In protecting access to internal networks from the outside, sometimes we need to look at just what is occurring on the inside to get a good picture of what is going on. In particular, I want to focus on in this post are web-based remote access services. Don’t get me wrong – these services are great – I support a lot of my family with services like LogMeIn’s Free product. I like these tools because they are incredibly easy to use, they always work, and they work with any Internet connection. This is where my issue starts to take shape.

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Netsh is one of my favorite commands for Windows for networking information, changes, automation, and management. Yes, all of those! I’ve covered netsh here a number of different times on topics like scripting out a DHCP reservation, setting a port policy, and 10 things you should know about netsh. With every release of Windows, there are more contexts added to netsh since its initial release in Windows 2000. There are now 21 network contexts which focus on everything from a DHCP server, network access protection (NAP) client, network policy server, routing, and windows firewall.

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Untangle version 6 brings new featues and a smoother interface to the popular SOHO gateway product. The install remains simple, but there is no upgrade from version 5 installations at this point. This TechTarget blog post summarizes the new features of this release.

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Microsoft’s NTttcp and NetCPS offer a quick and easy way to gauge the peformance of a network between two hosts in a listener and sender configuration. Rick Vanover introduces you to these two handy tools.

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In this week’s blog, I want to go through a few handy use cases for iperf via the command line. Before we get too far into these examples, a quick tip to use for future reference is that if you can build your command in the Jperf gui to get the command syntax built instead of command line iteration trial and error.

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Netgear has released the new Powerline HD Plus Ethernet Adapter Kit (HDXB111) and Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter Kit (XAVB101).

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Being able to quantify latency in terms other than millisecond response time is important when determining the quality of a network. One tool that can help administrators do just that is iperf.

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They may not be appropriate for your home, office, or even your enterprise, but some of the most powerful routers in the world make it possible for you to surf the Web and send e-mail around the globe. David Davis introduces you to Cisco’s lineup of service-provider routers.

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If you are a beginner looking for information on routing and switching devices, these short papers will introduce you to the basic concepts.

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For an important conference or exhibition where you might need to set up a small internal network, one should be leery of utilizing a consumer-grade device. However, other than lugging your rack mount enterprise gateways along, the SnapGear SG565 all-in-one access appliance might just fit the bill.

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