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Take advantage of Cisco's show version command

January 12, 2006 7:37pm PST

As its name suggests, the most common use of the show version command is to determine which version of the Cisco IOS a device is running. However, this command does much more than that—it actually...

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Discussion Threads

Top 5 or 10 Desktop Management Tools!

January 12, 2006 9:06am PST

Top 5 or 10 Desktop Management Tools! What do y'all use, how much does it cost and does it really work? What do you use for tracking Help Desk requests on a budget -- and we're not talking Heat...

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10 things you should know about starting an IT consulting business

January 12, 2006 12:00am PST

Consulting can be a lucrative business, but breaking out on your own can be a monumental undertaking. Here's a rundown of some of the major concerns and obstacles you'll want to consider before...

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TechRepublic Power Checklist: Troubleshooting TCP/IP

January 11, 2006 12:00am PST

TCP/IP, the protocol powering Internet, Intranet and Extranet communications, provides critical functionality withinmost every organization. Numerous factors can trigger system outages and...

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Book Chapters

Design a successful, secure wireless LAN (WLAN)

January 11, 2006 12:00am PST

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...

Provided by: Cisco Press

Blog Post

Get excited about RFID and Viagra

January 10, 2006 11:57am PST

If you are a subscriber of the IT News Digest newsletter, and you also frequent News.com, you may wonder what method of madness I use for selecting stories to include in...

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! Tree Pad X Enterprise 7.8 (Windows)

January 10, 2006 12:00am PST

'Next generation' Personal Database, Word Processor and Organizer with the unique ability to access, edit, store and search databases of up to 12 Gigabytes. Additionally, up to eight databases can...

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Q&A

CISCO GLBP PROTOCOL

January 8, 2006 3:30am PST

CISCO GLBP PROTOCOL I have implemented Cisco Glbp protocol in a lan where there was HSRP. Now the situation is that the balancing is only on the LAN side (60%-40%)but the imput side ( WAN-...

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Q&A

Find IP for cisco switch

January 6, 2006 8:07am PST

Find IP for cisco switch Good morning, i'm in a network where there are multiple cisco switches with multiple vlans managing over 800 systems. after getting the ip address of a system i use the...

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Case Studies

Hardys and Hansons

January 6, 2006 12:00am PST

Hardys and Hansons brewery, based mainly in Nottingham and Derby, has been in existence since 1832. It implemented a basic system to collate information, which took them forward a step. However,...

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White Papers

Five Steps to Deploying Linux in the Enterprise

January 6, 2006 12:00am PST

When an organization decides to use Linux servers to run business systems, there are a variety of considerations that must come into play. Some of these considerations are standard for any...

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Top 10 valuable (but underused) Microsoft security technologies

January 6, 2006 12:00am PST

Microsoft offers a number of security mechanisms and tools as part of Windows operating systems or as add-ons, but some of them are just gathering dust. Here are 10 of the most underappreciated...

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Identify network critical paths with this member-submitted script

January 6, 2006 12:00am PST

TechRepublic asked members to submit their favorite network administration scripts and this is one of the responses. You can use this script to identify the critical paths of your network. One of...

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Book Chapters

Build QoS design overview

January 6, 2006 12:00am PST

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...

Provided by: Cisco Press

Articles

Prepare for CCIE certification with Cisco's new assessment lab

January 5, 2006 8:00am PST

January is a great month to take stock of your career and your goals. If your New Year's resolutions include earning a Cisco certification, you'll be happy to learn that Cisco hopes to help you...

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Blog Post

Google PC: To be or not to be?

January 5, 2006 7:18am PST

The biggest early buzz of CES 2006 might be the rumor that Google plans to announce its own operating system / PC / Internet appliance (allegedly powered by Linux and Firefox). This is a...

Webcasts

Introduction to 3G: Evolving Mobile Wireless Networks With RRH and DPD

January 5, 2006 12:00am PST

Driven by intense price pressures, wireless carriers are leveraging distributed base station architecture deployments to provide a cost-effective solution for both coverage and capacity. Part of a...

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Book Chapters

Information Dashboard Design: The Effective Visual Communication of Data - Clarifying the Vision

January 4, 2006 12:00am PST

Dashboard offers a unique and powerful solution to an organization's need for information, but they usually fall far short of their potential. Dashboards must be seen in historical context to...

Provided by: O'Reilly Media

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Meeting Maker Millennium 8.5.3 (Windows)

January 4, 2006 12:00am PST

Meeting Maker - real-time, cross-platform enterprise calendaring & scheduling solution, designed to meet the diverse and complex scheduling requirements of organizations from small workgroups to...

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Discussion Threads

Google's Free Picasa Software

January 3, 2006 11:21am PST

Google's Free Picasa Software Our helpdesk has had a number of requests from end users for the latest version on the Picasa Photo software distributed by Google. We downloaded a copy and have...

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