Gigabit Ethernet NeedToKnow - Part 1. gigabit ethernet needtoknow . A LAN based on 10/100 Ethernet is more than adequate to handle most small networker's needs. But what about the future, and all those multiple streams of video that you're supposed to want...

802.11g NeedToKnow - Part 1. 802. The wireless networking world is a' buzz with the new kid in town, 802.11g. As with most new technologies, some of the buzz is hype, other is rumor, and it's hard to tell the difference! Fortunately, one of the advantages that...

802.11g NeedToKnow - Part 2. 802. In Part 1 of this NTK, I gave an overview of the state of 802.11g development, described the key performance related issues, and offered some advice for prospective purchasers of these not-quite-ready-for-prime-time products.....

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) NeedToKnow - Part II. wi. When we last left WPA (in our November 2002 WPA - Wireless Security for the rest of us NeedToKnow) it was but a gleam in the eye of the Wi-Fi Alliance and a hardy band of brave souls. They had decided to...

Atheros Super-G NeedToKnow - Part 1. atheros super. As I described in my Comdex coverage, the short story is that Broadcom is asserting that Atheros' Super-G based products will interfere with neighboring 802.11b and g networks, severely limiting their speed...

Atheros Super-G NeedToKnow - Part 2. atheros super. In Part 1 of this NTK, I described the elements of Super-G and took a detailed look at normal 11g and Super-G channel overlap. I also presented test results pitting Super-G against "normal" 11g wireless LANs...

Enhanced 802.11g NeedToKnow. enhanced 802. One of the wireless networking stories at this year's Las Vegas CES - aside from the scads of networkable DVD players and "media adapters" - was the battle for bragging rights to the highest throughput "starburst"...

NeedToKnow: WiFi PDAs' Dirty Little Secret. needtoknow wifi pda pt1. Updated PDA manufacturers have been previously caught "optimistically" specing both available memory and the number of screen colors really available in their products. This NeedToKnow shows...

NeedToKnow: WiFi PDAs' Dirty Little Secret - Part 2. needtoknow wifi pda pt2. It took awhile, but we managed to round up a few more wireless PDA products willing to be put to our wireless speed testing. This time, we have multiple PalmOS-based solutions as...

NeedToKnow: Voice over IP - Part 1. needtoknow voip pt1. These days you hear the acronym "VoIP" so much that it sounds like the Monty Python skit that launched SPAM into Internet vernacular. But it looks like this time Voice over IP is here to stay. So it's...