April 7, 2009 5:00 AM
Posted by: BrentSheets
Apress,
Cisco,
Cisco IOS,
Cisco Routers,
IPSec,
Jason Neumann,
Router configuration,
VPNOverview: “Cisco Routers for the Small Business provides in plain English a no-nonsense approach to setting up all the features of the Cisco IOS for a small business using broadband technologies. This book explains how to use a Cisco router to setup cable modems, DSL and PPPoE, and explains how to configure NAT, Access Control Lists, Firewalls, DMZs and an IPSec VPN between two sites using advanced encryption.”
This free chapter has been selected from Cisco Routers for the Small Business by Apress, Inc. Enjoy the chapter and be sure to check out the related VPN and networking resources listed below. If you have feedback about this chapter or would like to suggest a book to be featured here on IT Bookworm Blog — then please leave a comment. Thanks.
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Chapter 4: Configuring a VPN using IPSec
RELATED PEER ADVICE
→ Visit our Networking community
→ Need answers? Ask your own VPN or Cisco IOS question
RELATED RESOURCES
→ Visit the The Network Hub blog
→ Visit David’s Cisco Networking Blog
→ Visit the SearchEnterpriseWAN.com website
→ Visit the SearchNetworking.com website
→ Browse these VPN design and VPN configuration resources
→ Browse these Network Administration resources
RELATED CONTENT
→ IT Definitions: VPN and IPSec (visit the Network Administration Glossary for more)
→ FAQ: Troubleshooting VPN connections
→ How-To: Direct transport VPN configuration
→ How-To: IPsec VPN router configuration: The ISAKMP policy
→ Learning Guide: Network administration guide
April 1, 2009 5:00 AM
Posted by: BrentSheets
Brendan Keane,
Exchange 2007,
Exchange Server,
Hub Transport Role,
Jeffrey Rosen,
Joel Stidley,
Joezer Cookey-Gam,
Jonathan Runyon,
PowerShell,
WroxOverview: “This book is for Exchange professionals who want to learn how to use PowerShell to effectively manage, automate, and streamline their Exchange 2007 organization. This book walks you through the ins and outs of PowerShell, showing you how to take full advantage of this scripting language for deploying, configuring, managing, and maintaining your Exchange environment.”
This free chapter has been selected from Professional Windows PowerShell for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 1 by Wrox. Enjoy the chapter and be sure to check out the related Exchange Server resources listed below. Voice your feedback on this chapter or let us know of other books you’d like to see featured on the IT Bookworm Blog by leaving a comment below. Thanks.
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Chapter Seven: Configuring the Hub Transport Role
RELATED PEER ADVICE
→ Visit our Exchange Server community
→ Visit our Windows Server community
→ Need answers? Ask your own Exchange or Windows Server question
RELATED RESOURCES
→ Visit the SearchExchange.com website
→ Visit the SearchWindowsServer.com website
→ Visit the The VBScript Network and Systems Administrator’s Cafe blog
→ Browse these resources for Microsoft Exchange Server Scripts
→ Browse these resources for Microsoft Scripting
RELATED CONTENT
→ IT Definition: PowerShell (visit the Email and Messaging Glossary for more)
→ Crash Course: A primer on the Exchange Server 2007 Exchange Management Shell
→ Tutorial: How to uninstall Exchange Server 2007 and individual server roles
→ Step-by-Step Guide: How an Edge Transport server works
→ Learning Center: Windows PowerShell for beginners
→ Scripting School: Extending your toolset with Windows PowerShell
March 25, 2009 8:00 AM
Posted by: BrentSheets
Virtualization,
William von Hagen,
Wrox,
XenOverview: “Provides a complete foundation in virtualization, XEN, and competing approaches with in-depth discussions of installing, configuring, and using XEN, including detailed examples of XEN configuration files, system configuration files, and system-level configuration information.”
This free chapter has been selected from Professional Xen Virtualization by Wrox. Enjoy the chapter and be sure to check out the related Xen resources listed below. Voice your feedback on this chapter or let us know of other books you’d like to see featured on the IT Bookworm Blog by leaving a comment below to let us know. Thanks.
Community Manager
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Chapter Four: Booting and configuring a Xen Host
RELATED PEER ADVICE
→ Visit our Virtualization community
→ Need answers? Then ask your own Xen question
RELATED RESOURCES
→ Visit the SearchServerVirtualization Blog
→ Visit the Virtualization Pro blog
→ Visit the SearchServerVirtualization.com website
→ Browse these Xen and Citrix XenServer resources
RELATED CONTENT
→ IT Definition: Xen (visit the Virtualization Glossary for more)
→ Learning Guide: Introduction to Xen
→ Special Report: VMware vs. Microsoft vs. Xen: An expert face-off
March 18, 2009 3:00 AM
Posted by: BrentSheets
Bryan Syverson,
Joel Murach,
Mike Murach & Associates,
SQL Server,
SQL Server 2008Overview: This book is designed to teach application developers all of the skills they need to use SQL to work with a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 database. But it’s also a great first book for developers who are on the path to becoming a DBA. Unlike most SQL Server 2008 books, this one starts by showing you how to use SQL queries to extract and update the data in a database, because that’s what every application developer needs to know first.”
This free chapter has been selected from Murach’s SQL Server 2008 for Developers by Mike Murach & Associates. Post a comment below letting us know what think about the chapter or any books you’d like to see featured here. Enjoy.
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Chapter Three: How to retrieve data with the SQL SELECT statement
RELATED PEER ADVICE
→ Visit our SQL Server community
→ Need answers? Then ask your own SQL Server question
RELATED RESOURCES
→ Visit the SQL Server with Mr. Denny blog
→ Visit the SearchSQLServer.com website
→ Browse these SQL Server 2008 resources
RELATED CONTENT
→ IT Definition: Microsoft SQL Server (visit the Database Glossary for more)
→ Learning Guide SQL and SQL Server Tutorial and Reference Guide
→ Learning Guide SQL Server performance tuning A to Z
