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Oct. 10, 2007: Vol. 8, Issue 34
Editor: Becky Nagel (bnagel 1105media.com)
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In this issue:
1) WHAT'S NEW ON CERTCITIES.COM
- New Novell Certified Engineer Cert Coming in '08
- IT Security Certs Come Together for Common Code of Ethics
2) DULANEY ON CERTS
- Goodbye HTI+, Hello DHTI+
- Technology Pioneer: Tim Ritchey
- Book of the Week: 'Self-Defending Networks'
3) ZUBAIR'S TIP O' THE WEEK: GETTING WINDOWS SERVER 2003
PRODUCT INFO
4) FROM THE FORUMS: MULTIPLE DHCP POOLS, EXTERNAL DNS &
SMPT RELAY, MORE
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1) WHAT'S NEW ON CERTCITIES.COM
NEWS: "New Novell Certified Engineer Cert Coming in
'08"
Novell recently announced on its Web site that it will be
launching a
new high-level cert for Linux professionals, the Novell
Certified
Engineer (NCE), next year.
http://certcities.com/editorial/news/story.asp?E
ditorialsID=1273
NEWS: "IT Security Certs Come Together for Common Code
of Ethics"
Last week, two leading IT security certification vendors,
SANS' Global
Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) and the
International
Information Systems Security Certification Consortium
[(ISC)2],
announced they had come together with another group, the
Information
Systems Security Association, to approve a common code of
ethics for
IT security professionals.
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2) DULANEY ON CERTS
By Emmett Dulaney
GOODBYE HTI+, HELLO DHTI+
CompTIA's Home Technology Integrator (HTI+) certification
was
officially retired on Sept. 30, although those holding it
are
considered certified for life. In its place is the new
CEA-CompTIA
Digital Home Technology Integrator (DHTI+) certification.
Not only
did "digital" get added to the moniker, but
CompTIA partnered
with -- and, for the first time ever, ceded first billing to
-- the
Consumer Electronics Association.
While the HTI+ certification, which went live in 2002,
required
passing two exams, you need to pass just one exam (HT0-201)
to
become DHTI+ certified. That exam is weighted between six
domains:
- Audio/Video (22 percent)
- Networking (20 percent)
- Documentation and Troubleshooting (18 percent)
- Security and Surveillance (15 percent)
- Home Control Management (15 percent)
- Telephone/VoIP (10 percent)
More information about the DHTI+ certification can be found
here:
http://certifi
cation.comptia.org/dhti/
TECHNOLOGY PIONEER: TIM RITCHEY
When James Gosling created Java, it changed a lot of
paradigms. What
didn't change, however, was the documentation vacuum that so
often
accompanies any new technology. The buzz about Java was
immense, but
any posted instructions on using it were sparse (remember,
this was
in the infancy of the mass Internet). This led to a lot of
frustration that could've crippled its adoption.
Enter Tim Ritchey. Though he's not a household name, Ritchey
had a
direct impact on the adoption of Java and JavaScript.
Ritchey locked
himself away and began doing everything he could think of
with Java
with the sole purpose of documenting the results. His
"Programming
with Java!" (http://tinyurl.com/23q8py), published in 1995, was the
first book about the language and quickly skyrocketed on
bestseller
lists. While it's unusual for a computer book to sell well,
it's
VERY unusual for a programming book to sell well.
In 2003, Ritchey turned his attention to Web-based desktop
management
and became the CEO and CTO of Paragent (http://www.paragent.com),
which -- following the grand tradition of Java and so many
related
technologies -- recently decided to make its product open
source. To
quote from the company's blog:
"We have been working on this move for a while now,
and there is
still a lot more work to get done...We have created a new
Web site,
and are hosting the project at code.google.com. Part of the
process
of moving from a closed-source company to open source is
going over
all the code that we are releasing. This means adding
copyright/licensing boilerplate; scrubbing for passwords,
e-mails and
any other Paragent-specific details; creating documentation
for
community members; and bringing our current customers up to
speed on
what this all means...Subscribe to the feed, check out the
new site
content and download the code!"
I encourage you to do just that. Ritchey was a pioneer who
made a
difference 12 years ago and -- that remains just as true
today.
BOOK OF THE WEEK: 'SELF-DEFENDING NETWORKS'
If you're looking for a quick read, Duane De Capite's
"Self-Defending
Networks: The Next Generation of Network Security"
(http://tinyurl.com/2fqtts) provides a good overview of how security
needs to be woven into every component of the network
infrastructure.
At just over 200 pages, it hits on every topic you'd expect
from a
book twice its size and gives you enough information to get
you
thinking -- and maybe do some further research on your own.
