Network Management Strategies for the CIO
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President, Core Competence Inc.
Lisa Phifer owns and is president of Core Competence Inc., a consulting firm specializing in leading-edge network technology. She has been involved in the design, implementation and evaluation of networking and security products for over 25 years. She has advised companies large and small regarding needs, product assessment and the use of emerging technologies and best practices. Before joining Core Competence, Phifer was a member of the technical staff at Bell Communications Research, where she won a president's award for her work on ATM network management. Phifer teaches about wireless LANs, mobile security, NAC, and VPNs at many industry conferences and webinars. She has written extensively about network infrastructure and security technologies for numerous publications, including SearchSecurity.com, Information Security, Wi-Fi Planet, ISP-Planet, Business Communications Review, and Network World. Phifer's monthly wireless tips are published by SearchNetworking.com and SearchMobileComputing.com. -
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Contributions from Lisa Phifer, Wireless Networking Expert
- I connected a 3Com Wireless AP to an existing network (20 users) and connected to the shared Interne
- What security issues will impede an organization from implementing a wireless LANs environment?
- Is it possible or practical to configure 802.11g access points to ignore 802.11b equipment?
- Wireless data transfer rate
- Why would a wireless access point have two antennas?
- What does one consider to be good wireless network performance?
- I'm having issue with installing a router/WAP behind another router (which goes to my ISP). Can you
- Could you offer me any information on wireless vehicle tracking systems, or a place to begin my rese
- Could I use 802.11g technology to connect our new portable classroom to the main building 500 ft. aw
- Will wireless VoIP phones need to stay within range of a base station, similar to regular cordless p
- Can I use this D-Link Wireless Broadband router as a hub to connect my PC's in workgroup?
- Can a 802.11g client be connected to 802.11a Access Point?
- What is the best solution for access control on a wireless network?
- TKIP encryption
- I'm constantly losing my wireless network connection - what can I do?
- How can I share my cable modem Internet connection through my wireless router?
- It takes a long time (3-5 minutes) for my computer to recognize the wireless connection (or router).
- Are the "b" series routers completely compatable with the new "g" series WLAN cards?
- What wireless hotspot is named wrlssntwrk1?
- Debugging wireless network connectivity issue