Networking that gets it done!

Lambert Associates, Inc. (LAI) is your complete computer networking center.  Over 13 years old, LAI initially focused on two area: training others to become Certified NetWare Engineers (CNE) and installing Local Area Networks (LAN).  The training activities were discontinued as the business evolved to include a wider span of services.

Today, LAI's focus is on all areas of network engineering.  From design, to product sales, security and installation, LAI provides total networking solutions.  Networks range from Personal Area Networks (PAN), Local Area Networks (LAN), Wide Area Networks, Metropolitan Area Networks (MAN), and Virtual Private Networks (VPN).

Partner Profile

LAI's Michael Lambert is a Certified Netware Engineer (CNE).  With over 30 years of computing experience.  Michael has been responsible for the design and installation of over 2,200 networks, ranging from small (20 user), single site LANs to large multi-site WAN's and VPN's.

Michael I. Lambert, President and Sr. Systems Engineer.

Certified NetWare Engineer, Microsoft Certified Professional, Certified Citrix Administrator.

With over 30 years in the industry, Michael has worked on a wide variety of platforms and systems, including Xerox, IBM, DEC, Apple, HP-Compaq, Plaintree, Cisco, and Sonicwall.  Michael's experience has included both traditional and non-traditional networking, including Banyan VINES, IBM PC-LAN, OS/2, Linux/UNIX/XENIX, Microsoft Windows (9X, NT, 2000, and XP), Citrix WinFrame and MetaFrame, and Novell NetWare (2.1-6.5) on a variety of platforms and topologies ranging from StarLAN, ArcNet, Token Ring (4, 16 and 25), and Ethernet (10/100/1000 FT, TX) as well as wireless Ethernet (802.11a/b/g), Bluetooth, and H.320 and H.323 video protocols.

Michael has in-depth experience in firewall design and implementation (software and hardware) and content filtering, as well as DNS design/implementation, NAT and PAT design/implementation and security processing and analysis.  His experience also includes Web design, application migration to the Internet, and firewall/content filtering system design and implementation.  His WAN experience encompasses asynchronous diaL-up, ISDN, T-1, T-3, and ATM connectivity.  His protocol experience includes NFS, SNA/SAA, DECNET (LAT), IPX/SPX, AFP, and TCP/IP.  Michael has operating system experience with all Microsoft operating systems, all Novell NetWare versions, IBM's AS/400 OS, and many different flavors of Linux/UNIX.

A graduate of the University of Vermont, and a native Vermonter, Michael's philosophy is, "It doesn't work until I see it work."