Understanding the Components of a Home Network by Jeff Heaton
Home networks are becoming more common. People want to be able to share a single broadband Internet connection to several computers in the house. There are many different devices that you can use to make up your home network. If you have never heard network terminology device names like router,... The WAP allows you to use wireless devices, such as wireless laptops, with the Internet. ... Now any computer that you connect to the router will have access to the Internet. ... What is a Router A router is a device that has several Ethernet ports on the back of the device.

Nintendo DS Online Gaming by Thomas Heaney
Every gadget that comes along these days can’t be without the latest technology buzzword, Wi-Fi. For those who don’t know, this allows a device to connect to other compatible devices without the traditional mess of wires by using a radio connection. Nintendo’s hand held console, the Nintendo DS,... If you have access to a wireless router you can you can set up your Nintendo DS to connect to other gamers online. ... This plugs into your one of your PC’s USB sockets and doesn't even require you to set up the connection like a wireless router does.

What Is Wardriving And How Can You Prevent It by Zackary Anderson
Imagine a car equipped with nothing more than a laptop computer, a portable GPS receiver, and a wireless network card slowly strolls through your neighborhood. Unknown to any onlookers, this is no ordinary vehicle; rather, it is a wardriving machine. ... If you configure your router to not broadcast your SSID, it will be difficult to detect (but not impossible, for some software can sniff wireless communication, so if you are using your wireless network, the SSID can be revealed). ... This would require that you enter your router configuration and input the MAC address of each wireless...

ADSL Broadband - How Can It Work For You? by Marius Bezuidenhout
Broadband is the buzzword these days, but what exactly is it and what are the benefits? What is Broadband? Broadband is a high-speed Internet connection that is always available. This means you don’t have to dial-up every time you want to send an e-mail or surf the Internet. ... Wireless Broadband Wireless Broadband gives you the ability to stay connected to the Internet wherever you are. ... If you’d like to use it at home, but you only have a PC at home there’s no need to worry because you can purchase a wireless router, insert the 3G data card into the router and connect this to your PC.

Lightening Storm - Now No Internet? by John Magluilo
Call Your ISP Your ISP (Internet Service Provider) may be having problems. Call them and ask if there are any outages. If they say no then report your and have them check to see if it is on their end. Reset Your Equipment After lightening storm can cause your router and/or modem to freeze... To check if the router is working, plug a computer directly into it (try not to use wireless for this step). ... If it is the router, then it may be under warranty and you would want to contact the manufacturer.

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. ... If you are running Windows XP or MacOS X, all you have to do is connect your computers and high-speed modem to the router, and Internet connection sharing should just work like...

Wireless Networks by Elizabeth Morgan
The information age has been revolutionized not just by the power of computers to process data, but also by the power of communication amongst computers. This communication is responsible for the proliferation of computer networks. Sharing of information, sharing of resources (both software and... Wireless networks can be broadly classified as fixed wireless systems and mobile wireless systems. ... A fixed wireless system supports a little or no mobility of the equipment related to the wireless network.

The Death Of Wardriving by Nathan Kartchner
Wardriving: Driving around looking for open wireless networks . (courtesy of WarDriving.com) The history of wardriving runs parallel to the adoption of WiFi technology. As big corporations installed wireless LANs, hackers would drive from place to place attempting to hack into the networks. ... Some companies have begun to manufacture routers that convert a cellular WAN signal into a standard 802.11 b/g signal, making the internet available to multiple people, not just the individual with the wireless internet card.

Wireless ADHOC Networks by Eric Meyer
Why and when would you want to install a wireless adhoc network ? Well you would want to install a wireless Ad HoC network when you do not have the equipment for a wired network; you lack a wireless router and want to share an internet connection, or a temporary meeting place where you need... The first type of set up will be if you do have an internet connection but you lack a wireless access point or a wireless router to share that connection. ... Because we will want everyone to share our wired Ethernet connection you will need to enable ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) on...

Setting Up and Securing Your Wireless Network by Herman T. Lee
There are more and more individuals opting to work from home than ever before. The advantages to this are many including avoiding the morning and evening rush hours, being able to spend time with your kids and significant other, and doing everything on your own time. ... Setup the wireless access/router point via a wired client. ... Block off anonymous internet requests and pings. ... Enable firewall on the network router/access point with demilitarized zone function disabled. ... Update router and access point firmware as updates become available.