Network Computing Report #314
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Monday, August 25, 2003

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This week, we dispel wireless myths with our Workshop entitled "The 10
Deadly Sins of Wireless." It's a great guide if you're ready to take
the wireless plunge.

Plus, don't miss your last chance to try your hand at our SIP/VoIP
TechQuiz. And, don't forget to take our brief survey on storage
management vendors. Our editors will thank you!

You can also post your tough IT problems to one of our forums--Ask the
Experts or Shop Talk--to receive real-world, hands-on advice.

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: First-Class NAS
3)  WorkShop: The 10 Deadly Sins of Wireless
4)  Sneak Preview: EmergeCore Networks' IT-100
5)  Quick Takes
6)  Ask the Experts and Shop Talk Forums
7)  BuzzCut
8)  Centerfold: If You Rebuild It, They Will Come
9)  Down to Business: Don't Be Chilled by Linux Lawsuits
10) Network Computing's Security Pipeline
11) NWC Weblogs
12) Editor's Bookshelf and Storage White Paper Pick
13) Network Computing's Storage Pipeline: Maxxan Unveils
    Storage Switch, Appliance
14) Career Coach
15) Letters
16) CMP Marketplace
17) Latest IT Professional Downloads
18) Subscription Information

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1) Newsletter Specials
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a) Introducing: Security Pipeline
Keep your enterprise data safe with our new site dedicated to
security. Stop by and catch our own Don MacVittie's take on security
trends, find the best security hardware and software or just learn
about the latest trends and technologies.
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b) Network Computing Storage Management Survey
There's still time to lend our editors a hand by completing our brief,
online survey on storage management vendors. We'll be exploring the
perceived value of the vendors mentioned in this survey across a
number of factors, all based upon your practical experience. In return
for participating, you will be entered into a drawing for a very
nifty, camera-equipped Palm Zire 71. We will also make the results
available to you on Network Computing's Web site.
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To participate in the survey.
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c) Top 11 List: Power Outage Perks
You can still send us your submission for the Top 11 perks of a
multi-state power outage for the IT professional. Make us laugh, and
we'll publish your submission in print and online. Here are a few
ideas from your fellow readers to get you going:
--The phrase, "No, we're not worried about Blaster." Was actually
true--for a while. ~Brian Kinsey
--With a day and a half off, only had to work 60 hours last week.
~Donald Marzke
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d) TechQuiz: SIP/VoIP
It's your last chance to test your digital convergence savvy with our
latest quiz. If you get all the answers right, we'll put your name in
the hat for the chance to win a truly cool Network Computing
collectible.
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e) Compare IT: IP-PBXes
Choosing an IP-PBX solution can help your organization save money on
its telephone system. Compare and get quotes from 3Com, Altigen, Cisco
and Shoreline.
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f) MoblogIT
So you're looking for something interesting to do with your shiny new
camera phone or digital camera? Look no further than Network
Computing's very own Moblog, dedicated to all things IT. Just pick up
your camera-phone or e-mail client and post a photo of your favorite
IBM eServer, your not-so-tidy wiring closet or your kind self to our
MoblogIT server.
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2) Review: First-Class NAS
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By Steven Schuchart Jr.
First-class NAS devices, with their specialized operating systems
that can be optimized for specific storage needs, are now just as
affordable as conventional direct-attached storage.
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Read NAS devices white papers.
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Market research and analyst reports.
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3) WorkShop: The 10 Deadly Sins of Wireless
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By Dave Molta
We've tested hundreds of wireless products in our labs and have talked
to plenty of IT managers who've taken the plunge with wireless LANs.
Here's our list of 10 Deadly Sins to avoid when going wireless.
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Read wireless LANs white papers.
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Market research and analyst reports.
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4) Sneak Preview: EmergeCore Networks' IT-100
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By Don MacVittie
EmergeCore Networks' IT-100, a small all-in-one network services
server, is ideal for administering home-based users or small remote
sites.
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Market research and analyst reports.
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5) Quick Takes
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This edition: D-Link Systems' D-Link DFB-H7 QuickMedia USB
2.0/FireWire 7-Port Combo; Computer Systems Odessa's ConceptDraw
Professional 1.8.5; Clear Methods' Steam Platform 3.10; and Somix
Technologies' OStivity 3.0.
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6) Ask the Experts and Shop Talk Forums
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a) Ask the Experts Question of the Week
By Raj k. Bharati
I want to create WAN connectivity using a single network for the WAN
section with an individual serial port connection. Is it possible to
assign all the serial ports of the router to the same subnet? If not,
please advise regarding an appropriate solution.

Lend Raj a hand or find out the answer for yourself.
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b) Shop Talk Post of the Week
By Don Brookshire
I just read the article in the May 29th issue regarding Windows Server
2003. I was wondering if anyone has done an upgrade from Windows
Server 2000 and what the results were. Every article I have read
discusses either an upgrade from NT4 or a clean install.

