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Improvements in the Charts

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:22:41 +0500

We have made a few changes to the Charts, based on reader feedback.

Pushing the NAS Envelope: Netgear ReadyNAS Pro Reviewed

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:30:00 +0500

NETGEAR's ReadyNAS Pro is the most expensive small-business NAS. But is it the fastest?

ARCHOS releases 7 inch web tablet / media player

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:43:04 +0500

ARCHOS today added a new Internet Media Tablet model with a seven inch screen.

Meraki adds wall-plug mesh Wi-Fi device

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:04:58 +0500

Meraki today introduced a mesh wireless device and a bundle aimed at residential WiFi applications.

Slideshow: NETGEAR ReadyNAS Pro

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:53:55 +0500

NETGEAR's top-of-the-line NAS is fast and expensive. Read the full review.

Trying Out Netbooks: MSI Wind U100

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:11:36 +0500

The first stop on our quest to find a light travel notebook takes MSI's popular U100 for a spin, but it's not a keeper.

Iomega StorCenter ix2 Reviewed

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:50:10 +0500

Iomega's ix2 adds some new tricks to its old StorCenter Terabyte NAS.

Debian adds selected NAS support

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:34:53 +0500

The Debian installer team has announced the first release candidate of the installer for Debian 5.0 GNU/Linux (Lenny), which includes support for selected NASes based on Marvell's ARM-compatible Orion processor.

Contest #24 Results

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:00:00 +0500

Contest #24 has ended. The winner of the D-Link DIR-628 RangeBooster N Dual Band Router and DWA-160 Xtreme N Dual Band USB Adapter is Jim Rothe with the correct answer of 20 MHz. Congratulations, Jim!

Digi adds really small Linux server module

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:22:30 +0500

Digi International today introduced an embedded Linux server module that is about the size of a pair of dice .

Maxtor Central Axis Business Edition Reviewed

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:09:05 +0500

Maxtor's "business" version of its Central Axis NAS doesn't really live up to its name. But it still has some things going for it.

Seagate adds small-business RAID 1 NAS

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:28:28 +0500

Seagate today introduced a dual-drive network storage server aimed at small business buyers.

New to the Charts: NETGEAR ReadyNAS Pro

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:36:49 +0500

NETGEAR's ReadyNAS Pro has been added to the NAS Charts.

Clean out the SmallNetBuilder Closet Contest #25

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:35:22 +0500

For this contest, we're giving away a Trendnet TEW-633GR Wireless N Gigabit Router and two TEW-621PC 300Mbps Wireless N-Draft PC Cards (reviewed (/content/view/30308/96/)).

Belkin N+ Wireless Router Reviewed

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:48:32 +0500

Updated 11/13/2008Belkin's N+ Wireless Router has a unique combination of features. But it's priced a tad high and falls a bit short on wireless range.

HP ProCurve, Colubris merge complete; draft 11n AP announced

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:42:17 +0500

HP ProCurve today announced the integration of the Colubris Networks product line and a new draft 802.11n wireless access point. HP acquired Waltham, Mass.-based Colubris Networks on October 1.

Synology approves 1.5TB drive

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:34:56 +0500

Synology today announced that it has approved Seagate's 1.5TB ST31500341AS drive for use with its DS508, DS408, and RS408/RS408-RP NASes. A complete list of supported hard drives is available here (http://synology.com/enu/support/help-page.php?q_id=130).

WPA Exploit Not All It's Cracked Up To Be

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:26:56 +0500

Glenn Fleishman over at Wi-Fi Net News had a chat with Eric Tews, one of the researchers reported to have come up with a crack for WPA's TKIP (/content/view/30629/97/) encryption. Glenn has posted a good summary (http://wifinetnews.com/archives/008500.html) of what he found has really been discovered. The short story is that if you are using WPA/TKIP, you have little to fear from this exploit. You are more at risk from using a weak passphrase, whether you are running WPA/TKIP or WPA2/AES.

New to the Charts: Belkin N+ Wireless Router

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:22:45 +0500

The Belkin N+ Wireless Router (F5D8235-4) has been added to the Router (/router-charts/) and Wireless Charts (/wireless-charts/).

WPA Cracked in 15 minutes

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 08:23:42 +0500

IDG News Service reported today that security researchers Erik Tews and Martin Beck have found a way to break the TKIP key used in WPA wireless security in 12 to 15 minutes.

Centralize Your Network Protection for Free: Copfilter Reviewed

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 05:19:05 +0500

With a spare notebook or PC and a little time and Copfilter, you can centralize your network virus, spam and email protection.

A Good Draft 11n Client is Hard To Find

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 06:39:51 +0500

Help SmallNetBuilder find a new reference client for our wireless performance testing.

Thecus announces new rackmount NAS

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:50:33 +0500

Thecus today announced a new rack mount, eight drive 2U NAS.

Small Office VoIP On The Cheap

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:54:41 +0500

It's easier than you think to equip a small office with VoIP-based service.

New To The Charts: Iomega StorCenter ix2

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 10:35:07 +0500

Updated 11/4/2008Iomega's StorCenter ix2 Network Storage has been added to the NAS Charts.

