Is Cisco's WPA Migration Mode Leaving Wi-Fi Users at Risk? [July 28, 2010]Researchers at Black Hat this week warn about a potential threat in Cisco 1200-series wireless access points, but the enterprise networking giant downplays the danger.
Ball State Aims to Be the Big WiMAX on Campus [May 6, 2010]While most universities are panicking over the 2011 deadline to use or lose an educational spectrum grant, Indiana's Ball State University is taking an entrepreneurial approach to its managed WiMAX service, helping other schools before time runs out.
Sprint Touts the 4G Advantage [April 5, 2010]Organizations as diverse as a Chicago food bank and the Portland, Oregon Police Bureau are helping make the case for Sprint's 4G services.
Aruba Steps Into WAN Acceleration [March 30, 2010]WAN acceleration is a hot space with its share of big competitors. Wi-Fi vendor Aruba, however, sees an opening.
Beyond the Network: Encrypting Mobile Data [February 8, 2010]With 12,000 laptops going missing in airports each week, the security of mobile device storage is almost as critical as the security of mobile device connectivity. Full-disk encryption is one way to get that extra layer of security for those times a mobile device is physically compromised.
Review: Dropcam Echo [August 27, 2010]If you can get past the steep price, the Dropcam Echo is everything you want a wireless security camera to be, delivering great images and audio, even over mobile connections.
Review: Sony Dash Personal Internet Viewer [August 3, 2010]As part of a wave of devices that seek to cut the tether between Internet and PC, the Sony Dash shows some promise. As our reviewer discovers, however, the tether between device and electrical socket might be the bigger issue.
Review: TRENDnet Mobile 3G Wireless N Router [July 15, 2010]With a nice price, simple setup and the flexibility of battery power, the TRENDnet Mobile 3G Wireless N Router provides a good way to bring your 3G connection to Wi-Fi devices.
Review: Pure Evoke Flow Internet Radio [July 7, 2010]Pure sets out to reinvent the radio with its Evoke Flow, a Wi-Fi 'net radio that works with iTunes and understands that you might still want to listen to radio stations the old fashioned way.
Secure Your Network (and Clients) Against Hole 196 [August 23, 2010]The "Hole 196" vulnerability affects Wi-Fi networks of all sorts, including those using robust Enterprise encryption. Here's how to protect your WLAN and keep your mobile fleet safe.
Ask the Wi-Fi Guru: Episode XXX [August 19, 2010]Our monthly Q&A series offers advice to those seeking help with home or small business WLANs. This month our guru offers some insight to all those "Free Public Wifi" hotspots you see around and provides some advice about how to connect a wired Blu-Ray player to a Wi-Fi network.
Ask the Wi-Fi Guru, Episode XXIX [July 21, 2010]Our monthly Q&A series offers advice to those seeking help with home or small business WLANs. This month our guru explains why a reader's Wi-Fi repeater performance isn't so bad after all, points the way to relief for Windows XP Wi-Fi woes, and describes how to get more than just a stale bagel from the lobbies of finer hotels.
Ask the Wi-Fi Guru, Episode XXVIII [June 28, 2010]Our monthly Q&A series offers advice to those seeking help with home or small business WLANs. This month our guru helps keep a mother-in-law in her own subnet, provides assistance to someone trapped in a metal building and offers helpful pointers to a reader trying to set up WPA and Radius with Windows 2008.