Andrew Garcia

Ive been using Fluke Networks EtherScope Network Assistant to troubleshoot my test networks. As handy as the device is at helping diagnose network errors, discovering routers and switches, and identifying hosts, the EtherScope still has room for improvement. The $5,495 EtherScope includes a PCMCIA slot, a Compact Flash slot and a 64MB CF card, a […]

With the recent ratification of 802.11i, and the certification and availability of products enabled for the wireless security specification, the time seems right for enterprises to feel safe in adopting wireless networking en masse. However, eWEEK Labs has found that issues ranging from incompatible legacy hardware to uneven migration strategies may slow adoption of 802.11i […]

The work involved in updating wireless access points and clients for 802.11i compliance—not to mention verifying that they are compliant in the first place—is daunting, but actually migrating users to the new security framework can be equally complicated and requires a combination of strategies. The simplest way to enable an 802.11i pilot project is to […]

In 2004, several technologies vied for the limited enterprise dollars earmarked for protecting public-facing applications—and created a lot of confusion in the marketplace about how best to provide application security. Intrusion prevention devices, deep-packet-inspection firewalls and Web application firewalls all provide some measure of detection and prevention of application-layer attacks, particularly against attacks targeted at […]

Given the trade-off eWEEK Labs has seen between price and performance in GSM and CDMA2000 wireless access solutions, administrators must continue to cast an eye to the future for robust solutions that are also cost-effective. Existing UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) systems, such as those offered by AT&T Wireless, provide the best download throughput weve […]

My tests of the $150 Belkin Wireless Pre-N Router and $100 Wireless Notebook Network Card, released last month, bore out some preconceptions I had going into the tests: The products are not yet enterprise-ready—but man, are they fast. Belkin partnered with Airgo Networks to provide the first product Ive seen based on MIMO (Multiple Input […]

With Version 9, F5 Networks Inc. has overhauled its familiar Big-IP line with new hardware and software to provide the bounty of services that companies used to get from several distinct appliances. Click here to read the full review of Big-IP Version 9. 2 With Version 9, F5 Networks Inc. has overhauled its familiar Big-IP […]

Cisco Systems Inc.s Integrated Services Routers provide outstanding throughput and encryption performance, making the devices an attractive option for small and midsize businesses or branch offices that want to simplify their network without sacrificing security or application support. Click here to read the full review of Ciscos 2800 Series routers. 2 Cisco Systems Inc.s Integrated […]

As voice-over-wireless technologies creep toward enterprise adoption, network administrators must account for myriad variables—both technical and social—as they work to implement the technology. Based on what we saw at the CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment exposition, held last month at San Franciscos Moscone Center, eWEEK Labs believes that administrators should not consider voice over wireless […]

After spending a couple of months nursing along a flaky router on one segment of eWEEK Labs test network, I decided to take the plunge and upgrade to something that offered a little more security and a lot more reliability. So I deployed WatchGuards $1,049 Firebox X50 small-business firewall. All WatchGuards Firebox Edge products (including […]