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Jumbo frames are used for iSCSI (which use 8192 byte frames) to avoid IP fragmentation, thus improving network throughput by reducing the overall number of frames transmitted. Jumbo frames are by convention 9000 bytes which is ample for iSCSI traffic …
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Here’s an oldie but goodie! I have to solve this problem of sharing sensitive information with other folks safely frequently. In our organization, we use not so much a really expensive cryptosystem as an internal system. That is, we’re a …
Thought I’d share a funny little program with you from back in 1986. Here it is: to my knowledge the world’s smallest (useful) IBM PC computer program: PUSHÂ AX POPÂ Â DS XORÂ Â BYTE PTR [16], 7 RETF
Download “Cost-Efficient Network Security Architecture for Startups” here! In this white paper, we look at a notional (but typical) small business. This notional organization faces unique challenges as a small company competing in a difficult business environment. As an information …
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Download WindowKiller runtime files here! If you work in a secure environment, you will almost certainly find that you need to harden your operating system images. As one example, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has a set of Security …
Audit All File Partition Access Failures – without killing your clicker! Read more »
Interesting day today! Stood up wordpress in the middle of the night one day last week and today felt the urge to put some more bits into the b’sphere. Was going to talk about the problems facing any system engineer …
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