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Configuring Wake-On-LAN for Dell Systems

Mick's IT Blog

The firm I am at has recently upgraded all systems to the newest model Dells. In doing so, some of the settings for configuring WOL have changed in the BIOS. I have rewritten this script to cover all changes to the OS, BIOS, and NIC.

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How to easily deploy LAN-accessible pods to a Kubernetes cluster

Tech Republic Data Center

If deploying a LAN-accessible pod to a Kubernetes cluster has you pulling out your hair, let Jack Wallen show you how easy it actually is

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This 167-page photo book is a love letter to LAN parties

TechSpot

PC gamers old enough to remember life before the Internet made local multiplayer obsolete likely have fond memories of LAN parties

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Steam now allows peer-to-peer game transfers over LAN

TechSpot

A recent Steam client beta update added the ability to transfer games between systems over Local Area Network (LAN). The feature could save time and internet bandwidth for those using Steam on multiple devices, ensuring they only need to download games once. Read Entire Article

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Peer-to-Peer LAN transfers are coming to Steam

TechSpot

The feature would let users copy games between PCs on the same local area network (LAN) which is usually faster than downloading and doesn't chew up internet bandwidth The creator of SteamDB recently discovered code indicating Valve is working on peer-to-peer Steam game transfers.

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Cisco Revives LAN-SAN Convergence Play in the Data Center

Data Center Knowledge

Cisco Networking Storage Cisco DCNM Cisco MDS 9000 Cisco Nexus 9000 FCIP FCoE LAN SAN convergence storage networking Tony AntonyWith all the ingredients finally in place in one family of switches and a revised family of storage directors, will convergence happen at last? Read More.

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Passive optical LAN: When network speed, bandwidth and security matter

Computer Weekly

Copper-based local area networks are increasingly unfit for purpose in a digital enterprise, but passive optical LANs may be a solution. Tech evangelist Paul Ryan, chair of the Association of Passive Optical LAN, explains why

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This LAN dongle claims to eliminate network audio interference

TechSpot

Audio equipment company ifi has released a small device that attaches to Ethernet ports to remove signal interference from sound streamed through the connection supposedly.

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Not-So-Hidden Costs Are Lurking in the LAN: Insist on Operational and Licensing Simplicity

Tech Republic Security

The wired and wireless local area network (LAN) forms the backbone of IT. As such, the LAN not only greatly impacts user experience, but is also the beginning or end of many security events. The post Not-So-Hidden Costs Are Lurking in the LAN: Insist on Operational and Licensing Simplicity appeared first on TechRepublic. It enables next-generation applications and can boost user productivity.

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LAN Standards From IEEE

IT Toolbox

So, the next grouping of posts will focus on some specific layer standards that we use in LANs every day

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How to enable Wake On LAN in Ubuntu Server 18.04

Tech Republic Data Center

Find out how to enable Wake On LAN on Ubuntu Server

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How to enable Wake On LAN in Ubuntu Server 18.04

Tech Republic Data Center

Find out how to enable Wake On LAN on Ubuntu Server

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How to share directories to your LAN From Ubuntu Desktop 22.04

Tech Republic

to your LAN for other users to access. The post How to share directories to your LAN From Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 Jack Wallen walks you through the simple steps of sharing a directory from Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 appeared first on TechRepublic. Open source Software

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IBM's Impact on LANs

IT Toolbox

Particularly in the areas of microcomputers, LANs, and enterprise networking, IBM's insistence that its customers remain "pure blue" ran against both the economic and technological developments set in motion before 1990

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LANs for Organizational Needs

IT Toolbox

The earlier manifestations of the PC-based LANs, by way of contrast, were not designed to provide connectivity except to a file server and to other micros on the network

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Six Building Blocks of a Next-Generation Software-Defined Campus LAN

Tech Republic

The local-area network (LAN) wired and wireless forms the backbone of IT, enabling next-generation applications and increasing user productivity. The LAN. The post Six Building Blocks of a Next-Generation Software-Defined Campus LAN appeared first on TechRepublic. Digital acceleration, defined by initiatives that include ubiquitous connectivity, migration to the cloud, and investment in next-generation networking technologies, has driven many advancements in the IT industry.

