Welcome to Eric Geier's Section

Eric Geier (Dayton, Ohio) is a tech writer and author specializing in computer networking.

He's also the founder and CEO of NoWiresSecurity, which provides an outsourced RADIUS/802.1X service to help businesses secure their Wi-Fi networks with the Enterprise mode of WPA/WPA2 encryption.

Additionally, he’s a Field Technician for Fast-Teks, an on-site computer services company that has hundreds of locations across the US.

Eric Geier's Latest Contributions

Security Vulnerabilities of Enterprise (802.1X) Wi-Fi Security: Date - Feb 14, 2012; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Wireless Networking; In this article the author will briefly introduce the enterprise mode (for those not familiar with it) and discuss one of the exploits hackers could use, and also show you how to protect against it and other vulnerabilities.
Free or Open Network Solutions: Date - Jan 26, 2012; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; There are endless free and open source software solutions and services out there for use in the network—for small, medium, and enterprise environments. Here I’ll share a couple you might consider.
Distributing Wi-Fi and 802 1X Client Settings: Date - Dec 20, 2011; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Wireless Networking; In this article the author discusses some solutions to help distribute and configure Wireless clients in WPA2-Enterprise with 802.1X authentication implementations.
15 Network Admin Apps for Windows Phone 7: Date - Nov 08, 2011; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; In recent months, we’ve discovered apps that network administrators can use on the mobile iOS and Android platforms. Now we’ll discover some network admin apps for Windows Phone 7. They can help with network testing, monitoring, management, and can serve as a handy reference on the job.
10 Network Admin Apps for iOS: Date - Sep 22, 2011; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; Among the hundreds of thousands of apps in the iTunes App Store, there are numerous tools and utilities to help in network administration. They can assistance with monitoring, managing, tracking, troubleshooting, and connecting. Here we’ll look at 10 of these apps.
15 Network Admin Apps for Android: Date - Aug 04, 2011; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; There’s a mobile app for just about everything under the sun now. You can even find apps designed for network administrators. Here we’ll actually take a look at 15 different apps for the mobile Android platform.
Deploying WPA2-Enterprise Wi-Fi Security in Small Businesses: Date - Jun 30, 2011; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Wireless Networking; This article discusses the main concerns small businesses should have when setting up enterprise Wi-Fi security. It includes tips that help you understand, setup, and manage enterprise Wi-Fi security in small businesses.
New Command-Line Tools in Windows Vista & Windows 7: Date - Jun 02, 2011; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows 7; Here we’ll discover some of these new or upgraded Windows 7 command-line tools. I’ll briefly explain what each does and give a few examples of their usage.
SteadyState Alternatives for Windows 7: Date - May 12, 2011; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows 7; In this article, we'll review the native Windows 7 features and some third-party solutions that resemble Microsoft’s Windows SteadyState.
Using Third-Party 802 1X Clients in Windows: Date - Apr 26, 2011; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; Deploying 802.1X authentication for wireless and/or wired access on your network, means that your end-users must have an 802.1X client (or supplicant) installed on their computer or device. This article discusses different third-party supplicants/modules in case you're implementing less-common EAP types that Windows doesn't natively support.
New Wi-Fi Features in Windows 7: Date - Mar 22, 2011; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows 7; This article discusses Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), Wireless Router Configuration, Wireless Hosted Networks and Advanced 802.1X Settings.
Network Diagnostics and Tracing in Windows 7: Date - Feb 22, 2011; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows 7; In this article, we’ll review the new troubleshooting features available to the end-users in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. We’ll also see how to perform network tracing for more advanced troubleshooting.
Windows Phone 7 on Your Network: Date - Jan 18, 2011; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General Networking; In this article, we'll review some connectivity and security features and concerns of deploying Windows Phone 7 on your network.
New Netsh Commands in Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2: Date - Dec 14, 2010; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows 7; This article reviews the new Netsh commands in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
Setting up Wi-Fi Authentication in Windows Server 2008 (Part 2): Date - Oct 26, 2010; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Server 2008; This article continues with the configuration of the RADIUS functionality of Windows Server 2008, takes you through configuring your wireless access points (APs), and shows how to configure the client computers.
Setting up Wi-Fi Authentication in Windows Server 2008 (Part 1): Date - Oct 12, 2010; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Windows Server 2008; Why business should use the Enterprise mode of WPA/WPA2 encryption with 802.1X authentication for their Wi-Fi network, and begins setting up Windows Server 2008 to act as the required RADIUS server.