- Mon Jan 13 1997 New network breed: VLANs
3Com is trying to bust up LAN bottlenecks.
- Mon Dec 9 1996 Short Take: HP to implement ISL
Hewlett-Packard announced it will implement the interswitch link (ISL) protocol from Cisco Systems in its HP Internet Advisor network testing tool. Using the ISL protocol, an administrator can gather and decode statistics on virtual LAN traffic, such as the percentage of network traffic a VLAN implementation is taking up. A VLAN is a broadcast domain on a network of switches that is intended for users in different sites. The VLAN test capability is available now from HP.
- Mon Dec 9 1996 Short Take: HP integrates Cisco's inter-switch link
Hewlett-Packard announced it will implement the inter-switch link (ISL) protocol from Cisco Systems in its HP Internet Advisor network testing tool. Using the ISL protocol, an administrator can gather and decode statistics on virtual LAN (local area network) traffic, such as the percentage of network traffic a VLAN implementation is taking up. A VLAN is a broadcast domain on a network of switches that is intended for users in different sites. The VLAN test capability is available now from HP.
- Mon Sep 9 1996 Short: UB Networks announced Fast Ethernet switch
UB Networks announced the GeoRim/FE Fast Ethernet switch with support for eight dual-speed 10Base-T and 100Base-TX UTP ports. The switch also includes two expansion slots for ATM or VLAN connections. UTP and Fiber expansion modules are available that bring the capacity of the switch to 12 ports. Support for the Virtual Networking Architecture (VNA) is also included and will be expanded to incorporate multidevice Virtual Local Area Networking (VLAN) capabilities. A Gigabit Ethernet uplink module will also be available soon. The GeoRim/FE switch is available now at prices starting at $995 per port.
- Mon Jan 20 1997 Short Take: Frontier ships WebCast
Frontier Software later this month will ship a Web-based front end for its network troubleshooting tools. The new WebCast feature publishes all network traffic reports as Web pages, including Java-enabled alarms. WebCast also extends remote monitoring functions that can track client/server application traffic. WebCast works with Ethernet, Token Ring, Fast Ethernet, switched LANs, VLAN, Frame Relay, FDDI, and CDDI networks. WebCast will cost $2,495.
- Wed Nov 11 2009 Security considerations for virtual environments
Virtual environments have as many security risks as their physical counterparts. Users need to take security into consideration throughout their design process.
- Mon May 20 1996 LAN products to cooperate better
IBM, 3Com, and Bay Networks announced an agreement to make their LAN products more compatible.
- Thu Jul 22 2004 All eyes on virus protection at Athens Olympics
As the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens approach, keeping the official network free of virus attacks is top priority.
- Tue Sep 10 1996 Bay targets intranet apps
Bay Networks has added Internet Protocol support to its wide area network switches.
- Thu Sep 18 2008 What's driving creation of Virtual Micro Networks
The onset and growing need for these types of networks changes the data center networking market, says analyst Jon Oltsik.
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