Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Weekly Update: VPN, Wireless networking, ICMP and more...

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Tuesday, November 20, 2007

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Your weekly connection to the new and most popular entries from the Networking community.
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Wiki Article: Session Initiation Protocol
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/619501

Blog Post: LogMeIn turns Graphics Design Firm into Spammer...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/619384

Blog Post: One little setting can ruin your whole day...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/619481

Popular Q&A: ICMP Blocking/Permitting
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Event: International Conference on Wireless, Mobile and...
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MULTIPLE REMOTE ACCESS (Linksys-l)
Asked By max wells
I do need help with the following: I have 2 computers sharing the same static ip. I need them to...
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MULTIPLE REMOTE ACCESS (Linksys-l)
Asked By max wells | Replies (2)
I have 3 computers sharing a static ip. Is there a way to configure a regular wired linsys router...
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WIRELESS HOME NETWORKING SOLUTION NEEDED! (Tcp-ip-l)
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I have a 2wire wireless b/g DSL modem on my main computer hooked up via ethernet cable. This main...
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I'm earning my Diploma in Network and Cybersecurity. When I graduate, what careers are suitable for...
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RETURNING TO IT FIELD (Networking-career)
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INTERNET -- last edited by Rakesh Jain
The Internet is defined as an electronic network of computers, using a common communication...
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SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL -- last edited by akshaya bhatia
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is a network communication protocol used to establish Internet...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/618595

BROCADE SWITCH ADMINISTRATION -- last edited by ASHISH BAROT
To connect to a brocade SAN Switch either. 1. from a command line ( Windows ) or shell ( Unix )...
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WIKI TOP CONTRIBUTOR: AKSHAYA BHATIA
Edited: Instruction SetContents: "An Instruction Set is a set of programming instructions, which allow a computer system to carry about commands necessary for operation..."...Continued at ITtoolbox Wiki.Become a top contributor as you share and learn with the community at ITtoolbox Wiki.
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Recent Blog Entries

LOGMEIN TURNS GRAPHICS DESIGN FIRM INTO SPAMMER SHOP
Posted by Robert Gerace (CEO)
I kid you not. Last July we took on a client who had two servers, one of which was (among other...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/619390

RATIONAL MAINFRAMES
Posted by iTech-Ed
Who says mainframes are hard to use and integrate with other systems? Well, it seems just about...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/619406

THE IMPACT OF MUSIC DOWNLOADS AND P2P FILE-SHARING
Posted by Dru (SysAdmin, Technical Writer, Technical Trainer) Comments(4)
Industry Canada recently published a report on a recent study on the impact of free downloads on...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/619504

CHOOSING BETWEEN HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE ENCRYPTION
Posted by Ulf Mattsson (cto) Comments(2)
As an increasing number of enterprises seek to protect their data at rest, they are turning to...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/618597

ONE LITTLE SETTING CAN RUIN YOUR WHOLE DAY...
Posted by Robert Gerace (CEO) Comments(1)
OK. So. We take over an account. The Exchange server's drives are full, and defrag is nothing but a...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/619485


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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

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

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

APPLICATION PERFORMANCE BRIEF: SAP APPLICATIONS
By Blue Coat Systems
SAP is moving to the web. Are you ready? This white paper explores requirements for delivering high-performance SAP...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/601184

NAC: MANAGING UNAUTHORIZED COMPUTERS
By Sophos Inc.
Unauthorized endpoint computers pose significant security risks to organizations. Where underlying network-based...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/574309

HIGH AVAILABILITY FOR MICROSOFT EXCHANGE SERVER 2007 USING CCR WITH HP STORAGEWORKS EVA8000
By Hewlett Packard
Cluster continuous replication (CCR) is a high-availability feature of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 that combines the...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/617697

WATTS AND VOLT-AMPS: POWERFUL CONFUSION
By APC
This note helps explain the differences between Watts and VA and explains how the terms are correctly and incorrectly...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/598095

IT RISK MANAGEMENT: AN ESSENTIAL STRATEGY FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS
By Symantec Corporation
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

TOP 10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT OPTIMIZING SQL SERVER PERFORMANCE
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ICMP BLOCKING/PERMITTING
By ITtoolbox as adapted from Cisco-Infrastructure-L discussion group
Device: PIX515E I would like to block any ICMP (ping) requests from the outside; returning a message such as host...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/618601

DISABLE ICMP
By ITtoolbox as adapted from Solaris-L discussion group
I am trying to disable ICMP on my Solaris 7/8 servers. I have set and verified the following parameter. /usr/sbin/ndd...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/618602


***** Journals *****

MISCOMMUNICATION from Engineering Notebook
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/619397
Nowadays, I have learned that "yes" to a "do you understand" is a bad answer...
Entry by Jamie (Software Engineer)

OPENSUSE DISPLAY WOES - FIXED / OPENSUSE 10.3 ON... from Tinkering around the edges...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/619409
In my last jounal entry you will read about my difficulties getting OpenSUSE running on my Medion 6486 PC with an Acer 1917WA LCD monitor.
Entry by Daniel Cadden

OPENSUSE DISPLAY WOES - CAN YOU HELP? from Tinkering around the edges...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/617712
I finally got around to dual booting my PC and finally I'm running OpenSUSE 10.3. But not fully...
Entry by Daniel Cadden


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IT COLLEGE TO CORPORATE INTERNSHIP
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SR. RELEASE ENGINEER NEEDED
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Location: Wilmington, MA
Anacomp, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Release Engineer with a Bachelor's degree in related field and 9...
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TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
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APPLICATIONS ADMINISTRATOR NEEDED
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University of Puget Sound is seeking an Applications Administrator with a Bachelor's degree or...
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IT ROADMAP 2007
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WIRELESS, MOBILE AND MULTIMEDIA NETWORKS
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Date: January 11-12, 2008 Location: Mumbai, India
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