John Caporale responds:
Anyone who does this for real would never recommend a first iteration
Microsoft platform until at least two major updates. Not for anything
other than a lab or self-education. A live 2003 server? Not for
another 8-12 months, at least.

If you have a similar (or dissimilar) experience, let Don know.
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Got a tough question? Ask the Experts.
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Need to vent or commiserate? Talk shop in Shop Talk.
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7) BuzzCut
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a) Sun Props Up Gnome
By Don MacVittie
Sun has said it will add Gnome to its list of desktops distributed
with Solaris. This is good news on many fronts.
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b) FudBusters: Linux, a Virus-Free OS
By Mike DeMaria
There is little correlation between the quantity of viruses written
for an OS and the security of the OS.
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8) Centerfold: If You Rebuild It, They Will Come
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By Kelly Higgins
Major League Baseball reached its own milestone this season. Its newly
reconstructed MLB.com Web site stayed online during the busiest
opening day in the site's history, fielding queries from 10 million
fans in one day.
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Read two-tier Web infrastructure white papers.
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Market research and analyst reports.
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9) Down to Business: Don't Be Chilled by Linux Lawsuits
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By Rob Preston
Having failed to pry a legal settlement or buyout offer from IBM, SCO
Group is now going after a second batch of deep-pocketed prospects:
corporate Linux users.
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10) Network Computing's Security Pipeline
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Check out our new security pipeline for the latest market trends,
updates and news.

a) Get Up To Speed On WS-Security
By Don MacVittie
The draft specification designed to connect Web services with security
measures can't be approved fast enough for companies eager to get Web
services projects online.
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b) Worm Keeps Turning
By Keith Ferrell
Although there was plenty of warning and time to patch, Blaster still
found its way into hundreds of thousands of systems worldwide.
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c) Sobig Is Found Capable Of Self Updating
By Antone Gonsalves
The Sobig e-mail worm spread unabated for a second day across the
Internet, as security experts discovered the malicious program also
has the ability to update itself.
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Read more from Network Computing's Security Pipeline.
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11) NWC Weblogs
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a) Daily Blog: Snort Visualization
Not since Jurassic Park's Unix flyby have I seen a visualization tool
as cool as Daniel Clark's scanmap3d, which takes Snort alerts and
creates a three-dimensional world of network traffic.
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b) Daily Blog: The "Case Mod" Squad
Another issue, another Last Mile. We asked you for your reasons to
perform a "case mod" on your corporate mail server. The Top 11 that
tickled our funny bones went to print. But we still wanted to share
the rest with you all.
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c) NWC Inc.: It Just Isn't My Month...
Well, the fixes are not fixing things. I've been able to confirm with
IBM that the specific problem that has cropped up is endemic to
WebSphere 3.5 and 4.0.1. WebSphere 5.0 does not have this problem, so
we'll be migrating as soon as possible to WAS 5.0.
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Be sure to check out our other blogs:

Site Content
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NWC Goes to School
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12) Editor's Bookshelf and Storage White Paper Pick
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Our editors have chosen "Second Generation Mobile and Wireless
Networks" by Uyless Black as this week's featured companion book.
Black compares the four digital technologies--CDMA, GSM, TDMA and PCS
Satellite--that will dominate the marketplace for second-generation
mobile and wireless networks from the standpoint of the communications
engineer and manager. You'll learn how each technology seeks to
deliver improved clarity, reliability and speed. You'll also review
every critical issue faced by engineers, network managers and others
involved in deploying these systems.

For more information.
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Find other books.
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Storage White Paper Pick
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This week's hottest storage white paper is "Information for Every
Phase of Your SAN," published by Brocade Communications Systems. This
step-by-step guide will help you evaluate, plan, design, deploy and
enhance storage networking. It also discusses resources, tools and
demos.
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Access more storage white papers, case studies and product information
in the Network Computing Tech Library.
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For the latest technical information on today's key IT issues, visit
Network Computing's Tech Library.
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Get the latest IT white papers via our RSS feed.
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13) Network Computing's Storage Pipeline: Maxxan Unveils Storage
    Switch, Appliance
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By Joseph F. Kovar, CRN
The company's new director-class switch can be configured with up to
320 ports and 16 programmable multiprotocol line cards supporting
Fibre Channel and Gigabit Ethernet.
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Read more from Network Computing's Storage Pipeline.
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14) Career Coach
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By Lorna Garey
This edition: Getting a real edge before an interview and in-office
romances.
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15) Letters
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"Linux should, and one day shall, out of the box be easy to administer
and use." ~Jim Blake
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17) Latest IT Professional Downloads
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Find some of the newest files in IT Pro's collection of shareware,
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a) SimplySMS 1.0
SimplySMS is a connectivity product for home and small business use.
It lets users interface their PCs to mobile phones via a serial, USB
or infrared port as well as send SMS text messages from a computer to
any GSM mobile number and receive new SMS text from the mobile phone.

Download at:
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Size: 551k
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b) LanPulse Monitor 1
LanPulse Monitor lets you monitor network devices on a graphical
network map using a variety of methods, including ping, service, SNMP,
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