VPN Tip: Building VPNs around Windows 2003

IN THIS ISSUE

-- Building VPNs around Windows 2003

-- Layer 2 VPNs

-- MPLS - Interoperability of customer QoS with provider QoS

-- Brief: Cisco discloses VPN Concentrator flaw

-- Zen and the art of network support

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BUILDING VPNS AROUND WINDOWS 2003 | Ed Tittel

Windows operating systems have always made good VPN clients, but Windows Server 2003 can also be useful in setting up those virtual private networks. Microsoft has recognized this possibility by publishing a VPN technology center online and, according to Ed Tittel, a very useful book called 'Deploying Virtual Private Networks with Microsoft Windows Server 2003,' which he reviews here.

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LAYER 2 VPNS | Robbie Harrell

This tip is an introduction to Layer 2 MPLS VPNs and the various Layer 2 VPN draft standards that are utilized in the industry.

MPLS - INTEROPERABILITY OF CUSTOMER QOS WITH PROVIDER QOS | Robbie Harrell

A true benefit of MPLS technology is the ability to provide quality of service (QoS) guarantees over an IP backbone. The fact that providers can now offer this allows customers to finally consider converged environments across a pure IP backbone. This tip focuses on how the enterprise's QoS architecture is impacted by the provider's QoS architecture.

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BRIEF: CISCO DISCLOSES VPN CONCENTRATOR FLAW Cisco confirmed that its VPN Concentrator 3000 series may be vulnerable to DoS attacks. The networking giant has released a software upgrade that repairs the flaw.

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ZEN AND THE ART OF NETWORK SUPPORT

With this chapter from the book 'Mike Meyers' Network+ Guide to Managing & Troubleshooting Networks' you will learn how to describe troubleshooting tools, explain the troubleshooting process and analyze troubleshooting scenarios. (Reproduced from the book 'Mike Meyers' Network+ Guide to Managing & Troubleshooting Networks,' ISBN 0072255609, Copyright 2005, The McGraw-Hill Companies. Reproduced by permission of McGraw-Hill Professional, Two Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10121. Written permission from McGraw-Hill is required for all other

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written by Kackie Cohen and Andrew Daniels, compliments of Addison-Wesley.

Congratulations to our first Info Quest winner, John Possum. John corrected answered that the #1 rule of network administration is, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" John said, "This should be hung on the door of EVERY network administrator's office!" We agree, John, and a copy of 'Network Troubleshooting' is coming your way.