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I'm not a dedicated networking guy, but I'm frequently called on to figure out whether a given network jack in my building is active, and to retrieve its CDP data if it is. At the moment I've got an ...

Videoconferencing has revealed to all of us how good—or poor—our Internet connections really are. However, if you’re just loading Web pages or reading email, it’s unlikely you can get a sense of ...

Open source security frameworks help enterprises stay one step ahead of attackers by facilitating penetration testing and vulnerability assessments on wired and wireless networks. Picking just 10 ...

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. For all the advances in ...

MUNICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ADVA (FSE: ADV) today launched Ensemble Simulator, enabling optical network operators to accurately and reliably evaluate network growth strategies and verify interworking ...

Most network administrators are familiar with freely available network diagnostic tools such as Wireshark and TCPdump. However, many may not realize that the Internet2 consortium has produced several ...

We’ve been doing network-switch testing for more than 10 years now, and the concept of a triple-play test (voice, video, and data) has been a part of our plans from the early days of ATM OC-12 through ...

Free VoIP Speed Testing: How to Evaluate Call Quality on Your Network Your email has been sent VoIP speed tests measure critical metrics (e.g., latency, jitter, packet loss, and mean opinion score) to ...