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Design flaw in wireless VoIP handsets endanger the enterprise

Update 2/23/2008 - Cisco confirms vulnerability in 7921 Wi-Fi IP phone Security conscious businesses and organizations who implemented 802.1x/EAP enterprise-grade authentication are at risk with certain implementations of wireless LAN VoIP handsets.  I have verified that Vocera Communications is one of the vulnerable vendors and I have...

Tags: VoIP, Password, WPA-PSK, Handset, Authentication, Character, Wireless, Flaw, PEAP, Badge, WPA-PSK Mode, PSK, Security, George Ou

Blog posts 2008-02-20

Simple advice for securing your home wireless LAN

Simple advice for securing your home wireless LANnothing new hereSee http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/learnmore/bowman_05february10.mspx for the real skinny on wireless security. Looks like you've summarized this quite well.Mixed network - PC and MACI appreciate your article on network security and have, in fact, saved the wpa to a USB dongle as suggested. ...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Network security, WIRELESS, Desktops, WPA, WPA-PSK, Apple Macintosh, WPA-PSK mode, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-03-15

Additional Resources

Wireshark 1.2.4 (Mac)

Wireshark is the world's foremost network protocol analyzer, and is the standard in many industries. It is the continuation of a project that started in 1998. Hundreds of developers around the world have contributed to it, and it is still under active development. Read/write many different aWireshark is the world's...

Tags: Radcom Ltd., Apple Macintosh, Network, Visual Networks Inc., Industry, Analysis, Wireshark, Wireshark Development, Networking, Linux, WANs, Network Technology, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-16

TP-Link TL-WR741ND Wireless Lite N Router

At less than $40, the TP-Link TL-WR741ND Wireless Lite N Router is among the cheapest 802.11n routers, if not the cheapest, you can find on the market. It's also the first we've reviewed that supports the single-stream standard and therefore caps at only 150Mbps hence the Lite designation. Other Wireless-N...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, router, network, TP-LINK

Product reviews 2009-10-26

Netgear WNDR3700 RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router (Premium Edition)

The new Netgear WNDR3700 RangeMax is a great upgrade from the Netgear WNDR3300. It now supports true dual bands, offering simultaneous Wireless-N performance in both 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz bands. The router also offers a decent network storage feature when coupled with a USB external hard drive. It includes a traffic...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, router, WNDR3700, Netgear Inc., network

Product reviews 2009-09-23

Netgear Wireless-N Router WNR2000

The Netgear Wireless-N Router WNR2000 is a compact and simple Wireless-N router with a friendly price of just around $70. The router offers decent throughput speeds and excellent range, and it's also the first router from Netgear to come with a free, comprehensive Web-based Web-filtering tool. Missing are some extras,...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Missing, router, Netgear Inc., Netgear Wireless-N Router WNR2000

Product reviews 2009-08-20

D-Link Wireless N Router DIR-615 - wireless router

The D-Link Wireless N Router DIR-615 eliminates any excuse you might have to not move to Wireless-N (300Mbps speed cap). With a price of about $40, the router is cheaper than even some Wireless-G routers--which cap at 54mbps--such as the Linksys WRT110. And you'll get a lot for the price....

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Home networking, router, DIR-615, D-Link Systems, Wireless-N Router, network, Web interface, wireless, wireless router

Product reviews 2009-08-13

Linksys WRT160N Wireless-N broadband router

If you're looking for a simple workhorse Wireless-N router, you'll be happy with the WRT160N, especially considering you can get it online for $80 or less. Overall, the WRT160N is much like Linksys' WRT320N router, minus the support for the 5Ghz band and Gigabit Ethernet. Nonetheless, it retains...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Home networking, broadband router, broadband, Linksys WRT160N, router, Linksys Inc., network

Product reviews 2009-07-21

Linksys WRT160N

If you're looking for a simple workhorse Wireless-N router, you'll be happy with the WRT160N, especially considering you can get it online for $80 or less. Overall, the WRT160N is much like Linksys' WRT320N router, minus the support for the 5Ghz band and Gigabit Ethernet. Nonetheless, it retains...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Home networking, Linksys WRT160N, router, Linksys Inc., network

Product reviews 2009-07-21

Microsoft unveils 'screaming deals' for Windows 7

Microsoft unveils 'screaming deals' for Windows 7add at least 60% if you are outside the US! ntnt @pico_D: It cost that much to remove the browser? :) nt:)(Meant to be a reply to message, not user)RE: Microsoft unveils 'screaming deals' for Windows 7This isn't a deal for the versions of...

