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D Link Wireless Router

Sat, 16 Nov 2008 20:04:30 GMT

posted by mathewscharm

D-Link Has the Cool Tech Gifts to Keep Families Connected This ...
MarketWatch - Oct 28, 2008
For the travelling businessperson in your growth, the D-Link AirPlus(R) Wireless Pocket Router/AP (DWL-G730AP) makes an prototype bounty, offering a portable,

D-Link, D-Life, and DIY Internet Surveillance - Truly Obscure
Truly Obscure, HI - Nov 13, 2008
Really ObscureD-Link, D-Career, and DIY Internet Surveillance The D-Link Internet Surveillance Starter Kit gets around this poser by offering a powerline doctrine in the box: you plug one box near your router,

D-Link shipping DIR-320 Wireless G Router - MyADSL
MyADSL, South Africa - Oct 30, 2008
D-Link shipping DIR-320 Wireless G Router The D-Link Wireless G Router also includes a built-in firewall designed to Protection wireless networks from harmful attacks. Extra security features

D-Link Wireless N Quadband Gigabit Router DIR-855 - TrustedReviews
TrustedReviews, UK - Oct 25, 2008
D-Link Wireless N Quadband Gigabit Router DIR-855 In spite of being announced ages ago it's been a stretched wait for D-Link's modern wireless broadband router and this was no query due to a retention the convention

Top 10 Ways to Speed Up Your Web Browsing - Lifehacker
Lifehacker, CA - Nov 15, 2008
Top 10 Ways to Velocity Up Your Web Browsing Your habitation's wireless router doesn't have to be a impartial witness while watching your XBox, BitTorrent downloads, multiple laptops, and other web-connected

WiFi Wireless Router

Sun, 17 Nov 2008 22:47:36 GMT

posted by mathewscharm

Agito RoamAnywhere Solution Ties Mobile Phones, Corporate Systems - eWeek
eWeek, NY - Nov 17, 2008
Agito RoamAnywhere Notion Ties Motile Phones, Corporate Systems However, the Mobility Router should business with most wireless networking solutions (802.11g or bigger), although Agito recommends the network help the WMM

Get Ready for the WiFi Thermostat - Greentech Media
Greentech Media, MA - Nov 17, 2008
Get Ready for the WiFi Thermostat Radio Thermostat has devised a thermostat that can be controlled through the wireless router in your residence. Residence automation creeps closer.

FON Offers 5 Wireless Broadband Router Discount - ISPReview UK
ISPReview UK, UK - Nov 14, 2008
FON Offers 5 Wireless Broadband Router Reduction Our eyes is free of charge WiFi everywhere - test out http://maps.fon.com to find out where our FON hotspots are located. The FONSpot also gives access to the BT

Comtrend Debuts CT-5374 Multi-DSL Router, Supporting Both VDSL2 ...
MarketWatch - Nov 11, 2008
It has the competence to assist the advanced 802.11n draft 2.0 WiFi networks and comes average with 802.11b/g. The CT-5374 has four 10/100 Example-T LAN ports

AVerMedia Secures Highest Honor for Groundbreaking Technology With ...
MarketWatch - Nov 12, 2008
The system integrates a Strong Network Video Recorder, governance-of-the-art wireless router and four pre- configured wireless IP cameras.

Configuring WEP Authentication on Cisco Aironet

Mon, 11 Nov 2008 01:31:00 GMT

posted by yunianugraha
The wireless network you installed for your LAN can mean that you are directly exposing your network to the public.

Anyone can use a wireless sniffer and view all the traffics going between the wireless access point and the clients. That's why you need to add security in your wireless LAN.

This post will talk about WEP or Wired Equivalent Privacy, the name states that your wireless network will be as safe as your wired network but not in reality.
There are many WEP decryption tools available out there. Just capture some packets using wireless sniffer and use the the decryption tool to find out the WEP key.

So we know the WEP is not secure, nevertheless I want to show how to configure WEP authentication for Cisco Aironet wireless access point.

WEP uses 40 bits encryption key (10 hexadecimal characters) or 128 bits (26 hexadecimal characters).
Don't get a false sense of security with the length of the encryption, the longer the encryption key just mean the more packets you need to capture and more time to decrypt them.

