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If you're trying to solve connectivity problems at a customer site, you can ask a colleague back at your office to use ping and traceroute to see how the network appears to the outside world; or you can use the tools at http://www.heise-online.co.uk/networks/nettools/ to do it yourself. There are tools for looking up Mac addresses and calculating subnet masks too. If you need a more detailed trace, http://w3dt.net/tools/pathping has a pathping tool.
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Airmagnet Wireless Spectrum Analyser
AirMedic is spectrum analysis software designed to help you plan a Wi-Fi network deployment by identifying nearby sources of radio frequency activity which may interfere and affect network per-formance.read more -
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Configuring the anti-spam tools in Exchange 2007
Spam isn’t just annoying - it’s a security risk and a prime source of malware and phishing attacks. The new version of Exchange has more effective tools to keep it at bay. Configure the anti-spam tools in Exchange 2007 with our step-by-step guide.read more
Secure Remote Access with SSL VPNs
What to look for when choosing an SSL VPN appliance for small business customers
Secure sockets layer (SSL) virtual private network (VPN) software has been around for a long time, but it is only relatively recently that is has been delivered on dedicated hardware appliances that specialise in hosting remote access, with many of those devices aimed squarely at the SMB market.
Types of Storage
There are three types of storage you can provide to your customers: Direct Attached Storage (DAS), Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area Networking (SAN). What you choose will affect the cost, the solution and the levels of support and services you can offer.
Setting up SANmelody to create your own Storage Fabric
Setting up SANmelody to create your own storage fabric
When you install the operating system on the storage server do not format the disks you will use for storage, just initialise them. The storage software will take care of everything else.
Storage: Buy, Build or Restore?
Over the last 20 years we have seen the cost of hardware and software plummet. For the most part, smaller companies can now run the same computing solutions as large companies.
Hosting Remote Applications over the Internet with Terminal Services
Giving small business users the applications they want, available everywhere? It’s actually easier than you think. With the release of Windows Server 2008, the venerable Terminal Services gains a host of new capabilities.
Managing networks with System Center Essentials 2007
Microsoft’s System Center tools manage everything from updates to virtualisation. Now there’s a version that will help you manage an entire SME from one screen.
Configuring routers correctly
Your client needs a router to connect them to the Internet – but unless it is configured correctly, it could represent a significant security loophole.
Managing and migrating firewalls
Firewalls can provide you with a host of information about what’s going on inside and outside your customer’s network. But that information isn’t necessarily easy to manage and analyse.
Exchange 2007 safe list aggregation
You can give Exchange 2007 a little spam-fighting help by enlisting all the copies of Outlook on your client’s network.
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