Wireless Internet by Dennis Oley
We have all come a long way from connecting to the internet via the old 2400 baud telephone line modem to a slow AOL connection. Now, there are many ways to connect to high-speed internet at various costs and service levels. Today, the Cable TV provided high-speed internet access usually costs... Now to set-up a simple wireless network you need two more things; a Wireless Router (to connect to your high-speed modem), and a way to receive the wireless signal at your computer, a wireless network card.

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,... Rather than connecting your computer directly into your cable or DSL modem you connect the router to the cable or DSL modem. ... The WAP allows you to use wireless devices, such as wireless laptops, with the Internet.

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. ... You'll need to connect each of your computers to the router with a cable, or go wireless.

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.

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. ... 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. ... Wireless Broadband Wireless Broadband gives you the ability to stay connected to the Internet wherever you are.

How To Set Up a Wireless Network in your Home for Beginners: Comcast High Speed Internet by Carlos Cabezas
Let’s just skip the intro and get straight to it. This tutorial is for the Windows XP Operating System. If you don’t have it I recommend you upgrade to it. This portion of the tutorial will apply to people with Comcast High Speed Internet. For other Internet Providers I will include another... Connect Your Comcast Cable Modem to the LinkSys Wireless Router By now you have your desktop computer connected to the LinkSys Wireless Router by way of an Ethernet cable. ... Now you have a cord going from the computer to the Linksys router, and another cord going from the linksys router to the...

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... If you're in this position, you should really try a wireless router -- see our article 'Create Always-On Networks with a Wireless Router'. ... The computer with the modem connected to it is the one you need to set up first -- as the gateway, it's going to be providing Internet access to all your...

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 DHCP server could be your wireless access point, cable/dsl router, cable modem, or a server on your network. ... At your home or small office, this gateway most likely is your cable/dsl modem or router.

Your VPN Doctor for Virtual Private Network Troubleshooting VPN Guide by Aaron Adams
Here are some troubleshooting guides for particular topics. (1) Your Virtual Network Connection (2) VPN Troubleshooting Error Messages (3) VPN Modems Troubleshooting Guide (4) VPN ISP Troubleshooting Guide. (1) Your Virtual Private Network Connection Having trouble connecting to the... If using wireless, temporarily remove Wireless from the picture and focus on the Ethernet card. ... If required, go to the appropriate web site for the vendor of the modem and get the updated INF file so that the proper parameters are configured for the modem.

The WiFi Blues by Jeffry Fawcett
Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love has it. Many in San Francisco want it... Wireless broadband Internet access ( WiFi ) seems too good to be true. At relatively low cost, anyone can get on the Internet anywhere in a city. All the city needs to do is install WiFi antennas. ... A wireless LAN does away with the wire cable by using a router that transmits and receives radio signals. ... With a wireless LAN, each device on the network is built so that it can send a signal to the router and receive signals back.