Network Computing Report #294
http://www.networkcomputing.com/
Monday, April 7, 2003

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Focus on... Desktop Applications
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This week, our editors review three DNS appliances. Read why BlueCat
Networks' Adonis took top honors. Plus, Lori MacVittie invites you to
try out our NWC Inc. Web services. Check out the Project Weblog for
more details.

Be sure to bookmark our Weblog, the Network Computing Daily Blog, and
check back often for IT news and views.
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As always, please feel free to message us directly if you have any
comments or questions (mailto:newsletter@nwc.com).

Best regards,
--The Network Computing Report Team

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In This Issue:
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1)  Newsletter Specials
2)  Review: Do-It Yourself DNS
3)  Shop Talk: Response To: "Is it possible to get remote access
    using PCAnywhere 10.0 with Linksys Router BEFSR41?"
4)  Workshop: MRTG Monitors What's Brewing
5)  Sneak Preview: Virage's VS Webcasting
6)  NWC Weblogs
7)  NWC Events
8)  Interactive Buyer's Guide: Web Proxy Servers
9)  BuzzCut
10) Editor's Bookshelf
11) Quick Takes
12) Last Mile
13) Letters
14) CMP Marketplace
15) Latest IT Professional Downloads
16) Subscription Information

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1) Newsletter Specials
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a) Well-Connected Awards Challenge
Put your ESP powers to the test with our annual product award
challenge; try to guess the winners of our 2003 Well-Connected Awards.
The first reader who selects the largest number of winning products 
will
receive six gigabytes of musical pleasure in the form of a Creative
Nomad Jukebox C. Good luck!
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b) TechQuiz: Collaboration
Take our quiz on real and near-time collaboration technologies,
between April 14th and April 28th. If you best our editors and
get all the answers right, you could win a fabulous prize compliments
of our sponsor Sonexis.
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and company image. A dedicated Web hosting service provides a reliable
Internet presence, while reducing the complexity and costs associated
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Compare offerings and get quotes from CCINet, Exodus, Sprint and XO
Communications.
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d) Last Mile / Top 11
We need your help to create the next edition of The Last Mile. Just
send us your picks for the worst product re-launch/re-naming. Here are
a few ideas to get the creative juices flowing:
-- chimera --> Camino
-- Cabletron --> Enterasys/Aprisma

Plus, we're looking for the Top 11 little-known reasons Al Gore
accepted a seat on the board of directors at Apple Computer. Here are
a few ideas:
-- "Now they'll know who created the Internet, by gum!"
-- Far, far fewer sex scandals to worry about.

Make us laugh and we'll publish your entries in print and online.
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e) Survey: Automated Vulnerability Assessment Solutions
Network Computing editorial needs your help for an upcoming article.
Please take a few moments to fill out our survey on automated
vulnerability assessment solutions for the enterprise. Even if you are
not intimately involved with the topic of this survey, please answer
any questions you can as they pertain to your organization. This helps
give us a more accurate portrait of the market for these products.
Thanks for your help!
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f) Tech Library Toolkit
Visit Network Computing's Tech Library for the latest technical
information on today's key IT issues, including network security,
mobile & wireless, streaming media and more. Peruse vendor white
papers, analyst reports and Webcasts as well as the most current
industry research findings.
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g) Career Coach: Outlook: Partly Sunny?
We've heard whispers that the IT employment scene is starting to warm
up in some parts of the country. Do you agree? Where are the jobs?
What are the hot specialties and certifications? Write the Career
Coach at careercoach@nwc.com

Read our Career Coach articles.
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2) Review: Do-It Yourself DNS
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By Joe Hernick and Dean Ellerton
We tested three DNS appliances designed to free up top talent and make
DNS a no-brainer. See why BlueCat Networks' Adonis is the one to
admire.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo/y/eLVi0E43wY0V40Bvoo0AI

Read books on this topic.
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Read more articles on this subject.
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Read DNS appliances white papers.
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Market research and analyst reports.
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3) Shop Talk: Response To: "Is it possible to get remote access
   using PCAnywhere 10.0 with Linksys Router BEFSR41?"
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In response to Net Nut's recent post, "Is it possible to get remote
access using PCAnywhere 10.0 with a Linksys Router BEFSR41?",
John Hand Jr. offers configuration instructions. Read John's post,
then offer your own experiences--both good and bad.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo/y/eLVi0E43wY0V40BvLC0Ax

Or you can post your own questions and comments here.
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4) Workshop: MRTG Monitors What's Brewing
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By Bruce Boardman
With the right configuration files, the public domain Multi Router
Traffic Grapher can track the performance of network devices, systems,
applications and environmental conditions. Here's how to make it work
for you.
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Read books on this topic.
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Read more articles on this subject.
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Read network monitoring tools white papers.
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Market research and analyst reports.
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5) Sneak Preview: Virage's VS Webcasting
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By Sean Doherty
Streaming-media technology is designed to allow for active discourse
rather than passive consumption, which makes it possible to broadcast
a dynamic message to users. Virage's VS Webcasting will help you get
your point across.
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Read books on this topic.
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Read more articles on this subject.
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Read Webcasting white papers.
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Market research and analyst reports.
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6) NWC Weblogs
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a) NWC Inc.: Confucius say ...
If you want DNS query results to be returned you must allow them to
pass through the router. Trying to keep down the number of extended
ACLs on our Cisco router is becoming difficult. But I believe this was
the last one we needed to make everything work right.

