WiMAX: Broadband Wireless Access
WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is the IEEE 802.16 standards-based wireless technology that provides MAN (Metropolitan Area Network) broadband …
Author: Eric Sandler
A WISP with Vision
John Scrivner, president and CEO of Mt. Vernon Net, a wireless ISP in Mt. Vernon, Illinois, just east of St. Louis, …
Understanding Ad Hoc Mode
Most installed wireless LANs today utilize “infrastructure” mode that requires the use of one or more access points. With this …
‘Wireless Fidelity’ Debunked
Even before the Internet and the Web became as commonplace as television and telephones, urban legends and silly (or scary) …
Configuring 802.1X in Mac OS X Lion and Later
Configuring a wireless network settings in Mac OS X Lion is a bit different than in older versions of the …
Your SSID Isn’t Hidden Forever
A common security practice among wireless network administrators is to disable Service Set Identifier (SSID) broadcasting on wireless access points …
WPA-PSK: Step-by-Step
Security is all the talk in wireless networks today, whether at home or in the office — and for good …
The Windows Ad-Hoc Exploit
Here’s the scenario: You have an access point at home with a Service Set Identifier (SSID) (define) still set to …
The Open Source WRT54G Story
The story of the Linksys Wireless-G Router (model WRT54G) and how you can turn a $60 router into a $600 …
OFDM: Old Technology for New Markets
OFDM takes Wireless Networking at the Next Level — but what happens after that? Part one covering the modulation scheme …