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News (60)

• Qld education progresses PC project

  Queensland's Department of Education, Training and the Arts has revealed it is most of the way through one of Australia's largest roll-outs of a standard desktop PC and server operating environments, including a standardised Apple Mac installation.

• London's Oyster card easy to hack?

  A Dutch researcher rode free on the London transit system, having hacked the public transit's card system; he used a clone of a paying passenger's transit cards. His point? The transit smartcards, which are used by millions worldwide, are vulnerable to attack.

• Wyse gives nod to thin-client Wi-Fi

  Wyse has targeted mobile offices with the introduction of high-speed wireless connectivity and smartcard security support to its thin-client computing line-up.

• Windows Server 2003 gets second update

  Microsoft has quietly released a second service pack (SP2) for its popular Windows Server 2003 operating system.

• Sydney hospital plans unusual wireless network

  The Sydney Adventist Hospital (SAN) is planning to rollout a new wireless network for remote access to medical information within its wards, utilising the unpopular 802.11a standard to alleviate Wi-Fi blackspots.

Features and Case Studies (36)

• Fast fixes for 10 common Wi-Fi problems

  If wireless network problems are leaving you befuddled, these valuable tips can help you make a better connection.

• 10 tips for designing a small business network

  Setting up a network in a small business environment entails some specialised considerations to ensure an optimum implementation.

• Ten things about securing wireless connections

  Convenient and easy to set up, wireless networks can also pose a big risk. Because they use the airwaves, wireless communications are more vulnerable to interception and attack than a wired connection. Here are some tips for securing your wireless network.

• Six quick wireless security tips

  Implementing a wireless networking system can result in serious security problems if the system is not properly secured. To help you close security holes, here are a few wireless networking solutions.

• Linksys WRV54G Wireless VPN Router

  The Linksys WRV54G delivers VPN support while turning a blind eye to basic wireless security.

Reviews (34)

• Netgear WNR854T RangeMax Next Wireless-N Router Gigabit Edition

  The Netgear WNR854T RangeMax Next Gigabit a router that supports Gigabit Ethernet wired networking along with Draft 2.0 of the 802.11n wireless standard. In our testing, the WNR854T proved itself to be a solid performer.

• NETGEAR ProSafe Smart Wireless Controller & Wireless Access Point

  NETGEAR has produced complementary hardware products designed to take the frustration out of deploying and securing wireless infrastructure at the enterprise level, and we were very impressive with what they came up with.

• Norton 360

  For home and student use, we think Norton 360 represents the best value for ease of use, tools offered, and overall system performance. We recommend it over McAfee Total Protection and Microsoft Windows Live OneCare.

• McAfee Total Protection 2007

  McAfee Total Protection 2007 does what it says on the label -- it protects your PC from all sorts of nasty attacks, albeit at a fairly high cost to your system performance, especially on older PCs.

• McAfee Wireless Protection

  With McAfee Wireless Protection, McAfee enhances last year's stand-alone wireless protection application with a few new features, however much of what you can do with McAfee Wireless Protection is available for free with Windows XP.

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