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Network traces and data security
Many times the only way, or at least the fastest way, to resolve network communications problems is by collecting a trace of the communication and sending it to an expert for analysis. When the expert is not part of your organization this may present security concerns since the trace will contain application data. However, typically [...]
Network Related Performace Problems? Check for Low Level Ethernet Problems First.
FTP transfer times painfully high, interactive login response time way too long, getting 1 mbps out of your 100 mbps network. While I always prefer to blame the network I have to admit that sometimes it is not the network. The first thing to look for when dealing with a TCP performance problem is a low [...]
Test Monday (or: Are Your Network Connections Really Fault Tolerant?)
Starting in release 13.2 VOS has offered the ability to configure a fault tolerant IP interface by configuring active/standby Ethernet adapters. The active adapter is given one Ethernet MAC address and the standby is given another. If the active adapter fails the standby is reset to use the active MAC address and becomes the active [...]
