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        <title><![CDATA[Foglight NMS]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Free Network Monitoring Isn't Senseless - It's Centsless!Free network monitoring? Seems too good to be true. Foglight NMS helps increase network performance and availability while improving IT...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Creating and Configuring Home Networks]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Home offices are increasingly becoming a part of everyday life, thanks to their convenience and the growth of supporting technologies such as DSL and cable modem connections. Learn how to...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Administrator's Guide to TCP/IP, Second Edition]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Maintain your critical TCP/IP system and ensure reliable, safe remote access. Get the expert advice and solutions to handle Windows networking, Cisco routing, documentation, and troubleshooting...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[A secure wireless LAN hotspot for anonymous users]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[As ubiquitous and convenient as the wireless LAN hotspot is, it's probably the single most dangerous technology available to the mobile computer user. George Ou explains how you can set up a...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:30:40 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Demystify Cisco networking technologies, routers, and switches]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Cisco is almost synonymous with networking. Routers, switches, firewalls, management software &mdash; you name it, and Cisco makes it. It can be quite an undertaking to locate and acquire all the...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:12:44 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Debrief and Defend: Wired vs. wireless LANs]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This Debrief and Defend presentation can be used as-is to help bring department heads, staff, clients, board members, business owners, and coworkers up to speed on the benefits of wired Ethernet...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 11:17:47 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Debrief and Defend: Why our organization should not deploy wireless]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Many organizations are considering the pros and cons of a wireless network. While there are a number of upsides to a wireless implementation, there are also significant risks and costs associated...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2006 13:52:32 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Use this template to configure QoS on your Cisco router]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Using quality of service (QoS) on Cisco network devices helps provide both bandwidth and priority to certain types of network traffic. Configuring QoS on your Cisco router can be tricky, but this...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2006 12:15:49 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[10 things you should know about designing a small business network]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Setting up a network in a small business environment entails some specialized considerations to ensure an optimum implementation.  IT consultant Erik Eckel offers his insights into the most...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How Do I... Connect Microsoft Windows systems to a Macintosh network?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In the integrated world of information technology, personal computers running Microsoft Windows have to be connected to PCs running Mac OS X, even if it is a Macintosh network. In a previous...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[How do I... Add Macs To A Windows Workgroup?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[It is a reality that enterprise networks will include various machines using various operating systems. For system administers, keeping all of the network components connected and working together...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Generate your own ready-to-use Cisco 871W configuration with this handy tool]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Cisco 871W wireless router is limited in certain ways, but it offers many lessons that apply to a wide range of Cisco devices. We're launching a series of tutorials focusing on this router to...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Design a virtualized enterprise network]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This sample chapter from  Network Virtualization defines the technical requirements needed to virtualize a network. Then, based on these requirements, it looks at the architectural framework...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Winternals Administrator's Pak collects multiple enterprise-class utilities in single toolkit]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Systems fail - it is an inevitable part of the every-day life of technology professionals administering an array of components in an enterprise environment. Winternals' Administrator's Pak gives...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Bridge your way to LAN expansion]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Bridges play an important role in data communications networks. Because LANs are limited in the distance that the media can be strung through a building, we use bridges between LAN segments to...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Networking simplified: Build a local (network) roadway]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This sample chapter from  Computer Networking First-Step covers networking basics such as how they work, what they're made of, and the benefits of using a structured cabling system. After reading...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[CCNA 1 companion guide: Networking basics]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This sample chapter from the only authorized companion guide for the Cisco Networking Academy Program introduces newcomers to the basic concepts and components of modern computer networks. The...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Design a successful, secure wireless LAN (WLAN)]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This sample chapter, taken from Campus Network Design Fundamentals, examines various aspects of wireless technology and implementation.Learn about wireless LAN (WLAN) technology and how improves...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2006 14:27:49 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[LAN Topologies explained]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This sample chapter, taken from Cisco Press' Network Consultants Handbook, covers the three LAN transmission types (unicast, multicast, and broadcast), basic LAN addressing, and the four basic LAN...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Improve network performance with virtual LANs (VLANs)]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This sample chapter, taken from Cisco Press' CCNA Self-Study: Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices, 2nd Edition, shows you how virtual LANs (VLANs) improve network performance by controlling...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2006 14:27:48 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Configuring Cisco Catalyst switches]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This chapter, from Cisco Press' Cisco LAN Switching Fundamentals, provides con&amp;#64257;guration examples for connecting Cisco Catalyst switches running both native and hybrid software...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2006 14:27:48 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Configure Cisco Catalyst switches for increased LAN security]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This sample chapter, taken from Network Security Principles and Practices (CCIE Professional Development), discusses recommendations on how to secure a LAN environment.In order to provide...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Build QoS design overview]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This sample chapter, taken from End-to-End Qos Network Design: Quality of Service in LANs, WANs, and VPNs, provides an overview of the QoS design and deployment process.Learn about the QoS...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Learn how a LAN switch processes network traffic]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This sample chapter, taken from Cisco Press' LAN Switching First-Step, explains how LAN switches process frames and outlines common LAN transmission methods and switching operations.LAN switches...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2006 14:27:48 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Successfully Deploy and Maintain VoIP with these Best Practices]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/downloads/successfully-deploy-and-maintain-voip-with-these-best-practices/164207]]></link>
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        <description><![CDATA[Your VoIP vendor choice will influence your deployment and maintenance processes, but following general VoIP best practices will also increase the project's success. You can separate and handle...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2006 10:47:20 -0800</pubDate>
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