New and Promosing Technologies

Technologies evolving and making ground at the moment:

Web server: IIS6.0 is as good as Apache.. Lighttpd as light as Apache and more thread controls

VMware ..Virtualisation.. this works well. more than one server running on the same hardware.
good for DR sites.. doubtful for production site as this will require loads of resources..But seems virtualisation will take over the market soon.... VRRP.. Virtual IPs..

Software Based Routers..(XORP), Windows Server, Linux Server..... Go for cheap solution routers on your local LAN... no need to buy complex Cisco routers to create IP route NAT or access lists... go for Windows server install the router components and the trick is done.. For firewalling get free LINUX server and get a few network interface cards and get is to operate will the firewall package... Security made simple :) but not so simple :p


And Must Haves on a LAN:: If your LAN has over 20 Hosts then subnetting is essential.. Why???just to minimize broadcast traffic and add a default route for all unreachable IP :D

Security:

Cisco ASA (previously known as Cisco PIX) only difference is that ASA can come with more modules..IDS... and so on

Microsoft ISA 2006 :: Not Bad easy to manage and easy to get running

Watchdog

BaraccudaSolutions

Netscreen Firewall (Juniper Networks.. Cisco's Competitor)