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Tuesday, April 06, 2004 |
Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
Noodle-Fi: Hacking a
Free Meal, Wirelessly
Noodle chain Wagamama has open wireless network, exposed crackable billing
server: The folks at UK technology site vnunet were tipped to Wagamama's
nearby wide-open Wi-Fi point-of-sale and ordering system. The cracker who
reported the network's weakness to vnunet said he could hack the system to
order and pay for a full carry-out meal, and that he had access to other
branches and a mail server. Vnunet writer James Middleton told the store and
a higher-level manager about the problems, and they did take it
seriously--but offset the blame to their contractor. They didn't hire an
outside auditor for their systems' security, which every firm using
outsourced wireless might consider--even a neighborhood kid could have shown
this weakness. [link via Eric Sinclair]...
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9:28:28 PM 
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Source: eWEEK Technology News
U.K. Plans Roadside Wireless Network
The U.K. government is planning to upgrade its roadside telematics system
with a wireless network designed to blanket the country with low-cost
wireless Internet access.
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2:56:07 PM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
Review of
Afterburner-equipped Linksys WRT54GS
Tim Higgins reviews the Broadcom Afterburner speeds bumps now incorporated
in Linksys's revised WRT54GS 802.11g gateway: Higgins conclusions are that
Afterburner delivers substantially improved speeds and can handle the
backwards compatibility necessary to avoid degradation of older adapters and
network elements, but can't perform at the highest speeds over any real
distance....
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1:45:27 PM
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Source: Wi-Fi Planet
Gateway Debuts
APs for Business
The computer maker is putting out its first enterprise-class wireless
products, striking at areas it deems the marketplace weak in: ease-of-use
and price.
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1:14:57 PM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
The Cloud, Intel Form
Clearinghouse
In a move likely to be disappointing to iPass, Gric, and even Boingo, Intel
has started up a sort of clearinghouse service: RoamPoint is meant to be an
independent service platform that aims to make roaming easier for users and
for operators. An operator can connect to RoamPoint once and then easily
sign on for roaming agreements with any other operator that is part of
RoamPoint. End users can log onto any hotspot in the network with the same
logon method. The announcement says that RoamPoint will work with existing
GSM clearinghouses which will make roaming especially easy for mobile
operators that offer Wi-Fi. Companies like iPass and Gric have hoped to
serve as a sort of clearinghouse or at least serve as a single subscription
for customers that would allow access to hotspots operated by a slew of
different operators. Still, iPass and Gric will likely remain attractive to
business travelers because they offer Wi-Fi and landline connectivity with a
single subscription. Perhaps RoamPoint will appeal to consumers or business
people whose companies don't have deals with an iPass or Gric. The release
doesn't mention where RoamPoint hopes to reach but mostly discusses European
opportunities. The Cloud seems to be the only operator involved so far which
seems like a pretty weak launch. Other members include Transnet, Wifix, and
Arymx. I would think that the group would want more operators to start out
with so I wonder if others weren't interested. There have already been a
number of attempts at rallying the market behind a single roaming idea but
none seems to have taken off yet. I think the winner will have to be very
open and all-inclusive and more like an association so as to avoid the
appearance that one company is in the lead....
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10:57:17 AM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
Wireless Comes in
Third Among Broadband Options
In-Stat/MDR reports that 27 million business and residential subscribers use
broadband Internet access: According to the report, broadband fixed wireless
is the third most commonly used access method, after cable modem service and
DSL. That seems surprising but there really aren't that many other options.
Fiber to the curb is still cost prohibitive. The report notes that broadband
over power line may be about to gain some traction, however....
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9:44:07 AM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
Gateway Releases SOHO
Powerhouse
Gateway's 7000 series Wi-Fi gateways have WDS, PoE, 802.1X (PEAP), WPA, AES,
built-in RADIUS--for $299: The 802.11g version is available now, although
the details at Gateway's site are scanty (no product details, for instance).
The press release is long on acronyms, but it's not clear whether the PEAP
and other secured EAP support is available in-unit through the built-in
RADIUS authentication server or whether secured EAP requires external
authentication. If Gateway has achieved all these features including in-unit
secured EAP, then it's an enormous advantage for small business to secure
their wireless networks without requiring the purchase and configuration of
a RADIUS server or RADIUS-enabled server software (like Windows 2003
Server)....
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9:22:57 AM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
WeRoam Adds FatPort,
Surf and Sip, Concourse
WeRoam announces expansion of roaming network with three North American
networks: WeRoam is a clearinghouse and integrator that works with GSM
networks. They state they have 8,000 hotspots in the aggregated total of
networks they roam with, which now includes Concourse (LaGuardia, Newark,
JFK, Minneapolis-St. Paul), Surf and Sip (US, Eastern Europe, UK), and
FatPort (Canada). The other large operator in their hotspot directory is The
Cloud, a UK firms which has thousands of locations and plans thousands
more....
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9:13:11 AM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
Broadreach Offers
Virtual SSIDs for Vendor-Netrral Hotspots
Broadreach is using Colubris access points to provide each hotspot operator
partner its own unique SSID: Instead of associating to a single network
identifier and then choosing a hotspot operator, Colubris's equipment will
let Broadreach resell its hotspot deployments with SSIDs corresponding to
each partner. This can help those partners through brand identification or,
if they have their own client software, to automatically connect with less
fuss....
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9:13:10 AM
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Source: eWEEK Technology News
Makers of Phone Program Skype Go Mobile
The peer-to-peer phone program Skype, which lets computer users make free
calls to each other anywhere in the world, is going mobile, with a version
being released for Wi-Fi-equipped digital assistants.
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5:52:17 AM
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