Topic: Ethernet cable

28 April 2008

Foundry expands switch family

By Jim Duffy, Network World (US)

Foundry Networks has extended its switch line to boost support for network growth, video and other high-power devices, as well as migration to IPv6. Read more...

05 December 2006

How to crack Wi-Fi encryption - just guess the right password

By John E. Dunn

Turn on a Wi-Fi enabled laptop in just about any neighbourhood these days, and you’ll see just how far and fast wireless networking is spreading. Access points are everywhere and some of them are even secured properly. Just don’t bet on that last part. Read more...

04 February 2008

Blade servers vs. rack servers

By Tom Henderson, Rand Dvorak, Network World

In the world of datacentre computing, there's a lot of contention over whether deploying rackable servers is better than deploying blade servers to host consolidated or virtualised applications. Read more...

20 May 2008

Open source and OLPC could boost wireless mesh

By John Cox, Network World

The finished IEEE standard for wireless mesh networks is still a way off - but open source and the OLPC look like getting it into use quickly Read more...

01 February 2007

Cisco gets powered up

By Bryan Betts, Techworld

It's taken a while, but almost all the switch-makers are now into power over Gigabit Ethernet in a big way - and Cisco has just joined them. Neil Walker, its head of network systems, explains why. Read more...

03 June 2008

802.11n Access Points and Power over Ethernet: Key Considerations

By Farpoint Group

As we have noted before, IEEE 802.1n is the only wireless-LAN (WLAN) technology that matters today. The outstanding improvements in rate, range, and price/performance now being seen in both residential/SOHO-class as well as enterprise class products, as demonstrated by our own testing, have previously led us to conclude that the time to install .11n is now and that waiting will only result in an investment in last year?s technology.

15 August 2007

Polycom SoundStation IP 4000 SIP conference phone

By Paul Venezia, InfoWorld

• List price: $1099 (£550)
• Pros: Superb call quality and noise cancellation, Power-over-Ethernet
• Cons: Slightly awkward set-up Read more...

01 November 2004

Network-modelling tools, part 2

By Jeffrey Fritz, Network World

Following on from part one last week, we report on performance, plus installation and deployment issues. Read more...

03 September 2007

The wireless carnival comes to town

By John Cox, Network World

A travelling fairground makes a good test of the abilities of a Wi-Fi mesh. Read more...