I’ve used IPSec, PPTP and SSL VPNs for quite some time and found them to have their own strengths and weaknesses. IPSec is secure but too complicated, with too many options for implementation and configuration. PPTP is easy to use…
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Anonymous Blogging will be outlawed in China?
The Great Firewall of China monitors, filters and blocks all the websites and email contents. If you’re in China you won’t be able to browse CNN, BBC and other international news smoothly, and you’ll have a terrible experience of sending…
How LAN Switches Work
Most of the modern Ethernet networks use LAN switches and for the Network Admins it’s very essential to understand how this basic, yet very important component of the network operates. I came across an excellent document in cisco site about…
The TCP/IP Guide
The TCP/IP Guide is the most comprehensive and easy to understand TCP/IP reference material available online. The 1600+ pages long guide is also available as a print book at amazon. This is absolutely one of the most useful resources for…
OS X Applications for System and Network Administrators
I’m very happy with my Mac and I think there’s no turning back now. The elegance, simplicity, stability and security of OS X can never be compared with Windows. I still have a Windows pc and a notebook with some…
Google Apps for Your Domain
Google Apps for Your Domain is a new free service from Google that includes Gmail (with your own domain name) with 2 gigabytes of storage, Google Calendar, Google Talk and Page Creator. I’ve just signed up for this service to…
The Desktop in your browser
Desktoptwo is a Flash-based desktop suite. It’s got beautiful interface and has most of the basic application for daily use pre-installed. It comes with 1GB of free storage (you can buy more). It has email program, IM application, MP3 player,…
Test your Internet Speed
SPEEDTEST.NET is a very interesting online tool that allows you to test your Internet Connection Speed, both download and upload. You can choose to test your Internet speed against servers located in different cities in US, Europe or Australia.
Live-Share — Online file hosting and sharing service
Live-Share is a simple, fast and free file hosting and sharing service. I just got registered, it works well with firefox (doesn’t work with safari). Anonymous users are given 300MB and registered users get 500MB of free storage. It’s really…
Multifunctional Broadrange Wireless Router (ASUS WL-700gE)
This Multifunctional Broadrange Wireless Router from AUSUS is amazing. It’s a perfect one box solution for your Home Wireless Network, Internet Connection and Digital Media Storage. All this in a small box: Wireless Router. Storage Server with Raid-1 (mirroring) capability.…
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