Thursday, August 16, 2007
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Your weekly connection to the new and most popular entries from the Networking community.
**** CONTENTS ****
Groups: Remote control program (+9)
White Papers: Minimize data loss in a disaster (+4)
Documents: Taking the CCNA
Blogs: How important is remote access to you? (+9)
Wiki: IPv4 (+3)
Jobs: Sr. System Administrator Needed (+5)
Events: The Security Standard (+1)
**** SPONSOR MESSAGE: MICROSOFT CORPORATION ****
VoIP As You Are.
Introducing the software-based VoIP solution from Microsoft. Don't rip & replace. Now you can keep your hardware--your PBX, your gateways, even your phones. VoIP as you are.
http://www.ITtoolbox.com/erd/15682
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Reduce storage costs
Discover how to enable your organization to reduce storage costs, protect critical records, improve employee productivity and achieve compliance with regulations requiring the retention and supervision of e-mails. Read more in this Gartner Research Note. Click here.
http://www.ITtoolbox.com/erd/15683
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TCO - Data Center & Network Infrastructure
This white paper discusses an improved method for measuring Total Cost of Ownership of data center. Network room physical infrastructure are also 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/15678
**** DOER GROUPS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/groups
Most Popular Thread
REMOTE CONTROL PROGRAM
By surfandwork, member since 3/2/2006, Group: networkadmin-l
Which remote control program do you use? I just upgraded one office with new computers running Windows Vista and my current remote control program does not work with Vista and Windows' Remote Desktop Connection is not a good alternative. I do not want to use...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/580849
Recent Threads
REMOTE DESKTOP CONNECTION
By sboyd_rapidcare, member since 6/12/2007, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/580851
VOIP
By Jigga_Dat_Nigga, member since 8/15/2007, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/580853
HOST NAME RESOLUTION
By plo, member since 3/1/2004, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/580854
HOST ACCESS ISSUES
By tlitd, member since 7/23/2007, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/580856
PROBLEM TO START NMS_SERVER IN WCS
By bynico, member since 6/11/2007, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/580857
VPN CLIENT FOR LINUX
By alex_iko_hayes, member since 1/11/2005, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/580858
EXCHANGE SERVER 2003
By tejasupadhyaya, member since 8/12/2007, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/580860
SHARED PRINTER NOT PRINTING
By JohnJGuido, member since 8/11/2007, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/580862
2 VPN CONNECTIONS
By kjean, member since 4/10/2006, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/580863
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IMPROVE DATA MANAGEMENT THROUGH VIRTUALIZATION
Go inside the technologies that improve data center TCO and management by reducing the time required to deploy and maintain servers. Discover how by virtualizing I/O connections to SANs and LANs.Read this free white paper.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/565878
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**** DOER WHITE PAPERS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/documents/white-papers/
Recent White Papers
MINIMIZE DATA LOSS IN A DISASTER
By Enterprise Strategy Group, Inc.
If you still think of disaster recovery only in terms of data redundancy you're only getting half the story. True "bulletproof" disaster recovery requires both data stability and application availability for business continuance. Read why one independent lab gave HP XP disaster recovery software...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/580864
BREAKING THROUGH THE NOISE AROUND APPLICATION AVAILABILITY
By Marathon Technologies
With a very stagnant availability market over the past ten years or so, businesses have had few viable options for enabling the varying degrees of availability they require. Marathon's everRun defines a new standard in automated application availability, using patented virtualization technology, everRun provides...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/520109
IPSEC VS. SSL VPNS FOR SECURE REMOTE ACCESS
By Aventail Corporation
Learn whether an IPSec or SSL VPN will best meet your needs for:<br>-Access control for unmanaged end points<br>-Support for a full range of applications <br>-End user ease-of-use <br>-Improving security and centralizing your control <br>-Total cost of ownership...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/538932
NAC: MANAGING UNAUTHORIZED COMPUTERS
By Sophos Inc.
