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LEARN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACLs, DACLs, AND SACLs
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CCIE SECURITY COULD BE YOUR TICKET TO A HIGH-LEVEL POSITION
When you think of the CCIE, you usually think of the ultimate 
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USE MRTG TO MONITOR LINUX ROUTERS AND FIREWALLS

Network monitoring tools are essential for diagnosing and mitigating
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BUILD A DNS SERVER ON LINUX USING BIND
One of the most popular ways to use Linux is as a DNS server, thanks to
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PREPARING FOR A WINNT TO WIN2K UPGRADE
A network administrator appealed for help in setting up a Windows 2000
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FIX FOR PROBLEMATIC PARALLEL PRINTER PORT IN WINDOWS XP
Parallel printer port detection can prove troublesome after a Windows 
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SONICWALL PRO-VX PROVIDES FAST, SIMPLE FIREWALL AND VPN SOLUTION
Here's how an IT pro used SonicWALL PRO-VX to solve a complex 
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