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Article: Lucent edges MetaInfo in IP address management test; VitalQIP is fast and scalable, Meta IP offers security and useful reports and ApplianSys' DNSBox 300 is an easy-to-deploy plug-and-play device.(Product/Service Evaluation)
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- Network World
- Article date:
- May 9, 2005
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Byline: BARRY NANCE, NETWORK WORLD LAB ALLIANCE
When your company's IP address list begins to rival the Manhattan phone book, it's time for a serious IP address management tool. Dealing with a growing and rapidly changing population of IP addresses is a tedious and dismal chore, especially if you're assigning client addresses with the old-fashioned static IP address approach, using a spreadsheet or piece of paper, or if you're manually juggling multiple Domain Name Server and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol servers to track and lease addresses.
DNS and DHCP services included with Windows Server 2000 or 2003 are an option, but you might need better ...