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NETADMIN REPUBLIC NETNOTE E-NEWSLETTER for June 5, 2002

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SQLSNAKE CAUSES SPIKES IN PORT 1433 SCANS

SPIKE IN PORT 1433 SCANS IS DUE TO SQLSNAKE WORM
An automated worm called SQLSnake has caused a recent increase in
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THE OS IS ONLY ONE PART OF THE LINUX EQUATION
Gartner assesses Linux as a strategic operating system and discusses 
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2000TRAINERS.COM CAN FILL IN TRAINING GAPS
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MAJOR NETWORK OVERHAUL GREATLY IMPROVED THIS UNIVERSITY

Indiana University Southeast advanced its IT services by upgrading a
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UNDERSTANDING THE BASICS OF CISCO IP ACCESS CONTROL LISTS
Access control lists can help you protect your network by allowing you
to enable or deny the flow of information. Cisco guru Mike Mullins 
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off a new NetAdmin column with a look at how to set up standard ACLs.
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MONITORING THE PERFORMANCE OF MICROSOFT SQL SERVER
As databases become more and more critical to daily business 
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TODAY AT TECHREPUBLIC

TOSHIBA'S PORTEGE 2000 OFFERS ARRAY OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES
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CONSULTANTS' PHILOSOPHIES REGARDING PMP CERTS DIFFER WIDELY
Recently, project management guru Tom Mochal commented on his decision
to pursue a PMP certification. Our members had a lot to say, both 
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STRATEGIES FOR STRETCHING TRAINING DOLLARS
Cutting IT training budgets when times are tough can damage staff
morale, hamstring important projects, and ultimately hurt a tech 
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