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5 Open Source Wi-Fi Hotspot Solutions
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link { linuxplanet.com }
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You'll find many Linux-based and/or open source options when searching for a Wi-Fi hotspot solution. The best part is that most of these solutions are free -- you don't have to spends hundreds on a off-the-shelf hotspot gateway.
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BIG-IP LTM Virtual Edition Trial
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link { . }
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Are you using F5's and are interested in a test environment? Then check out this brand new Free Trial of Big-IP LTM Virtual Edition. Where was this before I spent $25k on that test Load Balancer?
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Hands On with Google's Public DNS
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link { pcmag.com }
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Check out this interesting review of Google's Public DNS. Regardless of the privacy implications, this sounds like this could be at the very least a useful troubleshooting tool.
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How Cisco UCS reinvents the datacenter
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link { computerworld.com }
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Review an interesting article that claims that Cisco's new blade chasis reinvents the data center.
Sounds interesting, though a sorely needed TIA-942 update would probably do more to update the data center....
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Cisco becomes a major Linux server vendor overnight
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link { cnet.com }
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Still think Cisco is a hardware company? By fostering a developer ecosystem around its core router family of products, Cisco just made its hardware solutions much more valuable to its customers, and turned its routers into a big target development platform for developers. "Target" is right...
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Getting Comfy In Google Webmaster Central
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link { smallbiztrends.com }
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Check out this review of Google Webmaster Central, a site that provides site owners with free access to a series of tools aimed at improving their Web sites.
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Cisco fixes TCP denial-of-service bug
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link { computerworld.com }
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Cisco just issued a patch for a denial-of-service vulnerability that affects multiple products. The vulnerability allows attackers to manipulate the state of TCP connections, by doing this, an attacker could force the TCP connection to remain in a long-lived state, possibly indefinitely...
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Howto: Performance Benchmarking a Web server
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link { cyberciti.biz }
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For more information on doing performance benchmarks on your web server: "You can benchmark Apache, IIS and other web servers with apache benchmarking tool called ab."
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What Is Skype
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link { oreillynet.com }
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"Skype lets you make free calls over the internet to anyone else who also has the service. It's free and easy to download and use, and it works with most computers. Skype offers free global telephony and unlimited voice calls with its next-generation peer-to-peer software."
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Taming Wi-Fi
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link { ibm.com }
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"Wi-Fi networks have, up until this point, been a bit like the Wild West: exciting, but difficult to control and keep safe. Now, a host of new management and security options are springing up as Wi-Fi penetrates corporate environments. Read on to find out what's in store."
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'WiFi Fleet' to operate at Boston Marathon
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link { macworld.com }
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Tech Superpowers Inc. plans to operate its "WiFi Fleet" -- two cars outfitted with wireless Internet access, e-mail and the ability to send iLife-created "video postcards" -- during next week's running of the 107th annual Boston Marathon.
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Cheap IP Takeover
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link { onlamp.com }
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Accomplish IP takeover with ping, bash, and a simple network utility.
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Nortel touts secure Wi-Fi for enterprise
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link { zdnet.co.uk }
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Nortel has announced wireless LAN products to woo IT managers that are still uncertain about security and manageability of office wireless. The products, which include a security switch that monitors wireless traffic from the wired network, join wireless LAN announcements from other vendors including Alcatel and Cisco.
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Why you really, really need a firewall (or two)
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link { zdnet.com }
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Here's an interesting article on home firewalls. It's a good reference for recommendations for your end users home connections. (As a VPN administrator, don't forget that remote security is a concern as well.)
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Intel expands wireless options
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link { com.com }
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Intel is increasing its bet on the wireless networking market by releasing a Wi-Fi adapter that manufacturers can use to let their products connect to a network and share resources such as broadband access and printers.
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Cisco Upgrades Switch Line
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link { internetnews.com }
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Cisco has introduced a faster version of its popular Catalyst 6500 Series switch to help corporate customers better manage converged voice, video and data networks.
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Cracking WEP
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link { informit.com }
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Here is a little something about what it takes to crack WEP. "The security of wireless networks have been reported, discussed, and fought over for more than a year now. What are the dangers of cracking WEP?" Fast forward to "Patching the Hole" for realistic ways to deal with this issue.
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Snort vulnerability exposed
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link { zdnet.com.au }
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"Remote attackers may exploit the buffer overflow condition to run arbitrary code on a Snort sensor with the privileges of the Snort IDS process"
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Networks suffer from wireless insecurity
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link { com.com }
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If you want to know how insecure today's wireless networks are, just ask the people who make it their mission to locate the access points designated by companies and consumers around the world. . .
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Should P2P file sharing be blocked?
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Chris Campbell
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"Should System Administrators allow P2P file sharing services such as Kazaa through the firewall?" With the rise in P2P file sharing and its impact on your network you may find yourself asking or being asked this question. We've put together this article to provide all the information you need to make an informed decision.
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Libpcap and Tcpdump Trojaned
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link { hlug.org }
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The Houston Linux Users group discovered that the latest libpcap and tcpdump sources from tcpdump.org contain a trojan. Many mirrors were affected. Sites are down until everything can be cleaned.
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Real wireless LAN security?
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link { zdnet.com }
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Considering using wireless on your network? Then you might want to read this article first to see the pros and cons of effectively securing your wireless infrastructure.
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Seven Security Problems of 802.11 Wireless
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link { oreillynet.com }
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Run a wireless network? Is it secure? Better read this to find out about some of your biggest risks. Also find out when a wireless network can be like, "sucking molasses through a straw north of the Arctic Circle in January."
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Access lists 102-A
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Ben Corman
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Ben continues where he left off in his last article, this time explaining how to extend the usefulness of ACL's.
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Access Lists 102
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Ben Corman
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Ben continues his series in Access Lists for Cisco routers. Enjoy!
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Access Lists 101
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Ben Corman
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Network Guru Ben Corman starts us down the road of access control with this first piece in his Access List Series. Read On!
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SANs Vs NAS
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link { onlamp.com }
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Some ins and outs on choosing between a NAS or SAN solution. Its a bit bias towards NAS but still a good overview.
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Build a poor man's firewall with the Cisco IOS
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link { zdnet.com.au }
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Vendors have been pushing toward dedicated "firewall appliances", but such appliances can also be very costly for small to medium-size businesses. . . instead it can all be done inside your current Cisco router - a "poor man's firewall."
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Introducing the "Networking" Section
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Ben Corman
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Join the staff at System Toolbox in welcoming writer Ben Corman as he begins a System Toolbox section dedicated to the Networking part of System Administration
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802.1x Cracked
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link { infoworld.com }
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Planning a Wireless Network? Concerned about security? Sounds like you should be - A University of Maryland professor and his graduate student have apparently uncovered serious weaknesses in the next-generation Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) security protocol known as 802.1x.
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