Wi-Fi

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Get the facts on how ADTRAN’s NetVanta 1335 integrates network functions into a single platform.
Simplifying your network without sacrificing performance or security is a key consideration for any business, especially for your small or medium business. If you’re thinking about adding Wi-Fi to your network, it doesn’t have to break your budget — you can […]

Eliminate dropouts and frustration by preventing the impact of interference.
Common items can cause interference and “break” your wireless network causing dropouts and frustrated users. In this paper you will learn how interference affects your network and what to do to mitigate its impact. Based on empirical studies by renowned expert Craig Mathias of the Farpoint […]

Think interference isn’t a problem? Think again! Learn common myths of interference and how to mitigate them.
This paper elaborates on the many sources of interference and how to mitigate them. Microwave ovens, cordless phones, Bluetooth, and wireless video cameras, are a few devices that can cause interference. Addresses common misconceptions, including:

A high density of APs […]

Recently I wrote about my frustrations with the several WRT-54G Linksys routers I have bricked and suffered through over the past few years. I’ve been on a search for a good replacement. A number of people have recommended sticking with the Linksys hardware, but since I have been through a few of them, I really […]

In this case study you will learn how Paul Vallesteros of SkyPilot networks is able to deploy and troubleshoot Wi-Fi networks quickly and easily.
Find out how to alleviate Wi-Fi interference and ensure that your network is running at maximum productivity.
Find out how to classify sources of RF interference, including 802.11 a, b, and […]

One of the hottest technology trends around today is the ability to get online anywhere, anytime. Without a WISP (Wireless ISP) service in your area, or Wi-Fi at Starbucks, your favorite coffee shop, or even some McDonald’s and Burger King, you don’t have a choice, you cannot get online. Or at least that was true […]

Andrew R. Hickey of SearchMobileComputing.com writes:
Protecting a wireless network from attack may have just gotten a little easier.
Network Chemistry Inc., a Redwood City, Calif.-based wireless security vendor today will launch Wireless Vulnerabilities & Exploits (WVe), a public Web site listing risks and threats that could strike wireless networks and ways to fix and avoid […]

In an earlier post, I mentioned an upcoming installation where I would play around with some new models of wireless routers I hadn’t tried out before. Well, the results are in, at least partially. It was a pretty straightforward job - the client had his PowerBook running straight into his SBC DSL modem and he […]

Off and on for roughly two-and-a-half years now, I have touched on the problems facing those who live in the country wanting a faster Internet connection. Yes, in some cases you can still have ISDN made available to you… but what about when you live way out there?

Fellow IT-management type Alex Scoble posed a wireless question in the comments from a random post yesterday (one that pictured my trusty Blackberry 7290), which led to a short series of comments of back-and-forth on wireless voice/data coverage. After thinking about it some more, I realized that I’m asked this type of question often, so […]

Intel Corporation has announced the availability of its first WiMAX product, providing equipment manufacturers and carriers the ability to deliver next-generation wireless broadband networks around the world.
In addition, several service providers worldwide announced plans to begin commercial WiMAX trials based on Intel silicon products later this year, giving consumers and businesses a glimpse at […]

Hawking Technologies, Inc., a leading
developer of innovative wired and wireless networking solutions for home,
workgroup, and corporate users, has announced that it has begun shipping
the Hi-Gain Wireless-G Range Extender. The new, high performance Wireless-G
Range Extender expands Hawking’s award-winning line of Hi-GainTM Wi-Fi Range
Extending products, which allow users to effectively increase the distance
and performance of their […]

It’s amazing how far we have all come.
I can sit here in the PDX (that’s Portland, Oregon) airport, and in all of 10 minutes resolve a minor work crisis, post a new Web page to a business Web site and get it reviewed and approved, order flowers to be delivered for my mom’s birthday today […]

No, I still like the Windy City.
Following in the footsteps of Philadelphia, the City of Chicago is pushing through a new ordinance to build a municipal Wireless LAN. It remains to be seen whether it would be free, like Philly, or pay-per-use. Being a long-time citizen of this great city, I suspect the latter.

A full two years before 802.11n standardization is expected, Wi-Fi vendors are positioning themselves on the MIMO playing field. The new Multiple Input/Multiple Output implementation is, in the crudest sense, a technique utilizing a number of antennas working in the same frequency channel with the goal of increasing the overall range and speed of a […]

I had to perform somewhat of a retreat on a troublesome installation today. Background first: The client called in mid-December, wanting help getting high-speed Internet and a wireless network setup for him and his wife. I’m already pretty familiar with the client as I set up their son’s wireless network last Fall, not to mention […]

Wireless is now the way to go. No cords to get in your way, no drilling
holes through walls, just plug and play. And with today’s technology it
is getting easier and easier to set up your router wireless.
Wi-Fi (standing for
Wireless Fidelity) is currently the standard for WLAN, simply because it
makes everyone’s life easier. With Wi-Fi you […]

After reading my last post, Jim Sutton contacted me to be a guest on his “Wireless Tech Radio” program. I’m tentatively scheduled to be “on the air” on Weds, Jan. 19 — time TBD. Check out the site if you are into Wireless stuff, it’s not just WiFi.
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Matt:
I was catching up on some Lockergnome reading […]

Scribbled by Matt Wilkinson
JustCallMatt.net
I’ve installed a lot of Wireless LANs, mostly in residential settings, in the past couple of years. In an earlier post, I touched upon one of my frustrations stemming from the popularity of the technology. Now I’d like to share some of my favorite brands and products in this space.
Routers:
* D-Link […]