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Did you see this? – Microsoft updates Security Compliance Management Accelerator toolkit

In 2008, I blogged about Microsoft's release of Security Compliance Management Accelerator toolkit. Now two years later Microsoft...

Tools I use – Startup Control Panel

One of the tools I frequently use is called Startup Control Panel. This is a free tool from Mike Lin. It is a portable tool so it does not require any client installation...

Free Training – Laura Chappell presents: Wireshark 201 Jumpstart – Filtering on the Good, the Bad, the Ugly

Laura Chappel, the BitGirl, is at it again with another in her series of Wireshark Jumpstart webinars. The next one is called

Wireshark quickstart tutorial – learn to capture network traffic

There are more upcoming sessions in the Laura Chappell seminar series called Wireshark 101Jumpstart tutorials. Check out the schedule at Chappell University website. Some of the things you will learn include:

Microsoft releases SharePoint Designer 2007 for FREE!

May 26, 2009  7:34 PM

Repetition is one of the keys of learning

Posted by: Troy Tate
analysis, education, ethereal, howto, IT education, Laura Chappell, Metrics, Monitoring, network analysis, Networking, packet analysis, packet capture, performance monitoring, protocol analysis, reporting, tcp/ip, tools, trace files, training, troubleshooting, wireshark

I recently posted an update about Laura Chappell's Chappell University Online seminars. I attended one of these seminars today. What...

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May 21, 2009  12:57 PM

Master key tasks for network troubleshooting – Chappell University Online Seminars

Posted by: Troy Tate
analysis, education, ethereal, howto, IT education, Metrics, Monitoring, network analysis, Networking, packet analysis, packet capture, performance monitoring, protocol analysis, reporting, tcp/ip, tools, trace files, training, troubleshooting, wireshark

I'm a huge fan of Laura Chappell. She has a great sense of humor and is a great educator about all things packet oriented. Previous posts about Laura have included:

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April 29, 2009  12:25 PM

Did you see this? – Free Wireless LAN planning, deployment and management tools

Posted by: Troy Tate
802.11, free, network analysis, network throughput, performance analysis, performance monitoring, throughput, throughput testing, toolkit, tools, wi-fi tools, wlan

Xirrus is a WLAN equipment manufacturer. They have some very cool products and if you have not checked them out and are looking for installing, adding or replacing any WLAN network gear, then I suggest you take a look at their offerings before making a decision. Xirrus has a page on their...

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April 29, 2009  12:11 PM

Doing Microsoft packet analysis? – Microsoft releases Network Monitor 3.3

Posted by: Troy Tate
analysis, analysis tools, Microsoft, network, network analysis, network monitor, packet analysis, packet capture, protocol analysis, tcp, tools, udp

If you do packet capture or analysis in a Microsoft environment, then you are probably already familiar with Microsoft Network Monitor. If not, please read my real-world use of it for

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April 27, 2009  1:29 PM

Simple is not always easy – SNMP for network management

Posted by: Troy Tate
mib, Monitoring, netadmin, performance monitoring, protocol, rfc, snmp, sysadmin, tools, trend analysis

SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol has been around since the late 1980's (RFC 1065, 1066, 1067)....

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