Setup & Admin - Security Warning. linksys network storage link for usb 2 nslu2. We at TomsNetworking tend to get pretty jaded with all the over-hyped me-too products that we see. But once in a while a product comes along that restores our faith in the networking...

firewall by Accepting all Outbound and Inbound traffic, I think it would be more appropriately titled No Security and have some explanatory warning as to the security risk this setting exposes your LAN to. Although USR isn't unique in its use of a Rule and...

Internet security products. With the SOHO TZW they now enter the world of wireless LAN security, a place known to bring strong LAN administrators to their knees, heads hurting from the ever-increasing barrage of new acronyms and security methodology. Did Sonicwall...

is an AOSS note, or at least a mention of it. Disabled Functions - Though probably not essential due to WPA's improved wireless security, when AOSS has control, the MAC address association controls are disabled. You will find WDS bridging and repeating disabled,...

more on what SSID Broadcast Disable does. I was glad to see that Linksys included Disable as one of the Wireless Modes, since the ability to shut off the radio is a definite plus for security purposes. I'll describe what the Mixed and G-Only modes do in the...

instructions to ignore XP's Driver Certification warning. I would also have added an "Install the Software before plugging in the card" warning, since there's no Quick Install sheet provided, and you have to actually read the printed User's Guide that NETGEAR...

Note that this is offered for the 11b/g radio only. TIP: See this FAQ for more on what SSID Broadcast Disable does. I was glad to see that Linksys included Disable as one of the Wireless Modes on both radios, since the ability to shut off the radio is a definite...