Wireless Home Network News

'RSA Study: Wireless Network Security Tightens Up (Baseline)
A new study published by researchers at RSA Security finds that as the number of Wireless Networks located in some of the world's largest cities is growing, so is the number of those systems protected by encryption or other IT defenses.

'The Wi-Fi Connection (Manila Bulletin)
"Wi-Fi" or Wireless Fidelity is a shorthand name for a communications system that transmits computer data over short distances using radio waves. All Wi-Fi systems follow a standard known as 802.11, which was created by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) five years ago.

'EarthLink to Build Network in Big Easy (Daily Press)
NEW ORLEANS -- Internet service provider EarthLink Inc. has won approval to build a wireless network around a free city-owned system that made its debut last fall in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

'Wireless Internet access available downtown for free (Contra Costa Times)
Walnut Creek has edged ahead of Concord in the unofficial race to be the first Contra Costa County city to make Wi-Fi available free to residents. Astound Broadband, which offers home cable television and Internet service in both cities, installed two antennas on top of Walnut Creek City Hall on April 29, making free high-speed wireless Internet connection available in Civic Park and the

'Philadelphia Wireless Internet Project Gets Go-Ahead (KYW News Radio 1060)
The citywide "Wi-Fi" project is officially a go. Mayor Steet signed a bill on Thursday morning authorizing construction of a public wireless network throughout Philadelphia.

'RSA Study: Wireless Network Security Tightens Up (eWeek)
Research from the encryption company suggests that an increasing number of networks in major cities are being protected, but dangers like counterfeit wireless access points are also on the rise.

'Protect your wireless network at all times (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
If you have a Wireless Network connection at home, it needs to be protected. Without protection, someone nearby using a wireless-ready computer may be able to connect to your network.