Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Thinking like an administrator

"Computers are supposed to help us to solve our problems, but half the time they are the problem"

This is for those who like system administration and programming/software development.
Tips on making a standard efficient network.
1) If your network consist of more than one OS , then always install DNS server
2)The network should be a centralized one.
3) If you use internet in your network then use subnetting and connect them to a single proxy server
4) Antivirus software should always be updated.
5) Your proxy server should use some filtering technique.
6) If your server is a flavour of linux, use IPTABLES.
7) Make the important passwords absolutely secret and also change them time
to time
8) Monitor the abuse of network.
9) Ensure the network should always be on.