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- 802.11n Draft 2.0 gear still a neighbor killer
- As we get to the final draft stages of the 802.11n standard, it was thought that the neighbor interference issues have been put to rest by the Draft 2.0. The new standard supposedly has a strict ban on dual-channel operation whenever any legacy devices are operating. The product is suppose to back off from...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Hardware, Intel, Mobile/Wireless, Networking, News, Technology policy
- Blog posts 2007-06-26
- A rational debate on Net Neutrality
- The subject of Net Neutrality has become so politicized that it's almost impossible to have a rational debate on the subject. Even the term "Net Neutrality" has become a political slogan that is often deliberately vague to hide its true meaning. Is it even possible to have a rational debate...
- Tags: Technology policy, News, Networking, Net Neutrality, Mobile/Wireless, Infrastructure
- Blog posts 2007-06-04
- Cringely doesn't need no stinking facts to push Net Neutrality
- Robert X. Cringely - the PBS pundit who was caught masquerading as a Stanford PhD and Professor) - has a new blog out titled "We Dont Need No Stinking Best Effort". Cringely has come out with another bogus accusation against the Broadband companies claiming that theyre now in a...
- Tags: VoIP, Technology policy, Networking, Net Neutrality
- Blog posts 2007-04-13
- Putting the cracking of SHA-1 in perspective
- SHA-1 is one of the most prevalent forms of a secure hash algorithm used in the legal and security industry. Now that Professor Xiaoyun Wang and her associates in Tsinghua University and Shandong University of Technology have officially cracked the SHA-1 hashing algorithm, the fallout will begin. This...
- Tags: collision, News, Security, SHA-1, SHA-1 Hash, Technology policy
- Blog posts 2007-01-22
- Will BitTyrant poison the well for BitTorrent users?
- David Maynor has pointed to an interesting development on the BitTorrent scene in a new "selfish" BitTorrent client called BitTyrant. Speaking of poisoning the well, BitTyrant requires Java 1.5 to run which means you have to tolerate Java version conflict hell and massively bloated and inefficient software which is...
- Tags: bandwidth, BitTorrent, BitTyrant, David Maynor, Desktop, Fun Stuff, Infrastructure, Internet, Networking, Technology policy, VoIP
- Blog posts 2007-01-05
- Hey AT&T, just park that U-verse DSLAM in my yard
- Nate Anderson wrote a pretty good article AT&Ts U-verse negotiation troubles. U-verse is the AT&T marketing name a hybrid fiber/copper Internet transport system that relies on lots of distributed miniature DSLAMs that are within 3000 to 5000 feet of the homes that each mini-DSLAM serves. Instead of spending...
- Tags: AT&T Corp., cable, mini-DSLAM, Technology policy, U-verse DSLAM
- Blog posts 2006-12-19
- Net neutrality debate in New York - Podcast
- In an event hosted by the New York Software Industry Association NYSIA on Monday 6/26/2006, Bruce Bernstein the President of NYSIA moderated a public debate on Net neutrality between James L. Gattuso, Senior Research Fellow, The Heritage FoundationTim Karr, Campaign Director, Free PressGeorge Ou, Technical Director, TechRepublicMy colleague and fellow...
- Tags: Infrastructure, Networking, News, Technology policy, Net Neutrality, podcast, NYSIA
- Blog posts 2006-06-29
- Is ESPN committing reverse Net neutrality?
- A little more than a week ago I had a Net neutrality debate with Russell Shaw. Russell Shaw speculated that there had to be some sort of Net neutrality violation going on and that the ISPs were locking ESPN out without some sort of special contract. In Russells...
- Tags: Infrastructure, Networking, News, Technology policy, Net Neutrality, ESPN360, ESPN, Internet Service Provider
- Blog posts 2006-06-21
- Craigslist scare story gets even stranger
- [Update: Now we have US Senator Wyden propagating the lie that this was a Cox conspiracy to block Craigslist because they have their own classified service. The following blog proves that this was never the case and the original myth was retracted]In my last blog about the lies being...
- Tags: Security, Infrastructure, Networking, News, Technology policy, Net Neutrality, Authentium, Craigslist, Cox
- Blog posts 2006-06-20
- Net neutrality proponents flagrantly lie about Craigslist blockage
- [Update: Now we have US Senator Wyden propagating the lie that this was a Cox conspiracy to block Craigslist because they have their own classified service. We now have proof and a retraction that this was never the case]It appears that the Net neutrality proponents have been caught in...
