Wireless IDS solutions range from handheld products that are designed for on-the-spot troubleshooting at a point in time, to capabilities integrated into existing access points and managing switches, to distributed fleets of sensors that provide round-the-clock coverage. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Reviews
Product Review: Belkin F5D7231-4 Wireless G Router
At one time, wireless devices were notoriously difficult to set up for the non-technical user — not to mention their flaky performance and security features. Belkin’s F5D7231 router signals a shift in wireless networking toward user-friendly set-up, configuration and administration. Via [wireless.newsfactor.com]… Continue Reading
Apple’s AirPort Express Worth Price, If You Use All The Features
Apple Computer’s new AirPort Express is a four-trick pony: It creates a portable wireless network, moves music around the house, shares a printer and can increase the range of your existing wireless setup. Via [mercurynews.com]… Continue Reading
AirPort Express: A Bit Of ‘Geek Heaven’
Apple Computer Inc.’s new AirPort Express wireless access point is just the kind of toy we high-tech gadget freaks fall in love with. Via [computerworld.com]… Continue Reading
First Look: HP’s Thrice-Wireless PDA
IPaq H6300′s cellular and Wi-Fi support proves impressive, along with its handy digicam and other high-end features. Via [pcworld.com]… Continue Reading
WLAN Chipsets From Atheros, Marvell Win Praise
Analyst firm The Linley Group has awarded the title of best wireless LAN chipset to products from Atheros Corp. and Marvell Technology Group Ltd., the firm announced Tuesday. Via [extremetech.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi On The Move
If you’re parked in a hotel room with a wired broadband connection, a new Wi-Fi solution can come to the wireless rescue. The Apple AirPort Express, a new $129 802.11g mobile Wi-Fi base station, offers what may be the most efficient design yet for roaming wirelessly. Via [pcmag.com]… Continue Reading
Entertaining Possibilities
The power, storage capacity, and flexibility of PCs make them perfect multimedia repositories—unless you actually want to enjoy your collected content. Somehow, spending the evening hunched over a computer just doesn’t have the same appeal as lounging on the sofa with your favorite tall, cool beverage. Multimedia receivers can free your entertainment from its shackles.… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi TV Not Ready For Prime Time
For folks who have a tough time leaving their TV sets even to cook or use the bathroom, a few Japanese companies have come up with a way to let customers bring their tubes with them. Via [wired.com]… Continue Reading
Easy Wireless Networking Gets Boost From Microsoft
Fast and easy is what you want when you’re setting up a wireless home networking system. And Microsoft’s Wireless-G networking products come close to delivering just that. Via [usatoday.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Security Review: AirMagnet
Wireless networking has rapidly become the new way to upgrade systems and networks. It offers freedom of movement and flexibility in changing enterprise environments. Unfortunately, when the 802.11 protocol was developed, little thought went towards security. What security was applied — specifically WEP — was quickly broken. Today, it’s widely recognized that WEP provides little… Continue Reading
Review: Wireless LAN Security Monitors (Part 1 Of 2)
Network Computing examines tools from major vendors for keeping a wireless LAN secure after it’s built. The tools watch out for rogue access points and denial-of-service attacks and perform other tasks to keep attackers at bay. Via [securitypipeline.com]… Continue Reading
Swinging Into Wireless With Ease
Instead of linking users to physical ports for authentication, security and management, Trapeze focuses on user identities and transfers user attributes from one Mobility Exchange to another as the user roams the network. Via [newsfactor.com]… Continue Reading
Pricey Wi-Fi For Xbox
If you’re ready to take your Xbox gaming console online, but you’re unwilling to string an ethernet cable from your home office to your living room, Microsoft’s new Xbox Wireless Adapter (MN-740) may be your ticket to play. Via [pcworld.com]… Continue Reading
Securing Wireless LANs
A couple of days ago the WI-FI Alliance finally announced that after almost one year of detailed testing, more than 175 products from some of the leading wireless manufacturers, received WPA certifications. The majority of wireless users won’t immediately buy the new hardware, so they are stuck with the equipment they are currently using. The… Continue Reading