Posted by Internet at Every Where on 8:08 AM
You can find a lot of network monitoring software from the internet, and lots of them are free to use.And of course you'd hear a lot that the best and reliable network monitoring softwares are running on the Linux/UNIX platform.Luckily nowadays, many network monitoring softwares can run on Windows platform, I have nothing against Linux/UNIX system, but for newbies, learning about networking is hard enough, not to mention having to learn Linux/UNIX system.But for a network engineer, knowledge about operating systems available in the market is a must.For now, if you used to Windows platform, then it's easier to use network monitoring software such...
Posted by Internet at Every Where on 12:07 PM
PRTG from Paessler is an easy to use network monitoring software for your LAN. In fact, it can be used for any network - LAN, WAN, WLAN, and even VPN.Wow, talking about a great network management software, this one is definitely worth to try.PRTG network monitoring software available in three different versions, the freeware version (yaayyy ), trial version and the commercial version.They all different in term of features supported. For me, the freeware version is good enough to monitor my small LAN.It doesn't need high hardware requirements to run and the great thing about this software is that it provides an easy to use installer.Just grab...
Posted by Internet at Every Where on 4:52 PM
This should be my first time posting a video post, as much as I'm so nervous when recording it, I also enjoying it actually.I decided to make video posts since you can learn how to configure networking devices much easier with videos.Sure, connecting to Cisco devices using Putty is easy, anyone can do that, I know, but since this is my first time recording myself, it's still rough so you have to excuse me okay Also pardon for the bad English since it's not my mother tongue.This post also related to my previous post about Serial to USB cable converter, be sure you check that post also.All comments about this post are very much appreciated, I'd...
Posted by Internet at Every Where on 5:36 PM
Why all the emphasis I've been placing on Web 2.0? Well, because the possibilities it represents are tantalizing: can new social technology help us create more effective networks that enable us to create a world that is much better for virtually everyone? With so much at stake, I think it's imperative for us to allocate time to hang out with people Stowe Boyd, a blogger and Web innovator, calls edglings - people who are experimenting with new tools as they pop out, and are giving us a sense of what they are really good for. Here are intriguing bits of what Stowe Boyd is discovering:A rich online culture is transformative for us individually...
Posted by Internet at Every Where on 9:05 AM
I reviewed about using console cable for connecting to your Cisco devices at my previous post, we know if we want to configure our Cisco devices for the first time we're going to need console cables.Console cables have RJ45 connector at one end and Serial connector at the other end, the problem with this is that most of the newer laptops produced nowadays don't have any serial port.Sure the laptops got smaller and lighter, but no serial port? This can be a slight problem for us, network engineers.There's a way to get around this, we can use Serial to USB Converter cable. What this cable does is it converts your console cable serial connector...
Posted by Internet at Every Where on 5:36 AM
When you first received your Cisco devices out of the box, you're going to need console cable to start configuring your devices for the first time.Console cable is a cable which has an RJ45 connector at one end (to connect to your Cisco devices) and serial connector at the other end (to connect to your PC).Console cable made with the rollover cable wiring scheme, you can see at the image above how you can make your own rollover cable.It's really simple actually, you just swap the first cable at one end to the last cable at the other end, second cable to the seventh cable, and so on.As I said, one end should have RJ45 cable that you should plug...
Posted by Internet at Every Where on 1:47 AM
If you decided to build your own Cisco home lab, then I know you're going to need the following freewares for your LAN sooner or later.These freewares I picked not because I think they're the best based on the functions but they are the ones I use in my home lab and what I think most handy for me.By the way, I used the image above I found on the internet, if you click that image it leads you to a site where they held a freeware logo contest there, pretty cool.Back again, I'll start with freewares that you can use to connect your PC to your Cisco Devices:1. HyperTerminal Private EditionSince Microsoft decided not to include hyperterminal in Windows...
Posted by Internet at Every Where on 12:40 PM
We often talk about closing triangles and making introductions as a way to build resilient networks through network weaving.Here is an example of closing triangles via Twitter. Track the triangle closing process from my Twitter log above -- oldest tweet on bottom. The blank space in the tweet log was from another person I am following that had nothing to do with the closing of the triangle. Starting at the bottom of the above pic...1) I follow John Robb on Twitter and he tweets about a book he is reading2) I re-tweet his post so that those who follow me on Twitter can learn about the book.3) June, who is following me, sees the re-tweet and...
Posted by Internet at Every Where on 6:31 AM
Often people create network maps by surveying the "usual suspects" and then creating a map of the relationships among that set of individuals. I think it's just as important to show who's not in the network. I've been saying for longer than I care to remember that diverse perspectives are critical if we are to be jolted out of our "normal" ways of thinking and acting so that we can make breakthroughs. The map above shows a network of community organizations interested in helping lower income entrepreneurs access credit. A group of them started meeting, but found they were making little headway. When they decided to map their network, I insisted...
