Securing Wireless Network Traffic (Part 7)
Introduction In my previous article, I explained that one of the best ways to secure wireless network traffic is to treat the wireless network as an unsecured medium. The idea …
Securing Wireless Network Traffic (Part 8)
Configuring the Network Policy Server The first step in the configuration process is to make the Network Policy Server aware of your wireless access point. To do so, make sure …
Securing Wireless Network Traffic (Part 9)
Introduction So far in this article series I have spent a lot of time talking about security settings that you can configure on your wireless access points, as well as …
Free or Open Network Solutions
Introduction There are endless free and open source software solutions and services out there for use in the network—for small, medium, and enterprise environments. You aren’t limited to Microsoft, Cisco, …
Making Sense of Windows Routing Tables
It’s amazing the way that time can go by. People tend to think of computers as being high tech, but the TCP/IP protocol has been around in one form or …
Router Troubleshooting Primer
In this article we will take a look at the proper steps to troubleshooting routing problems. Although this methodology and approach can be used in just about any troubleshooting scenario, …
Using Pathping
One of my favorite Windows tools is pathping. Pathping is a Windows based command-line tool used to provide information about the path data takes to its intended destination, network latency …
Using Tracert
Tracert (also known as traceroute) is a Windows based tool that allows you to help test your network infrastructure. In this article we will look at how to use tracert …
The Importance of Network Redundancy
An in depth view of current technology and strategies used to create redundancy in your WAN and how to properly design, implement, monitor and test in case of any disaster …
Windows Server 2008 R2 Improvements in DHCP
In this article, we’ll go over some of the new and cool features included in the Windows Server 2008 R2 DHCP server. Introduction DHCP is something most IT pros take …