Networking how-to's

Something to sync about

Mark Gibbs — 2008-07-22T00:00:00Z

Gibbs takes a look at a cross-platform file synchronization system and then thinks about extending the idea.

Groundwork Monitor: serious network management

Mark Gibbs — 2008-07-16T00:00:00Z

Nagios is a powerful, free, open source network management system, and when it's wrapped up in a virtual appliance it has to be one of the easiest ways to evaluate a serious network management solution

Identity monitoring and core security

2008-07-14T00:00:00Z

How does identity monitoring fit into an overall core security program. Is it necessary?

Building home labs for Cisco certs: what you need to know

Julie Bort — 2008-07-09T00:00:00Z

Wendell Odom, Cisco press author, instructor and blogger was recently a repeat guest for Network World chat. Attendees asked him the best ways to build a home lab, which certs still have power in the market, and strategies for most easily passing the hardest exams.

Nagios, lots of network management for nothing

Mark Gibbs — 2008-07-08T00:00:00Z

Reader feedback revealed that the Nagios network monitoring and management system is available in a virtual appliance that means that Gibbs just had to take it out for a spin.

An IMAP book and measuring power use

Mark Gibbs — 2008-06-30T00:00:00Z

A book on high performance IMAP servers and how much power does dimming a laptop screen save?

WhatsUp Gold: A solid new version with minor flaws

Mark Gibbs — 2008-06-25T00:00:00Z

WhatsUp Gold from Ipswitch is a highly capable and cost effective network management solution that could replace far more expensive enterprise management suites for less than the cost of their annual maintenance. A few minor flaws mar an otherwise excellent product.

Preventing data breaches not a technology issue

2008-06-23T00:00:00Z

When security people see headlines about data losses at TJ Maxx, ChoicePoint, DuPont, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, they quickly assume that preventing such loss is a technology problem. It clearly is not. It is an information problem.

Reader feedback, erasing stress, and WhatsUp Gold

Mark Gibbs — 2008-06-18T00:00:00Z

Gibbs responds to a reader's letter to the Gearhead column on Jott, Twitter, RSS feeds and Goosh; de-stresses with Stress Eraser; and starts reviewing WhatsUp Gold, a network management tool from Ipswitch.

Jawbone revisited and down the Google Docs rat hole

Mark Gibbs — 2008-06-11T00:00:00Z

The Aliph Jawbone 2 is even better than the original, and Gibbs solves a data entry problem using Google Documents - it was a quick and dirty solution but it works.