http://www.isp-planet.com/fixed_wireless/technology/2004/wlan_analyzers_pt3.html
http://www.isp-planet.com/fixed_wireless/technology/2004/wlan_analyzers_pt4.html
Wireless LAN Tools Part 3: Discovery and Planning
Wireless LAN Tools Part 4: Monitoring and Reporting
ISP-Planet, August 10 & 17, 2004

In the last two chapters of this four part study, Lisa Phifer shows how to use analyzers to survey your WLAN, trouble-shoot connections, detect security and performance alerts, remediate those problems, and monitor network usage.

http://searchmobilecomputing.com/tip/0,289483,sid40_gci1001030,00.html
WLAN Enhancements in XP SP2
searchMobileComputing WLAN Advisor, August 18, 2004

XP Service Pack 2 includes a lengthy list of OS and application tweaks, including several that apply specifically to 802.11 wireless networks. Lisa Phifer discusses the impact of SP2 on WLAN users in this column.

http://www.bcr.com/bcrmag/2004/08/p45.php
http://www.corecom.com/external/bcrmag/bcrmag-ewlans-aug04.pdf
Enabling Enterprise Wi-Fi
Business Communications, August 2004

Many enterprises are still dabbling in Wi-Fi, delivering limited wireless services to small target areas or workgroups. What will it take for these companies to pull the trigger on Wi-Fi deployment, rolling out 802.11 on a broader scale? Lisa Phifer considers new technologies, products, and techniques in her August BCR article.

MediaLive LOOP Columns

http://loop.interop.com/comments.php?id=209_0_1_0_C
Spyware: and you thought spam was your worst nightmare
LOOP, August 30, 2004

David Piscitello argues that spyware is well on its way to becoming the most troublesome security issue the Internet faces today in this column written for MediaLive's LOOP website.

http://loop.interop.com/comments.php?id=202_0_1_0_C
Secure Hashes Proved Vulnerable: How will IT respond?
LOOP, August 24, 2004

Here, Dave speculates how IT will react to the news that MD5 has been cracked.

http://loop.interop.com/comments.php?id=201_0_1_0_C
SSL VPN: the name is lamentable, but the services are not
LOOP, August 20, 2004

In this LOOP post, Dave proposes a new name for SSL VPNs: Secure Application Access products.

http://loop.interop.com/comments.php?id=200_0_1_0_C
Are the virus writers really winning?
LOOP, August 17, 2004

Here, Dave argues the case that virus writers aren't winning, but rather that we are conceding the battle against viruses.

http://loop.interop.com/comments.php?id=198_0_1_0_C
Is IE as good as it gets?
LOOP, August 9, 2004

Dave suggests a few browser alternatives for folks who have lost faith in Internet Explorer.

Network/Security Administration

http://infosecuritymag.techtarget.com/ss/0,295796,sid6_iss446_art914,00.html
No Sweat: Turnkey appliances offer cost-effective security with less hassle
InfoSec Magazine, August 2004

"All-in-one" security appliances can be surprisingly different under the hood. In this review conducted for InfoSec Magazine, Lisa Phifer compared six appliances designed to provide firewall, VPN, IDS, and AV security services to midsized companies.

http://www.corecom.com/external/livesecurity/ipaddr.htm
IP Addressing for Growing SOHO Networks
WatchGuard LiveSecurity, July, 2004

Dave Piscitello's July LiveSecurity column recommends IP address management practices that SOHO network administrators can use to help keep the process simple and manage network growth effectively.

On-Line Publications by CoreCom

http://hhi.corecom.com/weblogindex.htm
Dave Piscitello's Weblog
August 2004

Spyware, de-perimeterization, Windows XP SP2, Silencing Linux Lambs, Defending Self-publishing, and a slew of new resource pages are some of the many topics Dave blogged this summer. Among those new pages: Anti-Spyware, Windows XP SP2, and Phishing. If you enjoy Dave's Blog, you can subscribe to it by sending mailto:dave@corecom.com?subject=senddigest or, if you are an RSS user, add http://hhi.corecom.com/feed.xml to your news feeds.

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