TeamViewer Remote Access 4 Times Faster 500,000 Installs

TeamViewer.com

openPR) - The remote control and presentation software TeamViewer offers a fast and simple solution for desktop-sharing on the Internet. After running the small software package and entering an automatically generated session id an immediate connection to another desktop anywhere on the Internet is established, without any installation or firewall modifications.

Starting with version 2.0 a completely reworked communication protocol offers connections that are up to 4 times faster than comparable products. The new Multi-Channel-Routing Protocol, which was developed by TeamViewer GmbH, automatically detects the optimized connection path between two partners and can in many cases directly connect two computers even if both are located behind a firewall or NAT router.

TeamViewer now has more than 500 000 installations in over 50 countries of the world and is one of the big players in remote control. The solution is available in eight languages. Pricing starts from 298.- Euros, usage fields range from remote support to the presentations of any kinds of products and solutions.

Further information and a free trial version is available from the developer website www.teamviewer.com

TeamViewer GmbH
Stuttgarter Str. 159
D-73066 Uhingen

Press contact:
Tel. 07161 606920, press@teamviewer.com

The German TeamViewer GmbH was founded in 2005 and is fully focused on development and distribution of high-end solutions for remote support. A fast start and high growth rates have led to more than 500.000 installations in more than 50 countries all over the world.

MORE FREQUENT AND MORE DAMAGING ATTACKS ON DNS

For Immediate Release
Press Contact:
Michael Azzano
Cosmo PR
415/596-1978
michael@cosmo-pr.com
DNS EXPERT CALLS FOR PREPAREDNESS IN FACE OF POTENTIALLY
MORE FREQUENT AND MORE DAMAGING ATTACKS ON DNS
DNSstuff.com unveils one of the first public root server time maps to track performance
and minimize business risk; Recent survey data reveals that 70% of all DNS servers have
one or more improperly configured settings
Newburyport, MA – February 8, 2007 – DNSstuff.com, a global leader in DNS issues
and tools with one of the largest communities of IT professionals on the Web, today
issued a warning and called for greater preparedness as a result of the recent attack
targeting root servers. This attack is the latest in a series of distributed denial-of-service
attacks targeting DNS servers that began late last year. DNSstuff.com today also
introduced a new root server time map tool designed to help IT professionals track the
performance of and possible attacks on these servers.
“It is likely that this latest apparent probing effort was testing the resiliency of DNS,”
explained Paul D. Parisi, CTO of DNSstuff.com. “This could be a harbinger of more
targeted attacks against .com parent servers or even individual enterprise servers, neither
of which may have the resiliency or redundancy of the systems attacked earlier this week.
Either of these scenarios could have catastrophic consequences for the Internet-at-large or
specific organizations.”
New Tool to Spot Attacks
The new DNSstuff.com root server time map allows IT professionals to monitor the state
of root and .com servers supporting DNS. Now anyone can check real-time performance
of these servers to spot long latency times or unusual behavior in response times. The
root server time map can be found at http://www.dnsstuff.com/info/roottimes.htm.
Even without an increase in targeted or malicious attacks on DNS servers, many of those
same servers remain vulnerable or are performing poorly because of simple human error.
There are over 85 million domains on the Web, and a survey by DNSstuff.com of its
users revealed that there are significant, fixable configuration issues with DNS settings
for nearly 70% of those active domains. These incorrect settings can lead to site outages
or improperly routed email, and a targeted attack exploiting these settings could lead to
even more widespread network and Internet outages.
Simple Prevention Settings
“We are a robust web application and the Web’s acknowledged leader in helping IT
professionals better manage their networks and DNS through expert advice, best practices
and relevant resources,” continued Parisi. “Unfortunately, many people are relying on
improperly configured DNS and are unintentionally leaving themselves, and therefore the
web, vulnerable to attack. ”
There are some simple steps that can be taken to improve DNS security at an enterprise
level. These include maintaining a minimum of two physically and geographically
separate servers to help thwart a denial-of-service attack, and proper configuration of
your Primary and Secondary name servers to utilize the natural resiliency of DNS. More
tips and information for DNS configuration can be found at DNSstuff.com or by signing
up for the company’s monthly IQ Mail by emailing DNSIQ@dnsstuff.com.
About DNSstuff.com
DNSstuff.com is the Web’s premiere destination for DNS professionals, offering free
online tools to monitor and maintain one of the most vital, yet vulnerable, lynchpins in
the infrastructure supporting the Web – the Domain Name System. DNSstuff.com is a
web application providing expertise and all the tools necessary to ensure that your DNS
operates smoothly, efficiently and safely. It is one of the largest and most trusted
communities of IT professionals on the Web, and can be found at www.dnsstuff.com.
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Network Notation

Network Notation

There are two parts to “network notation”: the first part contains the first IP address in the network range; the second part contains the subnet mask (i.e. the size of the network). There are two common ways to write the subnet mask. Unfortunately, both ways are something that only computer engineers enjoy.

Let’s go through an example. A mail server will only send out mail coming from a trusted network — you don’t want anyone on the Internet using your mail server and all your bandwidth! In our example, all of the machines on our LAN use IP addresses with 192.168.1.x IP addresses. The subnet mask for these 256 IP addresses can be specified with either /24 or 255.255.255.0. The full network notation ends up looking like:

192.168.1.0/24, or
192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0

By the way, the first and last addresses (192.168.1.0 and 192.168.1.255 in our example) are reserved and cannot be used. We really only have 254 usable IP addresses in our case.

The table below is a list of common netmasks.

Netmasks and Networks

Netmask IPs Sample Usable Range

/8 — 255.0.0.0 16777214 192.168.1.1 - 192.255.255.254
/16 — 255.255.0.0 65534 192.168.1.1 - 192.168.255.254
/24 — 255.255.255.0 254 192.168.1.1 - 192.168.1.254
/25 — 255.255.255.128 126 192.168.1.1 - 192.168.1.126
/26 — 255.255.255.192 62 192.168.1.1 - 192.168.1.62
/27 — 255.255.255.224 30 192.168.1.1 - 192.168.1.30
/28 — 255.255.255.240 14 192.168.1.1 - 192.168.1.14
/29 — 255.255.255.248 6 192.168.1.1 - 192.168.1.6
/30 — 255.255.255.252 2 192.168.1.1 - 192.168.1.2

Source: http://www.clarkconnect.com/wiki/index.php?title=Network_Notation

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