Wi-Fi lan
RSS Wi-Fi lanApproved: Super-speedy wi-fi standard finally gets green light
News Task group members include the majority of wi-fi chipmakers, software developers, and equipment OEM vendors. According to the Wi-Fi Alliance, the group that tests and... [14 Sep 2009]
Cisco wireless LAN: At risk from 'skyjack' attack
News An attack on a wireless LAN would be particularly dangerous for hospitals, which are increasingly moving critical apps onto the network for use by doctors and nurses with wi-fi-enabled... [25 Aug 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Singapore's fibre paradox
Comment Compiled at my Singapore hotel upon arrival and despatched to silicon.com on the day of my departure from Changi Airport via a free wi-fi service I did a speed check and I was getting close to 1Mbps on... [30 Jul 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Tales of all-in-one woe
Comment Compiled on BA009 flying London to Bangkok and dispatched to silicon.com via a domestic wi-fi connection the next day This wasn't exactly plug-and-play - in fact it was in my view unreasonably complex -... [13 Jul 2009]
Wi-Fi Client Device Security and Compliance With PCI DSS
White Paper This white paper focuses on client devices that connect to a network using wireless LAN, or Wi-Fi, technology. Wi-Fi Client Device Security and... [13 Jul 2009]
Is Your WLAN Helping You Comply With Security Guidelines of the PCI Standard?: HP ProCurve Can Help You Shore Up Your Wireless LAN Vulnerabilities
White Paper It discusses how HP ProCurve can help one deploy a secure and managed Wi-Fi infrastructure that can defend itself against wireless threats and help one comply with PCI guidelines. This white paper... [12 Jul 2009]
Windows 7 gets a better grip on power
News For example, Windows 7 has a "wake-up LAN" feature so that wi-fi-connected PCs can get roused out of sleep mode to get software updates. Microsoft has made energy efficiency a key design... [15 Jun 2009]
Hewlett-Packard (HP) Case Study: Asan Medical Center
White Paper The hospital was using a centrally controlled Wireless LAN (WLAN) from Cisco, but required a platform that was reliable, cost-effective, and easily scalable to support high-performing real-time applications such as... [12 Jun 2009]
Protect Networks From Non-Compliant Remote Computers With D-Link Switches and Microsoft Network Access Protection (NAP)
White Paper As more and more users work from the road, at home and at Wi-Fi hotspots within the community, tainted clients are routinely infiltrating hardened local networks. They return to the LAN... [19 May 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Become a bandwidth scavenger
Comment Also, the choice of a hard-wired local LAN may be replaced by a wi-fi variant. There are many more options, including the extension to more than four aggregated lines, the inclusion of... [06 May 2009]
Bremond Independent School District Solves Wi-Fi Coverage Issues With Low-Cost D-Link PoE Switches and Access Points
White Paper Bremond ISD's older wireless LAN was difficult to expand and manage. Bremond's client connections with the D-Link equipment support Super G, which gives them a 50MB duplex connection (Super G is Atheros Communications'... [30 Apr 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Uncommon mode failure
Comment Compiled at my hotel in Newbury, UK, and dispatched to silicon.com via wi-fi from my home three weeks later I access the local wi-fi service and attempt to log on. To be... [29 Apr 2009]
The End of the Wire: Rightsizing the Enterprise LAN
White Paper The migration to wireless LAN is already well under way: many users already make Wi-Fi their primary connection to the corporate network. Universities are early examples of this trend: a... [01 Apr 2009]
Making WLANs Work Reliably and Cost-Effectively in a Multimedia World
White Paper These companies need an affordable, easy-to-use alternative that is still robust and scalable enough to extend the reach of their wireless LANs, support existing and next generation services and provide reliable and predictable... [01 Apr 2009]
Is Your WLAN Helping You Comply with Security Guidelines of the PCI Standard?
White Paper It discusses how HP ProCurve can help you deploy a secure and managed Wi-Fi infrastructure that can defend itself against wireless threats and help you comply with Payment Card Industry (PCI) guidelines. [18 Mar 2009]
