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Netgear WNR3500L Open Source Router Announced

js — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:19:06 +0000

MyOpenRouter writes “Netgear has announced the WNR3500L, a brand new, open source, wireless-N gigabit router customizable with third party firmwares. MyOpenRouter is the dedicated source for Netgear open source routers, with the full scoop including a review with screenshots, how-to’s, …

Wireless Network Modded To See Through Walls

js — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:05:07 +0000

KentuckyFC writes “The way radio signals vary in a wireless network can reveal the movement of people behind closed doors, say researchers who have developed a technique called variance-based radio tomographic imaging which processes wireless signals to peer through walls. …

No more ‘draft:’ 802.11n Wi-Fi certification program finally begins

js — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:42:19 +0000

By Scott M. Fulton, III, Betanews Well over seven years since work began on the standard, and four years since the first draft of the proposed standard was published to vendors — and subsequently rejected by them — there is …

OpenSSH Going Strong After 10 Years With Release of v5.3

js — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:42:12 +0000

An anonymous reader writes “OpenSSH is a 100% complete SSH protocol version 1.3, 1.5 and 2.0 implementation and includes sftp client and server support. It encrypts all traffic (including passwords) to effectively eliminate eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and other attacks. Additionally, …

Using Aluminum Oxide Paint To Secure Wi-Fi

js — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:38:53 +0000

eldavojohn writes “The BBC reports on people using aluminum oxide in their paint to block Wi-Fi signals from leaving their home or business. Aluminum oxide resonates at the same frequency as Wi-Fi signals and other radio waves, blocking data from …

Intel Unveils Light Peak 10Gbps Optical Interconnect

js — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:04:09 +0000

“USB 3.0 might be one of the big stories here at IDF, but Intel just showed off a glimpse of the future: Light Peak, an optical interconnect for mobile devices that can run as fast as 10Gbps. That’s fast enough …