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Out-Of-Office Processing with Asterisk Publish Date: Sep. 19, 2006
Matthew Gast explains how he set up his home Asterisk system to handle his out-of-office call processing needs. This detailed article includes the code Matthew used to allow and validate user input of the time and date for when out-of-office processing should be used.
Building a MythTV Antenna System Publish Date: Mar. 15, 2006
Over-the-air reception with an antenna can be a maddening affair. TV signal strength can vary dramatically, especially indoors, and it can take a lot of tinkering to get an antenna system set up right. Matthew Gast walks you through his process of setting up a antenna system for digital reception.
How Many Voice Callers Fit on the Head of an Access Point? Publish Date: Dec. 13, 2005
Matthew Gast develops a simple model to determine the maximum theoretical capacity of an access point to carry voice calls.
MythTV Part 4: Tuning and Troubleshooting Publish Date: Dec. 7, 2005
It's certainly true that building a MythTV system is not for the faint of heart. In the course of his installation, Matthew Gast had four major problems to get through: two performance problems, one display problem, and one maddening mystery (solved). He tackles all four in this article.
MythTV Part 3: Getting Quiet Enough for the Living Room Publish Date: Nov. 2, 2005
My MythTV system sits on top of the television in the living room, which means it's subject to much more rigorous noise standards than my other computers. While some fan noise is expected, the white noise is much more distracting when it comes from the home theater. Here's how I tackled this problem.
Building My MythTV Box, Part 2: Software Publish Date: Aug. 17, 2005
A MythTV computer makes HDTV much better. In the first article in this series, Matthew Gast went through picking out the hardware for his new machine. Now, it's time to make the software work. Here are all the details.
Mapping the 802.11 Protocol Publish Date: May. 20, 2005
A trip to London and a bit of unique inspiration gave Matthew Gast the ideas that would lead to the first draft of a visual map describing the relationship between the various components of the 802.11 standard and related security standards. Matthew details the road he took to the final version of his 802.11 protocol map. Matthew is the author of 802.11: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition .
Top Ten 802.11 Myths of 2005 Publish Date: May. 2, 2005
Are security and mobility really the keys to the design of wireless networks? Is 802.11n really on its way? Is 802.1X really too difficult to use? Matthew Gast debunks these and other 802.11 myths for 2005. Matthew is the author of
802.11 Wireless Networks:
The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition .
Federated Network Authentication Publish Date: Apr. 8, 2005
How can academic network administrators cope with the "roaming scholar" problem--that is, users having to use several guest provisioning processes to roam across wireless networks on a campus? This challenge applies outside the university setting too. Matthew Gast shows you how federated network authentication can make roaming easier for users and admins alike.
Digital TV without the Subscription Publish Date: Oct. 14, 2004
Terrestrial digital TV is traditional land-based antenna broadcast, as opposed to cable or satellite television. And it's free. You don't need to pay hefty subscription prices to enjoy quality digital TV, and Matthew Gast shows you how to set it up.
Wireless Security and the Open1X Project Publish Date: Sep. 21, 2004
Open1X is an open source project focusing on network security. The wireless adoption of this technology is referred to as 802.1X. In this interview, Matthew Gast travels to the University of Utah to talk to Chris Hessing and Terry Simmons, who are intent on bringing standards-based wireless security to Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows clients.
When Is 54 Not Equal to 54? A Look at 802.11a, b, and g Throughput Publish Date: Aug. 8, 2003
According to the model, 802.11g is significantly faster than 802.11b. In a network consisting only of 802.11g clients, it is even slightly faster than 802.11a. However, "protection" mechanisms added to 802.11g to ensure backwards compatibility with legacy 802.11b clients can cut the throughput by 50 percent or more. Matthew Gast explains.
Stop Acting Like the Entertainment Industry! Publish Date: Jan. 17, 2003
Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) are a new way to watch TV (TiVo is a popular example), but not necessarily in the friendly viewer-empowering way painted by the advertisements. DVRs offer increased functionality, but at what cost? Matthew Gast examines this emerging technology.
A Dispatch from the Road: Margi Presenter-to-Go Publish Date: Dec. 5, 2002
Laptops are great for travel, but Pocket PCs are quickly gaining ground because they pack great functionality into small packages--you can even connect them to projectors for PowerPoint presentations. Matthew Gast takes his iPAQ on the road with Presenter-to-Go and generates as much interest in his setup as in his actual lecture.
A Technical Comparison of TTLS and PEAP Publish Date: Oct. 17, 2002
Strong authentication is a key component of wireless LAN security. Matthew Gast, author of 802.11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide , looks at the latest wireless LAN authentication protocols.
