In large enterprise companies, main servers have (at least) two adapters – FC HBA (FIber Channel Host Bus Adapter) & Ethernet NIC (Ethernet Network Interface Card) to connect to the...
The first thing that network administrators learn is the concept of IP address and creating IP Subnets (short form for sub-networks). But why are Subnets required at all? Especially, when...
A Multifunction printer (MFP) is very popular in the SOHO (Small Office / Home Office) segment because it offers print, copy, scan & fax (optional) capabilities in one device. Its...
In this article, we will have a look at BGP – Border Gateway Protocol, a routing protocol that made the Internet possible! We will also have a look at IBGP...
This is just a light (perhaps humorous) article to explore the possibilities of managing a company without a computer network. Actually, this is the result of a discussion we had...
Bluetooth is a low power, short wave, short range wireless technology that is used to transfer data between two devices over the wireless medium. In this article, we will have...
A Reverse Proxy server is a web-server-alias that sits in-between the Client/ Internet (from where the web-page requests arrive) and the actual web server (origin server, which holds the web...
Web Application Firewalls are quite different from normal packet inspection firewalls because they primarily operate in the application layer identifying and protecting web based applications/ servers from specific application based...
When you use a swipe card/ smart card to enter your office premises, have you wondered what happens in the background before the door opens to let you in? Well...
There maybe certain situations (like school/ college labs) where a large number of computers are required but none of them would require a huge amount of processor/ memory capacity. In...
Unlike a Wired Network, where adding more network switches gives better performance, a wireless network cannot be optimized for performance by adding more access points/ denser deployment of access points...
The power lines, are present in almost all the localities (including rural homes). Is it possible to access Internet through these all-reaching power lines? And more importantly, is it feasible?...
There are many advantages of moving over to VOIP / IP Telephony. One of them, is the ability to receive your land line calls (Corporate PBX extension number) on your...
If you want to run an application in another operating system from your computer, you either need to reboot the system (provided the other operating system is installed in dual...