VPN Client by Kent Pinkerton
VPN is an abbreviation for Virtual Private Network. Private network is a network for select users that has a firewall enabled to prevent intrusion from the Internet. Even though such networks tend to be safe from intrusion, it causes a problem for users. ... It will also permit the other systems on the local network to access the Internet. ... The Internet can be accessed even if the VPN networks connection is not active. ... Connecting the computer directly when there is only one Internet connection bypasses the firewall.

Top 5 Reasons To Go Wireless by Ron King
Wireless networking is 1 of the greatest new computer technologies in terms of convenience. If you're weighing the pros and cons of wireless before taking the leap, here are 5 to put in the "pro" column. #1: No More Wires Of all the reasons to switch your network to wireless, this is perhaps... You can add new computers to your network simply by plugging in a wireless card and switching them on -- they get an internet connection immediately! ... #3: Share Files And Printers A wireless network gives you access to your files wherever you are, and makes it easy to synchronize the data of a...

Sharing an Internet Connection over a Wi-Fi Network by Lee Asher
Once you've got your wireless network set up, I've no doubt that one of the first things you'll want to do with it is share an Internet connection -- after all, that's why most home users put in a wireless network to begin with. Well, the good news is that Windows has Internet Connection Sharing... How Internet Connection Sharing Works When you set up Internet Connection Sharing, you set up one of your computers as a 'gateway' to the Internet, and then use this gateway to access the Internet with your other computers.

Five Reasons to do Wireless Networking by G Ames
I believe that wireless networks represent one of the most significant inventions in human history – almost as important as sliced bread. Now, seriously, bread is certainly easy enough to cut yourself, but try to wire up a network and you will think of this invention in a different way. ... If that wasn’t enough, you can even include new computers in your network only by using a wireless card and switching them on to have an immediate Internet connection! ... Sharing Web Access With wireless networking, you can easily and cheaply share one single Internet connection among different...

Mobile Computing Networks by Richard Romando
Using mobile computers when in transit implies mobile computing. This is effectuated by using wireless technologies such as LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi, GPRS, etc. LAN refers to Local Area Networking. This is not a very mobile technology, as it restricts the area of its reach. ... This connection can be done physically by cables (in which case it would not be an example of mobile computing) or other connections such as infrared rays and wireless connections. ... GPRS networks coupled with EDGE or Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution provide fast Internet connection on cell phones.

An Overview Of Computer Networks by Michael Russell
My second degree, or should I say my second go through inside the education system was in networking. I'm a certified Novell and Microsoft engineer, not that I'm all that excited about the fact. Networking is actually pretty mindless work once you learn it. ... So if computer 3 would go down then computers 1 and 2 would not be able to communicate or exchange information with computers 4 and 5 and visa versa. ... The second type of network is a WAN or wide area network. ... The simplest network is a LAN or Local Area Network.

Networking Structures Explained by Lee Asher
What happens to many people is that they're just about to purchase some wireless equipment, and then they have a sudden realisation -- they have no idea how their network layout is going to work with a wireless connection. Well, there are a few things you need to think about when you decide how... You can connect your wired network to the Internet, connect your wireless network to an access point to your wired network -- whatever you want. ... Essentially, this is the network's name, decided on the computer that was the first to connect to the network (yes, a network consisting of just...

Network Monitors by Thomas Morva
The action of checking computers, systems and network systems is known as network monitoring. A network monitor is a part of the Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS). Network monitors manage Wide Area Networks (WAN), Local Area Networks (LAN), servers, switches, applications and more. ... Most network monitors supervise Internet usage and also register fingerprints of each and every network connection in its database. ... In the case of network problems or network failure, network monitors automatically tell the network administrator about it and compose expanded log files.

Reasons to Start a Wireless Network by Lee Asher
As far as I'm concerned, wireless networks would have to rank as one of the best inventions in history. They really are the best thing since sliced bread. I mean, really, bread is easy enough to cut yourself, but have you ever tried to wire up a network? ... You can even add new computers to your network simply by plugging in a wireless card and switching them on -- they get an Internet connection straightaway! ... Plus, with the printer connected, you can also write things wherever you want, press print, and go and collect them from a printer connected to another computer -- printers that...

5 Reasons Why You Need a Wireless Network by Cassandra Stinchcombe
As far as I'm concerned, wireless networks are one of the best inventions in history -- they really are the best thing since sliced bread. I mean, really, bread is easy enough to cut yourself, but have you ever tried to wire up a network? So, in the spirit of spreading the word, I'm going to... You can even add new computers to your network simply by plugging in a wireless card and switching them on -- they get an Internet connection straightaway! ... Wireless networking gives you a cheap and easy way to share one Internet connection between multiple computers, eliminating the need for...