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Network engineers and developers must collaborate on WAN applications
Software developers often fail to test their applications for performance on a wide area network (WAN), and when the application fails, network engineers often get the blame. Networkers should climb out of their own silos and work directly with developers to stop the blame game.
Selecting an MPLS provider: Customer support should be a priority
When selecting a provider for a managed MPLS network, enterprises must focus on more than just how the provider designs and builds the network. They should also think about the support they will get from the provider once the network is up and running.
Can building T3 lines using satellite be cheaper than a carriers'?
Would building your own T3 leased line be cheaper than a standard carrier's service? Our networking fundamentals expert explains this and how a large capacity link reacts over satellite communication, in this Ask the Expert response.
Law firm chooses Silver Peak WAN optimization for its Layer 3 approach
Law firm Broad and Cassel chose Silver Peak for its Layer 3 approach to WAN optimization. The firm had a broad range of applications to accelerate and didn't want to rely on the application-specific vendors that focus on Layer 7.
Direct transport VPN configuration
Find out how to configure direct transport VPNs on Cisco routers to provide permanent IPsec network connections between private networks.
Split-tunnel Cisco IPsec VPN gateway with software client
This article covers the steps of building a Cisco router-based VPN gateway and software client using a split-tunneling traffic model in which only traffic to secured networks is encrypted and all other traffic is forwarded unsecured.
Full-crypto Cisco IPsec VPN gateway with software client
Learn how to build an IPsec VPN gateway with a Cisco router and software client using a full-crypto traffic model in which all traffic is either encrypted or processed by an internal firewall.
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