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- Turn your iPAQ into a network analysis tool
- Although most people use PDAs as electronic schedulers and notebooks, you can also use them as portable technical support tools. With the right utilities and accessories, you can use your PDA to analyze your wireless or wired network—and recoup some of your investment as well. PDAs aren’t cheap, but the...
- Tags: Compaq iPAQ, network, Ron Nutter, tool
- Technical articles 2005-01-07
- Monitor your network with Kiwi Syslog
- Keeping track of what's going on with your network and catching a problem before it becomes critical can mean the difference between dealing with an annoyance or handling a three-alarm fire. Unix administrators have long been able to take advantage of the Syslog utility for network monitoring. Thanks to the...
- Tags: Kiwi Syslog, Ron Nutter, monitor, network
- Technical articles 2004-04-21
- Get IT Done: Turn your iPAQ into a network analysis tool
- Use your PDA and third-party applications to optimize network performance.Although most people use PDAs as electronic schedulers and notebooks, you can also use them as portable technical support tools. With the right utilities and accessories, you can use your PDA to analyze your wireless or wired network—and recoup some of...
- Tags: Handhelds, PDAs, network, Ron Nutter, Get IT Done, Compaq iPAQ, PDA, tool
- Technical articles 2002-12-19
- Get IT Done: Implementing MRTG on Windows 2000
- Ronald Nutter MCSE/MCNEWhile searching for a good network tool that would allow me to see a heartbeat of what was occurring on my network, I came across a tool called MRTG, short for Multi Router Traffic Grapher. Normally, this utility is associated with Linux servers, but now you can use...
- Tags: Installing MRTG, MRTG, Ron Nutter, Implementing MRTG, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Get IT Done
- Technical articles 2004-01-22
- Protect your network with BorderManager 3.7
- When you want to install a firewall on your NetWare network, Novell's BorderManager 3.7 is the tool to use. In this Daily Drill Down, Ron Nutter shows how you install it.If you want to connect your network to the Internet, you must deploy some type of firewall to keep out...
- Tags: NETWORKING, Servers, Ron Nutter, card, network, Novell NetWare, network card, BorderManager 3.7, Novell BorderManager, server, INETCFG, firewall
- Technical articles 2002-10-16
- Prepare your system before installing BorderManager 3.7
- Deploying a firewall on your network is no small task. Before you even think about starting the installation, you have to do some serious planning. In this Daily Feature, Ron Nutter shows you how to get ready to deploy BorderManager 3.7.When you're connecting a network to the Internet for the...
- Tags: Servers, Firewalls, NETWORKING, Network technology, Operating systems, Ron Nutter, BorderManager 3.7, server, Novell NetWare, network, TCP/IP
- Technical articles 2002-10-02
- How the flexibility of 802.11b saves both time and money
- Using wireless networks to bridge buildingsLucky network administrators get to run cabling in brand new buildings. When linking buildings together, lucky network administrators with big budgets get to run fiber from building to building or maybe even get to invest in a microwave or laser connection. But not all network...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Ron Nutter, access point, IEEE 802.11, network, wireless
- Technical articles 2002-08-19
- Build Your Skills: A beginner's guide to NDS
- Get up to speed on Netwares NDS terminology and lingoAlthough Microsoft might not want to admit it, there are other network operating systems besides Windows 2000 and Windows NT. Once upon a time, Novell ruled the networking world with NetWare. Even if NetWare isn’t as dominant as it once was,...
- Tags: Directory services, Servers, Operating systems, network, Ron Nutter, Novell NDS, directory service, Novell Inc., Novell NetWare, NDS-tree
- Technical articles 2002-08-14
- Beginner's Bonsai: Designing an NDS tree
- Deploying Novell's Directory Service doesn't need to be traumatic. This Daily Drill Down will show you how to design an NDS tree that will be a perfect fit for your company's growing and changing needs--even if you're an NDS newbie.Training a Bonsai tree into exactly the right shape is not...
- Tags: Directory services, Ron Nutter, beginner, NDS-tree, Novell NDS, Using OU, Novell Inc., directory service
- Technical articles 2002-08-08
- Implementing AppleTalk on a Cisco Catalyst 6500 series switch
- I had dealt with AppleTalk a little in my career, but never enough to have to know much about it. After converting my college over to a new Cisco Catalyst switch, I discovered that I also had to enable AppleTalk in order for the Macs to be able to communicate...
- Tags: AppleTalk, Cisco Catalyst, Cisco IOS, Cisco Systems Inc., Ron Nutter, router, VLAN
- Technical articles 2003-11-13
- What's new in BorderManager 3.7?
