http://www.itworld.com/taxonomy/term/1399/all xx http://www.itworld.com/network-access-control/81979/dont-forget-dhcp When it comes to managing IP addresses, few of us would forget to track the IPs we assign manually to our WAN interfaces, servers, switches, and etc. However, once we decide to assign a DHCP scope to a subnet we tend to "set it and forget it". In many cases, this is a big mistake. http://www.itworld.com/network-access-control/81979/dont-forget-dhcp#comments Network access control Tip DHCP IP address network management Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:17:26 -0400 solarwinds 81979 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/78020/8-ways-expense-iphone Management vendors have gotten wise to the fact that most in IT can't sit in front of monitoring consoles to detect problems and potential failures. Now several have designed their applications to run from the graphical user interfaces of iPhones and other smartphones. Here is just a handful of iPhone-friendly management tools. http://www.itworld.com/personal-tech/78020/8-ways-expense-iphone#comments Networking Personal tech Feature iPhone iPhone apps network management slideshow Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:14:34 -0400 ITworld staff 78020 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/networking/77843/downloads-managing-your-network Ten great networking downloads--many of them completely free--that will allow you to manage your small office or home network effectively, solve wireless-networking problems, gain remote access to your network, and more. http://www.itworld.com/networking/77843/downloads-managing-your-network#comments Networking Software Opinion free software network management Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:50:38 -0400 ITworld staff 77843 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/software/77072/have-network-get-network-magic-pro If you own or are involved with a small business with a peer-to-peer network, you need help. You'd rather run your business than get bogged down with network administration--and you most likely don't have the tools for administering your network. That's where Cisco Network Magic Pro ($50, 7-day free trial) comes in. http://www.itworld.com/software/77072/have-network-get-network-magic-pro#comments Networking Small business Product review Cisco network management Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:21:40 -0400 ITworld staff 77072 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/small-business/67867/free-network-management-tool-saves-your-budget Spiceworks IT Desktop replaces your current, paid IT management software with a free administrative interface. Or--perhaps more likely--it offers robust management tools to companies that hadn't been able to afford products aimed at large businesses. Plus, its generally simple interface could work for tech-savvy workers without dedicated IT staff. http://www.itworld.com/small-business/67867/free-network-management-tool-saves-your-budget#comments Networking Small business Software Product review network management Wed, 13 May 2009 14:04:32 -0400 ITworld staff 67867 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/network-access-control/61614/nac-used-something-other-what-it-was-designed Few customers of network access control use it for what it was intended, preferring instead to deploy the security technology to keep guests and contractors away from corporate production networks, according to a new report. http://www.itworld.com/network-access-control/61614/nac-used-something-other-what-it-was-designed#comments Network access control Networking Analysis NAC network management Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:12:28 -0500 ITworld staff 61614 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/networking/60192/comcast-confirms-new-network-management-practices Comcast, the second largest broadband provider in the U.S., has stopped network-management practices that focus on slowing the BitTorrent peer-to-peer application, the company said. http://www.itworld.com/networking/60192/comcast-confirms-new-network-management-practices#comments Internet Networking News BitTorrent broadband Comcast network management Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:34:56 -0500 ITworld staff 60192 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/networking/54694/what-are-ciscos-top-network-management-challenges Cisco CEO John Chambers annually seems to lament the state of Cisco network management when he's asked where the company is most challenged or weakest from a product development and marketing aspect. Perhaps it doesn't help that Cisco has acquired more than 125 companies since 1993. An acquisition binge at that pace will keep network management integration efforts continually on the back burner. http://www.itworld.com/networking/54694/what-are-ciscos-top-network-management-challenges#comments Networking Opinion Cisco network management Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:47:45 -0400 ITworld staff 54694 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/networking/54373/breaking-point Following is a list of recommended features and functions when evaluating a network management solution. http://www.itworld.com/networking/54373/breaking-point#comments Networking Tip netflow network management network monitoring PacketTrap performance baseline Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:59:10 -0400 anna@packettrap.com 54373 at http://www.itworld.com