Do you find that wireless is really that much different than wired networks? For the most part, once you have set up your routers and amplifiers for a building, you really don’t have to make a lot of physical changes to your wireless configuration unless you are making upgrades to the system. With wired connections, [...]
Does it seem that sometimes your network is so complicated that it is just too hard to manage? You’re not the only thinking about this. Running a smoothly operating network may appear simplistic to your end users, but you know quite well that there is a lot more involved than they suspect. While you always [...]
As the saying goes – more syslogs, more problems. Okay, maybe that’s not an actual saying, but the concept still rings true when you have to be able to get at your logs really quickly. In dealing with network problems, one of the most common troubleshooting questions is, “Did you check the logs”? Yes, logs [...]
Virtualizing elements of your network has so many benefits – but one of the main detractors is configuration and performance management because you simply do not know what to expect. When you migrate your application and server environments over to virtual machines, you know there are going to be some bumps in the road. The [...]
TFTP is a specialized protocol that network engineers use for file transfers. It’s a very simple protocol that allows for uploading and downloading. With TFTP, which is built on top of the UDP protocol, you are unable to do the things that traditional File Transfer Protocol (FTP) can do, such as list directories. For this [...]
When you are outsourcing IT work, you must be cautious about overbilling from overseas organizations. While they may be doing a stand-up job for you, the purpose of doing any outsourcing is to save your company money. Fortunately, if you’re using IP SLA, there are some neat tricks to make sure that your outsourcing partner [...]
A big part of working in network management is not just fixing problems, but in configuring things. A lot of time is spent making changes and adding in new equipment, often moving a lot of things around. When you are working with these types of tasks, a lot of the time working at the command [...]
The concept of “going green” has become quite popular these days. With the volatility of energy prices, that has translated into higher prices most of us have to pay for almost everything. So, would it be a surprise to you that one of the largest consumers of energy is computer datacenters? Most people probably don’t [...]
Every network experiences problems at some point. It’s a fact of life in a company that is growing. Often, network professionals go through the same network troubleshooting logic every time to try to fix performance issues. There is nothing wrong with this approach except for the fact that it is time-consuming to work this way. [...]
Most network managers already monitor network traffic by leveraging technologies like Netflow and QoS to prioritize traffic. Why would you prioritize your traffic? When you have a good amount of users, the likelihood of some of them using the internet to do bandwidth-intensive activity increases. This can be an issue, especially when you start getting [...]