Getting Game Server Hosting – What You Should Know by Gabriel J. Adams
Game server hosting is a specialized version of internet hosting, designed to for gamers to use to play games via the internet. Usually, gamers use a piece of software called a game client to connect to the game server. Many individual game clients may be connected to a game server at once. ... (Bandwidth, also called data transfer, is a measure of the amount of data that comes and goes from the server.) Sometimes a gaming clan will collectively pay for a game server for their use, but often times the best way to get access to a dedicated server is to pay for access.

CCNP Certification / BCMSN Exam Tutorial: Server Load Balancing (SLB) by Chris Bryant
When you're working on your BCMSN exam on your way to CCNP certification, you'll read at length about how Cisco routers and multilayer switches can work to provide router redundancy - but there's another helpful service, Server Load Balancing, that does the same for servers. ... We'll first add 210.1.1.11 to the server farm: MLS(config)# ip slb serverfarm ServFarm MLS(config-slb-sfarm)# real 210.1.1.11 MLS(config-slb-real)# inservice The first command creates the server farm, with the real command specifying the IP address of the real server.

Small Business Networking: Suggesting Dedicated Servers to Clients by Joshua Feinberg
PC-based servers and LANs may be relatively mature technologies. However, small businesses need your firm’s expertise, more than ever. For these businesses, you'll need to select, configure, customize, secure and maintain the right small business networking tools for their unique needs. ... Convincing the Client They Need Small Business Networking Clients come to you because they need a reliable, yet cost-effective small business networking solution. ... Yet many small business networking prospects and clients still believe that they’re too small to need a dedicated or "real" server.

Using NTP Authentication by David Evans
NTP or Network Time Protocol to give it its full name is an internet protocol designed to distribute precise time around a network. NTP is a UDP based protocol used to synchronize system time on network infrastructure, such as servers, workstations and network equipment . ... client keys: 5 M SeRvEr 7 M TiMeLy 10 M MYKEY 14 M MaGic Trusted Authentication Keys Trusted authentication keys are specified in the NTP server configuration file, ‘ntp.conf'. ... NTP Authentication Keys NTP authentication keys are codes that are encrypted on both the server and client that are used to...

Cisco CCNA Certification Exam Tutorial: Configuring And Troubleshooting VTP by Chris Bryant
Not only is your CCNA exam going to have questions on VLAN trunking protocol, almost any network that has more than one VLAN is going to have VTP running. Whether you're planning on passing the CCNA exam or just brushing up on your networking skills, this VTP tutorial will help you learn the... An interesting side effect of the server/client methodology is that if a VLAN is only to have ports on the VTP client switch, the VLAN must still first be created on the VTP server. ... The VTP client will learn about the VLAN from the VTP server, and ports can then be placed into that VLAN.

FTP Basics by Pamela Stevens
Anyone that has downloaded from the internet has likely utilized an FTP application, without even realizing it. But if you are a non–techie and a casual user you may wonder, just what is FTP? What About an FTP client? Here are the basic definitions of common FTP terms: FTP File Transfer... FTP Client This is the computer that sends a request to the FTP server. ... So, for example by signing in to Apple iTunes you are sending a request to their server, their server verifies your id and permission level, then connects your computer and allows you to download files.

Network Fax Servers by Eric Morris
Gone are the days of waiting in a long line for a fax machine at the office. Network fax servers are like a dream come true for those who rely on fax communications for business dealings. A network fax server faxes with the help of computer. Network fax servers consist of software working on... A network fax server can automatically forward faxes to a number of e-mail addresses, and also notify the client of received faxes. ... A network fax server can be use to fax documents straight from Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel or Word programs.

Access Email From Another Location by Stephen Cope
You're expecting an important personal email, and you're at work. So how do you access your email from another location like your office? In fact one of the most common questions I get asked is: How do I access my outlook express email (IncrediMail email) from work? ... outlook express) connects to server and transfers email from the email server to the local client and deletes it from server (default behaviour). ... But we can tell the email client to leave a copy of the messages on the email server, and so we can then access the same email again from another location using another email...

Establishing Criteria for Clients in the Computer Consulting Business by Joshua Feinberg
In the computer consulting business there are several ways you can best qualify clients to ensure you get the best accounts to help grow your business. Proximity The first thing to make sure of when looking for clients for your computer consulting business is that they are close to you, at... Client Size Your best client targets in the computer consulting business will be those with 10 to 50 PC's. ... If you determine that potential clients for your computer consulting business have no dedicated server, Internet access or are using peer-to-peer or dial-up lines, they probably are not...

Configuring NTP On Your Linux Server by David Evans
The Network Time Protocol (NTP) defines a set of algorithms for the dissemination of time across the Internet. The NTP protocol can be used to synchronise the system time on your Linux Server with a highly accurate Internet time reference. This article describes how to configure the Network Time... NTP servers are specified using the ‘server' command followed by the domain name of the server thus: server ntp2c.mcc.ac.uk server ntp.cis.strath.ac.uk A number of access control options are also available to restrict the use of your NTP server by network time clients.