Maxtor Central Axis Reviewed

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:17:30 +0500

Maxtor's Central Axis packs good performance, big capacity and easy-to-use remote Web access into a small, right-priced package.

Atom vs. Geode: Which Makes a Faster, Cheaper NAS?

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:04:19 +0500

We put NASes using these two low-cost CPUs to the test and found similar performance.

ooma adds new features

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:16:38 +0500

VoIP company ooma today announced new features and services for its consumer VoIP service.

Atheros' Align: Does Single Stream 802.11n Really Help?

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:25:26 +0500

Will Atheros' new "single-stream" draft 11n chipsets really deliver lower cost products? Or just a splitting headache to already-confused wireless LAN consumers?

Mvix announces dual-drive NAS

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:01:14 +0500

Mvix(USA) today announced a dual-drive NAS / Media Server with integrated web server features.

Peplink adds low, high-end multi-WAN routers

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:32:18 +0500

Peplink today announced its new Balance 20L and Balance 390 Internet multi-WAN routers.

Atheros intros low-cost single-stream draft 11n chipset family

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:18:11 +0500

Atheros today announced a new family of low-cost draft 802.11n chipsets with pricing and features aimed at replacing 802.11g devices in 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi designs.

Thecus announces Geode-powered triple-bay NAS

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:43:16 +0500

Thecus today announced the N3200PRO—a higher-performance version of its three-bay BYOD NAS.

NETGEAR WNR2000 Wireless-N Router Reviewed

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:27:06 +0500

NETGEAR latest entry-level draft 11n router is a fast little wired router. But not so much for its wireless side.

Cordless SIP Phone vs Traditional Cordless + ATA. Which is Better?

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:33:43 +0500

Both can get the job done. But there are advantages to keeping things simple.

Geode Powered NAS:Thecus N4100 Pro Reviewed

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:01:56 +0500

Thecus gets back in the quad-drive NAS game with the first NAS we've seen to use AMD's low cost CPU.

New Apps Available for Drobo and DroboShare

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:29:28 +0500

Data Robotics today announced that 20 DroboApps have been developed or ported for use with its Drobo and DroboShare storage products.

Powerful But Unpolished: Sans Digital MN4L+ Reviewed

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:44:13 +0500

Sans Digital has produced a top performing NAS in the MN4L+. But high performance doesn't make up for some of its rough edges.

Cisco updates Linksys Powerline adapter lineup

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:29:40 +0500

Cisco today announced a refresh of its Linksys powerline adapter line. The new line of Linksys by Cisco Powerline products include adapters based on both HomePlug 1.0 plus Turbo and HomePlug AV standards.

Contest #23 Results

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:10:00 +0500

Contest #23 has ended. The winner of the Promise NetStor NS2300N is Joshua A. Clark with the correct answer of modified EXT 3 filesystem. Congratulations, Joshua!

D-Link adds Security Service to more routers

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:35:57 +0500

D-Link today said its SECURESPOT 2.0 Internet Security and Parental Control Services has been added to two more of its draft 802.11n routers.

New Quad-Drive NAS coming from Buffalo

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:16:02 +0500

Although not yet officially announced in the U.S., Buffalo's LinkStation Quad will soon be coming to a store near you.

Zyxel USG100 Review, Part 2 - UTM

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:08:24 +0500

The second and final part of our review covers the USG100's extensive UTM features.

Linksys is Dead. Cisco Consumer Business Group is Born

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:43:32 +0500

If you read the full text (http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-16-2008/0004905291&EDATE=) of today's Cisco Network Magic 5.0 announcement, it was easy to miss the reference to the Cisco Consumer Business Group. When I asked my Linksys CBG contact about it, he confirmed that, with the NM 5.0 announcement, Linksys as a Cisco corporate entity is gone and replaced by CBG. But the Linksys name will continue on, at least for awhile.

Cisco Updates Network Magic

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:42:31 +0500

Cisco today released Network Magic 5.0, the consumer network management application acquired from Pure Networks in July of this year.

Synology refreshes dual-drive NAS offering

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:13:38 +0500

UpdatedSynology today announced a new RAID 1 NAS with a faster CPU and more memory than its previous dual-drive model.

Iomega adds dual-drive Terabyte NAS with online storage

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:19:09 +0500

Iomega today announced a new two-drive NAS that features Bluetooth connectivity, media services and remote file storage and access.

New To The Charts: Maxtor Central Axis

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:26:52 +0500

Maxtor's Central Axis 1 TB NAS has been added to the NAS Charts.

SMC SMCWGBR14-N Barricade N ProMax Draft 11n Wireless 4-port Gigabit Broadband Router Reviewed

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:50:32 +0500

The wireless performance of SMC's top-of-the-line draft 802.11n router is held back by its companion notebook card and higher pricing than two very similar products.

NETGEAR kicks loose Six-Bay SMB NASes

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:20:02 +0500

NETGEAR today officially announced its six-bay ReadyNAS Pro Business desktop NAS line, targeted at small to medium business buyers.