RAIDzilla: DIY RAID5 NAS with Attitude
What do you do when off-the-shelf NASes don't meet your storage needs? Terry Kennedy created a 16 drive RAID5 NAS.
Tim Higgins
NETGEAR adds lifetime warranty for biz-class products
NETGEAR today announced that its ProSafe line of business class ...
Atheros sampling 10/100 switch chip
Atheros today announced that it is sampling a low-cost six port 10/100 Ethernet switch chip to key customers.
The company said the AR8216 will allow it to provide networking customers with "all of the major silicon required for complete wire-to-wireless router solutions". Atheros chose to produce a 10/100 switch instead of a gigabit Ethernet version because it believes that is where the volume will be in the near term.
Mac OS SlingPlayer released
Sling Media today announced the availability of SlingPlayer for Mac, ...
Intel to sponsor free Mother’s Day Skype calling
Skype and Intel today announced a joint promotion to promote ...
Contest #4 Results
Contest #4 has ended. The winner of the Netgear FS728TS ...
Belkin settles wireless class action suit
Belkin has settled a class action lawsuit that claimed some of the company's wireless LAN products did not meet advertised speed and range claims.
The lawsuit (Shannahoff v. Belkin Corporation) claimed that Belkin made and sold select models of its wireless LAN products that did not achieve advertised transmission rates and connectivity range under alleged “real-world” operating conditions.
The 37 products covered in the settlement include Belkin's 802.11g, "Pre-N", and Wireless G Plus MIMO products. Belkin's "N1" draft 11n products are not included in the suit or settlement.
The Tao of Multimedia Production Networking – Part 1
Designing a network for the demands of film production can teach valuable lessons, grasshopper. David Hawkins shows us the way.
Buffalo adds 11n / 11g wireless routers, ‘hi gain’ 11g USB adapters
Buffalo Technology today announced the addition of two new wireless routers and two extended range 11g USB adapters to its wireless product lineup.
The WZR2-G300N AirStation Wireless-N Nfiniti Router replaces the WZR-G300N AirStation Nfiniti Router. The single-band 2.4 GHz router is equipped with three external antennas, built-in DHCP server and 4- port 10/100 Auto-Sensing switch.It also supports a Nintendo DS Wi-Fi connection and Buffalo's AOSS automatic wireless security system.
The WHR-G125 AirStation Wireless-G High Speed Router replaces the WHR-G54S. Features include AOSS support, 4-port 10/100 switch and hardware switching from router to bridge mode.
Both routers have a NAT+SPI firewall and programmable transmit power. Security features include Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA and WPA2), Buffalo's Privacy Separator and 128/64-bit WEP.
How To: Wake on LAN / Wake on WAN
Waking your PC up over the Internet can come in handy. Doug Reid shows you how.
SonicWALL updates SSL-VPNs
SonicWALL announced today that it has expanded the capabilities of its SSL-VPN series with new industry certifications and feature enhancements.
SonicWALL Firmware Version 2.1 for its SSL-VPN 2000 and 4000 appliances adds drag-and-drop functionality in the new Java version of the file shares applet. This new firmware version also provides LDAP authentication capabilities for multiple organizational units, and offers access control based on both existing Active Directory group and RADIUS group memberships.
Belkin enters SMB Network Monitoring Biz
Belkin today announced its entry into the network monitoring market with a product targeting SMB networks.
Belkin's Pulse is a network monitoring system built on Jumpnode Systems’ appliance-enabled software (AeS) service platform that combines a plug-and-play appliance with a hosted software solution.