Everyone has seen something in their network hardware and software that lacked convenience or security and really should have been designed differently. Our network equipment testers notice this stuff all the time. This week Network World starts taking their observations straight to the vendors, with a series of Tester’s Challenge columns that point out issues vendors need to address. Our first target: default settings that really shouldn’t be. Dumb defaults http://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2003/1117testerschallenge.html?net
Everyone has seen something in their network hardware and software that lacked convenience or security and really should have been designed differently. Our network equipment testers notice this stuff all the time. This week Network World starts taking their observations straight to the vendors, with a series of Tester’s Challenge columns that point out issues vendors need to address. Our first target: default settings that really shouldn’t be.
Dumb defaults
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2003/1117testerschallenge.html?net
Wi-Fi access to VPNs goes global
With both technologies the hottest topics under the sun, it was only a matter of time before someone got the bright idea to join wireless LANs with VPNs – and now that time has come. Several large carriers are in the midst of rolling out Wi-Fi-to-VPN services to help make secure and wireless access to corporate resources a reality.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1117wifivpn.html?net
Force10, Alcatel debut 10G, high-density Ethernet gear
Force10 Networks and Alcatel are rolling out Gigabit Ethernet switch products that pack high port densities. Force10’s E300 switch can support up to 48 ports of Gigabit Ethernet and two 10G Ethernet connections in a four-slot chassis, which could help companies looking for a high-speed LAN backbone or data center switch that doesn’t take up much rack space.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2003/1117force10.html?net
Microsoft adds layer of anti-spam technology
Microsoft Monday added yet another anti-spam technology to its recently released Exchange Server 2003 that it said would give companies another level of protection as they battle the onslaught of junk e-mail.