- It seems like BorderManager 3.6 has been around forever. Novell has finally released an update, BorderManager 3.7. It's more than a minor update. It can help manage Internet access on your network better than ever.When the first version of BorderManager shipped, it set the standard for network operating system firewalls....
- Tags: VPNs, Firewalls, Network security, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, NETWORKING, Ron Nutter, BorderManager 3.7, Novell Inc.
- Technical articles 2002-07-03
- Lock IT Down: Install a powerful, open source intrusion detection system in Windows 2000
- A tutorial on how to install Snort, an open source network intrusion detection systemIntrusion detection systems are one of the most critical tools to network security engineers. In the Linux/UNIX world, a number of free tools are available that are powerful, flexible, and simple to use. Thanks to Silicon Defense,...
- Tags: Operating systems, open source, Ron Nutter, Snort, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft IIS Server, WinRar
- Technical articles 2002-06-25
- Resolving mail server problems with Nslookup and Telnet
- E-mail has become a mission-critical tool in most businesses. In this Daily Drill Down, Ron Nutter shows you how to use Nslookup and Telnet to help diagnose problems when e-mail doesn't go through.Users don’t give much thought to how e-mail works. They just type their messages, click Send, and—whoosh!—away goes...
- Tags: Domain names, Servers, Telnet, Ron Nutter, e-mail server, e-mail, NSLookup, DNS server, server
- Technical articles 2002-06-13
- BrainShare 2002 provided hands-on experience and helpful networking tips
- Didn't get a chance to attend BrainShare 2002? If you wondered what you missed, Ron Nutter, frequent TPG contributor and BrainShare presenter, tells you about what he learned and why you should consider attending next year.With all of your constant duties keeping your network running smoothly, it’s sometimes easy to...
- Tags: Ron Nutter, network, BrainShare 2002, Novell Inc.
- Technical articles 2002-05-01
- Lock IT Down: Think security when setting up an 802.11b wireless network
- 802.11b wireless network securityMany companies are already deploying wireless technologies, and others are only moments behind. But before your company implements an 802.11b wireless network, you should consider how you'd secure it. In this Daily Feature, I'll show you some obvious and some not-so-obvious ways to keep your wireless network...
- Tags: NETWORKING, Wi-Fi, Firewalls, Network security, Ron Nutter, security, IEEE 802.11, DHCP, wireless, network, reservation, wireless network, IP, MAC address, firewall, MAC, IP address
- Technical articles 2002-04-22
- Protocol analyzers make short work of net admin tasks
- From detecting intrusions to troubleshooting e-mail, protocol analyzers can help you finish tedious tasks more quickly. Ron Nutter explains how to perform a variety of chores on your network using this practical utility.It used to be that protocol analyzers were expensive pieces of hardware, costing upwards of $20,000 and requiring...
- Tags: NETWORKING, Ron Nutter, protocol analyzer, network, server
- Technical articles 2002-03-11
- Advice to the new network administrator: What to look for when setting up a network connection
- Will you take what is behind door #1? If that's the way you think you'll have to choose your next ISP, forget it. Instead, let Ron Nutter help you make your choice by explaining the differences in the types of services available.Just a few years ago, a newly initiated network...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Telecom & Utilities, Network technology, NETWORKING, Ron Nutter, network connection, competitive local exchange carrier, telecommunications company, frame relay, Internet Service Provider, network
- Technical articles 2001-11-06
- What's in store when you install NetWare 6?
- The challenges of NetWare 6 begin when you install the operating system. Ron Nutter details the installation of this upcoming OS.NetWare 6 offers many new features for NetWare administrators. You’re biggest concern is probably "How much work will it take to get it running?" In this article, I will walk...
- Tags: Servers, Operating systems, Ron Nutter, Novell NetWare, NetWare 6, server
- Technical articles 2001-10-31
- NetWare 6 beta offers a sneak peek at new features and improvements
- Who cares about Whistler? NetWare 6 is on the horizon. Ron Nutter gives you the scoop on what you can look forward to.At the BrainShare conference in Salt Lake City, Novell gave attendees a preview of SixPack, also known as NetWare 6. Since then, development has progressed to include even...
- Tags: Operating systems, Servers, Printers, Ron Nutter, Novell NetWare, NetWare 6, Novell Inc., printer
- Technical articles 2001-09-19
- Get IT Done: Keeping SLP up and running
- Use these tips to make sure SLP and NDS are in top condition.With NetWare 5.x and soon to be NetWare 6 running SLP to assist in the advertisement of available network services, it becomes more and more important to keep Service Location Protocol SLP running as smoothly as possible. In...
- Tags: Servers, Directory services, Ron Nutter, Get IT Done, directory agent, Service Location Protocol, server, Server Agent, Novell NDS
- Technical articles 2001-08-03
