Saturday, September 13, 2003

IP2 packets: A threat?. We installed some workstation packet filtering firewall software and found a large number of Internet Protocol 2 packets on the network. What are they used for, and is this a threat? [Network World on LANs] 3:46:19 PM    comment []

DSL vs. T-1. Nutter helps a user decide on redundancy options [Networking how-to's] 3:45:10 PM    comment []

Cisco rolls out two midrange Fibre Channel switches. The new switches are designed to compete with products offered by market leaders Brocade Communications Systems Inc. and McData Corp. [Computerworld Networking News] 3:44:33 PM    comment []

Free net learning attracts clicks. An experiment in sharing the knowledge of a leading technology institute online for free has been a global hit. [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition] 3:44:16 PM    comment []

RIAA Settles With 12-Year-Old Downloader [Slashdot] 3:43:50 PM    comment []

'Homeless hacker' surrenders. Facing two federal criminal charges of electronic breaking and entering, Adrian Lamo turns himself in at the U.S. courthouse in Sacramento, Calif. [CNET News.com - Enterprise] 3:43:31 PM    comment []

Hacker Accused of Running Up $300,000 Charge at The Times. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan charged a man with hacking into the computer network of The New York Times and running up $300,000 in database research charges. By Benjamin Weiser. [New York Times: Technology] 3:42:26 PM    comment []