See virtual LAN.
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- Cocoa Packet Analyzer 0.66 (Mac)
- Cocoa Packet Analyzer is a native Mac OS X implementation of a network protocol analyzer and packet sniffer. CPA supports the industry-standard PCAP packet capture format for reading, capturing and writing packet trace files. Features: Basic packet capturing (libPCAP/ tcpdump filter expressions can be used). Analyze and display...
- Software downloads 2009-11-20
- Amazon launches relational database service: Think MySQL in the cloud
- Three reasons this is a bad paradigm...Security, security and...let's see, what was that other thing...oh yeah, security. The comment "enterprise customers are likely to take their time moving sensitive data into Amazon?s RDS effort" should be nominated for the understatement of the year award. What's more likely is...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- ServePath GoGrid - an F5 customer profile
- I recently had the opportunity to communicate with Telemachus Luu, Director of Product Engineering at GoGrid, the Cloud Computing Division of ServePath. Please introduce your company and your role GoGrid is the leading Cloud Computing, hosted, Internet service that delivers true â€Control in the Cloudâ€. GoGrid enables system...
- Blog posts 2009-09-11
- PCI DSS Compliance and the Digi TransPort Router
- This paper explains how Digi TransPort routers can be part of a PCI DSS compliant system. They comply with the PCI DSS version 1.2 requirements via these major features: Stateful inspection firewall, network segmentation via VLAN or Ethernet Port Isolation, MAC filtering to prevent unwanted client PCs on the network,...
- White papers 2009-07-27
- Should we share our Wi-Fi in the name of cloud?
- Should we share our Wi-Fi in the name of cloud?Once all the ISPs start implementing volume capsyou can forget that idea.I'm confused...A router turns off when the PC attached to it is turned off?It's already there: FONCheck this:http://www.fon.com/en/info/whatsFonPretty big in The Netherlands already.Sounds great ... UNTIL.......the RIAA sues you because...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-02
- HP ProCurve Wireless Services Edge Module Technical White Paper: Configuring L3 ACLs on the Uplink Physical Interface
- This white paper will walk one through the configuration steps for setting up the ProCurve Wireless Edge Service Module (5400 series) to use Layer 3 Access Control Lists ACLs on the uplink physical interface. When configuring a set of ACLs on the uplink port of WESM, there are two main...
- White papers 2009-06-01
- SugarCRM, SourceFire, Compiere upgrades almost ready to roll
- As the month of May closed, a number of top open source application vendors announced beta releases and forthcoming upgrades. These include open source CRM, security and ERP vendors. SugarCRM, of Cupertino, Calif., announced the beta release of version 5.5 of its namesake open...
- Blog posts 2009-05-31
- OmniPeek 6.0.2 (Windows)
- OmniPeek Enterprise is WildPackets' flagship product. It combines all of the features of the OmniPeek product line in one product, including support for local captures from multiple interfaces and connections to an unlimited number of distributed OmniEngines. It supports data collection from any network topology, including 10 Gigabit and Gigabit...
- Software downloads 2009-05-06
- Egenera releases PAN Manager 5.2
- Egenera just released an updated version of their PAN Manager orchestration and automation software. This software is one of a number of competitive products that allow physical and virtual resources to be used in an optimal, highly available and reliable way. Over the years I've had the opportunity to speak...
- Blog posts 2009-01-20
- Connection-Oriented Ethernet: Operational and Deployment Considerations
- Connection-oriented Ethernet technology holds great promise. It creates, for the first time, a single metro aggregation and transport infrastructure that service providers can use for: access to IP and other higher layer services, high-quality private-line site-to-site enterprise services, residential wireline broadband backhaul infrastructure and mobile broadband backhaul infrastructure. Service providers...
- White papers 2008-12-04
- MS08-067 worms squirming in the wild
- MS08-067 worms squirming in the wildI will not be directly affected.I use Linux. (This is a trap for the Windows fanboys to proclaim that Linux would be as vulnerable if it was as popular as Windows.)thanks sincerely, RyanThis time you were really clear that there was a fix, and...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-04
- Better late than never: Microsoft Office Web apps percolating
- Better late than never: Microsoft Office Web apps percolatingMicrosoft is pulling an Apple hereIt seems to me that Microsoft isn't going to bother until they believe they can do it right. While I've used Google Docs, no one is going to mistake it as a replacement for a desktop word...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-01
- Managed Switch Port Mapping Tool 1.94 (Windows)
- The Managed Switch Port Mapping tool is a program that communicates with a managed Internet switch via SNMPv1/v2c and maps the physical port connections to MAC and IP addresses of the attached devices. Shows VLAN assignment, port status, speed, duplex, bytes in/out, connected device interface manufacturer, and interface bandwidth utilization....
- Software downloads 2008-09-25
- PacketTrap Switch Port Mapper 2.2 (Windows)
- PacketTrap (http://www.PacketTrap.com) Switch Port Mapper helps network engineers discover the devices connected to each port on a switch quickly, thus eliminating the need to manually trace network cables. The tool provides device visibility like IP address, MAC address, VLAN, port name and availability, as well as the capability to enable...
- Software downloads 2008-08-07
- Should colleges really teach hacking?
- Should colleges really teach hacking?Bartending SchoolIn the mid-70's I took one of those vocational courses you see advertised on late-night TV: "Learn to be a Bartender in One Week". Although I never used it (I went at night, which takes 2 weeks and over the weekend I got my...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- No penalties for colleges that don't enforce anti-P2P
- No penalties for colleges that don't enforce anti-P2PSlippery Slope argumentationYep, once they have the monitoring laws in place, next they will want to monitor a whole lot more. It is a trojan horse, but then Joe McCarthy isn't too far away in US history.Of course, Good ol' Joe needed a...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-04
- The Impact of Topoloy and Link Aggregation on PC Cluster With Ethernet
- Ethernet has been used for connecting hosts in the area of high-performance computing, besides its use in local area networks. This paper investigates the impact of topology and link aggregation on a large-scale PC cluster with Ethernet. Ethernet topology that allows loops and its routing can be implemented by the...
- White papers 2008-07-23
- Virtual Villains of Security & PCI Compliance: Future Challenges of MPLS, Virtual Machines and VLANs
- Compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard PCI DSS will continue to change and adapt to mitigate the risk of compromised card holder information. Due to the ever changing landscape of security, a proactive stance towards threats and compliance needs to be taken. Organizations are increasing the use...
- White papers 2008-07-17
- 90ò0of all statistics can be made to say anything... 50ò0of the time, aka my thoughts on the Verizon report
- 90ò0of all statistics can be made to say anything... 50ò0of the time, aka my thoughts on the Verizon reportHow many breaches from External...sources were facilitated by poor practices of inside sources? Weak passwords, poor surfing habits, poor security implementations, etc. External breaches only occur when an insider allows it to...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-23
- 90% of all statistics can be made to say anything... 50% of the time, aka my thoughts on the Verizon report
- ** Update 06/23/2008: I realize I didn't do a very good job of talking about what we're reviewing here. This is in response to the statistics gathered by Verizon related to Forensic Analysis of Data Breaches over a four year span. First off, let me...
- Blog posts 2008-06-22
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