All the disks are imaged for the CRM test, and we've set up one of our
new Dell 2650's to run Oracle on RH Linux for our upcoming review of
EAI solutions, in which we're going to improve upon our simulation
infrastructure by integrating more feeds and applications together.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo/y/eLVi0E43wY0V40Bvou0AO

b) Project Weblog: Web Services for NWC Inc.
In addition to all the testing done on Web services platforms in the
lab, I also had some time to build some Web services just for NWC Inc.
You can jump in and try out these Web services: encompassing revenue
statistics; customers; orders; and even searching our widgets. Enjoy,
but as always, be gentle!
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo/y/eLVi0E43wY0V40Bvao0A3

c) The Daily Blog: Are You Connected?
It's getting close to that time of the year again--Networld+Interop.
That means our annual Well-Connected Awards! As usual, we're offering
our readers the chance to take part in the fun and frivolity, even if
you cannot be in Las Vegas in person. We're starting as we do every
year with our Well-Connected Awards challenge.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo/y/eLVi0E43wY0V40Bvov0AP

Be sure to check out our other blogs:

Project Weblog: On Location
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Project Weblog: Wi-Fi Hotspots
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo/y/eLVi0E43wY0V40Buoa0A2

NWC Goes to School
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo/y/eLVi0E43wY0V40BkTj0AZ

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7) NWC Events
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a) Storage World Reality Check Series
Join Network Computing editors on Monday, May 5th, at the Storage
World Conference 2003 in Anaheim, CA, as they offer the following
in-depth and hands-on presentations:
1. High on fibre
2. Nice, neat storage: The reality of virtualization
3. Storage management: Beyond SRM
4. iSCSI SANs: V1
5. Buying smart and getting what you need in data storage

Read more details.
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Learn more about Storage World Conference 2003.
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Fill out our qualification form to receive a free, full conference
pass to Storage World Conference 2003.
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b) N+I Reality Check
Heading to Las Vegas for Networld+Interop? Then be sure to join us for
our live series, Reality Check, on Wednesday, April 30th, where
Network Computing editors will go beyond the hype of emerging
technology and dig into these real-world issues:
--What can Web services do for you?
--Managing what really matters for less than $10,000
--Security policy management
--Next-generation backbone infrastructure

Visit us online for more information on schedules and speakers.
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8) Interactive Buyer's Guide: Web Proxy Servers
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Adding a Web proxy server or two can provide answers to complicated
network issues like security, bandwidth and browsing. Use our
interactive tool to compare products across more than 35 features.
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Read books on this topic.
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Read Web proxy server white papers.
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Market research and analyst reports.
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9) BuzzCut
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a) Be Skeptical of "Market Speak"
By Mike Fratto
A pitch's "market-speak" often masks the product's true value. Listen
closely and question anything that sounds too perfect.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo/y/eLVi0E43wY0V40Bvoy0AS

b) FUDBusters
By Bruce Boardman
Microsoft lays the foundation for the autonomic data center based on
XML and an open framework.
http://update.networkcomputing.com/cgi-bin4/flo/y/eLVi0E43wY0V40Bvoz0AT

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10) Editor's Bookshelf
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Our editors have chosen "The Concise Guide to DNS and BIND" by Nicolai
Langfeldt as this week's featured companion book.

This book provides the technical depth and expert-level information
you need to understand and administer DNS and BIND. It covers setting
up a DNS server and client, DNS domain zones, compiling and
configuring BIND, dial-up connections, adding more domains, setting up
root servers on private networks, firewall rules, Dynamic DNS (DDNS),
subdomains and delegation, caching and name resolution,
troubleshooting tools and techniques, debugging and logging and new
features in BIND 8.2.2. Plus, it offers introductory information on
BIND 9.

For more information.
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Find other books.
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11) Quick Takes
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We look at WARP Solutions 2063e Version 3 Edge Appliance; Tasman
Networks Tasman 1004; WiMetrics WiSentry Wireless Access Point
Detection System; and AlertSite Transaction Recorder.
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12) Last Mile
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Edited By Bradley F. Shimmin and David Joachim
This edition: Top 11 ways the world would be different if OS/2 had won
the operating systems race; get your hack on; and alternative fuel.
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13) Letters
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"I cut my networking teeth on NetWare and have always been an advocate
of Novell--until now." --Garland Wayne Garris
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Focus on... Desktop Applications
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Check out these sponsored links from Microsoft.
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