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How many wireless base stations can connect to 802.11g access points?

Lisa Phifer — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:42:32 EST

Our wireless networking expert, Lisa Phifer, talks about the information you need in order to support additional clients on 802.11g access points (APs), in this advice.

Why is my network adapter not working after a Vista Business upgrade?

Lisa Phifer — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:03:32 EST

Learn why operating system upgrades affect older peripherals and what you can do to avoid these problems, from our wireless networking expert Lisa Phifer.

University tackles large-scale 802.11n wireless network management

Jessica Scarpati — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:13:29 EST

Network administrators overseeing large-scale wireless local area networks (LANs) have the dizzying task of keeping thousands of wireless LAN access points (APs) performing as quickly and reliably as their wired networks. Wireless network management tools bring scalability to an otherwise daunting job.

Where can I find a wire driver that unblocks recognized passwords?

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:13:13 EST

Learn some Windows tools that can be used to automatically recover wireless passwords by collecting and analyzing packets sent from the device and relaying the password, from our expert Michael Gregg.

802.11n wireless APs bring IP video to sprawling Illinois high school

Jessica Scarpati — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:44:01 EST

Teachers at Lyons Township High School, a school of nearly 4,000 students, are bringing Wi-Fi and IP video to the classroom with wireless tablets and an 802.11n wireless solution.

Upgrading customers to 802.11n wireless networks

Amy L. Kucharik — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST

Helping customers upgrade their networks to 802.11n wireless LANs can be an opportunity for VARs and solution providers to do more than just sell or install hardware. Learn how to help customers sort through confusing 802.11n options, design optimized 802.11n networks, and roll out new 802.11n clients, which will allow you to capitalize on emerging market demands.

No data cable? Wireless mesh networking the answer for Wi-Fi backhaul

Jessica Scarpati — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:02:30 EDT

Mesh technology earned its chops as the backbone of metro-area wireless networks, but wireless mesh networking has found footing as a Wi-Fi backhaul option in the enterprise space as well.

Meru reinvents wireless LAN troubleshooting and management

Shamus McGillicuddy — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:21:46 EDT

Meru uses its single channel architecture to reinvent wireless LAN troubleshooting. Its Service Assurance Module, part of Meru's wireless LAN management suite, allows access points to emulate client devices in order to create a baseline or "dial tone" on the wireless LAN.

APs drop connection in WLAN configured as a wireless mesh network

Lisa Phifer — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:20:09 EDT

Learn how to network troubleshoot a Colubris MSC 3200 access point/controller in a 16-access-point networking environment, each with unique static IPs that drop the Internet connection, from our expert Lisa Phifer.

802.11n upgrade: College ditches legacy network for new vendor

Jessica Scarpati — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:07:12 EDT

The University of Rhode Island sought to deploy a wireless LAN with its wired network vendor. But increased bandwidth demand meant a change in networking strategy to consider other wireless vendors.