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eSubnet Fragment
Issue – 2010.05

By Richard Danielli
President, eSubnet Enterprises Inc.

Written for IT managers, their staff and executives, Fragment offers views and hands-on learning about IT issues and best practices to provide positive IT guidance.

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== Special Announcement ==
Announcing eSubnet – NSS:
Data networks are the pavement of the information highway and when things go wrong networks are the first to be blamed. ESubnet’s Network State Server, is a low cost high value network monitoring tool based on open-source applications. We have combined some of the best in light weight monitoring and coupled them with customized scripts to deliver you perception in to your networks and reduced repair times.

Contact us to learn how the NSS can help you reduce outage times.

==In this issue ==
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== Open Source in the Enterprise ==
When is deploying Linux the better option in a corporate network? In this article, I will look at how Linux can be the option of choice, even in an otherwise proprietary environment. Specifically, I will highlight the different advantages of deploying the Linux server platform in IT environments characteristically rich in Microsoft Windows.

Read more: http://www.esubnet.com/fragment-open-source-in-the-enterprise.html


== Managing Effective Passwords Successfully ==
If you are reading this online you probably have a password and most likely many of them, and your challenge is to remember them successfully. And if you work in ICT, then the challenge is much larger; the number of sites and applications requiring passwords has grown to an outrageous number. And, it isn’t just passwords: there are security questions, used, for instance, in online banking. Managing this collection of passwords and challenge questions is arduous, if not unreliable.

Read more: http://www.esubnet.com/fragment-on-passwords.html


== Linux Files - Parsing #1 ==
Here is a simple demonstration on how to use the command line to filter through text files. This is my common methodology for working with log files.

Read more: http://www.esubnet.net/article-kb-l100519-files-1.html

*This is the first time I have used the Knowledge Base in the newsletter. Take a look at the other KB articles. This is where I store information about technologies I occasionally use.
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NEWS @ eSubnet
  • May 2010 The eSubnet team ready to deploy the Network State Server (NSS). NSS is a low cost - open source based customizable appliance which provides perception into your network. We have created email based reports providing you with the information you need to stay on top of your network’s health and performance.
  • Apr 2010 PacketFence is a fully supported, trusted, Free and Open Source network access control (NAC) system. The staff of eSubnet recently deployed PacketFence for a client. The client required that PF admin rights be restricted by user. This is not part of the standard PF installation and so eSubnet provided a customized solution which was shared with the open source development community of PacketFence who were eager to receive this as they had many requests for this functionality.
    More information about PacketFence is available at their web site http://www.packetfence.org/.
  • Apr 2010 eSubnet is pleased to announce the completion of the on-line technology transfer for the Editors Association of Canada. The staff at eSubnet played a critical role in bringing together all of the on-line services used by the EAC members. The migration took 3 weeks of planning and 72 hours of execution. The EAC is now spending less then half per month on delivering email services, mailing list services and the on-line forum for the membership. More information about EAC is available at their web site http://www.editors.ca



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How Can eSubnet Help you
We understand not only the security and technology of networking, but also the critical role it plays in business. Contact us when you are planning your next ICT project to see how we can work with your team to ensure project success.

For information on how eSubnet can help, visit us online http://www.esubnet.com.


Based in Toronto Canada, privately held eSubnet Enterprises Inc. offers tactical advice and implementation services in Internet security, connectivity, and data networking. eSubnet staff assist companies to develop and maintain secure, resilient, and available network services.

To reprint one of our articles, please contact R Danielli at (416) 203-1223.

ESUBNET PROVIDES THIS PUBLICATION AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.


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