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  • Intel chips to work with latest Cisco Wi-Fi gear

    Intel announced on Wednesday that its next generation of wireless chips will support the latest software extensions for Cisco's Wi-Fi access points.

  • 802.11n is now real: Wi-fi Alliance

    The Wi-Fi Alliance claims it's early certification of wireless networking draft 802.11n, which is not expected to become an IEEE standard till March 2009, has prevented a 'bad user experience'.

  • Cisco launches draft 802.11n Wi-Fi kit

    Cisco has unveiled what it claims is the first certified 802.11n Draft 2.0 access point.

  • Cisco fixes latest WLAN snafu

    Wireless local area network (LAN) products from Cisco Systems are under fire again after the release of a software tool exploiting an old vulnerability, but the company says it has a new protocol that fixes the problem.

  • Apple: There's no "a" in Wi-Fi

    Apple Computer has joined a growing band of companies giving the cold shoulder to 802.11a, marking another setback for the wireless standard designed to replace 802.11b as the dominant way to create home and office wireless networks.

Features and Case Studies (7)

  • Cisco fixes latest WLAN snafu

    Wireless local area network (LAN) products from Cisco Systems are under fire again after the release of a software tool exploiting an old vulnerability, but the company says it has a new protocol that fixes the problem.

  • Microsoft plays a wireless combo

    Microsoft said Monday that it isn't among those to fully back new wireless wunderkind 802.11a.

  • Two roads diverged toward WLAN security

    The best route to establishing a secure wireless LAN is missing one detail: a standard. Naturally, plenty of vendors are offering proprietary solutions in hopes of locking you in. What can you do besides wait and compare?

  • Apple: There's no "a" in Wi-Fi

    Apple Computer has joined a growing band of companies giving the cold shoulder to 802.11a, marking another setback for the wireless standard designed to replace 802.11b as the dominant way to create home and office wireless networks.

  • Naked network

    You may be enjoying the convenience of a newly installed wireless solution, but how many strangers are doing the same with your network?

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  • Microsoft plays a wireless combo

    Microsoft said Monday that it isn't among those to fully back new wireless wunderkind 802.11a.

  • Apple: There's no "a" in Wi-Fi

    Apple Computer has joined a growing band of companies giving the cold shoulder to 802.11a, marking another setback for the wireless standard designed to replace 802.11b as the dominant way to create home and office wireless networks.

  • Naked network

    You may be enjoying the convenience of a newly installed wireless solution, but how many strangers are doing the same with your network?

  • Windows Superguide 2000

    We’ve upgraded and so should you. Here’s our Windows Superguide with the straight story--much of it undocumented--about how to make Windows 2000 work for your business.

  • Australian ISP Shootout

    The Internet is in the process of taking over our lives, so if you aren't connected, maybe it is time you were.

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