Author: Wayne Slavin

In general, attacks on wireless networks fall into four basic categories: passive attacks, active attacks, man-in-the middle attacks, and jamming attacks. Lets review what these attacks mean on a wireless network. Via [netsecurity.about.com]

Networking industry veteran 3Com Corp. is jumping into the wireless LAN switching fray through a partnership with Trapeze Networks Inc. that promises to push wireless technology throughout the company's current product line. Via [eweek.com]

AirWave Wireless Inc. this week will introduce the latest version of its wireless LAN management platform, which can track even more access points. Via [eweek.com]

The economics around offering Wi-Fi hotspot service have always been questionable, and it seems that the for-fee model pioneered by T-Mobile, Wayport and others may finally be giving way to free services operated by venue owners. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]

Network hardware manufacturer D-Link on Thursday announced the Wireless Pocket Router/AP, a $99.99 portable network device designed for business travelers. Via [zdnet.com.com]

The so-called WWiSE consortium–comprising Airgo Networks, Bermai, Broadcom, Conexant, STMicroelectronics and Texas Instruments–held a conference call Thursday morning to introduce its new proposal for the 802.11n standard. "WWiSE" stands for "World Wide Spectrum Efficiency," a characteristic of the new proposed standard, the companies said. Via [eweek.com]

The 802.11 chip market will reach $720 million this year and is on track to top $1 billion in 2005, but 802.11n will not happen quickly, according to a new report. Via [reed-electronics.com]

As great as it is, Wi-Fi isn't the only game in town for connecting to the Web while on the road. Via [freep.com]

Intel has achieved a major step toward applying the power of Moore's Law to radio technology, building a working radio chip that packs in transistors as tightly as today's most advanced production chips. Via [pcworld.com]

Cellular carriers are creating "push to talk" services that travel over Wi-Fi networks, federal regulators say--a move that could expand the one-push cell phone calls to VoIP systems. Via [zdnet.com.com]

Bob Metcalfe, the inventor of the Ethernet networking standard, knows a thing or two about the computer industry. He has seen it shift from mainframe to minicomputer to personal computer in his long tenure on the technology mound. Now he says that computing is moving to a new era, with wireless as the platform. Via...

People who seek anytime, anywhere Internet access face trade-offs between 3G service over cell phones and high-speed WiFi data "hot spots." Could high-quality phone calls over wireless networks tip the scales in favor of WiFi? Via [technologyreview.com]

Even though 802.11i has been done for a while and companies have been steadily announcing support for this finalized security standard, there have also been a rash of announcements talking about new security issues that 802.11i can't prevent, such as DDOS attacks and holes in RADIUS servers. Such is the world of networking. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]...

While predicting "solid second quarter growth" of Wi-Fi adoption by consumers and enterprises, Cisco and its wholly-owned subsidiary Linksys were named as the top WLAN vendors for both home and office, according to ABI Research. D-Link and Netgear came in second and third respectively in the consumer space, while Symbol Technologies and Proxim rounded out...

A research note from Meta Group points to WiMax - just now becoming known as a broadband wireless standard that works over wide areas - as a way for some telcos to compete with incumbent local operators for voice services. It means they don't have to use copper lines or voice over IP technology. Via...