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No Brotherly Love: EarthLink will pull its wi-fi network from Philly: No Brotherly Love: EarthLink will pull its Wi-Fi network from PhillyNo surprise there[u]EX[/u] Mayor John Street did very little beyond appointing unqualified friends and family to high paying posts in the city, many times leaving under corruption charges or the like.I guess whoever he put in place to run this...; Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Brotherly Love, Philly, Wi-Fi network, EarthLink Inc., Wi-Fi, network; Discussion threads 2008-05-13
No Brotherly Love: EarthLink will pull its wi-fi network from Philly: EarthLink on Tuesday threw in the towel on its Philadelphia Wi-Fi project, which the ISP was trying to transfer to a non-profit or the city's operating group. Now EarthLink is trying to pull out its gear. EarthLink says in a statement: After months of negotiations with...; Tags: EarthLink Inc., Network, Wi-Fi Network, City, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Networking, Wireless, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Why I run an open wi-fi network: Why I run an open Wi-Fi networkI share the bandwidth, tooI have gone on trips where I've used someone's home wifi for a quick e-mail or checking something like the location of a business or whatever, when I haven't been able to find a business giving an open WiFi Hotspot....; Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Network technology, Wi-Fi, open Wi-Fi network, network, cable, Wi-Fi network; Discussion threads 2008-01-11
Why I run an open wi-fi network: Security expert Bruce Schneier wrote a column yesterday titled Steal This Wi-Fi explaining why he runs an open wireless network at home: To me, it's basic politeness. Providing internet access to guests is kind of like providing heat and electricity, or a hot cup of tea. But to some...; Tags: Bandwidth, Network, Wi-Fi Network, Cable, Wireless Network, Schneier, Networking, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Rik Fairlie; Blog posts 2008-01-11
Devicescape (1): Devicescape enables your Windows laptop to automatically connect to Wi-Fi hotspots and home networks without having to enter usernames, passwords and security keys. Just open your notebook PC and you'll be surfing the Internet or downloading e-mail in mere seconds. Support for over 160,000 paid and free hotspots around the...; Tags: Network, Wi-Fi Network, Notebook Computer, Devicescape Software, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Internet, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2007-12-21

Municipal wi-fi on the ropes: I'm constantly amazed at the places Glenn Fleishman's excellent articles turn up. That latest, on the problems municipal wi-fi networks are facing is in The Economist the only newsweekly worth reading anymore. I originally met Glenn when he interviewed me years ago for a article on Warchalking, of...; Tags: Network, Municipal Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi, Phil Windley; Blog posts 2007-09-02
Can owning a Wi-Fi Skype phone land you in jail?: A man in London was arrested for using an open Wi-Fi network from someone's unsecured broadband link from a nearby house. Similar arrests have happened in the US and this makes me wonder: Can owning a Wi-Fi Skype phone land you in jail?I was reviewing a Wi-Fi enabled Skype phone...; Tags: Phone, Network, Wi-Fi Network, Wi-Fi, Skype Phone, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-08-23
Photos: Gadgets pass road test: Not only was Road Trip 2007 about the tech-related Southwest destinations, it was about the technology used to get there and document those sites.Thousands of miles, tons of techNot only was Road Trip 2007 a search for the best science, technology, nature and architecture destinations in the Southwest, it...; Tags: Printers, Telecom & Utilities, Road Trip 2007, printer, Canon Inc., Iridium, satellite phone, photograph, camera, Wi-Fi, Apple iPod, phone network, Wi-Fi network, phone, Bluetooth, satellite, entertainment, Microsoft Word, Verizon Communications Inc., music, lapto; Image galleries 2007-08-14
VoIP over wireless: ten things you should know: On our sister site TechRepublic's 10 things blog, technology consultant and author Debra Littlejohn Shinder lists, 10 things no surprise there you should know about VoIP over wireless.So why should you care?"Many organizations today run IP networks over wireless technology, and it's possible to run VoIP applications over...; Tags: VoIP, Phone, Wi-Fi Network, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-08-06
Bill would prevent states from blocking local wi-fi networks: As the battle between open access and corporate control rages on in a number of contexts (net neutrality, long-distance spectrum) U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va., has introduced a bill to keep states from putting up barriers to public broadband networks, reports Top Tech NewsBoucher says the Internet is not a...; Tags: State &, Local Govt, Municipal broadband; Blog posts 2007-07-18