Posted by Internet at Every Where on 4:38 PM
One of the aspects of being a Network Weaver that I find most intriguing is the Network Guardian role. Fairly early in our network building in Appalachian Ohio, I played this role when I noticed that we needed to set up training for Network Weavers (we didn't call them that at that time). We found a group of 3 fabulous local "process people" who were willing to lead the peer learning group and then gathered 15-20 people from a half dozen key local organizations who wanted to learn the many skills and processes needed when working interorganizationally. The training/learning effort was a huge success and the newly skilled leadership that resulted...
Posted by Internet at Every Where on 12:26 PM
I got the inspiration for writing this post from my last post "8 Things To Help You Pass CCNA Exam".I posted about the things I consider necessary to boost your chance in passing the CCNA exam, and without knowing the legal aspect I foolishly added about Questions Bank and Exam Simulators (braindumps) in my points.Luckily one of the readers - Robert Williams - from certguard told me that using those two points are illegal and can get you loose your certifications.What??? I didn't know about that. Luckily I do now, and hopefully I can share something about this to you.After receiving Robert's comment, I took a research about braindump, so what...
Posted by Internet at Every Where on 5:28 AM
Many CCNA candidates don't have any clue how to prepare on the CCNA exam, and many have failed because they didn't prepare enough.Nervous when the exam date come and failed miserably due to minor mistakes.This is my way to prepare for the exam, in my point of view, candidates may or may not agree to me, but I passed the exam in one shot and had pretty good score (i forgot the score), I only got one false answer I think.I don't mean to show off, but my point is anyone can get this score if you prepare properly, so here is my 6 things to help me pass CCNA exam:It is natural to get as many resource about the exam, but too many information can seriously...
Posted by Internet at Every Where on 9:59 AM
Twitter for educational purposes -A tutorialView SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: school2.0 how...
Posted by Internet at Every Where on 7:32 AM
What made the Savings for Change project so successful? 1. Train and Support Animators or Network Weavers. The animators were regional people who were outgoing, good listeners and good trainers--and good at letting go! They got groups started, then were trained to shift their role from trainer to coach.2. Start Where The Energy Is. Don't try to work with everyone initially but pull together those who are really excited and interested and positive. This greatly increases the likelihood of success. You're working with those who are more open to innovation and probably have better collaborative skills.3. Act Your Way Into A New Way of Thinking/Being: The first part of the project brought a small group together to do something that was both personally beneficial and good for the community....
Posted by Internet at Every Where on 5:24 AM
You know that you can build your Cisco home lab using many simulators out there, but I must say, nothing beats the real Cisco devices.Imagine having Cisco devices in your own local area network, awesome.And also, having a real hand experience on these devices can surely boost your chance passing the CCNA exam.If you have more budget in your hands, then go for it, buy used Cisco routers and switches. You can get them at relatively cheap price - compare to the real price, you're looking for an average price above US$ 1,000.At the used Cisco sellers you can get discounts up to 90% or more. Even though they're used but Cisco devices are tough, yet...
Posted by Internet at Every Where on 6:24 AM
Have you ever got the feeling that your routers don't give you enough power to give you all the goodies that a network can offer though you've spent a quite good amount of money on them?Or maybe you just want to do something else interesting with your routers, not just leave them there doing all the routing for you.Well, routers, typically with the linux based OS can be upgraded using a third party or alternate firmware.Those routers including the picture I show you, the WRT54G series that are often used for home local area network.Of course you only want to replace the firmware of your home routers, not your Cisco routers .With alternate firmware...
Posted by Internet at Every Where on 12:47 PM
The massiveness of poverty in the world is daunting � 3 billion people or 50% of the world population lives on less than $2.50 a day! Most international development, with high overhead due to involvement of western staff, does not begin to make a dent in these statistics.Jeff Ashe, Manager of Community Finance at Oxfam, knows there is another way: build the capacity of local women to self-organize and then encourage them to share those self-organizing strategies with surrounding communities.Let�s unpack this into its 3 parts:1. First, local animators are hired who go into villages and set up a Women�s Savings Group. The 20 women in each group...
Posted by Internet at Every Where on 6:30 AM
One of the biggest challenges to design your local area network and for taking the CCNA exam is calculating subnets.Actually to calculate subnets is quite easy but it can be confusing for networking newbies. And luckily there are many tools out there that can help us in this problem.One of the tools is Boson Subnet Calculator, you can download this tool for free from Boson. This thing is very handy, it can calculate subnets, find out which subnet an address belongs to, do a wildcard checking, and have a Decimal IP Calculator. The only thing you need to do to find what addresses belong to a subnet is just insert the IP address of a...
Posted by Internet at Every Where on 12:20 PM
Two recent posts on the internet point out some exciting possibilities for non-profits and community organizations. They point to huge shifts taking place that we need to work together on if we want to find the emergent "vein of gold."The first is the rapidly increasing numbers of retirees (and many of my friends who are retiring are still in their 50s!) who want to become engaged in civic life. They are your future donors, volunteers or even staff. But they want to be engaged. Many don't want to just drop money on you but will insist on becoming actively involved in what you are doing.The second is what Clay Shirky (you really ought to read...
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