Posts with tag "Networking"

Back to Basics: Design Fundamentals

Back to Basics: Design Fundamentals

Review these five key considerations before you design your next network.

Back to Basics: Gathering Design Requirements

Back to Basics: Gathering Design Requirements

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to be the lead network architect for a data center migration project for ACME Corporation.

Stacking network switches: why and why not

Stacking network switches: why and why not

Stacking is a common option in modern network switches and can simplify network management. We break it down.

Using EMANIM to Visualize Radio Waves

Using EMANIM to Visualize Radio Waves

I’ve used the EMANIM classic application by Andras Szilagyi for 20 years to help students of WLANs to visualize RF waves.

Comparing 5G to Wi-Fi 6 from a Security Perspective

Comparing 5G to Wi-Fi 6 from a Security Perspective

With the recent hype around 5G as an alternative to Wi-Fi in the enterprise, it pays to understand how 5G security stacks up against Wi-Fi security.

Best Practices: IP Address Planning for Wi-Fi

Best Practices: IP Address Planning for Wi-Fi

You have your parts list, heat map and diagram. What about the IP address plan?  

More Dashboards Do Not Equal Better Wi-Fi Performance

More Dashboards Do Not Equal Better Wi-Fi Performance

Instrumentation is pivotal to wireless LAN success, but don’t overdo it with dashboards you may not need.

Why Predictive WLAN Designs are Relevant

Why Predictive WLAN Designs are Relevant

While there is no end-all, be-all in wireless design, predictive designs can be a huge lifesaver.

Layers in Layers: Why the OSI Model Still Matters

Layers in Layers: Why the OSI Model Still Matters

Troubleshooting begins with the physical layer, but the physical layer isn’t what it used to be.