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DOWNLOAD THIS LINUX PING SERVER SCRIPT FOR NETWORK MONITORING 
Do you have the need, or desire, to monitor all the hosts on your 
network? Let TechRepublic member Ed Carp help you with the Linux ping 
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BUILD AN ENTIRE EXCHANGE DOMAIN WITH THIS UTILITY 
Creating a new Exchange domain for a sizable group of users can be 
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WORKING WITH WIN2K ROAMING PROFILES 
Roaming profiles allow users to log on at any workstation with the 
settings and applications they require. This article explains how to 
create and administer roaming user profiles with Windows 2000 Server 
and how to handle the various Windows clients.
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WIN2K ADMINS NEED TO MASTER THE TIME SERVICE 
Time synchronization across multiple machines on a network is always 
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PROTECT YOUR DATA WITH WIN2K FILE ENCRYPTION 
Don't let file permissions be your only line of defense for protecting 
critical data files. If you're running Win2K, you can take advantage of 
file encryption to provide an extra layer of security. See how it works 
and learn some important caveats.
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WHAT TO DO WHEN PROJECT ESTIMATES ARE IGNORED 
Having your project estimate ignored by your sales force is a 
regrettable, but likely common, occurrence. As a project manager, how 
do you cope? Find out some solutions to this dilemma.
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HOW DO YOU MANAGE IT VACATIONS? 
When it comes to taking a vacation, it seems IT workers often come up 
short. Do you have a policy or guidelines that help ensure your staff 
has time to get away? Join our discussion on creating a vacation policy 
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