The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers last week said it was ready to start assigning Internet addresses using the latest version of Internet Protocol, IPv6.
Security around DNS servers is still a serious issue for network administrators, even though new servers such as BIND 9 are more secure, according to a new survey released this week.
Professional Internet engineers and technicians in New Zealand are fighting to get their own second-level domain, geek.nz.
Paul Twomey, the recently elected president of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), believes the next step of the organisation is to include the interests of more of the Internet community in its rulings.
IPv6 is coming. It's only a matter of time. Here's a look at this new version of the Internet's most fundamental protocol, as well as a peek at the IPv6 support built into Windows XP and .NET and a list of applications that currently support IPv6.
IPv6 is coming. It's only a matter of time. Here's a look at this new version of the Internet's most fundamental protocol, as well as a peek at the IPv6 support built into Windows XP and .NET and a list of applications that currently support IPv6.
Keeping the current version of Internet Protocol, the world will run out of IP addresses by 2007. So is it time to move to IPv6? ZDNet Australia investigates.
During the holiday season, snow isn't the only thing analysts shovel. With that in mind, senior analyst at the Enterprise Strategy Group, Jon Oltsik, takes a look forward on networking technology and related industry trends in 2008.
A new, quick and effective anti-spam measure currently under development called Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is attracting a lot of attention. Is it feasible for Australian enterprises?
You can avoid information overload from firewall and intrusion detection system reports by running a honeypot on your network. However, there are risks that a real honeypot poses to overall security.
Always a contentious topic, we look server-based Internet content filters and some of the reasons why your organisation might want one, or not.
In 2002, users and companies got a respite from the disruptive viruses of 2001. But a more sophisticated generation of worms is on the way.
Because networks increase the number of interdependencies among machines, they tend to magnify problems. As the saying goes, "Networking is when you can’t get any work done because of the failure of a machine you have never even heard of."
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