Breaking wireless LAN news

BT turns cash machines into Wi-Fi hotspots
Jun. 23, 2009
BT Openzone has announced it is working with Cashbox - the supplier of ATM machines in the UK - to turn 10 cash machines into Wi-Fi hotspots.

WLAN market slammed, but 802.11n gains
Jun. 17, 2009
The first quarter of this year may have been the gloomiest ever for the wireless LAN market, with overall revenue falling about 11 percent from a year earlier, the first year-over-year drop recorded by industry analyst ...

China to propose WLAN security standard for global use again
Jun. 16, 2009
China will submit its wireless LAN security protocol to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for consideration as a global standard, years after its rejection by the standards body incensed Chinese ...

Meru intros WLAN management app for iPhone, iPod touch
Jun. 12, 2009
Meru, a company, which develops, and markets wireless LAN infrastructure solutions, has introduced the snappily named E(z)RF OnTheGo application specifically designed for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch.

200 solar-powered network sensors to monitor rainforest
Jun. 12, 2009
The CSIRO will install some 200 solar-powered, sensor network nodes over the next two years to helping rehabilitate rainforest in the Springbrook World Heritage precinct in south-east Queensland, the research group ...

Cisco settles lawsuit with Free Software Foundation
May. 20, 2009
Cisco Systems will appoint a director to ensure that its Linksys products comply with the terms of free software licenses, and in return the Free Software Foundation will dismiss its lawsuit against the networking giant ...

Wi-Fi hikes security by adding to WPA2 requirements
May. 19, 2009
The Wi-Fi Alliance has expanded its WPA2 certification program to include a tool for secure handoffs between Wi-Fi and 3G networks, as well as an authentication system that uses multiple secured tunnels.

WiGig fast wireless may change Wi-Fi, home networks
May. 12, 2009
The newly formed Wireless Gigabit Alliance looks likely to play a big role in the future of Wi-Fi, but its high-speed technology probably won't squeeze out wired multimedia networks.

Wi-Fi hotspots get a second wind
May. 11, 2009
Wi-Fi hotspots are back in the spotlight, with more operators getting onboard. Less expensive international data roaming, better indoor coverage and the ubiquity of built-in support for Wi-Fi will help hotspots remain ...

My Dream Netbook: IT Pros Describe the Ideal Device
Apr. 24, 2009
Netbook sales will likely grow by 50% in the next two years, according to research firm IDC, but the gadgets will need some more bells and whistles to gain popularity inside enterprises, say IT professionals.

Wireless and mobile how-to's

Wireless Wizards - Our weekly wireless advice column.

Wireless Wizards
Jan. 22, 2009
Network World Fusion's exclusive weekly wireless how-to column.

About the Wireless Wizards
Jun. 12, 2003
Bios of the authors

About the Wireless Wizards
Jun. 12, 2003
Bios of the authors

Getting a wireless card to work again
Jan. 08, 2007
Two weeks ago, I installed a wireless connection on my laptop. The day I set things up, everything worked fine. I shut the system down and the next evening fired it up again to find that i have a connection to the ...

Linux drivers for wireless network cards
Sep. 26, 2005
Where can I find Linux hardware drivers for my USB wireless network adapter?

Wireless switch opinions

Enterprise WLANs: The kinder, gentler shakeout
Apr. 26, 2004
As wireless LAN start-up after WLAN start-up emerged to take on the enterprise over the past 18 months, observers realized that a few years down the line, they wouldn't all be around. There was simply a limit to the ...

I need you! (For advice and guidance)
Apr. 12, 2004
There's an old proverb that you should never give advice unless asked. I'll leave you to ponder the wisdom of that adage while I ask for your advice - and your involvement. I'm working on two upcoming events where your ...

Putting the 'enterprise' into wireless LANs
Apr. 12, 2004
As wireless LANs have rocketed into the consciousness of corporate managers in the past year or so, existing and prospective vendors in that space have been quick to point out how not to build a WLAN. Stay away, they ...

What will rate in 2008?
Dec. 03, 2007
It's time to look into the crystal ball to see what exciting products will be coming your way next year.

