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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
- Troubleshoot by looking at your LAN broadcast traffic
- Are there any "client managers" that can be used to manage the WLAN connection in Win XP?
- Troubleshooting wireless connections used with Cisco 7960 IP phones
- Need help setting up wireless broadband via satellite for 100+ users
- Is possible to use a cellular phone to access client server application or receive information from
- Can you please explain the differences between coding and modulation?
- What determines the speed of a LAN that consists of 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps devices?
- What is the difference between a router and an access point/hub?
- What limitations in 802.11b does 802.11i address?
- More on connecting an iPAQ to a Thinkpad's Internet link
- Comment on Apple's Airport Extreme base station
- How can I increase the distance of coverage of WLAN?
- Do all 802.11b/g access points use Time Division Duplex
- WLAN in planes?
- What's the best way to extend reach?
- How do you eliminate the risk of spoofing?
- Is panel antenna the same as patch antenna?
- Can you help me diagnose why my connection drops on my Sony Vaio?
- Troubleshooting wireless connection (Linksys components)
- Share your PC's satellite Internet connection
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