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Rethink security zones

Rethink security zones

As IT professionals balance many responsibilities, they may omit certain fundamentals that are made easier in the current tech landscape through multiple layers of abstraction, virtualization and management. Rick Vanover suggests a rethink.

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Ease doc management tasks with FCI and SharePoint

Derek Schauland discusses the new File Classification Infrastructure feature in Windows Server 2008 R2 and how it can ease document management when used in conjunction with SharePoint document libraries.

Thursday, November 12 2009 07:09 PM

Tags: Content management, File servers, Microsoft Windows

Wipe data from Cisco routers and switches before retiring them

As your organization's network continues to grow, you may need to deploy new ones. But what do you do with the old devices?

Monday, November 09 2009 10:59 AM

Tags: Routing/switching, Network administration/implementation, Switch

Keep user data recoverable with folder redirection

Find out the benefits of using folder redirection instead of roaming profiles in Windows, to give users fast and reliable access to their data no matter where they are.

Tuesday, November 03 2009 10:49 AM

Tags: Network administration/implementation, Data Management

Improve authentication process for remote sites

Derek Schauland walks users through a couple of ways to improve authentication for remote locations via WAN links.

Monday, October 26 2009 11:10 AM

Tags: Network administration/implementation, Authentication and encryption

Understand the pros and cons of Cisco ASA Multiple Contexts

Lori Hyde explains the circumstances in which you would and wouldn't want to use multiple security contexts, or Multiple Context Mode, in the Cisco ASA.

Thursday, October 15 2009 12:05 PM

Tags: Network administration/implementation, Firewalls, VPNs

Export DNS zones to a text file

Managing DNS zones is easy enough until something goes wrong. In this article, learn a way to make DNS zone data more accessible in lieu of a restore.

Saturday, October 10 2009 09:38 AM

Tags: Network administration/implementation, Server platforms, Web servers

Customize the SSL portal for remote users

Lori Hyde explains how to customize the SSL portal for remote users with customizations configured via the Adaptive Security Device Manager interface in the Cisco ASA.

Monday, October 05 2009 11:15 AM

Tags: Remote management, Network administration/implementation

Use sequence numbers for easy ACL modifications

Access Control Lists--love them or hate them, but we all use them. In fact, the use of ACLs is growing as their capabilities expand. So how can we easily manage them?

Tuesday, September 29 2009 11:09 AM

Tags: Network administration/implementation

Monitor your outbound DNS connections

Consider monitoring or filtering outbound DNS connections to better protect your network against certain phishing attacks and a new breed of Trojans that masquerades as DHCP servers.

Wednesday, September 23 2009 10:20 AM

Tags: Network security, Security Management, Network administration/implementation

Easy packet captures straight from the Cisco ASA firewall

Lori Hyde tells you how to capture packets directly from the Cisco ASA without using a separate packet-sniffing utility.

Friday, September 04 2009 11:32 AM

Tags: Firewalls, LANs and WANs

Windows-based network quality of service primer

Managing network QoS can be difficult for networks where limited IT staff and equipment is available. Here's one approach to QoS through Group Policy.

Wednesday, August 26 2009 10:36 AM

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Infrastructure/architecture management

Use access policies for non-employees

Providing access for non-employees is a challenge in many regards. Rick Vanover brings up some issues associated with this practice.

Sunday, August 16 2009 11:06 PM

Tags: Network administration/implementation, Network security, Infrastructure/architecture management

A must have tickle script for your network engineering toolbox

Quickly perform a variety of duties on your Cisco router with the use of TCL, or "tickle" scripts. Lori Hyde provides you with one that you need to keep in your net admin toolbox.

Thursday, July 30 2009 09:03 PM

Tags: Routing/switching, Infrastructure/architecture management

Set up clientless SSL VPN for Cisco ASA

Lori Hyde explains the initial setup and configuration of Clientless SSL VPN for remote users who need access to resources in a very controlled environment.

Monday, July 20 2009 11:47 AM

Tags: Network security, Authentication and encryption

Improve security and performance with RODC

Learn more about Read Only Domain Controllers, which is an enhancement over previous versions of Active Directory in Windows Server 2008.

Thursday, July 09 2009 03:30 PM

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Infrastructure/architecture management

Configuring Wireless settings via Group Policy

Wireless networks can be convenient because they eliminate reliance on Ethernet cabling. Using Active Directory and Group Policy to configure and support wireless in the enterprise, can simplify the process even further.

Thursday, July 02 2009 12:22 PM

Tags: Mobile/Wireless, LANs and WANs, Networking technology

Use branch caching to ease network traffic woes between offices

Administering and managing access for remote offices gets a bit easier in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. Branch caching can ease the bandwidth used by remote offices to access files while still allowing local authentication to the domain.

Friday, June 26 2009 11:46 AM

Tags: Network administration/implementation, Bandwidth, Remote management

Virtual IP addressing: How far can we go?

Virtual IP addresses are a win-win for both network and server admins. But, is there a stopping point to how much we use them?

Monday, June 22 2009 12:02 PM

Tags: Network administration/implementation, TCP/IP, Infrastructure/architecture management

A look at the ATEN Virtual VNC Console

The ATEN Virtual VNC Console functions as a hardware console to access remote servers via VNC, and also works as a VNC server to receive screen updates to display on an attached monitor or projector.

Monday, June 15 2009 02:41 PM

Tags: Hardware

10 dumb things you can do to your Cisco router and how to fix them

David Davis lists down silly mistakes network admins make when it comes to Cisco routers.

Tuesday, June 09 2009 07:46 PM

Tags: Routing/switching, Diagnostics and monitoring, Network administration/implementation



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