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News that's changing the Wireless World!
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Thursday, October 02, 2003 |
Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
LEAPing Security Failures!
Cisco's warning that LEAP susceptible to dictionary attacks unheeded?: Computerworld writes that the Aug. 7, 2003, note on Cisco's site warning that passwords must be well constructed isn't well known. Cisco, of course, is urging a migration from Lightweight EAP (LEAP), it's own form, to it and Microsoft's Protected EAP (PEAP), which can be used to encapsulate an 802.1X/EAP transaction. PEAP is becoming more widely supported, but it's nowhere near out of the standards system yet....
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10:01:25 PM 
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
Less Networks Builds More Free Networks in Austin
In Austin, a group of diehard techno-geeks have come together on their own time to form a voluntary company called Less Networks. They've designed software that any cafe--in Austin or elsewhere--can use for free to let customers sign up for no-cost Wi-Fi service. It offers a low level of security against potential spammers, and the sign-on Web page can be customized for that cafe, sporting its logo and other text.
Read the full story...
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3:04:00 PM
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Source: Wi-Fi Planet
Allstream, GRIC in Roaming Agreement
Canadian telco and service provider Allstream will be offering business customers a single point of access when on the road via GRIC's MobileOffice software.
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1:15:31 PM
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Source: C|Net
Comcast raises broadband speed bar
The cable provider doubles the bandwidth of its high-speed Internet service, part of an industrywide push to beat the Baby Bells to new broadband customers.
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12:05:46 PM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
Fatport Lines up Roaming Deals
Fatport won't charge customers extra for roaming: The hot spot provider said it has lined up deals with other operators around the world. The partners include: Airpath in the U.S.; Kubi in Spain; NetWireless, U-Mobile and SaskTel Mobility in Canada; and Surf and Sip in the U.S., U.K. and Europe. Unlike some other roaming deals -- which are really focused on a single account for a user that extra charges are billed onto -- Fatport set these agreements up such that customers don't pay any additional fees when they roam onto other hot spots....
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11:54:06 AM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
Wi-Fi Brings Digital Music Home
Creative Technology has come out with a digital receiver: It uses Wi-Fi to connect to a PC and can be hooked up to your stereo speakers. It comes with an LCD screen so you can browse through your music collection. Cost? $250. This is part of an increasingly large category of devices that can handle media over Wi-Fi....
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11:43:35 AM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
Free Hot Spots in the SJ Mercury
Reporter prints list of user-supplied free hot spots: Jon Fortt asked readers for places they connect for free after Intel's failed publicity attempt with their One Unwired Day, and many responded. It's an eclectic list....
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11:21:11 AM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
Automotive Industry Drives Wi-Fi
A new study predicts lots of Wi-Fi in cars in the near future: In 2008, according to research from ABI, 25 million cars will have Bluetooth or 802.11 gear. There's been a big push to get Bluetooth in cars, but that will support limited applications. Apparently, car manufacturers are looking at what type of technology will enable wider area and higher bandwidth applications. Wi-Fi seems an obvious choice. I was at a conference recently where someone envisioned a Wi-Fi-enabled car pulling into a gas station on a road trip and downloading music from the gas station. Then when the person gets home and pulls in the garage, their home Wi-Fi network downloads the new music from the car to the user's home music collection. That would be cool....
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11:21:09 AM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
Starbucks and T-Mobile Offer the Blues
Starbucks and T-Mobile seem to be pushing entertainment offerings (The press release doesn't seem to be posted yet but should turn up here eventually.): For the month of October, hot spot users in Starbucks can watch streaming video of classic blues performers and listen to some blues music. These kinds of entertainment offerings may draw a different crowd to the hot spots, in addition to the business users. T-Mobile has also sponsored some live streams of concerts, encouraging folks to watch at a Starbucks hot spot....
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11:21:08 AM
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Source: Wired.com
Black Eye for BlackBerry Users
Wireless phone operator T-Mobile acknowledges problems with the Web-browsing capability of the BlackBerry 7230 handheld. But the company is not giving a time line for when service will return. By Elisa Batista.
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2:45:45 AM
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