Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Networking Articles and Tips

Networking Articles and Tips


IP RIP

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 11:20 PM PDT

IP RIP is a true distance vector routing protocol that sends its complete routing table on all interfaces (active) every 30 seconds.  IP RIP uses a hop count as its metric to determine the best path to a remote network.  The maximum allowable hop count is 15, meaning that 16 is unreachable. Below are the two [...]


Understanding ASA

Posted: 18 Apr 2010 11:34 AM PDT

Understanding ASA5520 Cisco ASA5520 series in a single platform to provide a variety of market, a powerful combination of proven technology, which from an operational point of view and economic point of view, can be deployed to more locations and comprehensive security services. It is a multi-functional security appliance, so as to achieve both a strong [...]


Sunday, April 4, 2010

Networking Articles and Tips

Networking Articles and Tips


The Nuts & Bolts of Networking

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 03:55 AM PDT

Networking is a method that is used to build relationships. These relationships could be with classmates, co-workers, business partners, vendors, service providers and even family. We often attend family reunions where we meet new and distant relations. This is an excellent vehicle for networking.


Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Networking Articles and Tips

Networking Articles and Tips


Network Security

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 07:28 AM PDT

Network security is essential because the Internet is a boundryless network of interconnected networks. Because of this reason, the organizational network becomes accessible and vulnerable from any host or computer in the world. As now a days companies business are more depended on Internet, new threats arise from persons who no longer require physical access [...]


Thursday, March 11, 2010

Networking Articles and Tips

Networking Articles and Tips


Project Management Professional (PMP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 01:10 AM PST

 Project ManagemenProfessional (PMP)  I had just passed my PMP exam last week and now I am Certified Project Management Professional (PMP). I would like to share my experience to help those who are willing or planning to take the PMP Certificate. Before you start: •PMP Certificate is only for those who really have project management experience, it is [...]


Friday, March 5, 2010

Networking Articles and Tips

Networking Articles and Tips


Collision Domains

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 08:45 PM PST

Collision Domains - In Ethernet segments, devices connnect to the same physical medium. Because of this, all devices receive all signals sent out across the wire. If two devices send a packet at the same time, a collision occurs. When a collision happens , the two devices run a backoff algorithm and resent the packet. [...]


Thursday, March 4, 2010

Networking Articles and Tips

Networking Articles and Tips


Administrative Distance

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 01:07 AM PST

 Adminstrative Distance ( AD) Administrative Distance or AD is an integer from 0 to 255 that rates the trustworthiness of routing information received on a router from a neighboring router. The AD is used as the tie-breaker when a router has multiple paths from different routing protocols to the same destination. The lower the path’s AD [...]


Cisco Network Assistant

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 12:31 AM PST

Cisco Network Assistant You must be familiar with Cisco Network Assistant (CNA). It is free tool that helps you to configure the Cisco Equipment. This tool is very easy to operate and managed as compared with Cisco Configmaker. In Small and Medium Enterprises (SMBs) in the production of the product line, it has provided a free tool [...]


Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Networking Articles and Tips

Networking Articles and Tips


Data Link Layer

Posted: 03 Mar 2010 12:18 AM PST

Data Link layer provides reliable delivery of data across the network medium & translates messages from the network layer in bits for the physical layer. Its specifications define different network and protocol characteristics, including physical addressing, error notification, network topology and sequencing of frames. Data link protocols provide the delivery across individual links and are concerned with [...]