A Drink of Technology for the Thirsty Mind
Introduction In my previous article, I discussed the importance of a wireless access point’s SSID and I also talked about MAC address filtering. In this article, I want to continue the discussion by showing you some more security features that are commonly built into wireless access points. As I do, keep in mind that not every access point offers every […]
Read moreIntroduction So far in this article series, I have talked about some of the various security features that are commonly built into wireless access points. Now, I want to turn my attention away from hardware security features and begin talking about these security features that are built into Windows. How Secure Are Wireless Networks? Although I had initially planned to […]
Read moreIntroduction In my previous article, I explained that one of the best things that you can do to secure your wireless network is to avoid attaching wireless access points directly to segments of your private network that carry sensitive information. Instead, it is better to treat the wireless network as an untrusted medium and to require clients to prove themselves […]
Read moreIntroduction In my previous article, I explained that one of the best ways to secure wireless network traffic is to treat the wireless network as an unsecured medium. The idea is to authenticate anyone who is using the wireless network in a manner similar to the way that you would authenticate users who are connecting to your VPN. Windows Server […]
Read moreConfiguring the Network Policy Server The first step in the configuration process is to make the Network Policy Server aware of your wireless access point. To do so, make sure that the NPS (Local) container is still selected and then choose the RADIUS Server for 802.1x Wireless or Wired Connections option from the drop down menu, as shown in Figure […]
Read moreIntroduction So far in this article series I have spent a lot of time talking about security settings that you can configure on your wireless access points, as well as a way to configure Windows Server to authenticate wireless traffic before allowing it to reach your wired network. In this article, I want to conclude the series by talking about […]
Read moreIntroduction There are endless free and open source software solutions and services out there for use in the network—for small, medium, and enterprise environments. You aren’t limited to Microsoft, Cisco, and other commercial giants. You can save money by using free, open source, or less expensive solutions. Here I’ll share a couple you might consider. Vyatta Enterprise-level Firewall/Router Vyatta is […]
Read moreIt’s amazing the way that time can go by. People tend to think of computers as being high tech, but the TCP/IP protocol has been around in one form or another for over three decades. As such, TCP/IP has had time to really mature and be made stable and reliable. When it comes to computers, nothing is foolproof though. When […]
Read moreIn this article we will take a look at the proper steps to troubleshooting routing problems. Although this methodology and approach can be used in just about any troubleshooting scenario, we will focus our exercise on routing. A router is a device that determines the path from a source to a destination. A router is the default gateway for a […]
Read moreOne of my favorite Windows tools is pathping. Pathping is a Windows based command-line tool used to provide information about the path data takes to its intended destination, network latency and network loss at intermediate hops between a source and destination. We will cover what latency is as well as what hops are and so on within this article. We […]
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