Geek Speak

A lighter subject for heading into a long weekend...

Josh Stephens — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:50:00 GMT

If you haven't seen this video, it's pretty darn funny... http://www.solarwinds.com/orion/index.aspx?DCMP=OTC-TWIT-Orion-Gameshow Josh p.s. Happy Independence Day and I hope you all have a Safe and Happy Holiday Weekend....(read more)

TFTP FAQs...

Josh Stephens — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:34:00 GMT

Last week at Cisco's Networkers Live we answered a lot of questions about the SolarWinds TFTP Server and TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) in general so I thought I'd take a few moments to share some of the most common questions and answers...(read more)

SolarWinds at Cisco Networkers Live - Orlando Baby!!!

Josh Stephens — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:40:00 GMT

Hello out there. I'm out in sunny Orlando Florida at Cisco Networkers Live this week. Come by the booth and see us if you're out in this neck of the woods... Flame on... Josh...(read more)

Just plain scary...

Josh Stephens — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:59:00 GMT

It never ceases to amaze me when I talk to companies that run large networks and don't even have the most basic of configuration management systems in place. I talked with some guys today that run a network with over 100,000 routers, switches, and...(read more)

The U.S. Open and its effect on the network...

Josh Stephens — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:32:00 GMT

A few minutes ago I was walking through the office checking on things and answering questions when some of the guys stopped me to ask why the "internet" was running so slow. My first reaction was to explain that the internet was actually running...(read more)

New Geek Speak webcast this Thursday

Josh Stephens — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:49:00 GMT

On Thursday we're hosting a webcast on "How Network Management Systems Work. We'll cover technologies including SNMP, WMI, SSH, MIBs, Syslog, Traps, and more. To sign up visit: http://www.solarwinds.com/register/index.aspx?Program=823&c=70150000000DhqJ&CMP...(read more)

Template-based NetFlow

Josh Stephens — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:11:00 GMT

Recently we added support for NetFlow Version 9 to the Orion NetFlow Traffic Analyzer. Since then, I've helped several customers configure their devices to correctly send NetfFlow v9 data and based upon some of the questions I'm seeing in our...(read more)

New SolarWinds Exchange Monitor - Sneaking it to you a little early...

Josh Stephens — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:15:00 GMT

As you may have read in a previous post , SolarWinds has been working on a new free tool for monitoring Microsoft Exchange Servers. As you know, a big part of our culture here at SolarWinds has always involved supporting and contributing to the community...(read more)

What a load of syslog...

Josh Stephens — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:03:00 GMT

For many of us, especially those of us managing firewalls, the volume of syslog messages that we receive on a daily basis can be overwhelming - especially for the systems that we have receiving, analyzing, and storing them. Orion NPM includes a great...(read more)

Sneak Peak - New Free Tool for Monitoring Microsoft Exchange Servers

Josh Stephens — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:54:00 GMT

Up until now I've been sworn to secrecy, but it looks like they're finally going to let me talk about this... SolarWinds is just about to release a new free tool for monitoring Microsoft Exchange Servers. For those of us that have had the, well...(read more)

Collecting System Logs for PCI Compliance

Josh Stephens — Fri, 30 May 2008 18:46:00 GMT

Here lately I've been asked alot about using Orion to collect data for PCI compliance. For the most part, this is pretty easy as Orion does a great job of managing routers, switches, firewalls, and servers. As a matter of fact, I've helped hundreds...(read more)

Greetings from New Jersey...

Josh Stephens — Thu, 29 May 2008 00:12:00 GMT

Well, I'm out in New Jersey this week talking with the DoD about network management systems, interoperability, and best practices for building NOCs. I'd planned to take my iPhone out and get some cool pics of me standing in front of a tank or...(read more)

Understanding SNMP Polling and Counters

Josh Stephens — Tue, 20 May 2008 15:40:00 GMT

Two of the things that I get asked about a lot are a) how often you should poll your devices and b) how SNMP counters work. Let's address the question about polling frequency first. There are two primary types of polling - polling for status (up/down...(read more)

SolarWinds Survey - Win a Wii...

Josh Stephens — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:22:00 GMT

The marketing team here is hosting a survey and giving away some pretty sweet prizes. Well, I would never actually purchase a Wii myself, but if I won one I'd sure as heck play it :) Here's a link to the details. Help us out and take a few minutes...(read more)

Back from Virginia...

Josh Stephens — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:20:00 GMT

Well, I'm home now and had a great trip out to Virginia. I got to meet with several customers and some people that are interested in becoming customers so it was a great trip. For those of you that responded but I was unable to visit this time, I'll...(read more)