Wireless Home Networking – Choosing The Right One by Lynn Chan
Are you suffering from home wireless networking nightmare? There are so many options. 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g – what is all that? All you want is to get online on your notebook computer in your living room without tripping over wires. First thing you should know is, all of them will get you... However, 802.11g wireless home networking hardware still costs more to set up than 802.11a but considering the many plusses it has going for it, this is at time of writing the best choice for your wireless home networking setup.

Computer Security: Home Wireless Networks by Rex Fisher
Home wireless networks dramatically increase the versatility and usefulness of computers. I have a wireless network at my home that allows four computers to share two printers and a high-speed internet connection. It works great! The technology has made wireless networking so inexpensive and... The factory (default) settings for most home networking equipment create an open, unsecure wireless network. ... This will keep most people out of your home wireless network. ... Fortunately, most of us are not worth that kind of concentrated effort and we can easily reduce our risk to an acceptable...

Wireless Home Networking: 20 Things Not to Do When Setting up Your Wireless Network by Eric Meyer
1. Do not name your SSID your last name or first name 2. Do not have your pass phrase your last name of first name 3. Don’t leave your wireless channel at six, change it to 2 or 11 4. Don’t leave your wireless network open enable some sort of encryption 5. ... Place your wireless router in the middle of your home not next to a wall 6. ... Don’t use AES wireless encryption for wireless gamming it does slow your network down. ... Don’t upgrade your wireless routers firmware over a wireless connection 18.

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. ... Modern wireless home networking kits make this really easy. ... Typically, these home networking kits come with a firewalled wireless router (e.g. ... Just connect the wireless router to power supply, connect the wireless PC card to your laptop, or USB adapter (or Ethernet cable) to the desktop PC.

Setting up a Network -- Wired or Wireless? by Deryck Richards
To Wire or Not to Wire Wireless networks are en vogue , but your installation won’t be successful unless you chose the right type of network and set it up properly. Wired networks require that each computer be connected via a wire to a central location, called a switch or hub. ... To install a wireless network, you need a Wireless Access Point and a wireless network card for each computer. ... If the computers in your home or office are all within 500 feet of each other, a wireless network might be for you.

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? ... It is also known as 802.11 networking and wireless networking. ... A wireless network gives you access to your files wherever you are in your home, and makes it easy to synchronise the data on a laptop with a home computer. ... With wireless networking, well, you can even take your computer outside, if you want to!

Wifi - So What Is It? by Michael Russell
In this article we're going to begin to define what wifi is and just how it works. Relatively speaking, wifi is a new technology, created within the last couple of years at the time of this writing. However, the basis on which is created is not really new. ... This mode is great for quickly and easily setting up a wireless network where a wireless infrastructure doesn't exist or is simply not needed for services. ... While connected to a wireless network, you can do most basic things that are not too intensive such as check email, browse the Internet, connect to conferences, access your...

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. ... Sharing Web Access With wireless networking, you can easily and cheaply share one single Internet connection among different computers, without having to use more modems. ... Sharing Printers and Files A wireless network guarantees access to your files regardless of where you are within your house,...

ADSL Wireless Routers Overview by Michael Sterios
Broadband can enter the home or office through either an ADSL connection or via a cable. An ADSL connection is provided by an ISP and connects with the Internet through a normal telephone line. A cable connection is provided by a cable company and a separate cable needs to be installed, through... An ADSL wireless router provides the access point necessary for the wireless network. ... An ADSL Wireless Router can provide the same networking ability as a normal ADSL router without the need for wires and cables running between the devices.

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... #2: Internet Access For All Wireless networking gives you a cheap, easy way to share 1 internet connection among multiple computers. ... Wireless networking lets network connections be always-on, so any of your computers can connect to the internet whenever you want.