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
- Is it possible to have multicast traffic on wireless APs sent to a certain stations and have no affe
- Can a wireless node still buffer packets when its receiver is turned off?
- Why is our WLAN experiencing throughput dropping even where signal strength is excellent?
- What is the future of thin access points relative to wireless network security?
- Steps to make WLAN security configuration easier
- What are the antenna specifications for the 802.11a ,b and g standards?
- Is it possible to connect to a wireless hotspot without getting an IP address?
- Can you provide pointers on point-to-point 2.4GHz radio link installation and planning?
- What are the system requirements for connecting elevators in a high-rise building via a wireless net
- How do I set up two or more wireless adapters on the same computer to work together?
- Why can't I print on my wireless network?
- What are some recent developments in WLAN security?
- Is there a USB wireless adapter that can operate without being inserted into a mobile laptop?
- Why can't my notebook with wireless card connect to our router?
- Concerned about deploying both a public Wi-Fi hotspot and private Wi-Fi service
- Can I use my wireless router to create a workgroup between desktops?
- Why are we experiencing repeated network drop-outs?
- Can I connect two networks, one wired, one wireless, so that I can access the Internet through the s
- Where can I find guidance on security polices for using wireless handheld devices (i.e. BlackBerry,
- How do I print and share files between two wirelessly networked machines?