BitTorrent protocol primer, part 3: Detecting

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	Darragh Delaney: BitTorrent protocol primer, part 3: Detecting In my previous post on the BitTorrent protocol, I took a look at how BitTorrent operates as a very efficient way of downloading and uploading data. For this post I am going to take a look at how you can detect for its presence on a network. There are many reasons why you would want to do this, from investigating DMCA notifications to finding out where all your Internet bandwidth has gone. The three main ways in which I see BitTorrent been used. Read More WHITE PAPER: Argent What's the biggest bottleneck in VMware? Do more CPUs improve VMware?     Using VMware NIC Teaming?     Does TCP/IP affect VMware? (You'll be surprised)     Get this essential FREE white paper now     11 pages of technical details, not sales fluff Click to continue In this Issue March Madness is the perfect storm for IT Qualcomm adds IPv4/IPv6 to embedded Wi-Fi chip Study: U.S. broadband adoption levels off Review: Android-based Wi-Fi stumblers LTE could make in-flight data access cheaper, vendors say Mobile networks will need 10x fatter backhaul pipes by 2016, analyst says IT Blogwatch: Gmail 'splains why spam is spam (and no sex for you!) Darlene Storm: Drones for pirates: TPB coming to a galaxy near you? Outlook 2010 cheat sheet RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Microsoft Try Microsoft Office 365, free Collaborate in the cloud with Office, Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync videoconferencing. Access, edit, and share documents. Starting at $8/user/month. Try it free. March Madness is the perfect storm for IT March Madness may be fun for college basketball fans, but it can be a nightmare for IT departments trying to keep their networks running normally. Read More Qualcomm adds IPv4/IPv6 to embedded Wi-Fi chip Qualcomm has released a low-power 802.11n radio chip designed for embedded machine-to-machine wireless communications for smart building and smart appliance applications. Read More Study: U.S. broadband adoption levels off Adoption of broadband service in the U.S. has levelled off since 2009, and the U.S. government and the tech and broadband industries will need to work more closely together to drive up subscriber numbers, according to a new study. Read More Review: Android-based Wi-Fi stumblers Here's a look at a few Wi-Fi stumblers for your Android smartphone or tablet, which makes it even more convenient for quick and simple wireless checks. Insider (registration required) Read More WHITE PAPER: Comcast Better Network Connectivity Drives Transformation Network connectivity is more than just plumbing. Leading organizations today see high-performance network connectivity as a critical enabler of competitive advantage, and not just a way to cut expenses. Click here for exclusive survey findings from Comcast and IDG on why Ethernet/fiber is the smart choice for high-performance network connectivity. Learn More LTE could make in-flight data access cheaper, vendors say Deutsche Telekom, Alcatel-Lucent and Airbus have tested data communication between an aircraft and the ground, using LTE, which helps make in-flight data access cheaper, the three companies said on Thursday. Read More Mobile networks will need 10x fatter backhaul pipes by 2016, analyst says U.S. cellular networks will need fatter pipes to the wired Internet to keep delivering a satisfying mobile experience: nearly 10 times fatter by 2016, according to research company iGR. Read More IT Blogwatch: Gmail 'splains why spam is spam (and no sex for you!) Gmail now tells you why messages in your spam folder were sent there. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) has tweaked its webmail client to display some broad categories of reasons why its spam filters filtered a message that way. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder if it'll make spammers better at avoiding the filters. Not to mention: Man makes fool of math-challenged wife on YouTube... Read More Darlene Storm: Drones for pirates: TPB coming to a galaxy near you? Drones tend to imply surveillance, but what if drones were filled with servers for intergalactic pirates? The Pirate Bay will not go down without a fight and now has plans, not for cyberspace, but for outer space. TPB plans to launch drones to fight for survival and to fight censorship. Read More Outlook 2010 cheat sheet Whether you're upgrading from Outlook 2007 or an earlier version, we've got the goods on how to find your way around Microsoft Outlook 2010 and make the most of its new features. Insider (registration required) Read More
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