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What to watch out for when adding a second router into a SOHO network

April 15, 2013 5:45am PDT

Scott Reeves runs through some guidelines for adding a second Wi-Fi router to a SOHO network.

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BYON into the public cloud with Azure Virtual Networks

August 17, 2012 6:00am PDT

John Joyner explains how you can Bring Your Own Network (BYON) into the public cloud by connecting your LAN to Azure VMs, which join your on-premise AD domain.

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How new research aims to protect our privacy on IPv6 networks

June 6, 2011 7:23am PDT

IPv6: It's new, and because of that, likely to have security issues. Find out why lack of privacy doesn't have to be one of them.

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IPv6 blacklisting: Will it be harder to fight spammers?

March 15, 2011 6:39am PDT

The reason IPv6 is needed may cripple blacklisting. FUD or for real? Michael Kassner investigates the potential for harm that IPv6 could pose for fighting spam.

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Using VirtualBox VMs on your network's subnet

February 15, 2011 6:59am PST

If you drop down from the clouds you will see there are actual virtualization solutions that can be had on the cheap. Jack Wallen demos one here.

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Five tips to help prevent networking configuration oversights

June 21, 2010 11:47am PDT

Even the sharpest IT pros will forget something from time to time. IT pro Rick Vanover shares a few of the configuration errors he runs across most often -- and what he's doing to prevent them.

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Networking checklist: Five of the most overlooked configuration items

May 6, 2010 12:06pm PDT

No matter how much documentation is available, even the sharpest IT pros will forget something from time to time. IT pro Rick Vanover shares the things that he finds himself running into issues...

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Exploring Windows Server 2008's Active Directory Sites And Services

October 30, 2009 6:25pm PDT

Windows Server 2008 has many of the same utilities as Windows Server 2003, but there are some changes. Here's a look at what you'll find in Windows Server 2008's version of Active Directory Sites...

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Improve authentication process over WAN links with Active Directory Sites

April 14, 2009 12:08pm PDT

Derek Schauland explores the ways you can improve authentication for remote locations via WAN links if your organization is still using Windows 2003 Server and Active Directory.

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IP subnetting made easy

March 3, 2009 12:25pm PST

George Ou explains IP subnetting using his own graphical approach. It's a great primer for students and a nice refresher for others.

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Prerequisites overview for installing Windows Essential Business Server 2008

December 21, 2008 7:44pm PST

Windows Essential Business Server 2008 is part if Microsoft's new focus on the mid-market space. In this and in my next few postings, I'll provide you with a look at this product, starting with...

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What you need to know about Cisco IOS access-list filtering

June 5, 2008 8:02am PDT

Cisco IOS ACLs are difficult to use. You can unwittingly create havoc on your network if you don't know some of the basic rules. David Davis focuses on the role of ACLs in packet filtering and...

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The quickest NetBIOS scanner on the Web: Nbtscan

May 18, 2008 9:10pm PDT

Taking a quick look at an inventory of systems on a network is incredibly handy. Sure, there are plenty of tools to scour the network and give detailed reports about MAC addresses, IP addresses,...

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Set up ISC's dhcpd server

March 3, 2008 7:00am PST

Large and small networks alike can take advantage of DHCP and often do. With the dhcpd server from Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) you can not only provide dynamic IP addresses to hosts on your...

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Neighbours stealing your Internet? Have fun...

May 27, 2007 6:11am PDT

While on one of my random surfing sessions I came across the website of Pete Stevens. Pete mentions that his neighbours are getting a free ride on his wireless Internet connection—he can either...

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