* Dr. Internet columnist Steve Blass offers recommendations for installing the Liferay portal * Help Desk columnist Ron Nutter discusses the importance of being able to “do the math”
* Setting up the Liferay portal
By Steve Blass
Q: We’re reviewing the Liferay portal with an all-in-one bundle that uses an integrated HSQL database that supports only one connection at a time. We would like to install a full-fledged version that will use a MySQL database to support multiple connections in production use. The documentation looks comprehensive but is a bit overwhelming. Which of the seven configuration packages would you recommend, and are there any pitfalls we should be aware of during installation?
A: Given the choice of installing Liferay with Tomcat, Geronimo + Tomcat, Jetty, JBoss + Jetty, JBoss + Tomcat, Resin or Websphere, I would recommend Tomcat as the most straightforward installation procedure.
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* The importance of math
By Ron Nutter
Q: I am studying for my CCNA and am questioning how important being able to convert from binary to decimal, etc is. The network I deal with on a daily basis is using the 10.0 internal IP address and I don’t see that changing. It seems like there is a lot of emphasis on doing the different types of math much more than I would expect. Is it really that important?
A: I can see where currently being able to do the math might not seem that important. But! If your company changes ISPs or acquires another company and you need to integrate their network into yours, being able to “do the math” could save you a lot of grief in figuring out how to meld things together.
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