There are plenty of network cameras to choose from, so what makes a fixed position, wired camera worth a premium price? Humphrey Cheung takes a look.
If you purchased your own VoIP hardware when you signed up for service, you might be surprised to know that it will be as useful as a brick if you decide to change carriers. BroadVoice’s Bring Your Own Device service takes a different approach for those who like to own their own hardware. Tim Higgins takes an in-depth look.
Humphrey Cheung turns the tables in his final installment of the WEP Crack series. Part III describes an approach to wireless security that matches defensive measures against the level of expected threat.
Linksys’ WRT54G Wireless-G Broadband Router seems to have taken the lead over its sibling the WAP54G Access Point. Although it’s priced about the same, it has a key difference that you should know about before you buy. Read our review to make an informed purchase!
Consumer Networked Storage is hot and a logical product line extension for a hard drive maker. Or at least Maxtor thinks so with its Shared Storage Drive line. Jim Buzbee puts the MSS through its paces.
Big-time VoIP providers may be trying to put old-line telcos out of business, but Skype may be beating them at their own game. Russell Shaw compared Skype with the current VoIP top dog, Vonage, and his conclusions may surprise you.
You can never be too rich, too thin, or have enough storage – especially if you’re a digital media packrat. Buffalo Technology feels your pain and its TeraStation NAS can help ease it, but be prepared to be a little less rich if you go for it.
Jim Buzbee is back with his latest adventures in hacking Linksys’ NSLU2. This time, he turns it into a UPnP-based media server – just the ticket if you’d like to free your PC from streaming media duties.
In Part 2 of this series, Humphrey Cheung shows how to use the tools configured in Part 1 to capture data and perform a WEP key recovery.
Steven Joe has seen many changes during his long career with the consumer, SOHO and SMB networking company. David Strom recently sat down with Joe for a discussion that ranged from the company’s early days to Joe’s views on wireless, VoIP, VARs and his competition.
Small is cool and small can be convenient. But is having a four-port wireless router that’s slightly larger than a pack of bubble gum really what the doctor ordered? Jim Hubbard looks at two mini-wonders and draws his own conclusions.
It’s common knowledge that WEP can be "easily" cracked. But did you ever wonder how easy it is? In Part 1 of a two-part series, Humphrey Cheung takes you step-by-step through putting together a WEP-cracking setup and using Kismet to find vulnerable wireless LANs.