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- Malaysia's Leading Healthcare Provider Relies on Allied Telesis' Network Solutions to Drive Customer-Centric Services
- HSC's greatest challenge was to find the fastest way to share its resources and experts to ensure they can get back to their patients within the shortest time possible. Allied Telesis presented a flexible, cost-effective switching and routing solution that could grow with HSC. The solution was adopted using the...
- Tags: Network Solutions Inc., Router, Health Care, Allied Telesis, HSC, AT-AR750S Router, Routers & Switches, VPNs, Network Technology, Networking, Network Security, Telecommunications, Security
- Case studies 2008-02-12
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- Black Friday deals on wireless networking gear
- Deals on routers aren't going to be drawing the early-morning crowds to stores on Black Friday, but that doesn't mean you can't find them. Now that everyone's ads have leaked to the Internet, here are some of the specials you can expect if you're looking to upgrade your network (or...
- Tags: Router, Network, IEEE 802.11g, Draft-N, Wireless Networking, NetGear, Routers & Switches, Home Networking, Network Technology, Networking, Wireless, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- Netbooks + Ubuntu: On fence about form factor; OS solid
- Last week, I bought a Dell Mini 9 preloaded with Ubuntu. The idea: Check out a netbook and take Ubuntu for a spin. The early reaction: Netbooks can be handy, but they can also cramp your hands with those dinky keyboards. And aside from some early problems with connecting to...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Dell Computer Corp., WEP, Operating System, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Network Security, Security, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- USA Today, Wall Street Journal review Autonet Mobile in-car Wi-Fi service
- We first wrote a few months ago about Chrysler announcing that it was offering a Wi-Fi option for its 2009 vehicles. Now the mainstream tech press has taken it for its first spin—and have given Autonet Mobile a tentative thumbs up. The Autonet router costs $449, and...
- Tags: Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- SPAM and the free lunch
- SPAM and the free lunchSIMPLE SOLUTION: Mandatory email server registration!(1) Get rid of "Reply-to:" tags.(2) Mandatory email server registration using credit cards, at yearly rate $2~3 dollars.This will make spammers impossible to operate without being caught.What SPAM is that?During the height of the "bad old days" of spam, I got...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, spam
- Discussion threads 2008-11-10
- Belkin N+ Wireless Router
- Without a fancy name, the Belkin N+ impressed us where it matters the most: range and throughput performance. As a bonus, it also offers a limited network-storage function. We were only disappointed that it doesn't offer dual-band support, like the DIR-855 or the Linksys WRT610N. The N+'s performance, however, more...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Belkin Router, wireless router, router, Belkin Corp., Belkin Storage Manager
- Product reviews 2008-11-08
- Official tethering coming soon to the iPhone
- Official tethering coming soon to the iPhoneAnother Colossal Ripoff From AT&THmm, I'm paying $30 a month to get 3G connectivity to my IPhone, but if I want to share that speed with my laptop that I own I have to pay additional....Wow, makes sense...maybe cable providers should start charging extra...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Network technology, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2008-11-07
- WPA Wi-Fi encryption (partially) cracked
- Rob McMillan at IDG has the scoop on new research that shows it's possible to partially crack the WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) encryption standard. Full details of the theoretical attack is not yet known but McMillan reports that two security researchers -- Erik Tews and Martin Beck...
- Tags: WPA, Router, Encryption, Attack, Tews, Network Security, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-11-06
- No longer safe: WPA encryption cracked in 12 to 15 minutes
- It was only a matter of time. Sure, we can all expect that some hacker with enough time and processing power would eventually crack a WPA-protected wireless network to decrypt someone's precious data. But in 15 minutes? Yes sir, according to...
- Tags: WPA, Encryption, Erik Tews, Wi-Fi, Network Security, Wireless, Networking, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-06
- 2Wire Wireless-G 802.11g ADSL Gateway
- 2Wire Wireless-G 802.11g ADSL Gateway2-Wire 2701HG-B questionable reliabilityI purchased my first 2701HG-B in April of 2008. I moved to a new home within the same city. My phone number changed. I purchased the 2701HG-B after being told by AT&T that the NetGear modem/router I had been using would not work...
