Wireless Broadband Access - Making the Virtual Office Possible by Rick Parrott
Do you remember when home wireless networking burst into our lives? Suddenly we could work from any where in the house. Have you ever wanted to do the same when you are out on the road? With WiMax, now you can! WiMax is a wireless network access program that offers its subscribers citywide... Purchase your WiMax wireless network card to get access to the broadband system. ... How about setting up a wireless mobile office that is always connected to your home office? ... Within this range, special cards based on the 802.16 wireless standards will allow mobile devices to surf the internet at...

Three Must Have Accessories For Notebook Computers by Lynn Chan
An Optical Mouse Notebooks are normally equipped with touch pads which can be awkward. There's no substitute for the mouse. Notebooks are predominantly used on a static, flat surface. With wireless broadband hotspots mushrooming all over the nation's transit locations, table tops have become... Although wireless mice are the trend these days, stick to a wired optical mouse by virtue that it does not require additional power or equipment to operate; as in batteries or receivers for wireless ones.

Wireless Hotspot Security: A Hackers View by Eric Meyer
Hotspot hacking is more like fishing that anything else, it’s so easy you can just sit back and watch, read a book, or laugh at the traffic. Using a wireless hotspot is like using a party line phone with many conversations going on. If you want to keep you internet traffic to your self just make... Webmasters should use SSH instead of FTP to upload files to their hosting account when using a wireless hotspot. ... Think of unencrypted traffic like a post card, if you want to read it just turn it over.

Setting Up AirPort Express Base Station For Wireless Music Streaming by Carlos Cabezas
Here’s your problem. You have a ton of music on your computer. Your computer speakers sound ok but music from your Itunes software would sound a lot better playing through your nice home stereo in the other room. If you run a cord all that way from your computer to your home stereo your house... You now need to have Windows XP connect to this new wireless network connection that you created if it does not do so automatically (near the clock in lower right hand corner right click on your wireless network adapter icon, choose view available Wireless Networks, and join the new wireless...

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.

Choosing The Right Notebook Computer by Peter Stewart
Notebook computers have incresed in popularity over the last few years. This buldging market for notebook computers gives you more choice than ever before. The flipside is that the wide range makes it that much more difficult to choose the right notebook computer without a little knowledge. ... There should be a convenient way to turn off the wireless card as they suck a lot of battery power when in use and can be turned off when not in use. ... Wireless networking is becoming standard, but make sure.

The Apple Mac mini - It Fits Anywhere And It is The Most Affordable Mac Ever! by Bonnie Archer
Mac OS X, the worlds most advanced operating system! Just connect, plug, and your playing. The Apple Mac mini will work with either Mac or PC-compatible peripherals, this makes it easier than ever to upgrade from and older Mac or PC system. All you have to do is connect your USB mouse and... Or add a AirPort Extreme Card and have the freedom of wireless networking from anywhere in your home. ... You will need the Bluetooth module and with it you will also be able to have wireless access to printers, cell phones, PDAs, input devices and other peripherals.

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. ... After you install the drivers and insert the card, you just need to activate your card and update PRL. ... Verizon has made true wireless broadband available. ... In Mac OS version 10.3.5, Apple included built-in support for the PC5220 EVDO card, but later PC5220 firmware changes have broken that support, and the cards are hard to...

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. ... Here are some general guidelines to follow in setting up your wireless network. ... Setup the wireless access/router point via a wired client. ... Enable 128-bit Wired Equivalency Privacy (WEP) encryption on both your access point and network card.

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... If your laptop is older and you had to add a PCMCIA wireless card to your laptop to give it wireless capability, the steps to connecting to your wireless network are much lengthier. ... You can check for sure by doing the following: Click on Start > Control Panel > System > Click on the Hardware tab...