Blogger Paul Mah checks out Connectify, a free application for Windows 7 that allows you to take any Internet connection and share it via Wi-Fi.
Create a Wi-Fi Access Point using Connectify
- Date: February 9th, 2010
- Author: Paul Mah
- Category: General
- Tags: Wi-Fi Access Point, Access Point, Wireless, Connectify, Wireless LANs, Microsoft Windows 7, Wireless And Mobility, Wi-Fi, Security Administration, Operating Systems
Delegating DNS record write permissions
- Date: February 8th, 2010
- Author: Rick Vanover
- Category: Infrastructure, System Administration
- Tags: Permission, DNS, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Rick Vanover
With application owners having an increased closeness to infrastructure teams, delegating permissions to certain objects becomes natural. IT guru Rick Vanover highlights one trend to take the burden off of a network team.
Do IT pros pay enough attention to vendor recommendations and support?
- Date: February 3rd, 2010
- Author: Derek Schauland
- Category: General
- Tags: Job, Card, Information Technology, Symantec Backup Exec, Backup, Recruitment & Staffing, Storage Management, Workforce Management, Storage, Hardware
Derek Schauland relates a recent troubleshooting incident in which his inclination to "just make things work" didn't really pan out. What is your troubleshooting approach? Take the poll.
Broadband2Go: Mobile broadband without the contract
- Date: February 2nd, 2010
- Author: Michael Kassner
- Category: General
- Tags: Mobile, Broadband, Virgin Mobile, Mobile Broadband, Broadband2Go, Data Modem, 3G, Modems, Wireless And Mobility, Cellular Phones
Providing pay as you go mobile broadband seems like a great idea. Service providers must agree, as more plans are becoming available.
Jump boxes vs. firewalls
- Date: February 1st, 2010
- Author: Rick Vanover
- Category: General
- Tags: Security, Network, SAN, Jump Box, Storage Management Network, Storage, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage Management, Hardware, Rick Vanover
Rick Vanover discusses the pros and cons of using jump boxes vs. firewalls to protect and isolate critical systems and provide the best security.
Are IP KVMs still useful today?
- Date: February 1st, 2010
- Author: Paul Mah
- Category: General
- Tags: IP, Server, Network Technology, Networking, Paul Mah
With virtualization squarely in the mainstream, is there a place still for IP KVM switches in the enterprise? Blogger Paul Mah posed this question to an engineer from ATEN Technology Inc, a maker of KVM and remote connectivity solutions.
IPv6-capable devices: Make sure they are ready
- Date: January 29th, 2010
- Author: Michael Kassner
- Category: General
- Tags: IPv6, IPv6 Forum Objective, Phase-2 Logo, Telecommunications, Networking, Michael Kassner
You need a new router, but your budget is in shambles. On top of that, someone tells you IPv4 addresses are running out. What are your options?
Product Spotlight: Barracuda Networks SSL-VPN
- Date: January 26th, 2010
- Author: Derek Schauland
- Category: General
- Tags: Device, SSL VPN, Network, Barracuda Networks, VPNs, Ssl/Tls, Network Security, Security, Networking, Telecommunications
Derek Schauland looks at the features of the Barracuda SSL-VPN, a browser-based VPN appliance, in this product spotlight.
Visualizing IPv4 addresses on the Internet
- Date: January 25th, 2010
- Author: Rick Vanover
- Category: Internet openness
- Tags: IPv4, Internet, Networking, Rick Vanover
It is well-known that available IP addresses in the IPv4 address space are becoming limited, but how does that look? IT pro Rick Vanover offers a visualization of the situation.
IPv4 addresses: They are almost gone
- Date: January 21st, 2010
- Author: Michael Kassner
- Category: General
- Tags: IPv4, IPv6, Address, Networking, Telecommunications, Michael Kassner
This past Tuesday, the organization responsible for managing IPv4's unallocated-address pool announced that addresses are almost gone. What does that mean?
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