Thursday, June 28, 2007

Weekly Update: VTPserver, Sys Admin career, Vista and more...

**** NETWORKING-DOERS NEWSLETTER ****

Thursday, June 28, 2007

http://networking.ITtoolbox.com

Your weekly connection to the new and most popular entries from the Networking community.

**** CONTENTS ****

Groups: Dynamic IP Address Configuration (+9)
White Papers: Combining Citrix and Thin Computing: The Untold... (+4)
Documents: Some questions about System Administration career
Blogs: Has Linux adoption stabilised? (+9)
Wiki: Kinds of Kernels
Jobs: Sr SAP Basis Administrator Needed (+5)
Events: Wireless Applications and Computing 2007 (+2)


**** SPONSOR MESSAGE: RIVERBED ****

5 Steps to Successful IT Consolidation
CIOs are making the strategic choice to consolidate remote site IT infrastructure into central data centers. This paper, presented by Riverbed, presents a clear 5-step approach to making sure every consolidation project is successful. Read More.
http://www.ITtoolbox.com/erd/15461

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Making the Right Choice in Digital KVM
Many factors differentiate one KVM-over-IP solution from another. Read further to learn how to make more informed buying decisions and ensure that you get maximum value out of every dollar invested in KVM-over-IP technology. Learn More.
http://www.ITtoolbox.com/erd/15462

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Protecting Electronic Documents
Electronic audit trails require deployment of safeguards to preserve integrity and authenticity. Examine the application of technology to address these challenges. Click here to find out more.
http://www.ITtoolbox.com/erd/15455

**** DOER GROUPS ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/groups

Most Popular Thread

DYNAMIC IP ADDRESS CONFIGURATION
By amanjit, member since 3/25/2005, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
If the ISP provide a broadband connection to us using Dynamic IP Address, how do we configure the router. If i want to connect my HQ router (broadband FIX IP) to branch office (broadband Dynamic IP), what is the configuration for the router...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/558066

Recent Threads

WINDOWS XP PRO
By Gor1don, member since 6/27/2007, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/558069

VTP SERVER
By catchmeifucan, member since 6/27/2007, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/558071

VPN CONNECTION
By omarabid, member since 6/27/2007, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/558072

NETWORK ERROR--INSUFFICIENT SYSTEM RESOURCES
By shemy, member since 5/18/2007, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/558073

WHAT IS CHASIS IN A ROUTER
By prabha_tvl, member since 6/25/2007, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/558075

5500 CISCO MLS
By me_modh, member since 6/22/2007, Group: cisco-infrastructure-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/558077

RUNNING A FILE TO CHANGE THE IP ADDRESSES
By PARVESH, member since 3/18/2006, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/558078

NETWORK UPDATE
By SBITC, member since 6/18/2007, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/558079

LOST INTERNET CONNECTION ICON
By arniko, member since 6/14/2007, Group: networkadmin-l
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/558080

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**** DOER WHITE PAPERS ****
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Recent White Papers

COMBINING CITRIX AND THIN COMPUTING: THE UNTOLD BENEFITS (Download)
By Jeff McNaught
Trends such as globalization, offshoring, e-commerce and datacenter consolidation are increasing the distance and complexity between users and applications. As a result, CIOs and IT managers are seeking ways to ensure the best performance, security, and availability for end users while reducing costs. That'...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/557511

MAIN REASONS FOR PORTING TO ITANIUM-BASED SYSTEMS: A BUSINESS CASE FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS
By Itanium Solutions Alliance
The high cost and complexity of IT solutions have become roadblocks to innovation for many companies. As a result, there is a movement toward standards-based solutions that establish a more flexible foundation for growth. This white paper provides an overview of the reasons for...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/511389

AT&T GLOBAL NETWORK PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS
By AT&T
Withstanding a crisis may ultimately rest on communication with key constituents. Network solutions for business continuity preparedness require planning to enable survivability of critical operations.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/524861

