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- How to repair a dropped Wi-Fi signal on Vista laptops
- How to repair a dropped Wi-Fi signal on Vista laptops2 reports about the same issueI have a desktop at home that is connected wirelessly; never had a problem with Vista dropping the connection (I used to have WEP and then changed to WPA2 and both worked fine).then i bought a...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, Microsoft Windows Vista, dropped Wi-Fi signal, WPA2, router, Wi-Fi Signal, Vista Laptop, laptop computer, Wi-Fi
- Discussion threads 2008-06-17
- Windows XP Service Pack 3 adds support for WPA2
- Windows XP Service Pack 3 adds support for WPA2WPA2 on SP2Just to let everyone know, there has been a patch for some time that adds WPA2 to SP2.
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows, WPA2, Windows XP Service Pack 3, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-05-14
- Intel splits Wi-Fi signal to create two adapters
- Intel splits Wi-Fi signal to create two adaptersHow safe is the signal?It would be lovely to use a PAN for things like PSP or DS which do not support WPA, so you can have one signal for internet and one for handheld games. But do both signals have to match...
- Tags: Bluetooth, INTERNET, Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Network security, Wi-Fi Signal, adapter, Wi-Fi, Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-07
- Don't assume WPA2 is more secure than WPA
- Don't assume WPA2 is more secure than WPAWhatever you do, don't use WEP!Just to re-iterate a point: Don't use WEP. It can be broken in about a minute, so it's basically as secure as having an open connection with no security.Verizon uses WEP as Default on there DSLEvery verizon wireless...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, Network security, SECURITY, NETWORKING, WEP, network, wireless, WPA2, WPA
- Discussion threads 2008-01-24
- Don't assume WPA2 is more secure than WPA
- AirDefense recently did a Wireless LAN security survey of New York City retailers where they declared two thirds of retailers insecure according to John Cox's story. According to the AirDefense survey, a third used zero link layer wireless LAN security explanation of link layer here and a third used "weak...
- Tags: WPA, AirDefense, AES, WEP, WPA-PSK, Problem, IEEE 802.1X, Authentication, WPA2, Encryption Mode, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Network Security, Security, Networking, George Ou
- Blog posts 2008-01-24
- Apple releases Mac OS 10.4.9
- Apple releases Mac OS 10.4.9Why?What's the big deal? I've installed it already and I haven't seen any problems.Update is fine on all my computersI update my many machines as soon as an update becomes available. Haven't ever had a problem and 10.4.9 is no exception. My machines...
- Tags: Desktops, Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Wi-Fi, WINDOWS USERS, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, WPA2, WPA, humor, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-03-13
- Microsoft WPA2: How to look a gift horse in the mouth
- There's an old proverb: Do not look a gift horse in the mouth. This basically means when someone gives you something like a horse for nothing, you don't look in that horse's mouth and complain that the horse has bad teeth. This is why I was really taken...
- Tags: WPA2 Support, Andrew Garcia, Microsoft Windows
- Blog posts 2006-06-13
- Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) Cracked
- Just when I thought that WiFi (802.11b/g) networks were getting safer, I get an email from a friend indicating that Wi-Fi Protected Access WPA has been cracked. InformIt.com has posted the details: In this two-part series, Seth Fogie examines the internals of WPA and demonstrates how this...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, WPA, WPA2, Luckily Apple supports WPA2
- Blog posts 2005-12-22
- Understanding the updated WPA and WPA2 standards
- If the challenge of securing a wireless LAN wasn't already confusing enough, things have just gotten worse. The confusion started last month when the Wi-Fi Alliance changed the WPA and WPA2 standards from supporting a single EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol standard to five EAP standards. Although this has...
- Tags: WPA, standards, WPA2
- Blog posts 2005-06-02
- Gartner issues false alarm on Microsoft WPA2 warning
- Updated 6/2/05: If the confusion over the recent addition of four EAP authentication protocols to the WPA2 standard wasn’t already high enough, Gartner’s recent attempt to bring clarity to the matter has exacerbated the problem. The actual report in PDF form itself wasn't really too alarmist, but it was...