Unauthorized endpoint computers pose significant security risks to organizations. Where underlying network-based enforcement is available, network access control (NAC) solutions provide detection and implementation of security policies to minimize these risks. However, in some environments the network cannot provide this enforcement.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/574309
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE IM USAGE POLICY
By Symantec Corporation
This white paper provides a best practices overview for effectively managing the risks and costs associated with the corporate use of IM. Download this white paper today and learn more about security and legal risks associated with IM usage and how to overcome them, and...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/535381
To Signup for Networking White-Paper Alerts
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**** DOER POPULAR Q&A ****
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Most Popular New Popular Q&A
TAKING THE CCNA
By ITtoolbox as adapted from Networking-Career discussion group
I have a Bachelor's degree in IT and I want to further my career. I also plan on doing my Masters in IT as well. Right now I am an Application Support Analyst. It is a very cool job but it is not where...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/580865
**** DOER BLOGS ****
http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/
Most Popular New Blog Entry
HOW IMPORTANT IS REMOTE ACCESS TO YOU?
By Locutus
I don't know about you lot but to me remote access to my computer is of prime importance. Lets face it we can't always be sitting in front of a keyboard and screen in our own home or office and it is those...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/580866
Recent Blog Entries
REX'S FIRST CASE...OR HOW THE UTILITY BELT REALLY GOT STARTED PART 3
By KI4REX
Sorry for the delay in updating this blog. I have developed tendonitis in my right wrist. It became too painful to type and don't even ask about the use of a mouse. The inflammation is down enough that I can type some, but not...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/580867
NEW MINNESOTA PLASTIC CARD SECURITY ACT NOW IN EFFECT
By Mark Tordoff
In the wake of the TJX cardholder data breach, legislators in several states pursued the passage of PCI-like bills to impose penalties on any merchant suffering similar breaches in the future. Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts and Texas all made efforts to pass laws, but only...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/580868
NOVELL WON, SCO LOST. SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR US?
By Locutus
So the long running legal battle that SCO started is almost over and we are waiting for the final song. Novell won, SCO lost and, although it will appeal, everyone says that this linux legal issue is now non-existant. Great, fine, but what does...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/580869
ANTON SECURITY TIP OF THE WEEK #12: PROXY LOG FUN - PROXY LOGS VS INFORMATION LEAKAGE
By anton
Following the new "tradition" of posting a security tip of the week (mentioned here, here ; SANS jumped in as well), I decided to follow along and join the initiative. One of the bloggers called it "pay it forward" to the community. So, Anton Security Tip...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/580870
WHERE ARE YOU WHEN IT ALL HITS THE FAN?
By HelpDeskSamurai
"Take the reins of power and seize them, draw the battle lines Armageddon's just a matter of time." -KISS, "War Machine" Gut check time, tech managers. When things begin to get difficult for your team...When your workload increases out of nowhere...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/580871
IRS EMPLOYEES' PASSWORDS A QUESTION AWAY
By Mark Tordoff
Want to get an IRS employees' user name and password? Just ask. According to an article on FederalTimes.com, in a test conducted in March and April by the agency's inspector general, 60 percent of more than 100 IRS employees revealed their user names...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/580872
THE EXPENDABLE CIO
By Mark Tordoff
Ann All, in her IT Business Edge blog, reported a couple of days ago that British department store House of Fraser has no plans to replace its recently retired IT director. John Lewis, another British retail chain, the director of computer services is now reporting...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/580873
BSD HACKS IN SIMPLIFIED CHINESE
By Dru
I had a pleasant surprise from Purolator this morning--a copy of BSD Hacks in Simplified Chinese. This represents four translations that I'm aware of (I tend to find out these things after the fact): German, Polish, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/580874
WHERE'S THE SUNSHINE?
