In Part 2, David Hawkins maintains peace and harmony between heavy and light parts of the network.
Open source innovator and SNORT creator, Sourcefire, Inc., and
Insecure.Org, the creator of the Nmap Security Scanner, today announced
a licensing agreement for the parties to jointly develop open source vulnerability
scanning technology based on the general purpose Nmap Scripting Engine (NSE) embedded
within the Nmap network discovery tool.
Under the agreement, Insecure.Org will develop the engine while the Sourcefire
Vulnerability Research Team (VRT) will develop and contribute plug-ins for discovering
specific vulnerabilities.
Updated Apposite Technologies today announced gigabit versions of its Linktropy network emulators. The Linktropy 7500 emulates a single wide area network (WAN) link, while the Linktropy 7500 Pro can emulate up to 4 WAN links with an aggregate throughput of 4 Gbps. Both Linktropy models simulate wide-area network links of up to 1 Gbps per … Read more
Zyxel has announced a new smart switch product family that includes two fast Ethernet switches for small and medium sized businesses (SMBs). The ES-1528 offers 28 10/100 ports with features including web administration, 802.1Q VLAN and 802.1p traffic priority support and static port aggregation. Other features include smart ACL (Access Control List), Auto Denial of … Read more
Netgear has quietly released new firmware for its WNR854T RangeMax Next Wireless Router – Gigabit Edition wireless router. The Version 1.4.19 firmware adds 802.11n Draft 2.0 compatibility as well as fixing MTU and Broadcom client connection issues. The firmware is available as a free download now. D-Link two weeks ago released Draft 2.0 upgrades for … Read more
Zyxel has announced its WLAN Controller System, which it bills
as the industry’s first "ultra-thin" access point.
The managed WLAN solution includes the NXC-8160 controller and NWA-8500
AP and features what Zyxel calls “channel blanket technology”. Zyxel
said the technology guarantees throughput, delivers zero delay roaming, eliminates
site survey and channel planning and reduces total cost of ownership (TCO) by
more than 40 percent.
The system offloads all functions of the AP to a centralized controller and
puts all APs on the same channel, using the same BSSID. Zyxel’s "channel
blanket" technology prevents the multiple APs on the same channel from interfering
with each other. This technique provides zero delay roaming, because roaming no
longer requires switching between multiple channels or having to reconnect to
each access point. Each AP has two radios, enabling the user to dedicate one channel
for voice and one for data.
D-Link yesterday announced a new VPN SSL Firewall targeted at SMB buyers. The D-Link DFL-S500 protects against viruses, worms, spyware, and hackers on VPN connections by integrating network and endpoint security. The firewall has seven LAN ports, two WAN ports, and a user-configurable server port. Other features include remote management, bandwidth control and access policies, … Read more
NETGEAR today announced four new wireless and wired network infrastructure
products, new NAS line and a VoIP partnership.
The NETGEAR ProSafe Smart Wireless Switch (WFS709TP) is a wireless controller supporting up to 16 wireless access points and 256 users per switch. Roaming is supported across multiple access points without the need to re-associate and re-authenticate with access points as they move from location to location.
The WFS709TP integrates RF management and planning capabilities including automatic self-configuration of transmit power level, channel, load balancing and interference avoidance. The switch also incorporates enterprise-class security features including RADIUS and AAA Server support.
Updated – Tim Higgins found that Actiontec has produced a router well-matched to Verizon’s fiber-based Internet service.
NETGEAR today said that it has completed the acquisition of privately-held Infrant Technologies. On May 2, 2007, NETGEAR executed a definitive agreement to acquire Infrant, a provider of networked attached storage products. With the completion of the acquisition, NETGEAR adds Infrant’s team to focus on hardware, software and technology for networked storage devices under Paul … Read more
Lantronix’ Spider takes a new approach to KVM-over-IP and packs a lot of punch into a palm-sized bundle.
The Wi-Fi Alliance today unveiled a re-designed consumer logo for Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 802.11n Draft 2.0 products, and announced the products and reference designs that will make up its test bed for interoperability certification.