- Tags: WPA2, EAP Authentication Protocols
- Blog posts 2005-05-27
- Microsoft lays the groundwork for WPA2 and 802.11i
- Just last week, Microsoft released the new WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access version 2) patch for Windows XP SP2, and Microsoft presents a good overview of it in this month's edition of their Cable Guy articles. You can find the actual download for the WPA2 upgrade here.WPA2 is an industry...
- Tags: WPA2
- Blog posts 2005-05-17
- Fix in for Windows flaw
- Fix in for Windows flawFix in for Windows flawMicrosoft does it again. A flaw was found, they issue a fix. This is the way it should be done for all operating systems.Security by obscurity scams the industry again!Future techs will laugh at the sheep accepting this "Windows" as...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 98, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, flaw, WPA2, Windows Flaw, operating system
- Discussion threads 2005-05-10
- Expanded Wi-Fi certification brings confusion, says Gartner
- As if Wi-Fi standards are not confusing enough, last week's addition of four widely used Extensible Authentication Protocol EAP types by the Wi-Fi Alliance will make your head spin. While they expand the test matrix against which all wireless LAN WLAN products will be tested for WPA/WPA2 certification, Gartner says,...
- Tags: WPA, certification, Wi-Fi Alliance, WPA2
- Blog posts 2005-04-18
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- 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: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Firmware, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- 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: Apple iPhone, 3G, Desktops, Cellular Phones, Corporate Communications, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Marketing, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-06-09
- Hardware 2.0 WWDC "blogging the blogs" coverage
- Unfortunately a series of prior commitments meant that I couldn't make it to WWDC 08. Since I can't be there, I've decided to do the second best thing and cover WWDC from the angle of "blogging the blogs." So, here I am sitting in front of three...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Blog, Blogging, Hardware, App, Steve, 3G, Games, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-06-09
- Linksys WRT310N Wireless-N Gigabit Router
- The Linksys WRT310N Wireless-N Gigabit Router is basically the Draft N 2.0 version of the RangePlus WRT110 that we reviewed earlier this month. Bearing the same sleek, antenna-free design as the WRT110, the WRT310N offers two significant upgrades: Gigabit networking and Draft N 2.0 compliance. We are a little disappointed...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Home networking, router, Linksys WRT310N, RangePlus WRT110, Draft-N, Draft-N 2.0, Linksys Inc., wireless, network
- Product reviews 2008-05-29
- Linksys WRT110 RangePlus Wireless Router
- The Linksys RangePlus Wireless WRT110 is not a Draft N router, but Linksys doesn't call it a Wireless-G router, either. The reason? It works with both specifications. It supports the 802.11g standard, but the company's RangePlus technology takes advantage of the throughput threshold of the draft 802.11n specification and offers...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Home networking, Wi-Fi, wireless router, WPS, router, Draft-N, Linksys Inc., wireless, RangePlus WRT110
- Product reviews 2008-05-20
- News to know: Comcast-Plaxo; Icahn-Yahoo; Linux; Microsoft
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Comcast buys Plaxo: Will social networking and TV fly? Dennis Howlett: Comcast scoops up Plaxo: good move Dan Farber: Comcast goes social with Plaxo acquisition Techmeme EIC podcast: HP-EDS; Google; SaaS Adrian...
- Tags: Plaxo Inc., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Comcast Corp., Workday, Microsoft Corp., Zoho, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Rootkits, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, UNIX, Software, Hardware, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- Windows XP Service Pack 3 adds support for WPA2
- If you're running Windows XP and haven't yet installed Service Pack 3, Microsoft has included a few incentives that might interest networkers. First, XP Service Pack 3 provides support for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), the most recent security standard derived from the...
- Tags: Router, Network, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Windows XP Service Pack 3, Microsoft Windows XP, Routers & Switches, Networking, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Rik Fairlie
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
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