There are two types authentication for security according the IEEE 802.11 committee, the shared-key and open authentication.

In a shared-key authentication, the access point will send a challenge packet to the client and the client must encrypt the packet with with the right key (WEP key) then return it to the access point.
This method is not secure since everything sent in clear text.

The other method is open authentication, just like the name the authentication is open or you can say no authentication required.
But when open authentication used with the WEP, the WEP key will be used to encrypt all data before sending them.

I have to admit, I get a little confused when first time configuring authentication in Cisco Aironet wireless access points since no one thought me so I had to browse all the configuration examples.

It's easier to use the web interface of the access point, but I want to configure it through CLI.
To configure WEP authentication you should do this by entering the dot11radio interface:

1240AG> enable
1240AG# configure terminal
1240AG (config)# interface dot11radio 0

Create the SSID and associate it with VLAN if you haven't done it:

1240AG (config-if)# ssid Guest
1240AG (config-if-ssid)# vlan 40
1240AG (config-if-ssid)# authentication open
1240AG (config-if-ssid)# exit

Configure the WEP authentication:

1240AG (config-if)# encryption vlan 40 mode wep mandatory
1240AG (config-if)# encryption vlan 40 key 1 size 128bit 12345678901234567890123456 transmit-key

The above first command tell the Cisco Aironet to do WEP encryption on vlan 40 (SSID Guest) and set it as mandatory.
If you replace mandatory with optional, the use of WEP encryption depends on the client configuration, they can choose to encrypt the packets or not.

The second command tells the access point to use the WEP encryption key of 128 bit with the above 26 characters key. You can use whatever key you choose as long as it is hexadecimal characters (0-9 and A-F).

Don't forget to set up the access point as I did on the last post.

Ask Engadget: What’s the most reliable wireless router?

Thu, 24 Oct 2008 03:30:00 GMT

posted by thekevinpipe

Filed under: Ask Engadget, Wireless, Networking

The latest question to fly into our Ask Engadget mailbox (which is ask at engadget dawt com, for those unaware) concerns wireless routers. But not just any wireless router. We're talking wireless routers that offer up rock solid reliability day after day, transfer after transfer.

"What is the best wireless router in terms of reliability? I know that question has been covered before, but most people just answer with whatever router they own. I've had issues with routers. Gone through three Netgears and a Linksys that after a certain amount of time cease to hold a decent connection. I'm wondering if people know of a solid router that might be a little less mainstream."

Who better to ask about the underground WiFi router scene than Engadget readers, right? Help this poor fellow out -- one more dropped connection whilst racking up frags and he's going to have a catastrophic meltdown.

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Mobile broadband evolves with the 3 Wireless Router

Tue, 15 Oct 2008 12:51:52 GMT

posted by ColdFire

When mobile broadband first came out, everybody (me included) went, “Ooooooh.” It was new, it was exciting, and it let your laptop’s broadband internet connection be as portable and versatile as your mobile phone. The other thing that a lot (and I mean a lot) of people said was, “So, is it a wireless router, as well?”

Well, it wasn’t then, but now it is, with the launch of the brilliant new 3 Wireless Router!

The principle behind it’s laughably simple. It’s a wireless router (obviously), and therefore acts just like any other wireless router. The big difference, though, is that this is designed to work specifically on 3 mobile broadband, with a 3 USB Modem (and yes, it needs to be with a 3 USB Modem).

You plug in the USB modem to the wireless router, power her up, and then you can connect up to four laptops, or PCs, or Macs or WiFi devices to the router, through, you guessed it, WiFi, effectively getting broadband on up to four devices simultaneously, using just one USB Modem.

That leads onto the good bit. All of this means that you can get wireless broadband without needing to set up a landline. So, if you don’t want, or can’t get, a landline, you can still get wireless broadband with the 3 Wireless Router. And of course, it’s a doddle to set up as it’s completely Plug&Play, there’s no wires to worry about, and it looks funky, too.

With the new 3 Wireless Router, mobile broadband has evolved. Check it out today!