More top picks from the week: Video "Webisodes" show Cisco-equipped digital homes RSA bolsters Cisco security gear Cisco Security warns of IOS HTTP hole with no patch Juniper set to line up allies in battle with Cisco Is Avaya about to distance itself from Cisco? M&A rumors include Cisco, Juniper From our bloggers: Cisco selling refurbished Linksys directly to end users Brad Reese: Cisco has begun to sell refurbished Linksys directly to end users, the company says. Using FCAPS for IP Telephony Management Michael Morris, From the Field: Years ago, when I started studying Cisco stuff, I learned about the ISO Telecommunications Management Network model FCAPS - an acronym for Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, and Security. Although I don't read about the model much anymore, after studying the acronym many times in preparation for CCNP, CCDP, or CCIE written exams, it stuck with me. 1 Year anniversary: Did the CCNA Specializations Become Valuable? Wendell Odom's Cisco Cert Zone: Cisco frequently announces changes to its certifications at the Cisco Live conference (formerly known as Networkers). Let's review Cisco's biggest cert announcement at Networkers 2008, which was the introduction of the CCNA Voice and CCNA Wireless. Planning for the worst Jimmy Ray Purser: Networking Geek to Geek: There always a few phrases that come to mind when folks say one thing and do another. Practice what you preach, Physician Heal Thyself, Lead by example, etc... I have designed many networks all over the world and without a doubt the single most important issue is redundancy. VMPS: Put a Fork in it Scott Hogg: VLAN Membership Policy Server (VMPS) was a technology that provided a way for organizations to control access to their networks. It has since become an albatross around their neck and the longer they delay in transitioning away, the harder the breakup becomes. Mitigating Rogue RA with Port ACL Eric Vyncke, IPv6 Security: The most common security issue, that I have found in IPv6 networks, is the rogue RA. Rogue RA is a misconfigured device or a malicious user sending wrong Router Advertisements to all attached hosts. Will Liquid Computing pour cold water over Cisco's ambitious unified computing system? Brad Reese: Vik Desai - President and Chief Executive Officer of unified computing infrastructure vendor - Liquid Computing, describes in this Q & A session his complete "data center in a chassis" blade system. It appears Agito Networks has surpassed Cisco on mobile handset technology Brad Reese: In a Q&A, Agito Networks explains why the Agito for BlackBerry is the first to bring enterprise VoIP over WiFi for dual-mode BlackBerry smartphones. June Giveaways Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet are giving away training from Global Knowledge to two lucky readers and 15 copies each of books on IPv6 security, the Cisco Secure Firewall Services Module, and Active Directory Domain Services 2008. Deadline for entries June 30. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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