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Configuring Wake-On-LAN for Dell Systems

Mick's IT Blog

The Wake-On-LAN Compliance item is set up to use a script that returns a Boolean value as shown below. WakeOnMagicPacket If ($CurrentState -ne $State) { $WakeOnMagicPacket = $false } else { $WakeOnMagicPacket = $true } } ##Disable Shutdown Wake-On-Lan $RegistryValue = '0' $Adapter = (Get-NetAdapter | Where-Object {($_.Status DisplayName -eq 'Shutdown Wake-On-Lan'}).DisplayName DisplayName -eq 'Shutdown Wake-On-Lan'}).DisplayName

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Kubernetes: How to easily deploy LAN-accessible pods to a cluster

Tech Republic Data Center

If deploying a LAN-accessible pod to a Kubernetes cluster has you pulling out your hair, let Jack Wallen show you how easy it actually is

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Learn From Telcos And Network Infrastructure Vendors About Innovations For Networked Solutions

Forrester IT

age of the customer communications infrastructure Innovation local area network (LAN)/wide area network (WAN) network management networking software-defined networking (SDN) telecommunications services virtual network infrastructure (VNI The report “Connected Solutions Are A Catalyst For Tech-Driven Innovation” highlights how technology-driven innovation by telcos and network equipment vendors can help CIOs from outside the telecoms sector with their innovation initiatives.

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LANs Moving Beyond the 1990s

IT Toolbox

LANs are rapidly becoming a basic building block in the structuring of truly global networks that will make the ideal of a global village possible

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Secure LAN Messaging

Galido

Softros LAN Messenger is an easy-to-use LAN messaging application for safe, secure and effective intra-office communication and does not require a server or Internet to run and is very easy to install. Softros LAN chat comes with a variety of handy features such as peer to peer messaging, group chat, and drag-and-drop file transfer to exchange files. Softros LAN Messenger. LAN, WAN, VPN and VLAN Support. Softros LAN chat.

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5 best practices for making smart-building LANs more secure

Network World

Power, they say, corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. While that was said about politics, it sure seems like it was tailor-made for smart buildings. Facility-control technology is exploding because the concept is useful and often saves money.

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The Realities of Rural 5G Deployment in the US

Forrester IT

Early last week, Ajit Pai, the Chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced his approval of the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint. This will result in a third mega-carrier in the US mobile wireless market, which is a good move for consumers like you and me. I am glad this deal will now […].

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The LAN: A History of Network Operating Systems Part 6

IT Toolbox

Token Ring) LANs resulting in the capture of a much larger market share." These conclusions were largely based on assumptions, at the time, that growth in the marketplace will come largely in LANs based on international standards In 1987 it was said, "throughout the 1990s we should anticipate that there will be a growth in 802.3 Ethernet) and 802.5

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Turn On Your PC Remotely: Set Up Your PC for Wake-On-LAN

TechSpot

If you have several PCs all connected to the same network and want to access one that's currently switched off, you can power it back up remotely thanks to a cool bit of networking tech. Read Entire Article

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Proper LAN Testing Equipment Part 5

IT Toolbox

The LAN protocol analyzer can capture, record, and analyze frames that have been transmitted on the LAN. They must therefore contain a NIC for that particular LAN, and will attach to the backbone cable in the same way that any workstation would connect

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LANs as the User Interface in a Distributed Network

IT Toolbox

The appropriate solution was to have only the connection to the LAN with the LAN gatewayed to the larger network and providing the appropriate terminal emulation

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Remembering IBM LAN Server Part 2

IT Toolbox

Notwithstanding its heritage, LAN Server 4.0 would incorporate some relatively strong enterprise-wide services, including support for the Open Software Foundation's (OSF) Distributed Computing Environment (DCE), a graphical user interface, and extended peer services

