Windows Networking by Justin Oswald
Windows Networking at Home You’ve set up a home network and all your computers share the same internet connection. That’s great, but now lets get everything else sharing. Modern versions of Windows are shipped with an easy to setup and use method for sharing printers and files. ... Prepare the Network In preparation of setting up the rest of the network, I highly recommend that you choose unique and meaningful names for every computer on the network and put them all in the same workgroup. ... If you are on a wireless network be sure you have tight security setup and don’t share your...

Windows Server 2003 Security by Benjamin Hargis
Windows Server 2003 has some of the following features to help protect your corporate enviroment: There is now forest trust that allows you to authenticate other companies in your WAN thru Active Directory, this simplifies some security issues for security and network administrators. ... There should be security in depth applied.Two form authentication should be applied such as biometrics and passwords.Take a look at RSA secure ID cards.This provides great authetication for users on the move connecting to the corporate networks, or even home.

WRT54g Linux Firmware Distributions by Eric Meyer
HYPERWRT Mission Statement is “HyperWRT is a power boost firmware for the Linksys WRT54G and WRT54GS router. The goal of this project is to add a limited set of features to the last Linksys firmware, extending its possibilities but staying close to the official firmware.” HYPER-WRT –... I was able to VPN into my home network and used SSH to my Linux box. ... I would highly recommend using this firmware for any home or business network. ... NoCat Splash is a captive portal which lets users connected to the wireless network receiving a dynamic IP address but all traffic is...

Professional And Home Uses For Security Cameras by Alan King
Security cams are an obvious use for a wireless camera that can be connected to a computer. Even those systems that require their own power connection are still quite flexible, as there are many places which have convenient power connections but which lack a convenient network connection. ... The ability to feed the video through a network into a web browser can allow a parent or other person to watch the baby from elsewhere in the house or even across the world. ... With conference calls around the world to multiple sites taking place increasingly, there is need for a camera that can...

Spyware - How Can You Protect Your Computer From It by Markus Wahlgren
Spyware was in headlines for the first time in 1999 when a freeware game called “ Elf Bowling” circulated with spying software along with it. Since then spywares are creating a havoc in the computer world. Some of the downloadable software comes with a licensing agreement that a spyware program... These malicious software have the ability to monitor keystrokes, change the default home page on the Web browser, read cookies, scan files on the hard drive, install other spyware programs and even spy other applications, such as chat programs or word processors.

Is Public Wi-Fi Access Safe? by Bob Rankin
Surfing Safely in Starbucks... A few months ago I met with a group of Internet professionals, all of us sporting laptops with wireless connections to the hotel's access point. On the second day of the conference, one of the attendees put up a slide on the overhead showing logins and passwords... Learn how to stay safe from this attack by reading this helpful article: http://www.aunty-spam.com/wifi-hotspot-evil-twins-mimic-wi-fi-hotspots-and-steal-your-data Securing Your Wireless HOME Network Do you have a wireless laptop and router at home?

Municipal WiFi - A Free Public Utility by Russell Mickler
Municipal WiFi networks ("MuniNets") are city-wide 802.11x (b,e,g,n) (wireless) mesh networks that can run an average city $10-15 million. Wireless transmitters are positioned throughout the city in public right-of-ways like atop street poles, traffic lights, and pedestrian traffic areas. ... The mesh network creates a "fabric" of connectivity that allows anybody with a wireless device to see the network, attach to it, and, subsequently, use the Internet for free. ... No more wifi routers to configure within the home or office; no more problems with privacy and security; no more...

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. ... It is not hard to use the tools and with more and more home users going wireless the risk of an attacker getting you data keeps rising.

Wireless USB Explained by Nathan Kartchner
USB has become ubiquitous, edging out firewire as the data transfer specification of choice. You can connect anything from keyboards to network adapters to VGA adapters into a USB port and get plug-and-play operability almost instantly. In addition, you can run multiple (several hundred,... This industry charge, led by computer chip giant Intel is seeking to eliminate the tangles and frustrations of wired peripherals by introducing a new wireless USB (WUSB) standard that operates on wireless radio frequencies.

TrendMicro PC-Cillin Internet Security by Ben Sikes
The original PC-Cillin was an antivirus application. In 2006 it's grown into a full Internet security suite with firewall, spam filter and parental controls. Computer security is essential to prevent PC performance loss and identity theft. Spyware clogs system resources, taking up disk space and... • spyware protection: real time and scheduled scans plus quarantine management feature for files which cannot be immediately removed • phishing defense: patent-pending technology for detecting fake websites designed to steal personal information • wi-fi intrusion alerts: for when an...