Germans Get Fined For Not Securing Wi-Fi Networks

In Germany, it is a crime not to secure your Wi-Fi network!!!

Germans To Get Fined For Not Securing Wi-Fi Networks [Crime]: "

Free Xirrus Wifi Inspector to troubleshoot and analyze wifi networks

Xirrus has a very good "free" tool to monitor and troubleshoot wifi networks!

It allows the user to :

• Searching for Wi-Fi networks
• Managing and troubleshooting Wi-Fi connections
• Verifying Wi-Fi coverage
• Locating Wi-Fi devices
• Detecting rogue APs

It doesn't require any proprietory hardware and this tool is free for download!
Works with most wifi cards/sticks on Windows platform.

A good alternative to Netstumbler!


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Firetide : Municipal Wi-Fi making a comeback!

"Wireless mesh network vendor Firetide is forecasting a 100% increase in demand for city-wide wireless mesh networks — an indication that muni-Wi-Fi is experiencing a resurgence from the crash and burn days of 2007. The difference this time around is a municipal focus on providing mesh networking for public safety — primarily wireless video surveillance solutions — and adding more applications, such as remote metering and traffic monitoring.

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"We'll see a real focus on mesh and mobility in 2010," Coffman predicted. Firetide's MIMO-based wireless solution provides 300 Mb/s in outdoor environments and 400 Mb/s indoors, and is the only mesh technology capable of supporting live streaming video in a mobile environment, she said."

Full article here at Urgentcomm


Wikipedia entry of Firetide

Xirrus: Guide to Designing WIFI networks in Education

Xirrus, provider of Wifi Array products, have posted a informative guide and checklist for deployment of Wifi in the education sector.

A very good comprehensive checklist and guide for Wifi deployment generally.

Electrocardiography with wifi

Everyone is familiar with the traditional Electrocardiography aka EKG – you lie in the hospital bed, the leads connected to your body, as a machine is recording your heart rate and other vital statistics. But what if it was all wireless? What if you didn’t need to be in the hospital stuck in bed to be monitored?

The Japanese website Nikkei’s Tech-On! reports that engineers are developing a small, portable, and most importantly, wireless EKG system. Designed to run approximately 3 days on a charge, the device will communicate wirelessly using either a wifi or cellular connection.

Source : Crunchgear:Wireless EKG becoming a reality

James Cook University chooses Meru Networks' 802.11n wireless LAN

James Cook University in Australia chooses Meru Networks' 802.11n wireless LAN

James Cook University (JCU) has awarded a tender to Wavelink Communications reseller CCNA to implement a Meru Networks 802.11n wireless LAN at JCU’s Townsville and Cairns campuses. The highly contested tender followed an extensive technology review and evaluation testing of WLAN equipment by the University.

Meru’s solution was selected over other major vendors based on Meru’s unique single-channel approach, which is much simpler to manage and implement than the traditional micro-cell approach adopted by other vendors. Another key benefit of Meru is the ability of its Access Points (APs) to support much higher densities of wireless users than other vendors.

Read the full article here at Recognition Newsroom

Strix Systems WIFI MESH covers 1000 square miles in Macedonia

Strix Systems, one of the pioneer vendors in the red-hot wireless mesh market (WIFI MESH), announced that the Republic of Macedonia has selected Strix's Access/One Outdoor Wireless System for a country-wide wireless mesh network spanning more than 1000 square miles, and being constructed by native Macedonian service provider On.Net.

Source : ConnectedPlanetOnline.com

Pepwave Surf Mini to tackle WIFI inadequacies

Pepwave has a little nifty gadget, aka Pepwave Surf Mini, that can do many wireless mini-miracles...

MERU NETWORKS: 99.99% WLAN Service Assurance for Business Critical Applications

Meru Networks Announces a Transformative Program to enable 99.99% WLAN Service Assurance for Business Critical Applications:


The Meru Wireless Service Assurance program provides a set of three service level benchmarks that promises end-to-end predictability, high quality real-time application services and a reliable, high-capacity WLAN system.

Aruba Networks used in U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command

The FIPS 140-2 standard specifies the cryptographic security requirements for sensitive but unclassified information and Aruba is qualified for this security requirements.

SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARUN), a global leader in wireless LANs and secure mobility solutions, today announced that the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has deployed FIPS 140-2 Compliant Aruba wireless LANs to provide instant-on, rapidly-deployable Wi-Fi access to classified and unclassified networks. Highly trained and rapidly deployable, AFSOC personnel conduct global missions ranging from precision application of firepower, to infiltration, aviation foreign internal defense, exfiltration, resupply and refueling of SOF operational elements. The hardened, secure Aruba networks were provided to the AFSOC by Aruba-authorized partner Telos® Corporation.

Read original article : U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command Uses Hardened FIPS 140-2

GSM Encryption Cracked!

Hacked by a 28-year-old Karsten Nohl, whom is also a PhD in Computer Engineering.

The GSM encryption uses the A5/1 algorithm, a 64bits encoding algorithm, which is relatively outdated compared to the A5/3 encryption algorithm.

A 128bit algorithm of the A5/1 encryption is implemented on 3G services already. But from the knowledge of wifi hacking, "128bit vs 64bit encryption" simply means slightly longer time is needed to crack the same algorithm with higher bit encryption.

The A5/3 encryption has not been implemented by most GSM operators yet. No reasons have been given on why the A5/3 not been deployed.

Read more at ZDNet and SlashGear

Wireless services to be rolled out in 165 schools

Wireless services to be rolled out in 165 schools:

The South Australian Government says wireless computer networks will be established at 165 state schools, with installations beginning this week.

Aruba Names Networking Veteran As New Channel Chief - Networking ...

Aruba Names Networking Veteran As New Channel Chief:

"Dec 16, 2009 ... Aruba Networks announced the appointment of industry veteran Bob Bruce to the role of channel chief. Bruce, previously a channel chief at ...

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