DETERMINING TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP FOR DATA CENTER AND NETWORK ROOM INFRASTRUCTURE
By APC
An improved method for measuring Total Cost of Ownership of data center and network room physical infrastructure and relating these costs to the overall Information Technology infrastructure is described, with examples. The cost drivers of TCO are quantified. The largest cost driver is shown to...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/471918

THE PRACTICAL SIDE OF SERVER VIRTUALIZATION
By Jonathan Eunice, Illuminata, Inc.
Virtualization is not hot because the technology per se is particularly new or revolutionary, but because now that it has matured, the outcomes it enables are so desirable and so central to what IT shops need. Lower costs, increased flexibility, and reduced risk-who can...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/478196

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**** DOER POPULAR Q&A ****
http://networking.ittoolbox.com/documents/popular-q-and-a/

Recent Popular Q&A

SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION CAREER
By ITtoolbox as adapted from SysAdmin-Career discussion group
I have some questions about system administration as a career. 1) Is system administration a physically taxing work (installing routers, going under the table to mess with cables, always be on one's feet) as compared to programming where one has to be seated all...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/558081

**** DOER BLOGS ****
http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/

Most Popular New Blog Entry

HAS LINUX ADOPTION STABILISED?
By Locutus
Everybody loves to hype on their own operating system. We have the Microsoft shills, Linux fanboyz, and Mac fanatics. I am also guilty of getting out the BFG when someone tries to detract from my favourite Linux operating system :). I decided to go past all...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/558082

Recent Blog Entries

LINKED ONE-LINERS
By Dru
Okay, so some of them are two-liners. All provide some interesting reading for your coffee break. Nice test drive of PC-BSD. I can only shake my head over the excitement around a userland ZFS. It is a sad state of Open Source affairs...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/557892

CREATING SPACE - HOW YOU GROW/EXPAND YOUR CAREER, BUSINESS, AND LIFE WITH LESS STRESS
By Matthew Moran
In sports, creating space is something that great players do to give themselves more time to make the right play. Gretzky was a master of creating space - giving him time to make great plays! How do they do it?
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/557515

THE TOP 10 WAYS TO DESTROY YOUR SERVERS
By HelpDeskSamurai
Occasionally you stumble across a video that just makes you feel happy inside. This is one of those videos. Yes, I am living vicariously through this video. No, I don't care. Of course, now I'm thinking of the ways to kill servers that...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/557769

WHAT ARE YOUR OPEN SOURCE QUESTIONS?
By Dru
Last Monday I started as editor-in-chief for a new publication which deals with the business of Open Source. I'll be able to give more details in another week or so, but in the meantime I could use your help. I'd like...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/557891

MOCKING UP A MAIL SERVER
By Locutus
Last week was a very busy time for me as I was involved in setting up a mail server. This was to be a stand alone server serving a web mail service. Here's how I did it. First I will start of with a...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/558083

NO SUCH THING AS A "LITTLE THING."
By HelpDeskSamurai
It starts off as a little thing. Maybe someone on the team doesn't fully document a support ticket because it's Friday, it's after closing by the time they complete the call with the customer, and people are waiting, and would you just...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/557771

UPDGRADING VISTA
By kenyonswim
I finally got my hot little hands on Vista, and spent most of the past evening going through the upgrade process. Here's what I've found thus far: 1] Be prepared to reinstall a lot of your drivers. I was updating a Dell laptop...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/557676

VOYAGE CENTURY
By KI4REX
I loved WoW (World of Warcraft) and SWG (Star Wars Galaxies), but could not justify the subscription price to the CFO (loving wife). So I went in search of a new MMORPG to play, with less of a financial burden. I was amazed by the...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/558084

INTERVIEWED AT THE COFFEE HOUSE
By Matthew Moran
I was interviewed and now I am being photographed for a story in the Arizona Republic about people who work at Coffee Houses. I was at the Soma Cafe in Phoenix. Pam Slim made the connection with me and the reporter - thanks Pam. She had...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/557874

