How to Secure Your Wireless Network by Debbie Jacobsen
If you use a wireless network, chances are good it is not secure. If you don’t make some important configuration changes on your wireless router after installing it, your wireless network is wide open to hackers, curious neighbors and people who would rather use your broadband internet service... In addition to securing your wireless network, there is one more thing you need to do to make sure your wireless network is safe: Install a personal firewall on each of the computers on your wireless network .

Discount Wireless Laptops by Jimmy Sturo
Being flexible in business is an essential factor these days. The wireless solution, a cost-effective and secure technology, allows for building mobility and versatility. Wireless technology is the same as the technology used in a mobile phone. It uses radio waves to carry data from one point to... Wireless network provides quick access to the network server. ... Since wireless network provides convenient access to local network resources and Internet connections, the laptop or the notebook computer can be taken anywhere inside or outside the office, increasing productivity.

Make a Linux Home Data Server of an Old PC by Adam Knife
So, you've got an old computer, and you don't know what to do with it. Sure, it can't play new video games, maybe can't run the latest and greatest software, don't fret, it's not totally worthless. Converting your old computer in to a home data server opens a range of possibilities, and a range... For those who want to go further, Pure-FTPd will allow you to set up a fully featured FTP (file transfer protocol) server on this box, which you could use to access your files remotely from any computer set up with an FTP client (Windows Explorer has one built in!), setting up an Apache based...

Wireless Network Trouble Shooting by Eric Meyer
Wireless Network Trouble Shooting 1. Wireless Adapter – First check to see if your wireless adapter is on and working properly. If you are using a PCMICA wireless adapter ensure that the card is pressed completely in. If the wireless adapter card was not plugged in when you started your... What Wireless Network – Check the bottom right hand task bar to see if you are connected to a wireless network . ... This will renew your DHCP request to the routers DHCP server. ... DHCP ME – If you don’t have a manual TCP/IP address then your wireless router needs to have it’s DHCP server...

FTP Basics by Pamela Stevens
Anyone that has downloaded from the internet has likely utilized an FTP application, without even realizing it. But if you are a non–techie and a casual user you may wonder, just what is FTP? What About an FTP client? Here are the basic definitions of common FTP terms: FTP File Transfer... So, for example by signing in to Apple iTunes you are sending a request to their server, their server verifies your id and permission level, then connects your computer and allows you to download files. ... FTP Server This is a server or computer that waits for transfer requests.

Local Area Networks - Computer Networking by Michael Cooper
Local Area Networks also called LANs have been a major player in industrialization of computers. In the past 20 or so years the worlds industry has be invaded with new computer technology. It has made such an impact on the way we do business that it has become essential with an ever-growing need... A computer that receives the token is given permission to send a packet of information or, if the computer has no packet to send, it passed the token to the next computer.”(Local Area Network Microsoft 2000) I know that it is complicated to understand, but for the actual user the software takes...

File Transfer Protocols by Alison Cole
File Transfer Protocol is a protocol that is used for exchanging files within a network that supports the transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCIP/IP)—protocol or protocols used in the Internet and Intranet. In a file transfer, two computers are involved; the first computer is an... With the configuration of most computers nowadays, anyone can easily connect to a server—the software is usually included in the packages available to buyers, and the hardware that is needed to create a working network is also readily available in the market.

Wireless ADHOC Networks by Eric Meyer
Why and when would you want to install a wireless adhoc network ? Well you would want to install a wireless Ad HoC network when you do not have the equipment for a wired network; you lack a wireless router and want to share an internet connection, or a temporary meeting place where you need... ICS will also tell the computers on the network the location of their default gateway which is the computer you set up ICS on. ... ICS will act as a DHCP server and assign private TCP/IP address to your ad-wireless network clients.

How To Maintain Accurate Time On Your PC by David Evans
PC's have internal real time clocks designed to maintain system time. The internal clocks rely on relatively low-cost crystal oscillators, which are notoriously inaccurate. In many cases PC system time can drift by several minutes each day. This article describes various methods of maintaining a... A list of NTP server references is specified with the ‘server' configuration command thus: server time-a.nist.gov # NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland NTP server server time-c.timefreq.bldrdoc.gov # NIST, Boulder, Colorado NTP server Once configured, the NTP daemon can be started, stopped and...

Introduction Of Computer by Lalit Bansal
Internet and Networks Computer network is a group of computers linked together, so that they can share information and resources. Internet is “network of networks”. It can also be described as information highway. It is the world’s largest network of computers. ... Characteristics of server software: is invoked automatically at the time of booting runs on a shared computer accepts requests from clients require special hardware and operating systems can handle multiple clients at the same time.