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- Securing Wireless
- hi,I'm setting up a wireless network for my customer by plugging in an access point to a switch in the office. The problem is that they want their network to be really secured from outsiders.I know that WEP key can't provide much security and is easily hacked. Any ideas on...
- Tags: A.P., DeN inc., networking, SSID, SSID broadcasting, wireless
- Discussion threads 2005-05-13
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- Vista wireless problem using non-Broadcast SSID
- I'm unable to connect to the wireless network if I don't broadcast my SSID. It works fine under multiple XP laptops using Open WEP. Once I enable SSID broadcasting Vista connects fine and I can disable broadcasting again. The connection is maintained until I restart Vista. ...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Wi-Fi, xavier_fernandez@..., SSID, Microsoft Windows Vista, wireless
- Discussion threads 2007-03-16
- broadcasting SSID is not a crime! (the jury's still out on skateboarding)
- Wi-fi kills babies! background info
- Tags: User Submission
- Blog posts 2007-05-27
- WiFi Encryption
- My observation is that wifi encryption cause a performance hit on my CPU. As a consequence, I don't broadcast my SSID and I use MAC filtering instead. Most everyone else seems to think that encryption is the way to go. Does encryption cause as much overhead as I...
- Tags: Encryption, encryption, howard@..., Mac Filtering, networking, SSID, WEP, Wi-Fi, wifi
- Discussion threads 2006-10-25
- No broadcasting wireless network and Windows Vista
- I have Windows Vista Ultimate italian edition on my new HP NX9420 notebook. I already tried all possible drivers, from HP and from Intel, for the Intel 3495 ABG wireless card, but the problem is always the same: I cannot reconnect to any non-broadcasting SSID wireless network. I have always...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Wi-Fi, massimo.corso@..., network, wireless, Microsoft Windows, wireless network, Microsoft Windows Vista, broadcasting
- Discussion threads 2007-04-01
- 1811 AP doesn 't broadcast SSID??
- Hello, I configure an AP on a Cisco 1811W, but when I'm trying to connect from my laptop I must add/configure a network manually (¨setup a wireless network....). The laptop doesn't view automatically the SSID on ¨View Available Wireless Networks¨ I use windows as you see.And Once I disconnect...
- Tags: mparte76@..., SSID, software, wireless, hardware, networking, ap, Associated Press, network
- Discussion threads 2007-02-23
- Six quick wireless security tips
- WEPWEP is Wired Equivalent Privacy.I used to think it was Wireless Encryption Protocol also.What other wireless security tips do you recommend?What do you think about the six tips from this article?Don't disable SSIDThis does almost nothing to enhance security and makes it more difficult for a roaming node to switch...
- Tags: access point, Hard_drive, MAC, SSID, WEP, WEP Encryption, wireless, wireless security
- Discussion threads 2004-10-20
- Why they can view it?
- The other day I was installing a wireless router (LINKSYS WRT54G) on an customer office, everything was OK. After the manager called me and told me that a collegue from another office, call her and said that she could view the hole network from her desk. I had to shutdown...
- Tags: CaifaX, network, router, security, SSID, wireless
- Q&A 2006-01-30
- Netherlands Public Broadcasting Goes Live With VMware
- Netherlands Public Broadcasting encompasses the Dutch public broadcasting organisations, which provide public television channels one, two and three, as well as radio and online content. Netherlands Public Broadcasting needed to consolidate its server and PC infrastructure. In an attempt to solve the problem, system architects at Netherlands Public Broadcasting ran...
- Tags: Broadcasting, VMware Inc., Netherlands Public Broadcasting, Virtualization, Servers, Hardware
- Case studies
- Mac Addresses
- Does anyone know how I can trace a mac addresses or have any suggestion to the following?I have a copy of bridges that connect two of my buildings. They are set up so only the two talk to each other. On the inside of the remote building, I have a...