**** DOER WIKI ****
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Recent Wiki Contributions

KINDS OF KERNELS
By aksbh
There are four popular categories or kinds of Kernels namely monolithic kernels, microkernels, hybrid kernels and exokernels. Monolithic kernels are part of Unix-like operating systems like Linux ,FreeBSD etc. These types of kernels consist of the core functions of the operating system and the...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/557872

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BLOG: IT NETWORK GURU
All you wanted or didn't want to know about IT Networking, System Administration, and Windows Administration.Read more at ITtoolbox Blogs.
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/515774
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**** JOB POSTINGS ****
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Most Popular New Job Posting

SR SAP BASIS ADMINISTRATOR NEEDED
Company: PepsiCo
Location: Chicago, IL
PepsiCo is seeking a Sr SAP Basis Administrator who has at least five years of SAP Basis experience. Senior SAP ECC/APO BASIS Administrator analyst is responsible for...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/558085

Recent Job Postings

UNIX SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR NEEDED
Company: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Location: Las Vegas, NV
The Office of Information Technology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is seeking candidates for a UNIX Systems Administrator. This is a full-time, 12-month professional...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/545309

IT AUDITOR NEEDED
Company: Southern California Edison
Location: Rosemead, CA
Southern California Edison is seeking an IT Auditor who has at least seven years experience in IT and/or internal auditing functions. Job Requirements: Bachelor Degree in Information...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/545308

SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER NEEDED
Company: Foundation 9 Entertainment
Location: Kirkland, WA
Foundation 9 Entertainment is seeking a Senior Network Engineer who has at least 10 years relevant experience in IP networking, security infrastructure and its deployment. Position summary: Foundation...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/539361

DIRECTOR OF INFRASTRUCTURE ADMINISTRATION NEEDED
Company: CUNY-CIS
Location: New York City, NY
The City University of New York is seeking a Director of Infrastructure Administration for its Office of Computing and Information Services (CIS). This position manages the Infrastructure Administration...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/539360

IT INTEGRATION & IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT DIRECTOR NEEDED
Company: CABLEVISION
Location: Bethpage, NY
CABLEVISION is seeking an IT Integration & Implementation Project Director who has at least 8 years hands-on project/program management experience on major development initiatives demonstrating the strategic...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/539362


Related Jobs (North American candidates only)
Lead Software Test Engineer 1 (Dice)
http://www.ittoolbox.com/ext/26798
Sr. Software Engineer - User Mode Developer (Dice)
http://www.ittoolbox.com/ext/26799
WIRELESS NETWORK SYSTEM ENGINEER (Dice)
http://www.ittoolbox.com/ext/26800
COMPUTER HARDWARE SOFTWARE SALES (Dice)
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Software Engineer, Machine Learning (Dice)
http://www.ittoolbox.com/ext/26803
Cisco VoIP Engineer (Dice)
http://www.ittoolbox.com/ext/11353
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http://www.ittoolbox.com/ext/26806


**** UPCOMING EVENTS & WEBCASTS ****
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WIRELESS APPLICATIONS AND COMPUTING 2007
7/6/2007 by IADIS
Date: July 6-8, 2007 Location: Lisbon, Portugal The IADIS Wireless Applications and Computing 2007 conference addresses several themes related to theory and practice within wireless networks, computing and application related areas. Enormous developments in wireless technologies made in recent years enabled both researchers and...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/544936

2007 WIRELESS & MOBILE EXPO & CONFERENCE
7/17/2007 by WowGao
Date: July 17-18, 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Venue: Metro Toronto Convention Center The 2007 Wireless & Mobile Expo & Conference, being the leading annual global event for wireless and mobile solutions, attracts key decision-makers to learn and purchase the latest products and solutions, offered by...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/551593

16TH USENIX SECURITY SYMPOSIUM
8/6/2007 by USENIX
Date: August 6-10, 2007 Location: Boston, MA Join us in Boston, MA, August 6-10, 2007, for the 16th USENIX Security Symposium. Security '07 offers in-depth training by experts such as Richard Bejtlich on TCP/IP Weapons School and Dan Geer on Measuring...
http://www.ittoolbox.com/da/544982

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