By Dru
Apparently not in the Linux kernel according to Andrew Morton's LinuxWorld keynote. Personally, I hope Sun never adopts the GPL and those who choose to use ZFS do so on FreeBSD. Andrew may think ZFS is irrelevant but anyone who has used it would...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/580875
**** DOER WIKI ****
http://wiki.ittoolbox.com
Most Popular New Wiki Contribution
IPV4
By dewritermd
IPv4 was originally a classfull 32-bit (hexadecimal) number based addressing system providing a standardized method of transporting information across the Internet in packets of data from one computer to another. This original system used "A", "B", and "C" in terms of network sizes, with...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/580876
Recent Wiki Contributions
IPV6
By aksbh
IPv6 stands for Internet Protocol Version 6, which is based on 128 bit IP address and provides a standardized method of transporting information across the Internet in packets of data from one computer to another. It is designed by the IETF to replace the current...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/128037
SIMPLE MAIL TRANSFER PROTOCOL
By aksbh
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is a standard text-based client-server protocol which facilitates the email transmission across the Internet. Using SMTP the client transmits an email message to the server. The end-user email client is referred to as the MUA...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/580877
INTERNET PROTOCOL
By dewritermd
The Internet Protocol (IP) provides a standardized method of transporting information across the Internet in packets of data from one computer to another. This is only one of many types of the network-layer, routed protocols, others include IPX and AppleTalk.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/580878
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WIKI TOP CONTRIBUTOR: DEWRITERMD
Created: IPv6Contents: "IPv6 stands for Internet Protocol Version 6, which provides a standardized method of transporting information across the Internet..."...Continued at ITtoolbox Wiki.Become a top contributor as you share and learn with the community at ITtoolbox Wiki.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/523150
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**** JOB POSTINGS ****
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Most Popular New Job Posting
SR. SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR NEEDED
Company: Bristlecone
Location: Milpitas, CA
Bristlecone is seeking a Sr. System Administrator who has at least 8 years overall IT experience, preferably in a software or consulting environment. Job Detail:Provide 24 x...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/580879
Recent Job Postings
CYBER INFRASTRUCTURE - SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER NEEDED
Company: Northwestern University
Location: Evanston, IL
Northwestern University is seeking a Cyber Infrastructure-Senior Project Manager who has at least 4-year degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Science or related technical discipline along...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/578228
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR NEEDED
Company: ITtoolbox
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
ITtoolbox is seeking a System Administrator who has at least 2 years experience with Microsoft Windows Support, server and XP-Pro, Networking fundamentals, including diagnostics with Unix and...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/578227
SERVICE DESK MANAGER NEEDED
Company: Corporate Executive Board
Location: Washington, DC
The Corporate Executive Board is seeking a Service Desk Manager to provide active "hands-on daily" management for Service Desk staff. The Corporate Executive Board Forbes: Ranked in...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/578229
JUNIOR SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR (WEBV2, PDI TOOLS) NEEDED
Company: Corporate Executive Board
Location: Washington, DC
The Corporate Executive Board is seeking a Junior Systems Administrator (WebV2, PDI Tools) who has a bachelor's degree in a related area and at least 2 years...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/578230
JUNIOR SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR (IPIL - DAT) NEEDED
Company: Corporate Executive Board
Location: Washington, DC
The Corporate Executive Board is seeking a Junior Systems Administrator (IPIL -DAT) who has a bachelor's degree in a related area and at least 2 years of...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/578231
**** UPCOMING EVENTS & WEBCASTS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/events
THE SECURITY STANDARD
9/10/2007 by IDG
Date: September 10-11, 2007 Location: Chicage, IL Venue: The Fairmont Hotel Security today isn't just a matter of new technology and new threats. Security is about doing business in new ways that reflect the emerging dangers in our world, the evolving concerns of...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/564858
THE 3RD ANNUAL LEAN SIX SIGMA SUMMIT
9/18/2007 by IQPC
Date: September 18-21, 2007 Location: Las Vegas, NV Venue: The Venetian Lean Six Sigma is delivering millions of dollars worth of financial benefit to over 80% of the USA's top-100 companies - how does the dollar margin on your Lean Six Sigma Improvement...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/567261
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