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As many of you are probably aware, DNS is now the name resolution system of choice in Windows. Without it, computers would have a very tough time communicating with each other. However, most Windows administrators still rely on WINS for name resolution on local area networks and some have little or no experience with DNS. ...
If PowerShell’s learning curve has kept you from embracing it for daily use, “cool” might not be a word you’d associate with it. But PowerShell is here to stay. It’s a core part of Exchange 2007, Windows Server 2008, and SQL Server 2008, and it has immense power. IT pro Rick Vanover shares some tricks ...
Many third party components exist that enable developers to implement upload and download capabilities in their applications. With C# and the .NET Framework Microsoft has given developers this capability without the need to use third party components. Zach Smith demonstrates how to upload and download files from a FTP server using built-in .NET Framework components. ...
Configuring a new Cisco PIX Firewall can be challenging and time-consuming. Why not automate the process with an Excel template? As a companion download to David Davis’ article, “Configure a Cisco PIX Firewall with this template,” this Excel workbook will generate the appropriate configuration for the firewall. All you need to do is plug in ...
Enterprise wireless LAN security is a persistent concern for every system administrator and CIO. Threats from both within and without the enterprise threaten your data each and every day. This download gives you the basic foundation you need to secure your enterprise wireless connections by detailing security protocols such as the Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol ...
While configuring a new Cisco Catalyst switch isn’t necessary difficult, it can be time-consuming. Why not automate the process with an Excel template? As a companion download to David Davis’ article, “Configure a Cisco Catalyst 2950 switch with this template,” this Excel workbook will generate the appropriate configuration for your switch. All you need to ...
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 template can help. As a companion download to David Davis’ article, “Configure QoS on your Cisco router with this template,” this Excel workbook ...
As we discuss in the companion article, “Configuring IPSec VPN on Cisco IOS,” site-to-site VPN tunnels offer a cheaper and often faster alternative to frame relay or even MPLS WAN connections. This Excel workbook is designed to make it easy for you to generate an IPSec configuration that you can copy and paste into the ...
This template goes hand in hand with the second installment in our Cisco tutorial series, “Configuring the Cisco 851W or 871W: Standard IOS.” The template makes it easy to document and create CLI configuration files. You just plug in the appropriate values for a list of variables and click a button to produce the configuration ...
IP subnetting is a fundamental subject that’s critical for any IP network engineer to understand, yet students have traditionally had a difficult time grasping it. After years of watching confused students struggle through school and in practice when dealing with subnetting, TechRepublic’s George Ou created a simple, graphical approach that makes it easy to see ...
Use these simple yet effective hardware check-out/check-in forms to track your organization’s loaner equipment. These forms also ensure that the borrower knows what happens if the hardware is lost, stolen, or damaged. Subscribe to the Developer Insider Newsletter From the hottest programming languages to commentary on the Linux OS, get the developer and open source ...
This Microsoft Word template will help you report a network or Web site outage, document the steps taken to resolve the issue, and indicate who was notified of the problem. Subscribe to the Developer Insider Newsletter From the hottest programming languages to commentary on the Linux OS, get the developer and open source news and ...