Hackers find use for Google Code Search, and other popular stories

Opinion
Oct 12, 20062 mins

Welcome to The Best of Network World. Here is this week's Readers' Choice, with the most-clicked stories of the week.

READERS’ CHOICE

The top 10 most-read NEWS STORIES this week

1. Hackers find use for Google Code SearchJuniper set to roll out Ethernet switchesMicrosoft piracy plan means work, concerns for ITIs your DNS server configured wrong?How Indiana cleaned up its big IT messUniversity dumps Cisco VoIP for open-source Asterisk3Com on the block?WiMAX takes root in Canadian farming townOpen source router tempts company to bid Cisco firewall farewellLinksys acquires DSL software vendor

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The top 5 most-read IN-DEPTH STORIES this week

1. 10 network management startups to watchMeasuring TV viewership in age of video iPodThe Wi-Fi divideWhat you need to know about VoIP peeringOpen source companies to watch

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The top 5 most-read COLUMNS this week

1. Wireless Security: Explaining WPA2In Microsoft partnership, Nortel marries upThe trouble with vendor supportHow social engineering sinks securityUpgrading embedded devices from WEP to WPA

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The top 5 most-read BLOG ENTRIES this week

1. Buzzblog: MIT looks to give ‘group think’ a good nameCops may need to arrest MassachusettsNew technique for sending secret messages over InternetHome PCs under attack 50 times a nightNetworking costume contest

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3. Alpha Doggs:

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