Thursday, November 08, 2007

Weekly Update: VLANs, Certification, RPC over HTTP and more...

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Thursday, November 08, 2007

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Wiki Article: System Administration
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/614998

Blog Post: Apple Can't Catch a Break
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/614927

Blog Post: You Know You're a Sysadmin When...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/614914

Blog Post: Tried the openSUSE gnome live cd
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/614999

Popular Q&A: Certification advice
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/615000

Popular Q&A: How can I map an external drive?
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/615001

Journal Entry: (RPC over HTTP) - DNS = Headache
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/615002

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SAMPLE CONFIG FROM CISCO LAYER III SWITCH WITH MULTIPLE ROUTED VLANS? (Cisco-infrastructure-l)
Asked By VOIP_GUY
I have always use a router to create and route between separate Networks/subnets/ VLANs. Does...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/602805/cisco-infrastructure-l/1691132

MULTIPLE IP RANGE IN ROUTER (Cisco-infrastructure-l)
Asked By Lai Bhari | Replies (7)
I am working as a sys admin and do not have good hands on cisco products so I thought I would ask...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/602805/cisco-infrastructure-l/1690584

GLBP CONFIGURATION (Cisco-infrastructure-l)
Asked By Sachin Jadhav | Replies (6)
I want router redundacy (hot) plus load balancing, so is GLBP suitable or any other protocol? I...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/602805/cisco-infrastructure-l/1688064

WINDOWS ON MAC (Mac-os-l)
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I am trying to gather some information in regards to running MS Windows XPP on Mac OS X (10.4.x or...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/602805/mac-os-l/1687780

PROBLEMS WITH MAC OS X TIGER ADMINISTRATION PASSWORD (Mac-os-l)
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Having problems with Mac OS X Tiger Administration Password. The mac keeps on losing the password...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/602805/mac-os-l/1687700

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GET STARTED USING VPNS -- last edited by marros
When designing a VPN, several factors have to be considered. How are your clients going to connect...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/610115

CISCO IPSEC VPN -- last edited by Micah Norman
I have seen some discussion regarding IPSEC VPNs on Cisco devices. Below is a quick tutorial on...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/615003

SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION -- last edited by BlueKnight
System administration involves managing the servers within a data center. System Administrators...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/567351

NNTP -- last edited by melissa_bezeau
The Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) is an Internet application protocol used primarily for...
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NORTEL -- last edited by Stuart Woods
Nortel, previously referred to as Nortel Networks Corporation and Northern Telecom Limited, is an...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/615005


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Recent Blog Entries

A SMALL SCRIPT I FIND USEFUL FOR FINDING CONNECTIONS
Posted by Locutus (System Admin) Comments(1)
Many times I have wanted to find out who is connected or what program is using what files...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/614973

TODAY - HOW TO BUILD A KILLER APP
Posted by Shayne Nelson (Data Warehouse Architect)
The industry has been in a long slump where killer applications are concerned. The history of...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/614932

APPLE CAN'T CATCH A BREAK
Posted by Payton Byrd (System Architect ) Comments(1)
When it rains, it pours, and the bad news has really been pouring in for Apple's software products...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/614890

YOU KNOW YOU'RE A SYSADMIN WHEN...
Posted by Dru (SysAdmin, Technical Writer, Technical Trainer) Comments(7)
I had a chance to start reading Time Management for System Administrators yesterday while waiting...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/614918

TRIED THE OPENSUSE GNOME LIVE CD
Posted by KI4REX (IT Manager)
After spending 2 hours with it's cousin, I decided that I needed to try out the gnome live cd...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/614975


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BEST PRACTICES FOR IM ARCHIVING & COMPLIANCE
By Symantec Corporation
This white paper provides an overview of what Symantec believes to be the best practices in managing IM as a record of...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/535219

BUILDING A VIRTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE FROM SERVERS TO STORAGE
By NetApp
This technical report discusses the virtual storage solutions that reduce cost, increase storage utilization, increase...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/610065

SUSE LINUX ENTERPRISE: VIRTUAL MACHINE DRIVER PACK
By Novell
Want to virtualize Windows applications but concerned about performance? Worry no more. Novell makes it easy to...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/610066

FIVE STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING FAX COMMUNICATIONS
By Castelle
Network administrators and IT teams deal with complex, time-consuming challenges every day. Faxing shouldn't be one of...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/575295

STOPPING ZOMBIES, BOTNETS AND OTHER EMAIL- AND WEB-BORNE THREATS
By Sophos Inc.
Hijacked computers, or zombies, hide inside networks where they send spam, steal company secrets, and enable other...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/575094

TOP FIVE REASONS TO AUTOMATE SAP DOCUMENT DELIVERY
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Captaris RightFax offers robust and reliable electronic fax and document delivery directly from SAP, enabling...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/544997

IT RISK MANAGEMENT: AN ESSENTIAL STRATEGY FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS
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As dependency on IT increases, exposure to IT risk continues to grow. Most organizations do not have an adequate...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/471851

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...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/504767

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CERTIFICATION ADVICE
By ITtoolbox as adapted from SysAdmin-Career discussion group
Currently I am working on a site where I have 100 PCs and 1 Windows 2003 Server. I am also working on both Lotus Client...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/615006

HOW CAN I MAP AN EXTERNAL DRIVE?
By ITtoolbox as adapted from Wireless-Networks-L discussion group
How can I map an external drive? I have the Mac address, the IP address and the port.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/615007


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(RPC OVER HTTP) - DNS = HEADACHE from IT in the Arctic Circle
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/614939
A contracted client recently requested that one of their remote offices be connected to the...
Entry by Marc Snelgrove (Senior Information Technologist)

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