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Common Network Attacks

Mar 17, 2011 · 4 min read · CCENT CCNA CCNA Security Cisco computers Denial-of-service attack ICND1 ICND2 Network administrator networking Security security Server (computing) SYN flood technology Transmission Control Protocol User Datagram Protocol ·

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Network attacks have always been around but they are getting more advanced every day. These attacks are also easy to set up and use. In the past these types of attacks would have to be pulled off by someone who really knew about computers and to know what they are doing. That's a true hacker, now there are programs …

How a Router Routes

Mar 16, 2011 · 5 min read · ARP CCENT CCNA Cisco cisco computers ICND1 ICND2 Internet Protocol IP address MAC address networking Protocols router Subnetwork technology tutorial Tutorials ·

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This tutorial will be going over the basic information of how a router routes IP packets. Routers are used in the OSI layer three or the network layer. These routers have IP addresses and forward IP packets to the proper destination. This guide is somewhat basic and is assuming you have some information of how IP …

Telecommuting Services

Mar 11, 2011 · 4 min read · Advanced Encryption Standard CCENT CCNA Cisco cisco Encryption General ICND1 ICND2 Internet Internet service provider networking Security security Software software technology Virtual private network ·

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This post is going to talk about the major technologies that make Teleworking or also called telecommuting possible. This is when an employee performs his or her job away from the office, usually from their home office. By doing this it allows personal convenience, less travel to and from the workplace. At an …

Crossover or Straight through?

Mar 10, 2011 · 3 min read · Cable CCENT CCNA Cisco Crossover cable Ethernet Ethernet crossover cable ICND1 ICND2 Internet networking Pin RJ45 router technology tutorial Tutorials ·

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The EIA/TIA puts the standards in UTP cable, and when cabling a network there are two standards. T568A and T568B these standards are important when deciding to put a crossover cable or straight through cable This tutorial is going to be talking about when and where to apply these different standards. We are going to be …

WordPress.com Hit by a DoS Attack

Mar 4, 2011 · 3 min read · CCENT Cisco cisco computers Denial-of-service attack General ICND1 Internet Matt Mullenweg networking Security security Server (computing) SYN flood technology WordPress.com ·

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Yesterday, (March 3rd 2011) there was a massive DoS attack that hit WordPress.com. Cisco Skill's uses WordPress.com has a hosting provider but is not believed to one of the sites hit. There still is no word on who or why they targeted WordPress.com but goes to show that Denial of Service is still a popular type of …