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

How to Join a Windows 8, 8.1 Client to Windows Do…

In this article, we will show how to add a Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 client to a Windows Domain / Active Directory. The article can be considered an extention to our Windows 2012 Server article coveri…

Cisco Services & Technologies

Fix Cisco VPN Client Break After Windows 10 Anniv…

Windows 10 latest update 1607 code named Anniversary update promises to introduce a number of significant enhancements including breaking your trustworthy Cisco IPSec VPN client. After installing the…

Cisco Routers

How to Restrict Cisco IOS Router VPN Client to La…

In our article Cisco VPN Client Configuration - Setup for IOS Router we explained how to setup up a Cisco IOS router to support Cisco IPSec VPN clients, allowing remote users to securely connec…

Routing

OSPF - Part 4: OSPF Neighbor States – OSPF Neighb…

This is the third article of our OSPF series which analyzes the different OSPF States routers go through during the OSPF discovery and neighbor forming process. We analyze OSPF states (Init state, 2-…

Domain Name System (DNS)

The DNS Protocol - Part 3: DNS Query Message Form…

This section will deal with the analysis of the DNS packets by examining how DNS messages are formatted and the options and variables they contain. To fully understand a protocol, you must understand…

Ethernet Protocol, CSMA/CD, Collisions

Propagation Delay

You may know that the minimum frame size in an Ethernet network is 64 bytes or 512 bits, including the 32 bit CRC. You may also know that the maximum length of an Ethernet cable segment is 500 meters…

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…

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

Microsoft Windows XP - End of Life / End of Suppo…

A Q&A with Cristian Florian, Product Manager For GFI LanGuard On Security Implications & Planning Ahead With Windows XP End of Life & End of Support just around the corner (8th of April…

Linux - Unix

How To Secure Your Linux Server or Workstation -…

Below are some of the most common recommendations and method to effectively secure a Linux Server or Workstation. Boot Disk One of the foremost requisites of a secure Linux server is the boot disk…

SASE & SD-WAN Networks

WAN Optimization vs SD WAN Networks. Today’s Chal…

Enterprises have been successfully running WAN optimization appliances at their many distributed sites for years. The devices have done a good job of helping businesses squeeze as much capacity as po…

Cisco Switches

How to Disable or Enable the Password Recovery Pr…

Our previous article shows how to perform a password recovery on the Cisco Catalyst switches. This article will now explain how to disable or enable the Cisco password recovery service allowing netwo…

Network Cabling

USB Direct Cable Connection, USB Versions, Specif…

Today, Serial and Parallel Direct Cable Connections are considered obsolete methods of transferring data between computers. The fact is that even USB Direct Cable Connection (DCC), is not all that po…