WinXP Routing - Staying Online During Hurricane Wilma by Darren Miller
Hurricane Wilma Put Me Out Of Business For A While ----------------------------------------------- WinXP Routing - My consulting services business is heavily dependent on Internet access. Without it, I am pretty much dead in the water. Since I cannot afford an enterprise satellite backup... It's one thing to have a laptop with wireless Internet access anywhere, anytime, but quite another to have that same access for your entire home / small business. ... When the system reboots, it will be able to route traffic between your internal network and the Internet (Your Wireless card).

A Technician's Toolkit: What's in the Bag by Alex Smith
If you fix computers regularly (or you're the type that often fixes computers for friends and family), you've likely developed a collection of software and tools to help you fix things more efficiently. Since I ocasionally play technician myself, I thought I'd share with you some tools that make... Outside of the diagnostics, many technicians carry common spare parts such as: > Wireless router > CD-RW Drive > Standard ATX Power Supply 300-500W > Internal hard drives (40GB, 80GB, 120GB) > Surge protector > Speakers These are the basics for day-to-day troubleshooting.

ARP, MAC, Poisoning, & WiFi by Brian Wilson
In this paper we will cover the basics on Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), Media Access Control Addresses (MAC), Wireless (WiFi), and layer 2 communications. I hope to explain how a “Man in the Middle Attack” works. The common name for this is ARP poisoning, MAC poisoning, or Spoofing. ... There is a sport called Wardriving witch involves driving in your car with a wireless network card to find wireless networks. ... The Attack Because the ARP replies have been forged, the target computer sends frames that were meant for the original destination to the attacker’s computer first so the...

Security Risks and Ways to Decrease Vulnerabilities in a 802.11b Wireless Environment by Richard Johnson
Introduction This document explains topics relating to wireless networks. The main topics discussed include, what type of vulnerabilities exist today in 802.11 networks and ways that you can help prevent these vulnerabilities from happening. Wireless networks have not been around for many years. ... This is simple to do, all a person has to do is plug an Access point or wireless router into an existing live LAN jack and they are on the network. ... Some VPNs include: Borderware BroadConnex Networks CheckPoint Cisco Computer Associates DMZ – Adding this to your network...

The Wireless that Wi-Fi Promised by Jacob Loeb
I was thrilled when Apple announced its Airport Wi-Fi hardware. Like many others, I envisioned walking down the street with my iBook constantly connected to the Internet. We all soon found out how difficult that was, at least without buying a cup of coffee. ... This is unfortunate, because Verizon Wireless has made EVDO technology extremely accessible to all levels of computer user. ... If you just need to use this service at home, you can buy an EVDO router that will pickup the Verizon network and convert it to Wi-Fi, but that’s not a mobile option.

Microsoft Update - 5 Reasons to Update Service Pack 2 by Jason Kohrs
Microsoft released Service Pack 2 (SP2) for the Windows XP operating system back in August (2004), representing significant improvements in many areas, especially system security. For those people that are still unsure whether they should update to it, the following five reasons may help make... Simplifed Wireless Networking The popularity of wireless networking has exploded as the hardware has becoming increasingly simpler to operate and relatively inexpensive. ... Now the way a user connects their system to a wireless network has been greatly simplified via enhancements found in SP2.

Remote Pc Access by Josh Riverside
Quite a lot of times you must have encountered this problem: you are at home, and some files that you need urgently are saved in your office computer. Or perhaps you are a customer support professional, and a client situated at a distant location has encountered some software error in the middle... Click ‘Remote’ on ‘Properties’ in ‘My Computer’, and the by clicking the option “allow user to connect remotely to the computer,” you can access to any PC from any corner of the world, so long as you have official rights to access it.

What You Need to Know About Networking by Alex Lakatos
Because networking is a relatively young science, it borrows language from other disciplines. Many networking terms come from the realm of physical transportation—terms such as bridge, hub, port, routing, and switching. That borrowing is apt. Just as the transportation revolution, and especially... A printer attached directly to a computer via a parallel or USB cable does not comprise a network; it becomes a network if the printer and computer are both attached to a switch or router. ... • Improvements in routing and switching gear: For example, switches with in-line power, which allow...

JunxionBox -- WiFi Access Everywhere by Steve Bralovich
Now you can more easily access the Internet wherever mobile phone carriers offer high-speed data service coverage. The JunxionBox enables multiple computing devices with Ethernet or Wi-Fi (like laptops, desktops, handhelds and remote computers) to connect with the web through your mobile phone... SERVICE The box will accept any air card from any wireless service provider using any connectivity technology such as CDMA, UMTS, EDGE, etc. ... The JunxionBox (www.junxionbox.com) is a unique device that combines a cellular data card with a Wi-Fi router and runs on both 12 volts and 110 volts.

Be Your Own IT Department by Scott Hendison
If you use a computer, you need to know more than just how to use your email and surf the web. You need to know that you are protected. If there isn’t someone responsible for the computers in your home or office, then pick someone, quick. Their job is to assure you that everything I’ve listed... You need a firewall, and if you have a wireless connection, you need secure password protection on the router to keep your neighbors out. ... Go to My Computer, and right click on your hard drive (usually the C: drive).