- Tags: Modems, modem, 2Wire
- Discussion threads 2008-11-06
- Remote buffer overflow bug bites Linux Kernel
- Remote buffer overflow bug bites Linux KernelSo it ISN'T a kernel bugit's a kernel DRIVER bug. That's akin to a bad video driver in Windows.This is not a Linux problem, it's an NDISWRAPPER problem.You should correct the first line of this article, which reads: "A remote buffer overflow vulnerability...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, LOL!!, Linux, Linux kernel, buffer-overflow bug, buffer-overflow
- Discussion threads 2008-11-05
- MS08-067 worms squirming in the wild
- MS08-067 worms squirming in the wildI will not be directly affected.I use Linux. (This is a trap for the Windows fanboys to proclaim that Linux would be as vulnerable if it was as popular as Windows.)thanks sincerely, RyanThis time you were really clear that there was a fix, and...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Operating systems, LANs, Viruses and worms, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, MS08-067 worm, MS08-067, worm, Linux, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-11-04
- Software and business method patents may still be valid
- Software and business method patents may still be validNot meaning to be picky, but...The real questions are:1. Was State Street rightly decided? In other words, are software and business method patents really valid, or did the Federal Circuit call it wrong? I think it's the latter.2. ...
- Tags: Wieder, patent, business method patent, software, U.S. Congress
- Discussion threads 2008-11-03
- SNRS - Securing Networks with Cisco Routers & Switches v3.0
- View Available Dates and LocationsDiscover advanced concepts in IOS router and switch security in this course that starts where IINS v1.0, core training for the CCNA Security Associate certification, stops. In SNRS v3.0, a component in the Cisco Certified Security Professional certification, you will take your IOS...
- Tags: Cisco IOS, Cisco Router, Router, Network, Cisco Systems Inc., VPNs, Routers & Switches, IPSec, Network Security, Networking, Security, Telecommunications
- Training 2008-11-01
- What's he building in there?
- Tom Waits fans know the title of this post as one of his pieces and one that was used in the Enron documentary "The Smartest Guys In the Room." There's a YouTube video of the Waits piece here, if you're interested. Doing some research recently, the first couple lines of...
- Tags: Router, Cisco Systems Inc., Routers & Switches, Networking, Chris Silva
- Blog posts 2008-10-29
- Comcast winning broadband scrum vs. telcos
- Comcast winning broadband scrum vs. telcosDistance limited technology....is the downfall of DSL. DSL has a bad rap because of it and even with the improvements coming down the pike, it will not shake the bad rap. Plus, I've not had to deal with Comcast tech support but I can tell...
- Tags: Network technology, Broadband Internet, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Cable, Comcast Corp., broadband scrum, DSL, broadband
- Discussion threads 2008-10-29
- D-Link Xtreme N Dual Band Gigabit Router DIR-825
- The Xtreme N Dual Band Gigabit Router DIR-825 is D-Link's latest router on the market. We view it as a worthy successor to the DIR-655 for the addition of true dual-band capability (simultaneously supporting 5GHz and 2.4GHz frequencies) and SharePort technology that turns the router's USB port into a networked...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Home networking, Network technology, NETWORKING, Xtreme N Dual Band Gigabit Router DIR-825, router, D-Link Systems, DIR-655, SharePort, USB port
- Product reviews 2008-10-27
- Cringely's right, Windows Mobile is dead
- Cringely's right, Windows Mobile is deadPeople who know nothing have the loudest opinions"Cringley is right, unless you can point me to any hot new product that will be using it."@UninformedIdiotHave you heard of the HTC Touch HD or the Xperia X1?Triple......I like your posts sometimes but you're way out on...
- Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Operating systems, Advertising & Promotion, Cellular phones, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Corp., mobile, WM7, Microsoft Zune, Cringely, handset, High Tech Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-10-24
- Linksys flips the switch on new powerline networking gear
- Linksys flips the switch on new powerline networking gearStill to expensive.You can set up 10 computers with wi-fi for the same cost.You may not have a state of the art/latest model wi-fi network, but you can get a stable one for less than $60.Paying $150 for access to a SINGLE...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, Home networking, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi, powerline networking, powerline, Linksys Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-21
- Zombie PCs: 'Time to infection is less than five minutes'
- Zombie PCs: 'Time to infection is less than five minutes'Ok, agreed, OpenBSD is more secure.But, NOT Windows!!!Have to agreeJust stay away from Porn and warez, and you are pretty much immune to this stuff, regardless of what platform you are using.you ought to read the articlebefore posting. The article...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Cyberthreats, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Zombie PC, infection, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, UAC
- Discussion threads 2008-10-21
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