- Network Assistant 4.1, everything for communication! — In our small office network we need many different types of communication. For example, we discuss general questions in public chats. We touch upon more specific topics in private chats. We send short immediate messages to each other through instant messengers. We publish some permanent office-wide messages on our message boards. All these types seem to be rather trivial. We would certainly like to have more complex…
- StarWind, Full Strength of Networking — There are many ways for using other networked computer’s resources directly from your desktop. Among the most effective is the so-called iSCSI technology, which means the following. One computer («iSCSI server») exports its resources to the network, and the other computer («iSCSI client» or «iSCSI initiator») connects to those resources and uses them. Although it sounds a bit complicated, just follow me and see how…
- ViPNet OFFICE 1.4. Own Your Network — The computer network concept declares the independence of the «logical» network from the «physical» one. For example, two Web-pages in the same domain may be physically located in different countries, and two users from the same organization can never see each other. Nevertheless, the abstraction of the «logical» network sometimes requires utilizing very advanced software; for instance, for separating and guarding members…
- NetMail Light, Good Mail for Any Network — NetMail Light is an e-mail system for local area networks, which allows using either a webmail or a desktop client with mobile access. The system consists of a gateway that you are to install on the mail server and the client software which is to be used on workstations. The gateway’s role is connecting to your POP/SMTP mail server (which should have only a single, «umbrella» mailbox…
- Workplace Angel 3.0, Respect Your Health! — It’s a well-known but often-ignored fact that long hours of continuous work at a computer is health-damaging. But what can we do when the day just moves on, the work moves on, our thoughts move on, and «suddenly» the clock bells six o’clock PM, and we haven’t even had our lunch? The common solution is all kinds of the «take-a-break» software, but they are often irritating and…
- Global Network Inventory, Examining The Network — Any computer network administrator has a large responsibility area concerning all network computers configuration. This area includes both hardware and software configurations, and control of all them is really important for network safety, reliability and stability. But as soon as the number of computers in the network exceeds about 7, no administrator, even a genius one, can control them all timely without an automating tool. There are…
- Advanced Network Search — If using search engines on the Internet has long been a habitual action for millions of users worldwide, doing the same in local networks still seems to be quite exotic. It is assumed that users know where the necessary files are located and keep the names of the frequently visited systems in their memory. However, these days local, area and corporate networks may get extremely large, so the task of finding the necessary music…
- sMonitor, Network at Your Fingertips — When it’s crucial to have all of your network hosts online at all times, keeping an eye on all network components is quite a chore. Nevertheless, making sure all hosts are online is just a fraction of the job. The other side of it is making sure that all hosts are maintaining all their designated connections properly. sMonitor — a network monitoring suite — can turn the job into…
- Network Eagle Monitor — Knowing the status of the local network and being able to troubleshoot existing problems is the key task of any system administrator or anyone actively working in a network environment. There are many approaches to efficient network monitoring, but most of them are quite complex and are not adequately suited for daily use by a wide range of users. Fortunately, there are solutions that can efficiently assist you in your network…
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