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Adding More AP's isn't always a good thing!

Posted by Greer, Chris at 4/30/2012 9:36 AM CDT

Wireless overkill. That is what happens when there are way too many AP’s in a certain area. Or, when the AP’s are configured to scream at the loudest decibel possible, and their voices overlap by miles. Well, not miles, but you know what I mean.

When we are rolling out more wireless infrastructure to ... Read More »

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The sorry state of federal IPv6 support

Posted by Mullins, Mark at 4/23/2012 5:39 PM CDT

Network World reports:

"U.S. federal government agencies must meet an aggressive deadline of Sept. 30, 2012, to deploy IPv6 on their public-facing websites, under an Obama administration initiative. But with less than ... Read More »

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Akamai Jumps into IPv6 Big Time

Posted by Mullins, Mark at 4/20/2012 1:37 PM CDT

Akamai , the web’s largest Content Delivery Network will offer IPv6 services to its entire customer base starting this month, according to Network World.
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Measuring Application Utilization with the OptiView XG and ClearSight Analyzer

Posted by Greer, Chris at 4/17/2012 12:10 PM CDT

How much bandwidth is an application using? At a remote office, how many users can simultaneously use that app before the WAN fills up?

Have you ever asked those questions before? I’m sure at one point or another we all have. Especially when in the network planning stage, it’s ... Read More »

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A faster way to figure out where that cable goes

Posted by Mullins, Mark at 4/10/2012 3:33 PM CDT

If you’ve done a lot of network troubleshooting, you’ve probably used a tone probe to track down a cable. These devices (also called toner or tracers) allow you to identify a cable by detecting a special signal on the cable that comes from a signal generator placed at the ... Read More »

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