- Tags: it management, MAC, MAC address, raharr@..., SSID
- Q&A 2006-01-30
- Live Communications Server
- Does LCS support broadcasting of voice signals?Everywhere it is given that Instant Messaging has broadcasting. Please let me know.
- Tags: communications server, mahe_a1@..., Microsoft Office Live Communications Server, server, windows
- Q&A 2005-11-14
- Laguna Broadcasting Network Deploys Tropos Metromesh Subscriber Network Covering Land and Sea
- Laguna Broadcasting Network (LB-Net) is a leading provider of wireless broadband Internet services, and Tropos Networks, and is the proven leader in delivering truly ubiquitous, metro-scale, Wi-Fi mesh network systems. Laguna Broadcasting, using Tropos Networks' MetroMesh technology, has allowed them to provide the first true broadband service to a seafaring...
- Tags: Network, Tropos Networks, Laguna Broadcasting Network, Mesh Networking, Broadband Internet, Wireless, Networking, Telecommunications
- Case studies
- Changing the SSID on my 871w Router
- Hi all, can someone tell me an easy way to change my SSID code on my 871w router. I would like to do it using the "old fashioned way", meaning to use CLI not SDM. Thanks in advance, John
- Tags: Routers & switches, Wi-Fi, john ebear, SSID, router
- Discussion threads 2007-05-23
- Broadcasting Over Switched Single Beam Antennas
- In switched single beam directional antenna model, broadcasting is achieved by sequentially steering the antenna beam across all pre-defined directions resulting in a sweeping delay. This paper studies suggested techniques to alleviate broadcast storm problems in ad hoc networks with directional antennas, point out their shortcomings, and propose two new...
- Tags: Broadcasting, Antenna
- White papers
- WLAN Channel and SSID Best Practices
- Hello,Recently I ran into some interesting problems on a wireless network my company installed. The problems I encountered prompted me to do some research on WLAN best practices. However, there are several areas on which I am still unclear.SSID - If the WAPs all tie into the same...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, tfskelly@..., SSID, Associated Press, WLAN
- Discussion threads 2007-07-19
- Wireless - Same SSID from multiple WAP's?
- To provide better coverage in an area with structural interference, I plan to set up multiple Wireless Access Points (not routers, as I want everyone on the same subnet) in a pattern that will overlap coverages to assure that users have access no matter where they may be in the...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, EriccS, SSID, same SSID, WAP, wireless
- Discussion threads 2007-11-07
- A Performance Analysis of Bluetooth Broadcasting Scheme
- This paper studies the performance of current Bluetooth broadcasting scheme. Current Bluetooth broadcasting scheme may repeat transmitting broadcasting the same broadcasted baseband ACL packet several times to increase the reliability of broadcast over an unreliable Bluetooth radio channel. The authors have analyzed the effects of different Bluetooth baseband ACL packet...
- Tags: Performance, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Wireless
- White papers
- ssid broadcast
- I paid a linksys person to help me set up my secure network. They set it up so that my ssid is not broadcast. I can't find the place to change this preference. I would like it to be broadcast so that I can locate it with another computer. I...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, sandi@..., SSID
- Discussion threads 2007-08-03
- Hidden Wireless Networks With Microsoft Windows
- Many wireless access points can be configured to not broadcast their Service Set IDentifier SSID or to broadcast a NULL SSID. Since such wireless networks, known as hidden networks, are not visible during an active scan, users need to know the SSID and manually configure a preferred wireless network before...
- Tags: Network, Window, Microsoft Corp., Wireless Network, Wi-Fi, Microsoft Windows, Wireless, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2005-11-02
- Locking Down a Wireless Access Point in 10 Steps
- Change the password – With all Linksys routers and access points, it is extremely important to change the device's default password. Login to your router and enter the default password. The version of the firmware or the router that you are using will determine where the Change Password button is...
- Tags: access point, encryption, Linksys, network, password, router, SSID, wireless, wireless network
- Blog posts 2006-08-21
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