Hotspot Hits
[December 12, 2003] The latest in public access Wi-Fi: California town offers Wi-Fi as a utility; boaters get more wireless marinas; BT OpenZones will be free for a week; and more.

Intel Aligns its Wireless Tribes
[December 11, 2003] The chipmaking giant brings its wireless local area networking and wide area cellular technologies under one umbrella.

Older Palms Won't Get Wi-Fi
[December 11, 2003] The makers of a Secure Digital (SD) Wi-Fi card for PDAs says it will still support Palm OS 5.x sometime in 2004, but users of older Palm-based products will have to go without.

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Where There's a Palm, There's a Way
[December 12, 2003] While it appears the future of Secure Digital (SD) Wi-Fi cards won't include Palm OS 4.x products, one Texas company has a solution for users of the older PDAs.

The Wireless Music Store Clerk
[December 10, 2003] MusiKube is looking to revolutionize the way retailers sell music -- and they're using Wi-Fi to do it.

Innovation on the Show Floor
[December 9, 2003] Jupitermedia's Wi-Fi Planet Conference & Expo in San Jose showcased all the changes in the rapidly-evolving wireless Internet industry.

Full Steam Ahead for Wi-Fi
[December 5, 2003] Wi-Fi access services on trains are starting to take off -- or perhaps we should say, depart -- for commuters in Silicon Valley and around the world.

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WiFi Detector
[December 12, 2003] Ever wish you could tell if there's an 802.11 network around without having to boot up a PC? This product will tell you -- and that's all it will tell you -- but by doing so it can double as a handy security tool.

ValuePoint Networks SuperAP 500
[December 5, 2003] This rugged, capable, and relatively inexpensive access point for hotspots bridges the gap between home and enterprise devices.

MicroSolutions BackPack Wireless Workgroup Server
[December 2, 2003] If you don't need cutting edge wireless (read: 802.11g), this unit that combines storage, a wired router and a WLAN access point in a single chassis may be the perfect solution for your small business.

Microsoft Xbox Wireless Adapter
[November 21, 2003] Hooking up an Ethernet-to-wireless adapter on a game console doesn't come much easier than this, and even better: it works on other Ethernet products after you set it up.

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Using RADIUS For WLAN Authentication, Part III
[December 15, 2003] Our final look at RADIUS in-depth uses the Funk Odyssey for an details of how installation and configuration of an enteprise authentication system should go.

Using RADIUS For WLAN Authentication, Part II
[December 10, 2003] There's a lot of RADIUS options, from doing it yourself, to skipping it, to outsourcing. We invesitigate them all and put a focus on what it takes to outsource with a service like WSC Guard.

NoCatAuth Authentication Server Configuration
[December 8, 2003] In this sequel to our look at the Linux-based NoCat authentication system, we'll explain the details on installation and configuration.

Dueling with Microwave Ovens
[December 4, 2003] There's been a lot of talk about microwave ovens causing interference with wireless LANs. Take a look at what was found when testing Wi-Fi in their presence.

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