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Windows Servers

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 infrastructure, especially when Active Directory is in…

Routing

OSPF - Part 6: OSPF LSA Types - Purpose and Funct…

Our previous article explained the purpose of Link State Update (LSU) packets and examined the Link State Advertisement (LSA) information contained within LSU packets. We also saw the most common LSA…

Network Cabling

Early Communication Technology - Morse Code and E…

We tend to think of digital communication as a new idea but in 1844 a man called Samuel Morse sent a message 37 miles from Washington D.C. to Baltimore, using his new invention ‘The Telegraph’. This…

OpManager - Network Monitoring & Management

Elevate your network management: Maximizing effic…

As technology evolves, so do our networks. Today's sprawling network infrastructures are intricate ecosystems, demanding more from IT teams than ever before. Configuration management, complianc…

Windows Servers

Windows 2016 Server Licensing Explained – Free We…

With Windows 2016 Server already making its way into data centers Windows 2016 Server Licensing is becoming a very hot topic. Windows 2016 Server is jam-packed with a number of advanced features incl…

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…

Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks Firewall - Web & CLI Initial C…

This article is the second-part of our Palo Alto Networks Firewall technical articles. Our previous article was introduction to Palo Alto Networks Firewall appliances and technical specifications, wh…

SASE & SD-WAN Networks

Converged SASE Backbone – How Leading SASE Provid…

Global connectivity is top of mind for many IT teams at organizations of all sizes. We are currently in the middle of a dramatic shift in business and technology practice, as users are becoming more…

Linux - Unix

Configuring Linux Samba (SMB) - How to Setup Samb…

Resource sharing, like file systems and printers, in Microsoft Windows systems, is accomplished using a protocol called the Server Message Block or SMB. For working with such shared resources over a…

Subnetting

IP Subnetting - Part 2: Subnet Masks & Their Effe…

There are a few different ways to approach subnetting and it can get confusing because of the complexity of some subnets and the flexibility they offer. For this reason I created this little paragrap…

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 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…