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Windows 2012 Server Foundation, Essential, Standa…
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How to Install and Configure Windows 2012 DNS Ser…
Our previous article covered introduction to the Domain Name System (DNS) and explained the importance of the DNS Server role within the network infr…
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Windows 2003 DNS Server Installation & Configurat…
DNS is used for translating host names to IP addresses and the reverse, for both private and public networks (i.e.: the Internet). DNS does this by u…
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Understanding Linux File System Quotas - Installation…
When you are running your own web hosting, it is important to monitor how much space is being used by each user. This is not a simple task to be done manu…
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Working with Linux TCP/IP Network Configuration Files
This article covers the main TCP/IP network configuration files used by Linux to configure various network services of the system such as IP Address, Defa…
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Updating Your Linux Server - How to Update Linux Works…
Like any other software, an operating system needs to be updated. Updates are required not only because of the new hardware coming into the market, but al…
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Linux BIND DNS - Part 6: Linux BIND - DNS Caching
In the previous articles, we spoke about the Internet Domain Hierarchy and explained how the ROOT servers are the DNS servers, which contain all the infor…
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Whether you’re new to Cisco Nexus switches or have been working with them for years this article will show how to get around the Nexus NX-OS using sm…
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Introducing Colasoft Unified Performance Management
Colasoft Unified Performance Management (UPM) is a business-oriented network performance management system, which analyzes network performance, quality, f…
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Not many users are aware that Windows 7 provides more than one way to configure a workstation’s network adaptor IP address or force it to obtain an IP add…
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Designing and building a network is not a simple job. VLANs are no exception to this rule, in fact they require a more sophisticated approach because of t…







