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This chapter provides an overview of the Cisco's Internet and intranet solutions products. Cisco Systems has long been supplying organizations with routers and switches to build the Internet and the world's largest, most scalable intranets. Through the addition of new Internet and intranet system and software products, Cisco is now providing end-to-end solutions to the challenges of Internet and intranet usage.
Fulfilling the vision of the Internet and corporate intranets requires tackling challenges such as end-to-end security, TCP/IP access for non-TCP/IP systems, server scalability, and managing an accelerating number of mobile systems. By providing products that augment and complement its router and switching products, Cisco provides complete and integrated end-to-end solutions to these challenging issues.
Cisco's Internet and intranet solutions products focus on providing end-to-end solutions in the following areas:
Cisco's Internet and intranet solutions are described in the following sections:
The Cisco Server Suite 1000 is a suite of enhanced TCP/IP server applications that are easily managed and configured with a graphical user interface. These servers, Domain Name System (DNS), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), BOOTP, Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP), Network Time Protocol (NTP), and syslog, are the most common TCP/IP servers used in building and maintaining scalable, plug-and-play TCP/IP networks. With the Cisco Server Suite 1000, administrators can now get a consistent level of network services across both UNIX and Windows NT platforms with an easy-to-use graphical user interface.
The Cisco DNS/DHCP Manager is a suite of TCP/IP management applications that manages domain names and synchronizes IP addresses between a DHCP server and a DNS server. The Cisco DNS/DHCP Manager includes the Domain Name Manager, a graphical DNS management tool, and a DHCP server, which dynamically updates DNS with IP addresses assigned to DHCP clients. The Cisco DNS/DHCP Manager also includes a DNS server, TFTP server, NTP, and syslog server.
Cisco's Internet systems consist of the hardware products described in the following sections:
The Cisco Micro Webserver is a web server appliance that provides enterprise, small businesses, branch offices, and schools with a variety of plug-and-play, cost-effective Internet solutions. The Micro Webserver hosts web pages and provides an economical and user-friendly way to establish a presence on the Internet; it also provides intranet solutions for intra-office communication.
Cisco's PIX Firewall series offers high-performance, inexpensive, low-maintenance firewall solutions that protect your internal corporate network from unauthorized access. These firewalls offer controlled access to the Internet allowing you to thoroughly conceal your internal network from the outside world. The Cisco PIX Firewalls use a non-UNIX, secure, real-time, embedded system that adds an additional level of security while lowering the administrative overhead and risks associated with UNIX-based firewall systems.
Cisco LocalDirector is a device that dynamically load balances traffic between multiple, co-located servers to ensure timely access and response to requests. It is independent of domain name servers and applications; rather, it functions as a front end to a group of servers, intelligently load balancing traffic demands between servers and speeding user access to server-based applications.
Together with the Cisco IOS software, Cisco Internet and intranet solutions products allow you to maximize the capabilities of your intranet while providing access to Internet services. And because Cisco offers a complete, end-to-end solution, you can enter the world of "virtual" business at your own pace with the specific Internet solutions your business needs.
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