Do You Have An Evil Twin? by Lynn Chan
What you don't know can hurt you. Next time you connect to one of them, be very observant you're connecting to a legitimate one and not an evil twin. What is an evil twin? They are fake Internet gateways posing as a legitimate wifi hotspots. Supposing you visit the local Internet cafe who has a... Right click on the Internet connection or the Network connection and select Properties. ... If you set up your notebook computer to connect automatically whenever a network is found, you'd want to disable that or change it to manual connection.

Wireless Network Setup by Walter Heron
The best thing about a wireless network is exactly that, its wireless! If you have a laptop or even a second desktop pc in the home, installing a wireless network is a great idea. How about checking your emails, chatting with online friends, doing some shopping or just surfing the net all from a... A wireless network’s internet connection is 'always on' meaning that in order to connect to the internet you just open the browser and your homepage is there. ... The router that you get with a wireless network kit is the backbone of the system and is basicly where all signals on the network are...

Creating a Wireless Desktop by Stephen Orgill
We live in an age of technology and as such we are always looking for ways to make life easier or ways to make things look better. In the home or office (or even the home office) making things look better involves getting rid of clutter. This is where the wireless desktop comes into play. ... Plus should you wish to move your computer at anytime, you don't have to re-route the wires connecting your network together. ... Not only do you have connection to the computer but each speaker is connected to the sub / power box and and you also have the volume control to deal with.

Home Networking - Where to Begin and Different Approaches by Lewis Gunter
Wired This is the grandfather of networking, the bread and butter combo, the standard. Setting up a wired network is not very difficult, can be done inexpensively, and doesn’t require much prior networking experience. What you’ll need For internet sharing, you will need a Cable/DSL router. ... Then, for each computer you want to network with, you will need a wireless access point which can be in the form of a PCI card (for your desktop PC), a PCMCIA card (for a laptop), or even a USB dongle (for desktop or laptop).

How To Protect Your Home Network From Security Threats by Paul Wilcox
Technical computer jargon has become a part of our everyday lives and not only at work but at home as well. If you have setup your own computer network at home you probably know all about wireless cards, routers, and firewalls. Most computer components are easy to install and get set up, making... This is especially important if you have a wireless network since someone next door can potentially use your network to get onto the Internet. ... One Internet connection can mean connectivity for every computer in the house.

Cellular Router Enables 3G - GPRS Connectivity To Industrial Equipment by Leon Mengot
Now, thanks to the Connectport WAN VPN, a next- generation cellular router designed to connect RS232 or Ethernet devices in-the-field directly to an internet facing PC, remote sites that previously could not connect to the internet can be networked and web connections made from mobile devices on... When data is present, the Connectport WAN VPN can create a connection to a remote server, transfer the ASCII message and drop the connection once finished. ... If an always-on connection is preferred, the ‘Sure-link’ heartbeat facility will keep the connection alive.

How To Configure ZoneAlarm Free Edition For Use With A Network by Arshad Y. Khan
ZoneAlarm Free Edition works well on a stand-alone PC and is an excellent personal firewall. However, if you connect that same PC to a network (with another PC or laptop) you'll soon realise that ZoneAlarm will not let you see or access your network. ... On our Gateway PC, we were able to find this out by right-clicking on our network connection (Control Panel > Network Connections) and selecting "Properties". ... To get ZoneAlarm to recognise your network and allow access between PCs, you will have to give ZoneAlarm information about your network so it will then become "authorized".

How A Router Works by Steve Lee
In the past when you referred to a router you were talking about a tool that was used to design and shape wood. The internet has changed that. In its simplest form a router is defined as a device or setup that finds the best route between any two networks. ... A router is the most important part of a computer network in that it helps data get where it is supposed to be. ... If you have a network of computers a router will allow them to use the Internet with the same access. ... An IP address is what allows your computer to connect to the internet.

Wireless Networking, Part 1: Capabilities and Hardware by Jason Kohrs
Wireless Networking, Part 1: Capabilities and Hardware These days it isn’t uncommon for a home to have multiple personal computers, and as such, it just makes sense for them to be able to share files, as well as to share one Internet connection. Wired networking is an option, but it is one that... Network Adaptor – A network adaptor is required for every computer that you would like to be connected to the wireless network. ... Communication between wireless computers (or a wireless computer and a wired computer) will max out at 54 Mbps, while communication between wired computers will...

Basics Of A Router by Robert Thatcher
A router is a computer device that receives or forwards data packets to and from the Internet towards a destination in the process called routing. A router is the essential component of the computer networking that enables any sent data to arrive at the right destination. ... Other computers are then connected to the computer with Internet connection that would give it with the Internet connection. ... The solution is to buy a router that would enable every computer in the house to have an Internet connection.