A network that connects directly to the end user or customer. Access networks connect to the "backbone," which is a network made up of high-speed lines between major switching points. The switching points could be buildings on a campus or cities in a country.
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- Discussion threads 2009-12-03
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- Google DNS? LMAO!So Google wants yet another way to track users to sell that information to advertisers and whomever they call "partners" which includes the groups that purchase ad space and flood their ad network with malware links? No thanks. After witnessing OpenDNS's tracking information being sold...
- Discussion threads 2009-12-03
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- Discussion threads 2009-12-02
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- Discussion threads 2009-12-02
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- Discussion threads 2009-12-02
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- Discussion threads 2009-12-01
- Clientless SSL VPNs expose corporate users to attacks
- Solution: use a real VPN.Or even just a basic SOCKS proxy.RE: Clientless SSL VPNs expose corporate users to attacksEvery VPN poses a risk to the Corporate LAN, even if you force the end-user to a physically separate appliance at their home because they can still physically switch their computer to...
- Discussion threads 2009-12-01
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- Discussion threads 2009-12-01
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- Software downloads 2009-12-01
- Portable MyLanViewer 3.4.7 (Windows)
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- Software downloads 2009-12-01
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- Software downloads 2009-12-01
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- Software downloads 2009-12-01
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-30
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-30
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- Software downloads 2009-11-30
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