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Cisco Routers

Cisco 880W (881W, 886W, 887W, 888W) Multiple - Du…

This article shows how to configure the embedded or integrated access point in a Cisco 880W series router (e.g Cisco 887W, Cisco 886W, Cisco 881W, Cisco 888W, etc) with multiple encrypted SSIDs (WPA…

Windows Servers

How to Install Desktop Icons (Computer, User’s Fi…

One of the first things IT Administrators and IT Managers notice after a fresh installation of Windows 2012 Server is that there are no Desktop Icons apart from the Recycle Bin. Desktop icons such as…

Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)

Spanning Tree Protocol – Part 1: Understand STP P…

One of the most used terms in network is LAN (Local Area Network). It’s a form of network that we encounter in our daily lives, at home, at work, study, and in various other areas of life. Unless wor…

Cisco Routers

Configuring Cisco SSL VPN AnyConnect (WebVPN) on…

Our Web SSL VPN article written back in 2011 introduced this new wave of VPN services. This article extends the topic by covering the installation and configuration of Cisco’s SSL AnyConnect VP…

Ethernet Protocol, CSMA/CD, Collisions

The Novell Proprietary Frame Format

Novell's Proprietary Frame Format was developed based on a preliminary release of the 802.3 specification. After Novell released its proprietary format, the LLC Header was added, making Novell's form…

Cisco Routers

Cisco Router 'User Exec' Mode

Introduction Let's see what it looks like to be in User-Exec mode on a Cisco router. Below, we have telneted into our lab router and are in User Exec Mode: The easiest way to keep track of the mo…

Network Protocol Analyzers

How to Reconstruct HTTP Packets/Data & Monitor HT…

HTTP reconstruction is an advanced network security feature offered by nChronos version 4.3.0 and later. nChronos is a Network Forensic Analysis application that captures packets/data around the cloc…

Cisco Data Center (Nexus/UCS)

Complete Guide to Nexus Checkpoint & Rollback Fea…

The Cisco NX-OS checkpoint feature provides the capability to capture at any time a snapshot (backup) of the Cisco Nexus configuration before making any changes. The captured configura…

VPN Services & Guides

Anonymous Browsing – Internet Privacy. Securing Y…

Despite what some think, the internet is not private. Anonymous browsing and Internet Privacy are almost non-existent in today's online world. Websites collect personal information on every visit wit…

Cisco Routers

How and Why You Should Verify IOS Images On Cisco…

Chances are we’ve all needed to upgrade our Cisco’s device IOS software at some point. While upgrading the IOS software on a Cisco device is considered to be a fairly simple process, it can turn out…

Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Firewalls Security Zones – Tap Zone, Vi…

Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls rely on the concept of security zones in order to apply security policies. This means that access lists (firewall rules) are applied to zones and not inte…

Web Application Vulnerability Scanners

Differences between Network & Web Application Sec…

According to Wikipedia, security is defined as the degree of resistance to, or protection from, harm. It applies to any vulnerable and valuable asset which in almost all cases, will include an organi…