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Five remote access tools for Android
When all you have at your disposal is a smart phone or tablet, the tools you choose for remote access can really make your day much easier.
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Make network problem solving easier with these five apps
Web-based networking toolkits often offer numerous ways to test routes, domains, and other issues that will directly affect your network.
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Five network management tools for admins
Solid information leads to a strong and worry-free network. Jack Wallen lists five tools that can get you that solid information for free.
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Wireshark makes locating bandwidth issues easy
When a small business experiences network bottlenecks, the best troubleshooting tool for the job is Wireshark, according to Jack Wallen.
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Five lesser known less expensive VPN clients
Selecting the right VPN client for your users and your infrastructure is crucial to a successful deployment.
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Five inexpensive third-party VPN clients
Selecting the right VPN client for your users and your infrastructure is crucial to a successful deployment.
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Five free tools for network diagramming
If you're looking for a basic diagramming app that won't cost you a dime, you're in luck: There are several easy-to-use tools available for free.
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Get LAN-based interoffice secure chat with BeeBEEP
SMBs looking for an internal chat solution should check out BeeBEEP. Learn how easy it is to use this interoffice, LAN-based secure chat tool.
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Two apps for retrieving mobile network information
Jack Wallen takes a look at IP Info and Network Info II, two free Android apps that put mobile networking information quickly at your fingertips.
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Five tools to simplify Samba configuration
Configuring Samba isn't the easiest task in the world. Luckily, several tools can make the process less daunting -- and some are even newbie-friendly.
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Set up Samba to serve as a domain controller
Samba can serve as an NT4-style domain controller. Jack Wallen shows how to do this on a Ubuntu Server 11.04 machine.
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Five free network monitoring tools
Among the wide array of network and system monitors, you'll find several that do what the pricier tools do -- for free.
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Five free tools to ease network monitoring chores
Stay on top of performance issues and head off potential problems with the help of these free tools.
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DIY: Extend your wireless range on the cheap with a second wireless access point
If your business needs to extend its wireless range but doesn't have the budget for a complex setup, Jack Wallen has the solution for you.
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DIY: Limiting IP addresses on routers
Jack Wallen answers a reader's question about configuring a Wi-Fi router to set up a whitelist or a blacklist.
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DIY: Get top-quality open source security tools in one distro
Once you use the open source Network Security Toolkit distribution, Jack Wallen predicts you'll wonder how you ever did without it.
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DIY: Wireless printing while on a VPN
In this installment of Ask Jack, read about one way to print to print wireless printers while being connected to the VPN.
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DIY: Cache credentials on a domained PC
In response to a reader's question, Jack Wallen devised a trick for caching credentials on a domained and VPNed PC when the VPN isn't available.
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Five tips for faster remote network troubleshooting
Solving network problems can be a challenge, particularly if you're not on site. Jack Wallen offers a methodical approach for working through the troubleshooting process.
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Quick Tips: Flush the ARP cache in Windows 7
Jack Wallen shows you how to clear the Address Resolution Protocol cache and how to manage that cache with a few command switches.