Tolly: Security, SMB-tailored offerings and China all a big part of 2007
Jan. 03, 2007
Because The Tolly Group's primary focus is to help vendors show what their offerings can do, it's a pretty good bet that what came through our labs in the latter part of 2006 could be showing up on your to-do list ...

Is Juniper out shopping?
Feb. 02, 2005
Ever since Cisco acquired wireless LAN switch maker Airespace three weeks ago, speculation has swirled about how router rival Juniper Networks might respond.

The buzz from Boston
Jul. 21, 2003
The fact that I could attend two trade shows in the same week certainly says something about what has been happening. Smaller is better seems to be the mantra these days. Shows that focus on specific technologies seem ...

Dec. 12, 2005 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Dec. 08, 2005
Skip Links Go to page content Go to site-wide navigation Go to Contact Us page Dec. 12, 2005 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Network World , 12/08/2005 Click Here Share/Email Comment Print GOOD: Battery ...

Wireless networking
Jun. 04, 2001
My company is expanding and we're adding additional offices into an older building that we have been in for several years. Several areas of the building have solid concrete walls. Running wiring to these additional ...

Holiday Wi-Fi warning as obvious as Santa's beard
Dec. 08, 2006
For the love of St. Nicholas, do not let anyone hang holiday decorations willy-nilly about the workplace lest you render the office Wi-Fi net as discombobulated as Santa's sleigh without Rudolph.

A giant step for enterprise wireless LANs
Sep. 04, 2006
Fixed-mobile convergence has been touted for years. At times it sounds more like science fiction than practical business solution. There is, nonetheless, reason to take another look. The key components finally are ...

Wireless and the great indoors
Apr. 17, 2006
With mobile phone service available in more than 210 countries, blanketing most major cities, you might think rural areas are the top priority for extending wireless coverage. You would be wrong. There is an urgent need ...

Is network innovation dead?
Oct. 18, 2004
Is there any innovation in the network marketplace anymore? There's a thundering silence as compared with a few short years ago, when every time you turned around there was a new protocol, a new product addressing unmet ...

Site surveys are still needed
Sep. 20, 2004
Site surveys are still a useful tool for risk management in enterprise wireless LAN deployments where business-critical applications such as wireless VoIP require carefully planned coverage and capacity.

Site surveys are no longer needed
Sep. 20, 2004
Site surveys have no relation to real-world performance. They're relics of a time when access points were expensive, so it made sense to optimize for coverage.

Ulfelder unplugged, Part 2
Aug. 09, 2004
Our hero swaps his undies for a clown suit - and gets his WLAN up and running.

Ulfelder unplugged, Part 1
Jul. 26, 2004
Columnist sets out to install a wireless network, finds self shivering in his underwear.

An overlay approach is better than using a unified WLAN
May. 10, 2004
An overlay results in no logical or physical changes to the wired LAN and is more secure, less disruptive and more cost-effective than the unified access approach.

A unified WLAN approach is better than an overlay
May. 10, 2004
Adopting a unified strategy allows you to upgrade your edge switches using software while buying incremental hardware upgrades as needed to deal with future scalability and new application requirements.

Start-up looks to solve WLAN RF problems
May. 10, 2004
Some early wireless LAN users say their largest source of headaches is radio frequency problems, everything from interference to playing with radio locations to optimize performance. Start-up Propagate Networks hopes to ...

The latest from the Cool Tools zone
Mar. 01, 2004
Mini-reviews of the Gateway DVD Recorder, ZyAir's B-220 Wireless LAN USB Stick and AVerMedia's TVBox 9

A walk on the WLAN wild side
Jan. 19, 2004
Among other things over the recent Christmas break, I read Michael Crichton's techno-thriller Prey about malevolent technology and also got involved in testing proprietary, high-speed wireless LANs. The former is (no ...

Will Wi-Max make Wi-Fi obsolete?
Jan. 12, 2004
What is Wi-Max? Is it going to make my investment in Wi-Fi obsolete?

RF prediction vs. site surveys
Jan. 05, 2004
What's the difference between an RF prediction and a site survey? Are different wireless LAN deployments better suited for one or the other?

More packets, more decodes
Nov. 12, 2001
As promised, this week we'll look at AiroPeek from WildPackets, a tool designed specifically for capturing, storing, analyzing and reporting on 802.11b wireless systems.

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