To comment, go to:
http://certcities.com/editorial/columns/story.
asp?editorialsid=244
Emmett Dulaney is the author of several books on Linux,
Unix, and
certification, including the Security+ Study Guide, Third
Edition. He
can be reached at edulaneyinsightbb.com.
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3) ZUBAIR'S TIP O' THE WEEK: GETTING WINDOWS SERVER 2003
PRODUCT INFO
QUESTION:
How can I easily obtain information about my server, such as
product
ID, original installation date, build number, server up-time
and the
protocols that are running on my Windows Server 2003?
ANSWER:
You can use SrvInfo, the command-line utility that's
available in the
Windows Server 2003 resource kit tools. The system
requirements for
this useful tool include Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003.
You can use SrvInfo to gather information about a local or
remote
computer. If computer name isn't provided, SrvInfo assumes
you want
information on the local computer. Unfortunately, there's no
GUI
functionality that corresponds to this utility.
With SrvInfo you can obtain the following types of
information:
- Server name
- Security
- Registered owner
- Registered organization
- Product ID
- Original install date
- Base source path
- Service pack source path
- Version
- Build
- Current type
- Product name
- Product options
- HAL.DLL
- PDC
- Domain
- Domain GUID
- DNS forest name
- PDC site name
- Computer site name
- DC flags
- CPU[0]
- System BIOS date
- System BIOS version
- Hotfixes
- Drives
- Services
- Network cards
- Protocols
- System up-time
You should pipe this information into a file and keep it in
your
server configuration folder. Type srvinfo > srvconfig.txt
to copy the
server information into a file called srvconfig.txt. Type
srvinfo / ?
for help.
To comment, go to:
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asp?EditorialsID=245
-- Zubair Alexander, MCSE, MCT, MCSA and Microsoft MVP, is
the owner
of SeattlePro Enterprises, an IT training and consulting
business.
His experience covers a wide range: trainer, consultant,
systems
administrator, security architect, network engineer, author,
technical editor, college instructor and public speaker.
Zubair holds
more than 18 technical certifications and bachelor of
science
degrees in aeronautics and astronautics engineering,
mathematics
and computer information systems. His Web site,
www.techgalaxy.net,
is dedicated to technical resources for IT professionals.
Zubair may
be reached at alexandertechgalaxy.net.
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4) FROM THE FORUMS: MULTIPLE DHCP POOLS, EXTERNAL DNS &
SMPT RELAY, MORE
The following posts were made to our forums recently by IT
professionals like yourself. To post your own comments,
please
register with the forums.
To respond to one of these posts or find out more, go to the
link under each post. To read our other posts and start a
thread of your own, go to http://certcities.com/f
orums/
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*Slow Response on New Home Folders Server* (Microsoft --
Real
World Forum)
eggyh writes:
"A while back, I moved all my home folders from an old
Windows 2000
Server file and print server to a new one. As the old server
was also
a backup server, I kept it online for backup jobs only.
Recently, I
replaced the backup server also. When I took the old server
off line
(where the home folders used to be), access to the files on
the new
server slowed to a snail's pace (three to four minutess to
open a
Word/Excel file). If I copy one of the files to a
workstation's hard
drive, I still get the same slow access. However, if I
unplug the
network cable, access to the file on the hard drive is
instant.
There are no policies in place that would affect it, but it
would seem
that it's checking for something for ages before it'll open
the file.
If I turn the original server back on again (even though the
files
aren't on there anymore), instant access is restored! Any
ideas?"
Read the entire post and responses (0 so far) at:
http://certcities.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?tid=5485
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*Multiple DHCP Pools* (Cisco -- Real World Forum)
hudsonmbg writes:
"Is there that possibility of setting up multiple DHCP
pools?"
Read the entire post and responses (1 so far) at:
http://certcities.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?tid=5496
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*External DNS and SMPT Relay* (Miscellaneous Forum)
rileymartin writes:
"We purchased static IP address and cable modem service
from
Cablevision and need to install an external DNS server and
an SMTP
relay service for an internal client and our e-mail server.
I am using
private IPs for my internal network and will utilize a
second router
with NAT overload and access lists to better protect my
internal
network. My internal DNS servers will use an internal name
space and
my external DNS server will use a totally separate DNS name
space
without active directory.
I would like to use Windows 2003 Server and turn on the
firewall/ICS
that comes with SP2. I looked up information on TechNet for
securing
2003 and DNS and didn't find any really good documents. What
I did
find was general information on Windows firewall/ICS and the
general
best practices for DNS I have listed below. Does anyone have
any
recommendations they can provide for better securing 2003
and DNS?"
Read the entire post and responses (4 so far) at:
http://certcities.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?tid=5488
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