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Eleven Myths About 802.11 Wi-Fi Networks
White Papers Wi-Fi networks have been misunderstood by much of the IT community since their inception. In this white paper, we'll examine 11 common Wi-Fi myths and explore ways to use correct information to make your networks scalable, secure and satisfying for...
[April 30, 2008, 0:00]
Wireless Security In 802.11 (WI-FIŽ) Networks
White Papers With the increasing deployment of 802.11 (Wi-Fi) wireless networks in business environments comes an increased focus on security. This paper begins with a discussion of the security control methods that form the basis of the original 802.11...
[July 21, 2003, 0:00]
Wi-Fi Security: What Hackers Know That You Don't
White Papers This white paper describes the methods, skills, and tools that hackers use to exploit vulnerabilities in 802.11 wireless LAN's. A good unerstanding of hacker tools and techniques and the vulnerabilities they exploit enables security managers to...
[October 22, 2004, 0:00]
Beacon-Stuffing: Wi-Fi Without Associations
White Papers This paper presents beacon-stuffing, a low bandwidth communication protocol for IEEE 802.11 networks that enables APs to communicate with clients without association. This enables clients to receive information from nearby APs even when they are...
[May 11, 2007, 0:00]
No Return To The Wild Wi-Fi West
Leader To the seasoned watcher of wireless networking, the story is wearily familiar. While the 802.11n committee is completing the first draft of a complex standard not due for completion until 2007, the industry is pushing a wild variety of incompatible...
[May 4, 2006, 14:50]
Secure Voice And Data Over Wi-Fi Moves Baycrest To Switch To Aruba
White Papers Like many health care institutions, Baycrest has more than 200 doctors, nurses and administrators that are constantly on the move. The goal was simple: give doctors, nurses and administrators a single 802.11 a+b/g network over which they could...
[October 25, 2005, 0:00]
Wi-Fi Standards' Future Mapped Out
News Representatives from key industry groups gave an update on upcoming Wi-Fi standards that lay the groundwork for determining what tools manufacturers will have to work with as they develop new products.
[December 5, 2003, 7:55]
Intel Ups Stakes For Wi-Fi Chips
News Chipmaker Intel is developing new Wi-Fi products as it looks to expand its influence beyond the notebook market. Intel president Paul Otellini said on Thursday at a meeting with financial analysts that the company is working on new Wi-Fi products...
[November 21, 2003, 9:55]
High-speed Wi-Fi Standards Debate Stalls
News The process to establish the next-generation Wi-Fi standard, which promises to quadruple transmission speeds, has stalled as members of the working group developing the standard failed to pass the main proposal onto the next stage.
[May 20, 2005, 9:50]
Microsoft Takes Its Own Path With Next-gen Wi-Fi
News The future for Wi-Fi is dual-mode or multi-mode," said Aaron Vance, a wireless analyst with Synergy Research. Microsoft said Monday that it isn't among those to fully back new wireless wunderkind 802.11a.
[June 11, 2002, 9:12]
Homeland Security Waiting For Wi-Fi
News Discover the latest developments in Wi-Fi, 3G, GPRS and other cutting-edge wireless technologies at ZDNet UK's Wireless News Section. Security needs to become a priority for users and makers of wireless networking equipment in order to stop...
[December 5, 2002, 10:33]
Sony Ericsson Helps Bridge The Wi-Fi/GSM Gap
News Sony Ericsson is to launch a combined Wi-Fi / GSM PC Card that will help notebook users take advantage of the coverage offered by mobile-phone networks and the higher speed of 802.11b -- or Wi-Fi -- hot spots.
[March 4, 2003, 13:35]
Stronger Wi-Fi Security Spec Nearing Approval
News A Wi-Fi security standard awaiting final approval is intended to restore confidence in a market damaged by previous weak specifications. Wi-Fi products establish wireless local area networks that allow devices to connect to one another...
[June 24, 2004, 9:00]
Wi-Fi: As Big As Budweiser?
News A key figure for standards body the Wi-Fi Alliance says the wireless networking industry will surpass the revenue of household products such as Budweiser beer by 2006. In a keynote speech at the 802.11 Planet Conference, Dennis Eaton, chairman of...
[December 5, 2002, 9:12]
Cash Prize Offered For DIY Wi-Fi Kit
News Lantronix has launched a competition to find the world's best Wi-Fi-enabled piece of equipment capable of being monitored or controlled over the internet. Entrants are challenged to build a Wi-Fi-enabled device based on Lantronix's embedded 802.11...
[August 7, 2007, 10:16]
Wi-Fi Roadshow To Tempt Firms Into Wireless
News Some of the leading names in the Wi-Fi industry are teaming up to run a series of roadshows across Britain where companies will be encouraged to deploy wireless technologies. The events will be held in Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Reading and...
[January 16, 2004, 16:20]
Wi-Fi Connections Tipped To Fly
News An estimated 50 million homes in Europe, the United States and Asia will have Wi-Fi connections by 2007, according to new data released on Wednesday. Wi-Fi, or wireless fidelity, which refers to wireless local area networks that use one of several...
[January 8, 2004, 13:55]
Experimental Analysis Of An Application-Independent Energy Management Policy For Wi-Fi Hotspots
White Papers This paper proposes and evaluates an application-independent energy management policy for a Wi-Fi hotspot scenario. In the near future more and more users will access Internet services by means of portable devices through wireless links.
[January 10, 2006, 23:00]
Hundreds Of Wi-Fi Products Fail Tests
News At least one in every four Wi-Fi products examined by the Wi-Fi Alliance has failed its certification test -- a sign that many pieces of wireless equipment on the market are incapable of working as well as users might expect.
[January 12, 2004, 14:10]
Wi-Fi Week: Where Are The Standards?
News It's a nice thought that every Wi-Fi wireless card will work with every Wi-Fi network. Unfortunately, this isn't always the case -- there's no certification process for Wi-Fi, so anybody can call anything Wi-Fi compliant until proved otherwise.
[January 28, 2004, 11:55]
