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Report: Cisco wireless LAN at risk from 'skyjack' attack

Cisco has proven to have...some of the most insecure products on the market. If hackers paid as much attention to Cisco as they do MS it would probably be worth their while. If Cisco were put under that much pressure I am certain they would fall. IOS has proven to...

Tags: LANs, WLAN, Cisco Systems Inc., LAN

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Iconic Clothing Brand Replaces Unreliable Head Office Wireless LAN With NonStop Wireless From Trapeze and Extends Wireless Service to Regional Offices and Showrooms

The Ben Sherman Group Plc Ben Sherman is now a global designer, marketer and distributor of branded sportswear and footwear, owned by parent company Oxford Industries Inc. Ben Sherman required a customised solution to replace its existing Cisco installation and staff mobility and guest access were urgently required to support...

Tags: Trapeze Networks, Brand, LAN, Microsoft Office, Mobility, WLAN, Wireless Service, Wireless, Wireless And Mobility

Case studies 2009-08-19

Starcraft II jettisons LAN support

Starcraft II jettisons LAN supportThis will last all of two monthsbefore Blizzard caves and puts it back in.That's a novel ideaRemove a core feature and make it less popular. That would certainly be an disincentive to pirate it.Ruin it for the people that pay for it so they spoil it...

Tags: LANs, Network technology, NETWORKING, Games, Blizz, LAN, LAN Support, Starcraft II

Discussion threads 2009-07-07

Manageable, Reliable Wireless Networking for Law School Uses Cooperative Control Wireless LAN From Aerohive

The John Marshall law school, founded In 1899, was one of the first independent Law schools established in the united States. Although this new solution was a vast improvement over the first one, it fell short in several areas. In spite of a central management feature, each of the access...

Tags: LAN, Law School, Network, Aerohive Networks Inc., WLAN, Wireless Networking, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility

Case studies 2009-06-26

Print Censor Professional 5.20.174 (Windows)

Control your printer use and prevent excessive printer usage. Print Censor Professional allows easily viewing, controlling and restricting printer usage on the LAN, helping you save hundreds of dollars in toners by getting rid of duplicate, restricted and unauthorized print jobs. The printer usage monitor can be controlled easily from...

Tags: LAN, Microsoft Windows, Printing, Printer Usage, Print Censor Professional, Printers, Document Management, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting

Software downloads 2009-06-22

LAN Viewer 2.3 (Windows)

Utility monitoring the shared folders in a local network and notifies about new files. It is necessary that you did not visit the shared folders. The program will make it itself and will notify you on new files. For example: video, music, photos, and documents. You can set the program...

Tags: LAN, Monitoring, Shared Folder, Microsoft Windows, Boyarick Net

Software downloads 2009-06-05

Port Forwarding Wizard 3.5 (Windows)

Using Port Forwarding Wizard, it will let you Infinitely port forwarding until the destination IP address is achieved. At the same time, it can turn non-SSL aware software into safely software by SSL tunnel technology. You can completely use this tool without learning. As the best port forwarding software, Port...

Tags: LAN, Router, Port Number, Microsoft Windows, Computer, upRedSun, Productivity, Routers & Switches, Network Technology, Networking

Software downloads 2009-06-04

Proactive Attacker Localization in Wireless LAN

This paper addresses the open problem of locating an attacker that intentionally hides or falsifies its position using advanced radio technologies. A novel attacker localization mechanism, called Access Point Coordinated Localization APCL, is proposed for IEEE 802.11 networks. APCL actively forces the attacker to reveal its position information by combining...

Tags: LAN, University Of Wisconsin, WLAN, Access Point, Wireless, Performance Advantage, Security Administration, Wireless And Mobility, Security

White papers 2009-04-01

Chip Antenna for 5.2 GHz Wireless LAN

The authors have proposed two types of microstrip antennas printed on the parallelepiped dielectric chip for the Bluetooth system and the 5.2 GHz wireless LAN. These antennas are excited by the electromagnetic coupling. For the Bluetooth system, the rectangular patch conductor is printed on the chip and excited by the...

Tags: LAN, Millimeter, WLAN, Antenna, Chip, Wireless, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking

White papers 2009-03-25

Technical Track: Deliver LAN-Like Performance for VMware View to Branch Offices and Mobile Users

Desktop virtualization dramatically simplifies IT infrastructure, provides greater enterprise data security and enables cost effective IT utilization and management. While some desktop virtualization products attempt to use communication protocols designed for Wide Area Networks WANs, even these products run into two fundamental challenges when trying to support users located across...

