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Wireless (Internet) Wiki (FAQ)
NEW HOME OF WIRELESS WIKI IS A comprehensive resource on wireless access to the Internet, including answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), and Fast Fixes for common problems. Search Wireless...
 
ALERT: WPA-TKIP isn't secure - use WPA2 instead
SUMMARY: WPA-PSK is vulnerable to offline attack. WPA-TKIP has been cracked. TO AVOID THESE PROBLEMS: 1. USE WPA-AES or WPA2 instead of WPA-TKIP (or WEP) 2. USE A PASSPHRASE WITH MORE THAN 20...
 
Article: iPad wins the jerk demographic
iPad wins the jerk demographic educated, affluent and self-indulgent: the perfect Apple customer. It?s young cheapskate Linux snobs who hate the iPad. At least according to research by Facebook-based...
 
Undetectable APs
Can access points be configured such that they are undetectable by the typical hobbiest wifi radio scan assuming that they are in range of the transceiver? With Windows? With Linux? Other than...
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NEWS: US carrier tailors 3G jacket for iPod touch?
US wireless carrier Sprint is slated to offer a kind of handset sleeve that could provide 3G wireless access to an iPod Touch, the Apple iPhone that's not a phone. As noticed by Phone Scoop, Chinese...
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NEWS: UK privacy watchdog clears Google Wi-Fi slurp
The ?pay-load? data collected by Google?s Street View cars did not slurp up ?meaningful personal details?, the UK?s privacy watchdog concluded today. MORE:
 
NEWS: Security shortcomings in WPA2 that threaten security of wireless networks
Security researchers have discovered security shortcomings in the WPA2 protocol that threaten the security of wireless networks, even if they are running up-to-date security software. The hack...
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any access points where I can change the WLAN MAC?
As there are a bunch of "location based" programs that determine where you are by scanning for the local "wifi" access points, grabbing the MACs, and doing a data base lookup, I was thinkging of...
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thread size on Cisco antenna
I need to install a Cisco A/P and two Cisco ANT1728 antennas. The antennas have a threaded hole in them for mounting which would be used to attach them to the stud of a supplied T bar clip. I need to...
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NEWS: AT&T quarterly net income jumps 25%, Phone giant adds 1.6 million wireless accounts
AT&T Inc. reported a 25% increase in second-quarter profit Thursday, helped by strong wireless growth and a sharp cost reductions. The Dallas-based company added 1.6 million wireless connections to...
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What's Coarse wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM)
Coarse wavelength division multiplexing (CWDM) is a method of combining multiple signals on laser beams at various wavelengths for transmission along fiber optic cables, such that the number of...
 
Are there faster waps than dwl2100AP
`Subject: Are there faster waps than dwl2100AP' Something of a lamer question on the subject line I guess, but with zero knowledge about wireless networking... digging up that kind of information can...
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How to find any computers on the network or hotspot (WinXP)
Is there a way to see all the computers on a network? I often connect to hotspots, and I have my own network. In neither case, on WinXP, do I know how to just scan the network to see which computers...
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NEWS: Apple looked into switching the iPhone to Verizon as early as 2007
A story in the latest Wired magazine details how Steve Jobs and Apple continuously became frustrated with AT&T. A number of times, switching the iPhone over to Verizon was suggested until it was...
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NEWS: Samsung snaps back at Jobs over iPhone, but gently
Samsung Electronics, the world?s No. 2 maker of mobile phones, finally reacted to Apple?s claims on Friday that its Omnia II phone has reception problems similar to the iPhone 4?s. But Samsung may be...
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