Finding Your MAC Address On Wired And Wireless Network Cards by Darren Miller
The Answer To The Media Access Control Question Over the past few weeks I have received quite a few e-mails about Ethernet cards, both wired and wireless, and more specifically, about Media Access Control (MAC) addresses. I think the main reason I’ve received so many questions about Ethernet... The address 192.168.0.49 is an internal private device on my network whereas the 64.105.197.58 is an external public Internet DNS server and is present just in case my router has trouble performing the DNS resolution tasks.

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...

Are You Using The PSP Web Browser Capabilities by Darren Lintern
You will probably be using your Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) to play all your beloved video games until you are blue in face or bleary in the eyes. It may be used as another avenue to see your favourite music videos. You may even be savvy enough to use it to watch that must see television... For anyone that has wireless internet accessibility in their house, will most likely be using a wireless standard of 802.11b or 802.11g, the Sony Playstation Portable utilises the 802.11b to gain access. ... The console is already preconfigured for this type of use, so all you need to do is enter...

WinXP Routing - Staying Online During Hurricane Wilma by Darren Miller
Hurricane Wilma Put Me Out Of Business For A While ----------------------------------------------- WinXP Routing - My consulting services business is heavily dependent on Internet access. Without it, I am pretty much dead in the water. Since I cannot afford an enterprise satellite backup... It's one thing to have a laptop with wireless Internet access anywhere, anytime, but quite another to have that same access for your entire home / small business. ... How To Configure A Laptop As A Wireless Internet Access Point ----------------------------------------------- Note: I am...

WinXPDisableZeroConfigation.exe or WinXPDisableZeroConfigation by John Hutchison
Well that's a long process name! Having just upgraded my network to a 11g network I found that my computers CPU usage was up from around the 3% mark it was now using about 55% some other people have reported much more cpu use than that!. What the heck was going on! ... What I did find was its installed by the belkin software for the router or wireless card. ... Some sypware malware hide up as WinXPDisableZeroConfigation.exe, the real size of WinXPDisableZeroConfigation is 32768 bytes To remove uninstall the Belkin utility and let Windows manage the wireless configuration don't uninstall...

Firewall Software by Rob Pirozzi
Beginning in the Zhou Dynasty, which was in the 11th century BC, construction was begun on what was to become the Great Wall of China. For 2,700 years, culminating in the mid-1600s, construction continued on the wall until it stretched 4,163 miles from east to west China. ... It lets you get out to the Internet, but it does not allow unauthorized access from the Internet to your PC. ... The software monitors all inbound and outbound Internet traffic, and creates a software barrier between the Internet port into your PC and everything else on your PC.

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... But the problem with this is if the computer components are not genuine but pirated ones, then the automatic updating of the operating system may work. ... One of the best ways to do it is by utilizing the automatic update option in the computer.

Microsoft Update - 5 Reasons to Update Service Pack 2 by Jason Kohrs
Microsoft released Service Pack 2 (SP2) for the Windows XP operating system back in August (2004), representing significant improvements in many areas, especially system security. For those people that are still unsure whether they should update to it, the following five reasons may help make... Simplifed Wireless Networking The popularity of wireless networking has exploded as the hardware has becoming increasingly simpler to operate and relatively inexpensive. ... Internet Pop Up Blocker With Service Pack 2, Internet Explorer now features an integrated pop up blocker to help reduce, if...

The Wireless that Wi-Fi Promised by Jacob Loeb
I was thrilled when Apple announced its Airport Wi-Fi hardware. Like many others, I envisioned walking down the street with my iBook constantly connected to the Internet. We all soon found out how difficult that was, at least without buying a cup of coffee. ... Verizon has made true wireless broadband available. ... This is unfortunate, because Verizon Wireless has made EVDO technology extremely accessible to all levels of computer user. ... Five years back people would talk about the “last mile” of the Internet as being a boundary.

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. ... I have drove in many cities with my wireless card on seeing over 60% of all AP’s open with no security.