Author: Marc Wilson

Marc Wilson

Marc is the lead editor of PCWDLD. He holds a CCNP and has worked in organizations across the private and public sectors with roles spanning network administration, server administration, Microsoft Exchange administration, network security and engineering.

His written work has been cited as reading material for students at UC Berkeley, University of Texas and Duke among others. His work is also frequently cited in industry forums and community wikis.

A self-confessed networking nerd, he spends his time outside of work getting his hands into things he shouldn't and as a hobbyist audio engineer.

Packet Loss: What is it How to Diagnose and Fix It in your Network

Packet Loss – What is it, How to Diagnose and Fix It in your Network

Have you seen the movie “Thor Ragnarok”? There was a part in the movie where Thor and Loki were trying to escape from their crazy sister, Hela, who had been…

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Best Traceroute Alternative for Hop by Hop Analysis

Tracert (or Traceroute) Command has been around for ages – its assists in seeing the network path (or hops) in order to get to an IP Address or Host either…

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The Best Port Scanning Software & Tools for Windows, Linux and Online

I have always been thrilled by Security and the concept of hacking (legally) into a computer or network. Perhaps it has to do with all those movies I watched growing…

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Spiceworks Alternatives for Network Monitoring, Inventory & Management

Spiceworks provided a nice free network monitoring tool that had many of the important features of the major providers in the field and it was free to use thanks to…

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The Best SNMP Monitoring Tools & Software for Servers & Network Devices

Almost every single piece of equipment in your infrastructure has the ability to be monitored using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) protocol. The issue is that many admins overlook the…

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The Best Patch Management Software & Tools for Windows, Etc

Updating and Patching your Servers, Desktops and Network Devices is MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER – Avoid Ransomware & Cryptolocker issues and STAYED PATCHED!

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Top Cisco Network Monitoring Tools & Software for Network Engineers

Some time ago, I was involved in a short project where a particular data center was unavailable (or access was very slow). Our task was to find out what the…

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The Best WiFi Analyzer Software for Monitoring your Wireless Network & Traffic

The BYOD (Bring your on Device) era is in full swing, and what better way to know where your bandwidth is being allocated and used than to monitor your WiFi…

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ManageEngine OpManager Review

Do you wish you can see everything in just one application? In the world of computing and networking, this is necessary in infrastructure to keep an eye on your network…

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Top System Monitoring Tools for Windows Environments

System Monitoring is without question one of the most important tasks for IT admins, because it helps them guarantee that all servers are working at top performance. While Windows’s own…