Columnst Ron Nutter helps an administrator test and set up firewalls from a new vendor before being installed in a number of group homes. A split-tunneling configuration may be needed
Columnist Ron Nutter advises an IT manager on linking two buildings needing Internet service that are close together. First, dump DSL in favor of cable if the number of users warrants, he suggests
While it's unusual for a network to go down on a regular schedule, it does help to isolate and diagnose the network fault. Is your IP address pool big enough?