Check This Out: Windows 8 Loaded With New Network Features
7. Streamlined Network and Sharing Center
Make Over: Automatic prioritization of the available Wi-Fi networks
Advantage: Involuntary setting up of the available networks
There haven’t been any major changes in this section apart from making it more streamlined and an absence of some earlier features like ad-hoc network option to change network type etc.
8. New EAPs
Make Over: Newly added authentication types
Advantage: No need for a third party client while implementing authentication types
The new authentication types that are natively supported by Windows 8 including Wireless Internet Service Provider roaming (WISPr) and EAP-SIM/AKA/AKA prime ease the connection process for Wi-Fi hotspots.
9. NIC Teaming
Make Over: With Windows 8, NIC teaming is now a part of OS
Advantage: Windows can divide traffic by VLAN
Teaming provides load balancing over a network. With Windows 8, teaming is now a part of the OS. Now windows can divide traffic by VLAN to facilitate simultaneous VLAN connections to applications.