- Tags: Security, Infrastructure, Networking, News, Technology policy, Net Neutrality, Authentium, Craigslist, Cox Communications Inc.
- Blog posts 2006-06-19
- Net neutrality extremists should stop playing engineers
- Our own VoIP blogger Russell Shaw has decided to rebut my position on Net neutrality. Here is my response to Russell.Russell Shaw says:George then adds that if everyone is contending for the same bandwidth on an Internet backbone at the same moment in time, then the priority-service packets should...
- Tags: Infrastructure, Net Neutrality, Networking, QoS, Technology policy
- Blog posts 2006-06-10
- Net neutrality extremism versus common sense economics
- [Updated 6/18/2006 2:00 AM] In my last blog, I stated that "Net neutrality and politics dont mix" and tried to move the debate beyond fear mongering but no one answered the call to answer some tough questions. Organizations like MoveOn.org and companies like Google have latched on to a...
- Tags: Infrastructure, Networking, Technology policy, Net Neutrality, Authentium, Craigslist, Markey Amendment, Cox Interactive, Markey
- Blog posts 2006-06-08
- Net neutrality and politics don't mix
- [Update: 12:00 AM June 9, 2006] The amount of political rhetoric coming from the Net neutrality crowd is at a fever pitch. From MoveOn.org to SaveTheInternet.com practicing their brand of scare the public to a self-interest driven "do-no-evil" Google, the consistent message were getting is this: [More scare...
- Tags: Infrastructure, Networking, Technology policy, Net Neutrality, Internet, Google Inc.
- Blog posts 2006-06-07
Additional Resources
- Manage, Extend and Simplify With Group Policy
- What is the one piece of management technology within Windows that allows you to centrally manage such diverse elements as security configuration, desktop lockdown, and software deployment? Active Directory-based Group Policy is that technology. Group Policy gives you powerful centralized control over these and many other aspects of your Windows...
- Tags: Desktop, Group Policy
- White papers 2005-08-30
- Password Policy Reverts Automatically
- We had changed the password policy of our server but it restores its default values automatically afters some minutesPlz explain why it happensthank uIf it is on a domain, the domain policy over writes local policy.Check the password age,if the machines is part of domain,then policy needs to get a...
- Tags: password, Password Policy, sureshtech_aagac@..., windows
- Q&A 2005-05-26
- PKI Policy Note
- This PKI Note provides general information about PKI policy, the role that policy plays in a PKI and how that policy applies to both traditional and PKI-enabled business environments. It also addresses the documentation required to support a PKI policy, what is specified in a PKI policy, how a...
- Tags: Policy, PKI, Authentication/Encryption, Digital Security, Network Security, Security, Networking
- White papers 2001-03-01
- Password Policy
- HI,We have Windows NT Domain and we have implemented strong password policy,I would like to know one thing is it possible to implement password policy name wise like first we start implementing policy on Alphabet A then B and so on.If possible then please let me know about it.Thanks in...
- Tags: ask_anurag@..., domain, password, password policy, windows
- Q&A 2005-08-31
- The Firewall has been Installed, Now What? - Developing a Local Firewall Security Policy
- This paper details the process used to draft a perimeter device security policy for these firewalls. The firewall policy at the end of this document completes the policy draft process. The information gathered to draft a local firewall policy also lead to the creation of a PIX Firewall Security Services...
- Tags: Firewalls, Network Security, Security, Networking
- White papers 2002-03-12
- TechRepublic Pro's New User IT Budget Policy
- New employees constitute a significant expense for information technology departments. In addition to requiring new hardware and software investments, administrative time must be dedicated to provisioning systems and the new equipment must be maintained.This policy allows you to create an outline about what new users should have on their systems...
- Tags: Information Technology, Policy, Provisioning, Strategy, Management
- Download resources 2006-01-24
- Local Policy and AD
- Is there anyway to implement local policy on each XP SP2 PC in an AD environment. I have created some templates which will eventually be deployed using group policy. But as of now, our organization would like to implement them at the local policy level on the PC's? I tried...
- Tags: jshoemaker21@..., advertisement
- Discussion threads 2007-04-17
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