Choosing A Cisco Router

by admin on July 2, 2009

With the constant evolution and change of the Cisco Router selection, it can be a tricky task to keep up-to-date. Do you know the current models of routers and more to the point do you know which Cisco router to choose?
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What Is An Internet Time Server?

by tony1kenobi on March 3, 2009

This short article provides a summary of what an internet time server is. How it functions and also answers some of the most frequently asked questions about time servers.

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What Is Network Time Protocol Or NTP?

March 3, 2009

Network Time Protocol or NTP is a communications protocol that is use to syncronise time across the internet and communications networks.

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What Is DNS Load Balancing

March 3, 2009

DNS load balancing is the oldest and probably the simplist load balancing approach. It is provides a simple means to implement load balancing.

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What Is Network Address Translation Or NAT?

March 3, 2009

Network Address Translation (NAT) is a technique that allows one server or router to provide one IP address publically but actually   have the requests to this one address passed on to multiple servers each of which have their own IP address.

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What Is A SAN?

February 28, 2009

In a previous post I mentioned SAN stands for Storage Area Network. However, what exactly is a a SAN? A good description is:
a network of two or more devices communicating via a serial SCSI protocol such as fibre channel
Storage Area Networks are used to store and access data in a fast and efficient manner. They [...]

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Inside A Data Center

February 27, 2009

The data centers of today are an exciting place to work in and visit. But most people only have a vague idea of what a data center is. The best way to understand what you can find inside a data center is to actually visit one. The next best way is to watch a quick [...]

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Linux Tape Backup Software

July 9, 2008

This article discusses linux tape backup software. Linux is a great operating system though I remember about seven years when

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How Do You Read An IP Address?

July 9, 2008

This short article outlines how to read an ip address. All computer who are connected to the internet have an IP Address. For example the following is the IP Address of

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Why Do You Need A Web Server?

July 8, 2008

This is a basic overview of why you might need a web server. All websites use web servers. The name comes from the fact that the the server actually servers web pages just like this one! So lets take this page as an example of

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