Posts Tagged ‘network’

Manage your network: Indispensable Utilities and Systems for you!

Posted in IT, Tutorials on May 10th, 2011 by Ian – Be the first to comment

networkSo you’re having a hard time performing the role of the network administrator at your workplace? Well, all you need is to go ahead with what you are reading right now, and see how life gets easier. Network management is not just about devices connected to your network, but also helping the people in your workplace get over any problems that might be creating hurdles with their network handling. Here are some of the things you should really have!

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“Firewall”? What’s that? : How firewalls work.

Posted in IT on September 24th, 2010 by Ian – Be the first to comment

FirewallYou’ve heard umpteen times about how your organization (or your local network) is “pretty secure”, and wondered what this “pretty secure” actually meant. You’ve only heard those guys of the IT department talking about ‘firewalls’, and even though they sounded confident, they always seemed to be worried about any “breaches” in the network security. So, what really is a ‘firewall’? Why is there in the first place, and what makes it so secure?
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Understanding “switching”—how data gets transferred in a network

Posted in IT on August 31st, 2010 by Ian – Be the first to comment

InternetBe it the Internet spread over millions of computers across the world, or the local area network of your workplace, networks form an integral part of the IT technology today—enabling people to exchange information not only at a convenient speed, but also in a reliable way.
But how does the data you send to your friend on the other side of the world, or to your senior in the next cabin reach where its correct destination? Have you wondered what’s really beneath that network that you called the “Internet”, and how does “communication” actually happen?

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