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IN THIS ISSUE
-- MPLS certification
-- Choosing VPN links
-- Preparing an RFP
-- LAN Administration Guide
-- Info Quest: Book giveaway contest
-- Configuring a router
ADVICE
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MPLS CERTIFICATION | Robbie Harrell
Having a good understanding of MPLS VPNs is one thing, but often you'll need some type of credentials to put your knowledge into practice. This tip examines which vendor certification best covers MPLS and the key areas to focus on if you are interested in such a certification.
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CHOOSING VPN LINKS | Ed Tittel
Network appliances can often do double duty as VPNs. Here is a sampling of such appliances.
PREPARING AN RFP | Robbie Harrell
This series offers advice on developing a request for proposal (RFP) for VPN services from an MPLS service provider. It focuses on the dos and don'ts and offers help in evaluating the responses.
> Part one: MPLS - Preparing an RFP (Dos and Don'ts)
> Part two: MPLS - Preparing an RFP
> Part three: Preparing an RFP - Measure the results
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LAN ADMINISTRATION GUIDE
LAN administration is an arduous task. The administrator's responsibilities often involve many different aspects and may include such tasks as planning for network capacity, maintenance, backup and storage, technical documentation, troubleshooting, security and virus prevention as well as managing users. This guide offers you assistance in each area of your responsibilities -- broken down by task. You'll find tutorials, tips and advice to help you every step of the way.
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INFO QUEST: BOOK GIVEAWAY CONTEST
In our LAN Administrator Guide, what is the #1 rule of network administration? (Hint: See task one.) E-mail your answer to
mailto:editor@searchnetworking.com?Subject=Week-1 and we'll enter your name in our drawing for a copy 'Network Troubleshooting' written by Othmar Kyas, published by Agilent.
CONFIGURING A ROUTER
Chapter 3 of 'CCNA Command Quick Reference' by Scott Empson provides information and commands for configuring a router. Specifically it covers, names, passwords, interfaces, MOTD banners, IP host tables, saving and erasing your configurations as well as show commands to verify the router configurations. (Reproduced from the book CCNA Command Quick Reference, ISBN 1587131595, Copyright 2005, Cisco Systems, Inc. Reproduced by permission of Pearson Education, Inc., 800 East 96th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46240. Written permission from Pearson Education, Inc. is required for all other uses.)
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