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Origins of Linking LANs

IT Toolbox

In an organizational context, networks provided the means for allowing the computing power available to be used to its most complete extent

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Proper LAN Testing Equipment Part 4

IT Toolbox

The digital (or discrete) signal levels present at the LAN interfaces to PCs, printers, modems and other peripherals are the test points most familiar to network managers

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Other Dead LAN Strategies

IT Toolbox

Companies such as Bridge Communications, Ungermann-Bass, AT&T, and Wang were major players, or at least they were attempting to be

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The LAN: A History of Network Operating Systems Part 12

IT Toolbox

the network system calls then provided under interrupt 21H gave all suppliers of network software the capability to standardize at least some of the access to LAN hardware. Most manufacturers of LAN software had announced or implemented support of NETBIOS for IBM LANs When DOS was extended in Version 3.1,

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The LAN: A History of Network Operating Systems Part 3

IT Toolbox

Even though the earliest LANs were of this genre, by 1989 it appeared that they were on the way out. We will take a close look at peer-to-peer LANs at a deeper level in some future posts By 1992, however, new life had been breathed into peer-to-peer networking by both Novell and Microsoft, along with the popularity of Artisoft's LANtastic.

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The Maturation of LANs

IT Toolbox

A good example was Novell's NetWare 4.x product, announced in mid-1993. Competition from IBM?s s OS2 and Microsoft?s s Windows NT server would soon eclipse Novell?s s efforts

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The LAN: A History of Network Operating Systems Part 10

IT Toolbox

In the past, if we wished to attach some other random LAN to this system, we typically needed a gateway to perform protocol conversion from whatever the LAN was using (assuming that it was not running the same DECnet protocol) to the DECnet protocols

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802.1X: What you need to know about this LAN-authentication standard

Network World

When devics on enterprise LANs need to connect to other devices, they need a standard method for identifying each other to ensure they are communicating with the device they want to, and that's what 802.1x

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Oddworld creator explains how success is a treadmill for game developers

Venture Beast

Oddworld Inhabitants founder Lorne Lanning explains why a successful game leads to more pressure and stress. GamesBeat PC Gaming Lorne Lanning Oddworld Inhabitants Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

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Proper LAN Testing Equipment Part 3

IT Toolbox

Given the digital transmission nature of baseband LANs, one might easily overlook the need for analog test equipment. Three devices are valuable additions to the tool kit: the volt-ohm-milliameter (VOM), the oscilloscope, and the transmission impairment measurement system (TIMS

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PowerShell: Enable Wake-On-LAN

Mick's IT Blog

This script will enable WOL and test to make sure it has been set. It will return whether it was a success or failure both to a log file and the screen. This script was written to also be incorporated with my new build logging process that I am getting ready to release soon.

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The LAN: A History of Network Operating Systems Part 11

IT Toolbox

The network microcode was the foundation for program control of the IBM LANs; it resides in ROM on the Adapter Card, on diskette, or on the PC's motherboard The NETwork Basic Input Output System (NET-BIOS) was introduced at the same time IBM announced the PC Network in 1984.

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How to replace Google Cloud Print for your LAN-based mobile device printing needs

Tech Republic Cloud

Google Cloud Print is no more. Jack Wallen is here to introduce you to PaperCut Mobility Print to take the place of Google's deprecated service

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Remembering IBM LAN Server Part 1

IT Toolbox

Early versions of OS/2 required an IBM brand machine to run, although this was no longer a requirement by 1994

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Windows 10 Bandwidth Management DO Delivery Optimization with LEDBAT in LAN?

Anoop

The post Windows 10 Bandwidth Management DO Delivery Optimization with LEDBAT in LAN? Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. link]. Let’s see what are improvements and enhancements Microsoft coming up with for bandwidth management. Delivery Optimization is the core technology in bandwidth management. All the screenshots are taken from the Ignite session demo by Andy Rivas & Narkis Engler.

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