Using RADIUS For WLAN Authentication
As described in my last primer, WLAN security can be significantly strengthened by using 802.1X to control access point (AP) “port” …
Author: Eric Sandler
Philly Reveals Wireless Plan
According to the Philadelphia Daily News, at noon today, John Street, the mayor of Philadelphia, Penn., and the city’s CIO, …
Assigning 802.11b Access Point Channels
After completing a RF site survey, you’ll have a good idea of the number and location of access points necessary …
Interference from Cordless Phones
More and more households and businesses today are using cordless phones, made by a variety of companies, including Panasonic, Siemens, and Sony. The …
How to: Set Tomato Firmware for Wireless Client Modes
If you’re like most right-thinking people, you probably use your wireless router the way that nature intended—to broadcast wireless signals to clients. …
Dueling with Microwave Ovens
Radio frequency (RF) interference causes wireless clients and access points to hold off transmitting, which causes delay and lower throughput. …
Upgraded Wi-Fi Security for Windows XP SP2
Microsoft officially announced the availability of a free software update that adds Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2) protections and Wireless …
MAC Filtering for Your Wireless Network
It’s not the be-all and end-all of Wi-Fi security, but MAC filtering can provide a layer of additional protection for …
DD-WRT Tutorial 2: Extend Range with WDS
There’s a slogan for Visa that says they’re “everywhere you want to be.” My real world experience proves otherwise, especially …
Extending WLAN Range with Repeaters
Access points, which require interconnecting cabling, generally play a dominate role for providing radio frequency (RF) (define) coverage in most …