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Mobile Throughput Of 802.11b From A Moving Vehicle To A Roadside Access Point
White Papers This paper documents some tests of 802.11b wireless communication technology for vehicle to roadside communication. Data has been collected for a single vehicle communicating with a dedicated roadside antenna.
[August 23, 2007, 0:00]
Telewest Moves Into Home Wireless
News The wireless blueyonder broadband self-installation pack, which includes a Netgear access point, costs £35. The access point will plug directly into the customer's cable set-top box, creating a wireless link between the set-top box and a desktop PC...
[August 5, 2003, 15:30]
Dell And Gateway Go Wireless
News The 1170 Access Point is compatible with all 802.11b wireless cards; supports up to 32 wireless clients; has a built-in NAT firewall; works as a DHCP server; and has Ethernet, PCMCIA, and serial ports.
[August 20, 2002, 19:46]
Intel Introduces Fast Wi-Fi To Europe
News The products, announced at the European Intel Developer Forum in Munich on Tuesday, include a network access point and adapters for notebook PCs, both based on the 802.11a wireless LAN standard. For other European countries, Intel is offering a PRO...
[May 28, 2002, 17:06]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog The big problem with open access points is that the radio side of things is on the LAN side of the firewall — so no matter how well the access point's own firewall is configured, it won't lock out attacks from the wireless.
[June 30, 2006, 19:45]
Bridge LANs Without Wires
News Like ThinNet, if an access point in a point-to-point configuration fails, communication across the network will be broken, while still allowing the computers connected on either side of the break to talk to each other.
[October 17, 2002, 9:50]
Intel Wireless Tech To Be Five Times Faster
News Intel's forthcoming 802.11a products will come in three forms: a tiny device that can be plugged into a desktop computer; wireless PC cards for laptops, and a hardware device called an "access point" that connects the computers to a high-speed...
[September 10, 2001, 9:58]
Faster Wi-Fi Standard Given Green Light
News Someone using an approved PC Card should be able, for instance, to walk into any cafe with an approved access point and seamlessly connect to the network. An access point is essentially a radio transmitter linked to a wireless network.
[July 9, 2003, 7:34]
Stumble Across Rogue Wireless Access Points
News The problem with this mechanism is that the access point must be configured to respond to these beacon requests. For the purposes of this article, I'll focus on requesting that the access point transmit a beacon frame.
[November 26, 2002, 15:02]
The FAQs About WLANs
News Often, these upgrades are free and just need a flash upgrade to your access point and interface cards, but there can be compatibility issues. You'll need an interface card per connected PC, and if you want to work with a wired network or broadband...
[November 22, 2002, 19:44]
High-speed Wi-Fi Raises Early Concerns
News If you currently have 802.11b/g and want to upgrade to 802.11n, you cannot necessarily put an 802.11n access point in the same location as the 802.11b/g access point — you may have to do a different kind of deployment planning.
[June 12, 2007, 11:17]
Wi-Fi Alliance Certifies Security Products
News Atheros AR5001X+ 802.11a/b/g CardBus Reference Design Board Atheros AR5001AP 802.11a/b/g Access Point Broadcom 802.11g Access Point Reference Design Broadcom 802.11g CardBus Reference Design Cisco Access Point AIR Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 LAN 3B...
[April 30, 2003, 12:15]
Wireless LANs - Standards And Security
News Most wireless network cards will connect to an access point. They can act in an ad hoc mode, as in client-to-client, or in a pure client-to-access point mode. An access point is essentially a hub that gives wireless clients the ability to attach to...
[May 8, 2002, 9:42]
Nortel Touts Secure Wi-Fi For Enterprise
News The switch sniffs for access point traffic and alerts the management station, which can block off the specific port where that traffic is coming from," said Dearing. Symbol's Mobius WLAN system, launched in September 2002 also aims to centralise...
[March 31, 2003, 17:15]
Bluetooth Advocates Brush Wireless LAN Concerns Aside
News Early Bluetooth products are focussed on mobile phones, but applications like connecting a laptop to a nearby Internet access point are a big part of what's on the drawing board. From an engineering point of view, I think it's 12 months before...
[May 2, 2001, 14:50]
The Long And Short Of Wireless Networking
News Cellular is still more promise than reality at this point, but it will handle the final networking leg for this trio by providing data transmission services over great distances. Symbol Technologies offers a solid case in point for wireless...
[May 9, 2002, 15:38]
BT: It's Not Good To Chalk
News Filter MAC addresses at the access point to allow access to known users only. However, the access point can be configured to broadcast the SSID number -- and this is often the case where users configure the equipment themselves.
[September 27, 2002, 16:55]
IBM Enhances Wireless Notebooks
News Ease of use will be another selling point for the new ThinkPad line. Big Blue also will use the notebook line for the debut of two new covers for the track point, the small red stick for directing the cursor that sticks out of the middle of the...
[January 27, 2003, 9:35]
3Com Splits Standards Allegiance
News Com plans to sell an access point, the $1,099 (£657) 3Com Wireless LAN Access Point 8750. In related news, NetGear announced on Monday the launch of the WG302 ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point for small and medium-sized businesses.
[November 11, 2003, 10:20]
Bluetooth Pushes Into New Markets
News BlueGiga's Installation Point application, which runs on the company's WRAP (Wireless Remote Access Platform) Access Server, allows customers to receive an application via Bluetooth directly on the shop floor.
[June 17, 2003, 13:15]