Tags: Operating systems, Corporate IT department, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

Verizon Wireless MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot

Priced at $400 without a contract ($170 with a one-year contract or $100 with a two-year contract), the Verizon Wireless MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot isn't affordable, especially when you consider the data plans. There are two of them: either you pay $40 for 250MB a month or $60 for...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, INTERNET, mobile, Verizon Wireless MiFi 2200, Verizon MiFi 2200, router, Verizon Wireless MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot, Verizon Wireless, MiFi

Product reviews 2009-06-11

iBoss Home Parental Control Wireless-N router

Priced at an affordable $40, the iBoss Home Parental Control Wireless-N is, however, not an affordable choice, thanks to its $59 annual cost that accrues after the first month of use. Over time, this fee could make it one of the most expensive Wireless-N routers on the market; and the...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, router, iBoss Home Parental Control Wireless-N, Wireless-N Router, computer

Product reviews 2009-06-05

Linksys Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WRT320N

The Linksys Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WRT320N is a good deal for those looking to create a network that only supports the 5GHz band. You can get it online for about $110. While the router supports 2.4GHz as well, unfortunately it does not support them both simultaneously. However, it...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Home networking, Novice User, router, Linksys Inc., WRT320N, network

Product reviews 2009-03-31

Linksys WRT400N Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N Router

If you're in the market for a dual-band router and most of your computers are wireless-capable, the Linksys WRT400N Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router makes for a sound buy, especially since you can get it for around only $130. Design-wise, it's much like Linksys WRT610N router, minus USB and Gigabit...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Home networking, Linksys WRT400N, router, Linksys Inc., network

Product reviews 2009-03-26

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

WPA Wi-Fi encryption (partially) cracked

WPA Wi-Fi encryption partially crackedWhat about CCMP?WPA2 is unaffected, right?TKIP Bad, AES goodCredit to George Ou for explaining this to me:"They significantly weakened TKIP encryption further, so this is different from the previous story which was a brute force dictionary attack on the Pre-Shared Key. This however does not...

Tags: Network security, WPA2, AES, WPA, TKIP, encryption

Discussion threads 2008-11-06

TP-LINK TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router

The TP-Link TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router is a wireless router that supports the Draft N 2.0 specification and not much else. This means no network storage or dual-band support (the router works only in the 2.4GHz frequency), no print-serving capability, and no Gigabit Ethernet. The router doesn't even offer N-mode-only...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Home networking, router, TP-Link, Wireless-N, TP-Link TL-WR941ND, TL-WR941ND

Product reviews 2008-07-24

Linksys WRT610N Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router

Editor's note: Although our First Look video states that the WRT610N costs only $149, the street price may prove higher.The Linksys WRT610N Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router is the first true dual-band wireless router we've reviewed, and one of only a few on the market. In our tests, it easily...

Tags: Home networking, Routers & switches, Network technology, Network-attached storage (NAS), NETWORKING, wireless router, Storage Link, WRT610N, Linksys Inc., router, Linksys WRT310N, storage

Product reviews 2008-07-17

Apple announces iPhone 3G; firmware 2.0

As was widely expected, Apple today announced the iPhone 3G and formally demonstrated the new features coming in the iPhone 2.0 firmware update. Both will be available beginning on 11 July 2008:iPhone 3G features: 3G data that is 2.8 times faster than EDGE...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Apple iPhone, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Firmware, Apple Inc., Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2008-06-09

WWDC keynote highlights: iPhone 2.0, MobileMe

Steve Jobs has taken the stage at WWDC and here's what we know so far: The next version of Mac OS X is indeed called "Snow Leopard" In the first 95 days of the SDK being available, over 250k people have downloaded it. iPhone 2...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Apple iPhone, 3G, Desktops, Cellular Phones, Corporate Communications, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Hardware, Marketing, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2008-06-09