Sunday, September 1, 2002

BuzzCut: New Worries About WLAN Security Engineers from purveyor AirDefense at a Defcon convention reported detecting 807 attacks -- some unique to WLANs -- in a matter of two hours. Among them are those that use wireless management frames to launch attacks. --By Dave Molta Posted by Network Computing at 2:40:48 PM

BuzzCut: Database, Heal Thyself! Despite the addition of some useful features, not everything about DB2 version 8 is quite what IBM wants you to believe. In fact, much of the functionality was available in earlier versions of DB2. --By Mike Lee Posted by Network Computing at 2:38:59 PM

Feature: On Location: Growing Gains When last we visited Life Time Fitness, its IT staff was tasked with powering growth on a standstill budget. The approach: New data centers for flexibility and VoIP for PBX savings. --By David Joachim Posted by Network Computing at 2:31:01 PM

Workshop: Deploying Point-to-Point Wireless Links Fixed wireless connections can be as reliable and secure as terrestrial links -- if you understand the technology and use smart engineering tactics. We'll help you to get a grip. --By Dave Molta Posted by Network Computing at 2:29:34 PM

Sneak Preview: Intel's Integrated 11a-11b Access Point The first of its kind in a WLAN environment, Intel's dual-mode 11a-11b access point impressed us with its breadth of features and flexibility. Still, we have to ask ourselves whether simply integrating 802.11a and 802.11b radios is the best approach? --By Jesse Lindeman Posted by Network Computing at 2:27:38 PM

Interactive Buyer's Guide: Gigabit Ethernet NICs Find out which of the latest NICs support open standards, how much onboard memory they offer and more. Vendor submissions include Alacritech, Linksys, SysKonnect and 3Com. Posted by Network Computing at 2:26:09 PM

Security Watch: Of No Small Concern "IT managers charged with securing their business's Internet connections from intruders and viruses can't afford to get caught with a bad investment.... We need effective guidelines and tools for securing small enterprises." --By Robert Moskowitz Posted by Network Computing at 2:24:47 PM

The Inside Story: Enough About Us... "We take your comments seriously and consider them when making strategic decisions on what we cover and how we do it." --By James Hutchinson Posted by Network Computing at 2:23:39 PM

Letters "Poor procedures are not resolved by throwing new software or technological 'fixes' at them." --Bob Fately, Third Wave Read more letters here. Posted by Network Computing at 2:21:51 PM