Linksys on Monday announced a new line of 802.11g Wi-Fi products, including a router, a notebook adapter, and a PCI-based wireless adapter for desktops, that promises to boost wireless performance in home and small business WLANs by as much as 35 percent. Via [techweb.com]… Continue Reading
Daily Archives: March 15, 2004
Market Share Battle Over Wi-Fi Chips Centers On Branding
Companies making chipsets for Wi-Fi access technology are engaged in a market-share battle, according to a new report from ABI Research. Via [rcrnews.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Security Review: AirMagnet
Wireless networking has rapidly become the new way to upgrade systems and networks. It offers freedom of movement and flexibility in changing enterprise environments. Unfortunately, when the 802.11 protocol was developed, little thought went towards security. What security was applied — specifically WEP — was quickly broken. Today, it’s widely recognized that WEP provides little… Continue Reading
Review: Wireless LAN Security Monitors (Part 1 Of 2)
Network Computing examines tools from major vendors for keeping a wireless LAN secure after it’s built. The tools watch out for rogue access points and denial-of-service attacks and perform other tasks to keep attackers at bay. Via [securitypipeline.com]… Continue Reading
Two WLAN Chipmakers Claim 802.11 Speedups
Two chipmakers, Agere Systems and Atheros Communications, Monday said they have tweaked the 802.11 standard to increase WLAN speed. Via [mobilepipeline.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Bandwith Breakthroughs Leave Consumers Behind
As the market for wireless networking products continues to grow, vendors are constantly one-upping each other with performance claims for their products. However, it’s a moot point to millions of U.S. and European home users stuck with Internet connection speeds far below the bandwidth promised by new 802.11g products. Via [infoworld.com]… Continue Reading