IT MANAGERS SHOULD LEARN FROM DARTH VADER
By HelpDeskSamurai
Yes, it's true, you can learn lessons about IT management from the Dark Lord of the Sith. This list is the result of a challenge someone made to me after I posted my two articles on lessons IT Managers can learn from the movie "...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/545296
WE ALL USE ROSE COLORED GLASSES
By Locutus
A reader of my articles has posted some very insightful comments in regards to operating system aficionados developing tunnel vision. I would like to expand on that. Not only do we develop tunnel vision we further compromise our vision by wearing rose colored glasses. Tunnel...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/545297
INTO THE ROUTER...NOTHING BUT NET, INTRO
By Journeyman
Every hotshot has to learn his way around the system and be a newbie. I've been there and I dare say you were too. Part of my blog is to highlight how I got here and I'd be lacking if I didn't...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/544895
HELP!!! OUTLOOK/EXCHANGE INTEGRATED PHONE/PDA - WHAT IS YOUR SOLUTION?
By Matthew Moran
IT Toolbox brain trust (shameless ego stroke) - I need your help! I have a client (Realtor/Broker) who is frustrated with their current Outlook/Exchange cellphone/pda solution. Challenges and things we need; 5000 plus contacts; Extra fields used in Outlook - not custom fields, but...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/544896
WHITE HATS, WE FEEL YOUR PAIN...REALLY WE DO
By kenyonswim
Study: Law puts damper on Web security research. Interesting that someone finally caught on to the fact that the laws passed to "catch" hackers is also restraining our own white hat security anaylists from doing their jobs. Major damage and/or jail time for privately...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/544898
HOW SAFE DO YOU FEEL?
By kenyonswim
I recently came back from seeing my in-laws who, thankfully, are the best in-laws a guy could ever have. My wife and I have been trying to get our now-retired mother in law to use the computer more, for things like pictures,...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/545298
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO FORBES
By Matthew Moran
I never knew "Shampooer" was a job... I like Forbes list. Here are the best and worst states for tech jobs plus the 25 best paying and 25 worst paying jobs...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/545000
**** DOER WIKI ****
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Most Popular New Wiki Contribution
DCOM
By Dr_Kenneth_Noisewater
The Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) is based on the Component Object Model. It is a grouping of Microsoft concepts and program interfaces from Microsoft in which client program objects can request services from server program objects on other computers in a network.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/545299
Recent Wiki Contributions
HYBRID KERNEL
By s13884
The Hybrid Kernel approach tries to combine the speed and simpler design of a Monolithic Kernel with the modularity and execution safety of a MicroKernel. Hybrid kernels are essentially a compromise between the monolithic Kernel approach and the MicroKernel system. This implies running some services...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/545301
MONOLITHIC KERNEL
By s13884
In a Monolithic Kernel, all OS services run along with the main Kernel thread, thus also residing in the same memory area. All thread and process are running on the Kernel space. This approach provides rich and powerful hardware access. Monolithic systems are easier to...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/545303
MICROKERNEL
By s13884
In the MicroKernel approach, the kernel itself only provides basic functionality that allows the execution of servers, separate programs that assume former kernel functions, such as device driver, GUI Server, and Network Services (e.g. HTTP, FTP, SSH). The MicroKernel approach consists of divining a...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/545304
DOCUMENT YOUR NETWORK
By 84.205.98.116
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 "living process" reap the greatest...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/430020
RADIUS
By aksbh
RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service Protocol) is an IETF defined client/server protocol- and server-based software that facilitates remote access servers to communicate with a central server to authenticate dial-in users and authorize their access to the requested system or service....
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/545305
TCP & UDP
By s13884
Layer 4 protocol (Transmission Layer Protocol) In OSI Reference model Layer 4 is responsible for the transmit the data across the network. Layer 4 mainly used 2 protocol to transmit data, but which protocol used when it depends on the Application and type of data....
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/545306
MAXIMUM TRANSMISSION UNIT
By aksbh
Maximum Transmission Unit or MTU is a networking unit expressed in bytes for the largest physical packet or frame size that a network can transmit. Any messages larger than the MTU are divided into smaller packets before being sent. The MTU can be set by...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/545307
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**** JOB POSTINGS ****
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Most Popular New Job Posting
IT AUDITOR NEEDED
Company: Southern California Edison
Location: Rosemead, CA
Southern California Edison is seeking an IT Auditor who has at least seven years experience in IT and/or internal auditing functions. Job Requirements: Bachelor Degree in Information...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/545308
Recent Job Postings
UNIX SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR NEEDED
Company: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Location: Las Vegas, NV
The Office of Information Technology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is seeking candidates for a UNIX Systems Administrator. This is a full-time, 12-month professional...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/545309
SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER NEEDED
Company: Foundation 9 Entertainment
Location: Kirkland, WA
Foundation 9 Entertainment is seeking a Senior Network Engineer who has at least 10 years relevant experience in IP networking, security infrastructure and its deployment. Position summary: Foundation...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/539361
DIRECTOR OF INFRASTRUCTURE ADMINISTRATION NEEDED
Company: CUNY-CIS
Location: New York City, NY
The City University of New York is seeking a Director of Infrastructure Administration for its Office of Computing and Information Services (CIS). This position manages the Infrastructure Administration...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/539360
IT INTEGRATION & IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT DIRECTOR NEEDED
Company: CABLEVISION
Location: Bethpage, NY
CABLEVISION is seeking an IT Integration & Implementation Project Director who has at least 8 years hands-on project/program management experience on major development initiatives demonstrating the strategic...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/539362
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
Related Jobs (North American candidates only)
Data Center Operational Engineer // 25 positions // (Dice)
http://www.ittoolbox.com/ext/21507
IP Attached Storage Account Representative (Dice)
http://www.ittoolbox.com/ext/21508
Supervisor, IT Procurement (Dice)
http://www.ittoolbox.com/ext/21509
**** UPCOMING EVENTS & WEBCASTS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
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
IT ROADMAP: SANTA CLARA
6/26/2007 by Network World
Date: June 26, 2007 Location: Santa Clara, CA Venue: Convention Center IT Roadmap encompasses leading technology from solution providers, case studies from IT all-stars, and new solutions for IT best practices. IT Roadmap covers 8 crucial technologies: Application & Content Security, Data Centers, Enterprise Mobility,...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/533245
WIRELESS APPLICATIONS AND COMPUTING 2007
7/6/2007 by IADIS
Date: July 6-8, 2007 Location: Lisbon, Portugal The IADIS Wireless Applications and Computing 2007 conference addresses several themes related to theory and practice within wireless networks, computing and application related areas. Enormous developments in wireless technologies made in recent years enabled both researchers and...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/544936
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