• Straight Talk on Network Cables
If you are going cross-eyed trying to tell the difference between cross-over and straight-through cables, we pin down the keys to clearing up the confusion.
• Application Port Usage Guide
A handy reference list of ports used by various internet applications, including games, servers, and IM clients.
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• Wi-Fi Network Security SMBs Can Afford
Small-business owners worried about security should avoid magic-bullet solutions and look instead to multiple layers of defense.
• New After a Year, Netsky-D Still in Top 5
The Netsky-D worm, which spoofs senders' email addresses, has managed to hold onto the fifth spot in the Most Dangerous Malware list after a full year in the wild.
Buffalo TeraStation NAS - 1/27/2006 This network attached storage appliance goes far above and beyond the backup norm and offers a killer combination of power, storage capacity, fault tolerance, connectivity and price.
Buffalo AirStation Turbo G High Power Wireless Smart Router - 1/12/2006 MIMO is great, but a high-powered device can deliver distance and throughput increases as well — and, in this case, for less money than most of the current MIMO-hyped products.
McAfee Wireless Home Network Security - 12/29/2005 As long as you've got the right Wi-Fi router or access point, this utility will give up to five of your wireless computers a secure feeling.
Q&A - Making a Case for Remote Access
An attorney leaves a big firm to open his own practice and discovers he needs access to his office PC from the road? We outline the options, which range from installing a virtual private network to using a simple Web-based service.
- 1/26/05
Q&A - Wi-Fi Authentication and Encryption Demystified
A curious reader — eager to understand how wireless encryption and security works — runs two scenarios by our columnist. Read on to find out if logical assumptions pan out in the world of Wi-Fi. - 1/19/06
Your SSID Isn�t Hidden Forever
Don�t let the disabling of SSID broadcasting give you a false sense of security. Learn what really happens.
- 1/12/06
Q&A - Managing With Unmanaged Switches
While it's true that managed switches are technically superior to unmanaged switches, that superiority comes with more complexity and the need for a network engineer to get the best performance. For those reasons, unmanaged switches are best for small networks. - 1/5/05
Windows Wireless Zero Configuration: Five Steps to Sanity
Windows wants to help you get on a Wi-Fi network, but many times, it just gets in the way. Here's how to work around, if not bypass, XP's WLAN connection software. - 12/30/05
Symantec Increases Security Options
The company adds a mail appliance to its security arsenal, which now gives SMB three ways to protect against spam and viruses.
- 1/26/06
Ganging Up on Badware
Harvard and Oxford team with Google, Lenovo and Sun for online neighborhood watch.
- 1/25/06
Wi-Fi Product Watch
The latest updates and new products in wireless networking: AirTight offers free endpoint security; home networks will see major growth because of 11n; AirDefense releases Personal upgrade; and more.
- 1/25/06
Motorola Turns up Muni-Wireless Heat
The company's mesh equipment is now shipping, and its system integrator division has solidified a deal with EarthLink to unwire cities � but with another vendor's hardware.
- 1/23/06
Windows Mobile 5: An OS for All Devices
Microsoft's latest operating system supports the three major types of handhelds � Smartphones, Pocket PCs and Pocket PC Phones. What else does Mobile 5 offer workers who are on the run?
- 1/19/06
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