Broadcast broadband: Im a bit late to the party on this, but a few days ago, there were reports of a new device that utilizes unused television channels (known as "white space") to deliver broadband Internet service. Backed by a coalition that includes Microsoft, Google, Dell, HP and Philips, a prototype device...; Tags: Wireless LANs, Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, WIRELESS, network, broadband, Super WiFi, Wi-Fi network, Wi-Fi, TV, broadband Internet; Blog posts 2007-03-15
Wi-Fi hacking, with a handheld PDA: Wi-Fi hacking, with a handheld PDAall thatand it's still easy to use. take THAT MS apologists ;)ByPass Security ?Does this device bypass WEP security or any other security settings in a WI-FI network? or does this device just scan unsecure WI-FI networks?People running an unsecure WI-FI network, whether home or...; Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Network security, NETWORKING, handheld, PDA, Wi-Fi, network, WEP, Silica, Wi-Fi network, Z4CK, WEP Security, hacking; Discussion threads 2007-02-07
Photo: Wi-Fi giveaway: Spanish start-up FON plans to give away its La Fonera router to help build a citywide Wi-Fi network.; Tags: giveaway, network, photograph, router, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi network; Image galleries 2006-10-27
Wifi-Owl: Wifi-Owl is a software program designed to monitor and report on Wi-Fi Access Points. The software monitors and report on performance, availability and problems. Unlike other Wi-Fi network management products that overwhelm you with technical data, Wifi-Owl gives you easy to understand reports about the health of your wifi network...; Tags: Monitor, Wi-Fi Network, Wifi-Owl, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless; Software downloads 2006-09-29
Wifi-Owl (Bundle): Wifi-Owl is a software program designed to monitor and report on Wi-Fi Access Points. The software monitors and report on performance, availability and problems. Unlike other Wi-Fi network management products that overwhelm you with technical data, Wifi-Owl gives you easy to understand reports about the health of your wifi network...; Tags: Monitor, Wi-Fi Network, Wifi-Owl, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless; Software downloads 2006-09-29
Addressing Next-Generation Enterprise WLAN Capacity Demands: This presentation presents a rapid proliferation of 802.11 wireless LANs in world-wide. Enterprise WLAN WiFi deployments have 10s-100s of Access Points deployed to provide network connectivity to 1000s of users and devices. WiFi network capacity has not kept up with the demand and can become the eventual hurdle to a...; Tags: Wi-Fi Network, WLAN, WiFi Network Capacity, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, LANs, Wireless, Networking; Presentations 2006-09-22
Eleven Myths about 802.11 wi-fi networks: Wi-Fi networks have been misunderstood by much of the IT community since their inception. Even the reasons for this misunderstanding are kind of hard to understand. The result has been that myths about 802.11 networks have grown almost as fast as the technology itself. In this white...; Tags: Global Knowledge Network Inc., IEEE 802.11, Network, Wi-Fi Network, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking; White papers 2006-08-06
MIT's wi-fi network knows where users are: MIT's SENSEable City Lab tracks Wi-Fi usage on campus in near real-time and that data can be used in most intriguing ways, MIT Technology Review reports. MIT has one of the largest campus Wi-Fi nets with 2,800 access points. The system is run by Carlo Ratti, who is not...; Tags: Carlo Ratti, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Blog posts 2006-03-15
Xirrus High Performance wi-fi networks: IT administrators upgrading existing Wi-Fi networks or deploying green field sites should deploy 802.11a/b/g infrastructure. This new white paper details how to use all the available non-overlapping channels in both the 2.4 and 5GHz frequency bands - allowing the WLAN to be optimized for both voice and data applications. The...; Tags: Xirrus Inc., Network, Wi-Fi Network, Wi-Fi, Wireless LANs, Wireless; White papers 2006-03-01
Minimum-Cost Gateway Deployment in Cellular wi-fi networks: With the standardization of IEEE 802.11, there has been an explosive growth of Wireless Local Area Networks WLAN. Recently, this cost effective technology is being deployed aggressively for establishing the "Cellular Wi-Fi" network, where a large number of Access Points APs are interconnected by wireless links, forming a metro-scale wireless...; Tags: Gateway Inc., Network, Wi-Fi Network, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking; White papers 2006-02-08