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To receive the hotel or dinner package, or the Garmin GPS systems, customers should send both the serial number and purchase date from the qualifying NetEqualizer via e-mail to admin@apconnections.net.

Requests must be received by March 31, 2009. Only NetEqualizer models and NSS packages purchased between February 9, 2009, and March 15, 2009, will qualify. The offer is good only while supplies last. Standard mapping software as provided by Garmin is included. All other accessories and mapping software must be purchased separately.

For more information on terms and restrictions, please contact us at 1-800-918-2763 or via e-mail at admin@apconnections.net.

1. Basic traffic shaping technology and NetEqualizer’s behavior-based methods
2. Internet congestion and gridlock avoidance on a network
3. How peer-to-peer file sharing operates
4. How to counter the effects of peer-to-peer file sharing
5. Providing QoS and priority for voice and video on a network
6. A short comparison by a user (a university admin) who prefers NetEqualizer to layer-7 deep packet inspection techniques

While the video doesn’t replace the experience of an actual seminar, it gives an informative overview of the NetEqualizer technology. Please let us know if you have any questions or comments.

And, as usual, we’re always planning future seminars. So, if you’d be interested in hosting a NetEqualizer Seminar in the months to come, let us know at either admin@apconnections.net or 1-800-918-2763.

So, if your network is getting you down, or you’re just looking for an upgrade, Extensive Networks can help. For more information on their services, visit http://www.ex-nets.com/.

Although it is always best to keep your configuration simple, here is how you can change a configuration over at 5:00 every day:

First, you must be logged in via the console or SSH to the NetEqualizer.

Second, assuming you have a daytime configuration already in use, you will need to save your current NetEqualizer configuration so that it can be put back at a later time. You can do this with:

• cp /etc/arbdefault.conf /root/daytime.conf

Next, you should change the NetEqualizer settings to how you would want them at night and then save that away with:

• cp /etc/arbdefault.conf /root/nighttime.conf

Now, create a shell script that can be run at 5:01 p.m. If using nano, enter:

• nano -w /root/nightconfig.sh

And then insert the following four lines:

• cp /root/nighttime.conf /etc/arbdefault.conf
• /etc/init.d/arbitrate stop
• sleep 5
• /etc/init.d/arbitrate start

Now, create a shell script that can be run at 7:01 a.m. If using nano, enter:

• nano -w /root/dayconfig.sh

And then put in the following four lines:

• cp /root/daytime.conf /etc/arbdefault.conf
• /etc/init.d/arbitrate stop
• sleep 5
• /etc/init.d/arbitrate start

To make these two shell scripts executable, use:

• chmod +x /root/nightconfig.sh
• chmod +x /root/dayconfig.sh

Next, create a crontab file in the roots home directory. You can do this with nano. If using nano, then use:

• nano -w /root/crontab_entries

In the /root/crontab_entries file you’ll next enter:

• 01 17 * * * /root/nightconfig.sh
• 01 07 * * * /root/dayconfig.sh

Now, to make NetEqualizer start using different configurations at different times of day, you will use:

• crontab /root/crontab

Then, in the /art/autostart file, enter:

• crontab /root/ crontab_entries

That should do it!

NOTE: When using nano, you use CTRL-o and enter to save and CTRL-x to exit. There is a menu at the bottom if you forget. The “-w” means don’t wrap lines.