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
- Creating a wireless bridge to connect clients distant from APs
- What is a GRE tunnel and how does it differ from an IPsec tunnel?
- Can 802.11n clients turn off radios to conserve battery life?
- How a TV station tower will affect your wireless network
- Why do Linksys WMP300N wireless cards have three antenna connectors?
- Differences between WLANs, Wi-Fi and WiMax
- How to boost the wireless ranges of laptops
- Which wireless client vendor will keep my network from disconnecting?
- Which wireless network transmits business-sensitive data reliably?
- What power supply problems do 802.11n wireless networks pose?
- Problem connecting to virtual private network (VPN) through Linksys router
- Why wireless network cards show activity when no one uses the computer
- Wireless networking problems combining 802.11n and 802.11g APs cause
- How to implement VLAN switches across wireless LAN (WLAN) links
- Are there 802.11n wireless antenna extenders to boost outdoor signal?
- How does WiMAX compare to other wireless broadband services?
- How many more users will 802.11n wireless access points support?
- What is the Free Public WiFi network I keep seeing in public places?
- How to maintain corporate VPN connection while printing to a private network
- Accessing printers on a LAN while connected to a WLAN