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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…

Windows Servers

Renaming Windows 2000 Domain Name

Sometimes renaming a domain is an essential business requirement. There are many situations, such as mergers, change of company name or migration from a test environment to a production environment…

Linux - Unix

Linux System Resource & Performance Monitoring

You may be a user at home, a user in a LAN (local area network), or a system administrator of a large network of computers. Alternatively, you may be maintaining a large number of servers with multip…

IP Protocol

IP Protocol - Part 3: IP Classes, Network & Host…

This article explains the 'Network-ID' and 'Host-ID' concept found in IP addressing and subnetting. We analyse the structure of IP addresses and network classes and show their Network-IDs and Host-ID…

Netflow

Netflow vs SNMP. Two Different Approaches to Netw…

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) and Netflow are both popular protocols with admins, prized for their ability to give visibility over the network and in some cases discern the cause of netwo…

Network Cabling

Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) - CAT 1 to CAT5, 5e…

Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) cable is most certainly by far the most popular cable around the world. UTP cable is used not only for networking but also for the traditional telephone (UTP-Cat 1). The…

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…

The OSI Model

The OSI Model: Layer 5 - Session Layer

The Session layer is responsible for setting up, managing and then tearing down sessions between Presentation layer entities. The Session layer also provides dialog control between devices, or nodes…

Cisco Switches

Forcing A Cisco Catalyst Switch To Use 3rd Party…

Many companies are seeking for Cisco SFP alternatives to help cut down the costs on these expensive modules. A frequent customer problem with Cisco's new line of Catalyst switches is that they do no…

VLAN Networks

VTP Protocol - In-Depth Analysis

The previous article introduced the VTP protocol, we examined how it can be used within a network, to help manage VLANs and ease the administrative overhead, providing a stress-free VLAN environment…

Cisco Switches

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Module Shutdown and Remov…

This article explains the procedure that should be followed to correctly shutdown/powerdown a Cisco Nexus 7000 series module and remove it from the chassis. We also include important tips that will h…

VPN Services & Guides

The Ultimate TOR vs VPN Guide – How TOR/VPN Works…

Back then, the Internet was so very young. Those were the times of Windows Maze Screensaver, of the classy Minesweeper, of grey-white MS Paint, and of silvery floppy disks. Gone are those days. Now…