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MIMO Router Face-Off

About a year ago we looked at three products representing three technologies that claimed to deliver higher wireless speed and extended range. This time it's eight MIMO and one non-MIMO product that Tim Higgins put to the test, with surprising results.

Wireless Features

Linksys Product Preview – WAP54GPE Wireless-G Exterior Access Point

This time it's not the FCC website that provides a view of an upcoming Linksys product, but Linksys' own website instead. Tim Higgins provides the intimate details on the company's first foray into the outdoor AP market.

Wireless Reviews

ZyXEL ZyAIR G-2000 Plus 802.11g Wireless 4-port Router

ZyXEL's G-2000 Plus lets you implement WPA Enterprise without the hassle of setting up a RADIUS server. But Jim Hubbard found its routing performance could be a problem for those with higher-speed Internet connections

Wireless How To

How To: Sniffing the Air

The nice thing about wireless LANs is that you don't have to be physically connected to use them. But that strength also opens the door to security problems. Derek Boiko-Weyrauch shows you how a popular open source tool can be used to keep tabs on WLAN activity.

Wireless How To

How To: Building a BlueSniper Rifle – Part 2

It took longer than we expected, but the second and final part of Humphrey Cheung's BlueSniper Rifle How To is here. Boot up your Linux machine and get ready to make some firmware!

Wireless Reviews

AirMagnet Spectrum Analyzer

With ever-increasing congestion on the wireless bands, RF analysis is an important tool for admins and designers to have in their WLAN toolkits. Tim Higgins reviews AirMagnet's first spectrum analysis product and thinks it will give buyers a powerful new alternative.

Wireless Reviews

“One-Touch” Wireless Security – Buffalo Technology’s AOSS vs. Linksys’ SecureEasySetup

Push-button wireless security setup holds the promise of enabling mere mortals to quickly and easily lock down their wireless LANs. We examine two technologies with similar goals and find them more alike than different.

Wireless Reviews

Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Broadband Router reviewed

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!

Wireless How To

How To Crack WEP – Part 2: Performing the Crack

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.

Wireless Reviews

Head to Head: ASUS WL-530g vs. Linksys WRT54GC Mini Wireless Routers

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.

Wireless How To

How To Crack WEP – Part 1: Setup & Network Recon

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.

Wireless Reviews

NETGEAR WPN824 RangeMax Wireless Router

NETGEAR's RangeMax wireless products hope to bring MIMO to the masses with promises of longer reach at higher speeds, but at prices perhaps more tempting to budget-conscious networkers. Tim Higgins takes an in-depth look at this new MIMO contender and finds a marriage of technologies that still have some issues to work out.