Tags: Desktop, LAN, Performance, Mobile, Microsoft Office, VMware Inc., Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Hardware

Webcasts 2009-03-11

GPU-Accelerated Wi-Fi password cracking goes mainstream

GPU-Accelerated Wi-Fi password cracking goes mainstream8? 12? 16? In a business?Hell, my own key is 20 characters AT HOME! I would hope any sensible IT manager would use way more than 8! And my router password is 13 characters.RE: GPU-Accelerated Wi-Fi password cracking goes mainstreamTell...

Tags: Network technology, NETWORKING, GPU-Accelerated Wi-Fi password cracking, password, bandwidth, LAN

Discussion threads 2009-01-22

Trapeze Wireless LAN Provides Reliable Infrastructure for Progressive Dutch Hospital Deploying Mobile ECG

Walcheren Hospital is a 350-bed general hospital that serves the cities of Vlissingen and Middelburg in the southwestern province of Zeeland in The Netherlands. The challenge was to implement a wireless network that would allow images from a mobile ECG device to quickly and directly be transferred to the hospital...

Tags: Trapeze Networks, Hospital, LAN, Mobile, WLAN, Wireless, Trapeze Wireless LAN, Walcheren Hospital, Healthcare, Roi/Tco, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Finance, Managerial Accounting

Case studies 2008-10-07

Virtual desktop solutions and mobility

Virtual desktop solutions and mobilitySolutions for mobilityDan's observation that virtualization proposals should factor in the needs of the mobile user, and avoid multiple solutions for different classes of user, has resonance all the way back to IT asset management fundamentals such as Inventory and Application Usage Monitoring. At Vector Networks...

Tags: LAN, LAN Based, mobility, virtual desktop, Virtual Desktop Solution

Discussion threads 2008-09-19

Building Global Security Policy for Wireless LANs

This white paper first explains wireless security techniques that have failed, and then provides clear recommendations for building effective security policies. Also presented are pros and cons of two architectural approaches to wireless security - a centralized approach and a distributed approach. At the end of this paper, a sample...

Tags: Security, LAN, WLAN, Aruba Networks, Wireless Security, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility

White papers 2008-07-23

Converging SAN and LAN Infrastructure With Fibre Channel Over Ethernet for Efficient, Cost-Effective Data Centers

Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE is an emerging data transport technology that simplifies the network fabric by converging both Storage Area Network SAN and LAN connectivity onto a single 10 Gigabit Ethernet link. As the use of SANs in the data center continues to grow, FCoE can decrease the cost...

Tags: LAN, Data Center, Fibre Channel, SAN, Fibre Channel Over Ethernet, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Ethernet, Storage Management, Networking, Hardware

White papers 2008-04-22

PCI security standard endangers wireless LANs

PCI security standard endangers wireless LANsI see no problem with SSID hidingThe real problem is that the SSID probe request contains enough information to facilitate offline cracking.The SSID probe request will always be there, if it's insecure, then make it secure!Users will always use urban legend security sometimes in addition...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Retail, LANs, SSID, PCI, security, wireless, wireless lan, LAN, retail company, PCI security standard

Discussion threads 2008-03-11

PCI security standard endangers wireless LANs

With wireless penetration tools like KARMA and the new FreeRADIUS-WPE, users who are using urban legend security and enterprise wireless LANs are more vulnerable than ever. One of the biggest threats facing wireless LAN users is SSID probing which is forced by the reckless usage of SSID broadcast suppression....

Tags: Security, LAN, SSID, PCI, WLAN, Security Standard, PCI Security Standard, Wi-Fi, Wireless, George Ou

Blog posts 2008-03-11

LAN Upgrade - Creating a Versatile SMB Network Infrastructure

Simply adding bandwidth is no longer enough to meet the increasing demands of small and medium sized business networks. Today's SMB decision-makers must now consider stronger alternatives for optimized network performance, scalable communication and application solutions and continuity of operations. TechRepublic presents this on-demand Webcast, LAN Upgrade:...

Tags: LAN, Network, Small And Medium Business, Smb/Sme, Networking

Webcasts 2008-02-19

Lan Controller Lite 1 (Windows)

Most of the Internet broadband users are falling under usage plan which let you enjoy free bandwidth within predefined interval of hours. When it comes to choice, we all go for putting schedules using download tools but that would give guarantee for that tool. And when your computer is infected...

Tags: Bandwidth, LAN, Broadband, Microsoft Windows, Tool, App Setup, Internet, Productivity, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Networking

Software downloads 2008-02-11

Comprehensive LAN Security: A Business Requirement

This paper goes beyond a simple restatement of the problem of network security, proposing a viable solution: ProCurve's ProActive Defense strategy. The ProCurve ProActive Defense strategy delivers a cohesive network security approach, backed by products and services designed to give businesses the best possible chance to keep their networks up...

Tags: LAN, Hewlett-Packard Co., Network, HP ProCurve, ProCurve ProActive Defense Strategy, Utility Computing, Networking, Network Security, Security

White papers 2008-02-01