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Network Fundamentals

Network Broadcast

The term "Broadcast" is used very frequently in the networking world . You will see it in most networking books and articles, or see it happening on your hub/switch when all the LED's start flashing…

Windows Workstations (XP, 7, 8, 10, 11)

Revealing & Backing Up Your Windows 8 – Windows 8…

Backing up your Windows License Product Key is essential for reinstallation of your Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 operating system. In some cases, the Genuine Microsoft Label or Certificate Of Authenticit…

Routing

OSPF - Part 5: Analysis of OSPF Link State Update…

This article explains how OSPF uses Link State Advertisement (LSA) to exchange information about the network topology between routers. When a router receives an LSA, it is stored in the Link-State Da…

Network Protocols

IPv6 Subnetting - How and Why to Subnet IPv6

In the previous tutorials, I went through the need for IPv6, and followed it up by drawing out the salient features which overcomes issues with IPv4. We took the journey of looking inside the headers…

Network Cabling

100Base-(T) TX/T4/FX - Ethernet

The 100Base-TX (sometimes referred to 100Base-T) cable was until 2010 perhaps the most popular cable around since it has actually replaced the older 10Base-T and 10Base-2 (Coaxial). The 100Base-TX ca…

Virtualization & VM Backup

FREE Webinar - Fast Track your IT Career with VMw…

Everyone who attends the webinar has a chance of winning a VMware VCP course (VMware Install, Config, Manage) worth $4,500! Climbing the career ladder in the IT industry is usually dependent on one…

IP Protocol

IP Protocol - Part 1: Binary & The Internet Proto…

To understand the Internet Protocol, we need to learn and understand Binary. It is very important to know and understand Binary because part of the IP protocol is also the "Subnetting" section which…

Cisco Switches

Complete Guide to DHCP Snooping, How it Works, Co…

This article covers popular Layer 2 & Layer 3 network attacks with a focus on DHCP Starvation Attacks, Man-in-the-Middle attacks, unintentional rogue DHCP servers and explains how security featur…

Windows Servers

Windows Server 2016 Licensing Made Easy – Underst…

This article describes the new Windows Server 2016 Licensing model (per-core licensing) Microsoft has implemented for its new server-based operating system. While the Windows Server 2012 Licensing mo…

Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks Firewall - Web & CLI Initial C…

This article is the second-part of our Palo Alto Networks Firewall technical articles. Our previous article was introduction to Palo Alto Networks Firewall appliances and technical specifications, wh…

Windows Servers

How to Install and Configure SNMP for Windows Ser…

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a UDP protocol that uses port 161 to monitor and collect detailed information on any network device supporting the SNMP protocol. All Windows servers supp…

Windows Servers

Configuring Domain Group Policy for Windows 2003

Windows 2003 Group Policies allow the administrators to manage a group of people accessing a resource efficiently. The group policies can be used to control both the users and computers. They give b…