The way a switch learns Ethernet (MAC) addresses is by inspecting the Ethernet frame and recording the source MAC address in a dynamic table. The switch will also associate a learned MAC address with a port. It can then make intelligent forwarding decisions based on the destination MAC address. This white paper illustrates the process. 

Mono Tools for Visual Studio helps development shops, ISVs, and enterprise development teams reduce development costs, increase productivity, and utilize existing .NET developers for Linux, Solaris, and Mac development projects. 

This paper explains the importance of IP address management, discusses the criteria for an ideal IP address management solution, and explains the features and advantages of the Infoblox IP address management solution. 

In this white paper, we'll take a look at access control lists, often referred to as access lists or ACLs (sometimes pronounced "ackels"). 

This webcast explores the key changes made to Windows Server 2008 R2 in Active Directory, Group Policy and Terminal Services. Discover how your organization can leverage these improvements for reduced costs, increased control and improved efficiency. 

To learn how to develop appropriate policies for your organization and how to enforce them with mobile security and management tools, read this expert series of tips written by Mark Tauschek. 

Devices that are running the BlackBerry Application Suite can use all the IT policy rules that are associated with the supported features of the BlackBerry Application Suite. 

Policy for policy, the BlackBerry® Enterprise Solution offers the most comprehensive set of wireless security tools of any wireless solution today. 

This expert podcast details the criteria for making sure your mobile usage policy fulfills your needs. 

In this presentation transcript, IT author Jonathan Hassell walks you through some of the key changes made to R2 in three key areas: Active Directory, Group Policy and Terminal Services. 

Electronically stored information (ESI) has become a major source of business records, and any organization that uses ESI - from email to word processing to instant messaging - must manage those records. This paper explains best practices for establishing effective archive retention policies. 

An old Chinese proverb advises us to "preserve the old, but know the new." Microsoft's old template concept has been preserved in the Windows Server 2008 operating system, in the form of what Microsoft calls the starter GPO (Group Policy Object). 

This paper takes an introductory look at the new categories of Group Policy, but anyone moving to Windows Server 2008 technologies would do well to consider the changes and additions to the existing policy categories, too.