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Windows Servers

Windows 2003 DHCP Server Advanced Configuration -…

Part 1 of our Windows 2003 DHCP Server Advanced Configuration article explained the creation and configuration of DHCP Scope options and how to configure various DHCP server settings. This article fo…

Network Fundamentals

Power over Ethernet - Understanding PoE Technolog…

Power over Ethernet (PoE) was invented by PowerDsine back in 1997 and the first power injector (Midspan) was installed in 1998! Many manufacturespartnered with PowerDsine to make useof this innovatio…

Network Fundamentals

Measuring Network Performance: Test Network Throu…

Measuring network performance has always been a difficult and unclear task, mainly because most engineers and administrators are unsure which approach is best suited for their LAN or WAN network. A…

IP Protocol

IP Protocol - Part 2: The Internet Protocol (IP)…

This article examines the Internet Protocol (IP) and its position within the OSI Model. We take a look at the IP Header and all fields contained within an Ethernet frame. Further examination of the I…

Linux - Unix

Understanding, Administering Linux Groups and Use…

In a multi-user environment like Linux, every file is owned by a user and a group. There can be others as well who may be allowed to work with the file. What this means is, as a user, you have all th…

Network Cabling

Fibre Optic Cables - Single-Mode Multi-Mode - Adv…

In this article, we'll talk about Fiber optic cables and how it has changed the design and implementation of network infrastructures, providing high Gigabit speeds, increased security, flexibility an…

SASE & SD-WAN Networks

SASE and VPNs: Reconsidering your Mobile Remote A…

The Virtual Private Network (VPN) has become the go to security solution for keeping communications between networks and endpoints secure. After all, VPNs offer a straightforward, secure method for c…

Cisco Routers

Understanding MPLS IP VPNs, Security Attacks and…

What Are MPLS Networks? Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) networks are the next-generation of networks designed to allow customers create end-to-end circuits across any type of transport m…

Ethernet Protocol, CSMA/CD, Collisions

IEEE 802.3 Interframe Spacing

The IEEE 802.3 specification states that before a station can attempt to transmit on the wire, it must first wait until it has heard 9.6 microseconds of silence. Many popular myths have arisen surrou…

Cisco Firewalls

Understand & Configure NAT Reflection, NAT Loopba…

This article examines the concept of NAT Reflection, also known as NAT Loopback or Hairpinning, and shows how to configure a Cisco ASA Firewall running ASA version 8.2 and earlier plus ASA version 8…

Linux - Unix

Configuring Linux to Act as a Firewall - Linux IP…

What exactly is a firewall? As in the non-computer world, a firewall acts as a physical barrier to prevent fires from spreading. In the computer world too, the firewall acts in a similar manner, only…

Subnetting

IP Subnetting - Part 1: The Basic Concepts

When we subnet a network, we basically split it into smaller networks. For example, when a set of IP Addresses is given to a company, e.g 254 they might want to "break" (the correct term is "partitio…