Benefits of Wireless Routers by Michael Sterios
As download speeds continue to increase a greater number of broadband users are downloading heavy content items such as entire films. This is because the time it takes to complete such tasks are shortened. It is also the case that several computers sharing the same broadband connection may... Routers usually come with several sockets for Ethernet cables which can be connected to your devices’ wireless network cards, should the need arise. ... Wireless routers also provide an extra layer of security against malicious programs such as viruses which can infect your computers via the Internet...

A Quick Guide to Wireless Networking by Gary Hendricks
1. Essential Equipment Right, let's move right along. The first thing to do in setting up a wireless home network is to get the correct equipment. These are the things you need: Wireless home networking kit This is your basic equipment for the network. ... Install the Wireless Router Install the wireless router according to the manufacturer's instructions. ... Some also bundle a wireless PC card for connecting laptops to the network, or a wireless USB adapter for connecting desktop PCs. ... Just connect the wireless router to power supply, connect the wireless PC card to your laptop,...

Home Networking by Bob Rankin
Setting up Your Home Network As society and technology change, it's becoming common for homes to have more than one computer. When an existing computer is a few years old, parents will often take advantage of today's lower prices, purchase a new computer, and pass the old one down to the kids. ... If you want to use wireless connections, you'll need a wireless router and a wireless adapter for each computer. ... Wireless networks are often configured by default to allow access to any computer that attempts to connect.

Mobile Computing by Richard Romando
Mobile computing refers to the use of any kind of computer in a moving environment. The motion may be of the device itself, as in laptops, palmtops, wearable computers, and mobile phones; or it may refer to the dynamics of the computing process, as in digital cameras, podcasters and MP3 players. ... With the advent of wireless technologies, it is also possible to access the Internet through cell phones. ... This is true wireless communication. ... Portable devices themselves are movable, but in order to access them one needs to connect them to a network port.

WiMAx VS Wifi by Eric Meyer
WiMax (802.16) is is a newer standard of wireless networking designed to provide the last mile of high speed internet access to the end user. Some people would call Wimax WiFi on steroids but this would be to broad of an assessment. Wifi was and still will be used in LAN environments for... WiMax base stations will have the ability to provide approximately 60 businesses with T1 access and hundreds of homes with DSL/Cable speed access…in theory. ... Unlike a Wifi clients who have to kind of fight to stay associated with a given access point; WiMax will only have to perform this hand...

New Wireless Keyboard is a Great Addition to a Media Center by Julia Hall
When it comes to getting the most productivity or enjoyment out of your computer, wireless devices go a long way. After all, with wireless input devices, you can move around easily to find a more comfortable position when you get too cramped in the same position you've been in for the past three... These wireless input devices include wireless keyboards and wireless mice. ... Now there's a new wireless keyboard and mouse combination on the market in the form of Microsoft's Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000 which is touted as the industry's first rechargeable backlit wireless keyboard.

Wireless Network Security: How to Use Kismet by Eric Meyer
Kismet is a wireless network detector / sniffer which can give you a vast amount of information about wireless networks. Wireless network security flaws are well documented but often very hard for the common person to understand. I will be showing you how to use kismet with out even having to... The Kismet columns will show the wireless networks SSID (Name), Type of device (Access point, gateway) Encryption or no Encryption, an IP range and number of packets. ... If you tab down to the network you are auditing and press “C”, Kismet will show you all the computers that are using that...

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... Wireless Networks If you have a wireless network, take security one step further and lock it down. ... This is especially important if you have a wireless network since someone next door can potentially use your network to get onto the Internet.

Remote Email Access by Josh Riverside
The advancement of wireless technology has brought the world together, with easy and convenient access to information, whenever we need and wherever we are. Remote Email Access is one example of the flexibility provided by the remote access technology. ... To access your mail using POP, you need to access a POP server that verifies your username and password before granting you access to your emails. ... There are two approaches to Remote Email Access, depending on how conveniently and frequently you can access the computer.

Wireless Linux: Using the Linux Wireless ToolBox by Eric Meyer
First thing you need to do is purchase a wireless adapter card with a prism2 chipset. Just go to google and type in linux wireless adapters and track one down. If you are using a fairly good wireless distro it should pick up the card automatically. Ok, Now you have the card now what, you plugged... If you are monitoring certain access point you can type in iwlist accesspoints and get the listing of each nearby access point with the MAC address. ... By the way your wireless adapter should be named wlan0 The iwlist command will give a list of options that look like this: usage: iwlist...