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.
Create Your Own VPN Server with DD-WRT
[May 31, 2010]
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) aren't just for corporate networks. You can setup your own VPN sever in your home or small office using a wireless router and free, Open Source DD-WRT.
Ask the Wi-Fi Guru, Episode XXVII
[May 25, 2010]
Our monthly Q&A series offers advice to those seeking help with home or small business WLANs. This month our guru helps settle the 5GHz/2.4GHz 802.11n question, offers hope to owners of aging laptops and drop tips on sharing an Internet connection.
Ask the Wi-Fi Guru, Episode XXVI
[April 19, 2010]
Our monthly Q&A series offers advice to those seeking help with home or small business WLANs. This month our guru looks into his crystal ball and considers the future of Wi-Fi in the 4G era before helping a reader work out some problems with a wireless printer and DD-WRT.
Ask the Wi-Fi Guru, Episode XXV
[March 4, 2010]
Our monthly Q&A series offers advice to those seeking help with home or small business WLANs. This month our guru helps troubleshoot a WDS setup, pick the best dd-wrt firmware for a Linksys router and turns to his loyal readers for help with a public hotspot configuration problem.
Get Help With Remote Assistance and Windows 7
[February 19, 2010]
Windows 7 has made Remote Assistance simpler than before, which means you'll have an easier time helping friends and family members with their computers, or tapping your local guru for some help with your own.
Manage Your Wi-Fi Connections Online with Easy WiFi
[February 16, 2010]
By storing your Wi-Fi configuration and access information in the cloud, Easy WiFi makes it easier to connect to and use multiple public and private Wi-Fi networks.
Consider Alternative DNS Providers for More Security
[February 10, 2010]
Besides the performance gains, alternative DNS providers like OpenDNS and Google's Public DNS can give you a security advantage by blocking phishing attempts and malicious Web sites.
Ask the Wi-Fi Guru, Episode XXIV
[February 5, 2010]
Our monthly Q&A series offers advice to those seeking help with home or small business WLANs. This month our guru helps with a DD-WRT troubleshoot, describes how to divvy up a WLAN and explains how to share a hotel's Wi-Fi connection.
Ask the Wi-Fi Guru, Episode XXIII
[January 15, 2010]
Our monthly Q&A series offers advice to those seeking help with home or small business WLANs. This month our guru considers how to implement load balancing features on your home LAN, fix a problem with sites that don't load over a particular piece of gear and avoid finding yourself signed on to a neighbor's non-secure network.
Automate Penetration Testing with Linux and Fast-Track
[January 6, 2010]
Don't let the bad guys run pen tests on your network before you do.
OpenDNS Can Fix Slow Browsing Woes
[December 29, 2009]
With OpenDNS, you can squeeze a little bit more performance out of your Internet connection, and gain some useful security features in the bargain.
