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. ... Although wireless networking is of great use to the laptop users who move from one location to the other throughout the day, there are benefits for fixed users as well.

Networking Structures Explained by Lee Asher
What happens to many people is that they're just about to purchase some wireless equipment, and then they have a sudden realisation -- they have no idea how their network layout is going to work with a wireless connection. Well, there are a few things you need to think about when you decide how... If you have wireless access at your office, the chances are it is provided as a wireless access point to the wired network, to let people bring in wireless devices and connect them to the office LAN. ... You can create ad-hoc wireless networks between any computers that have wireless equipment --...

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.

Wireless Networks: How Do They Work? by Ron King
Wireless networks use radio waves instead of wires to transmit data between computers. Here's how: The Binary Code: 1s and 0s It's well known that computers transmit information digitally, using binary code: ones and zeros. This translates well to radio waves, since those 1s and 0s can be... Wireless networking hardware and software handle all of this automatically, without need for user intervention. ... The key to wireless networking is how it gets around this problem. ... Industry Standards Wireless equipment from different manufacturers can work together to handle these complex...

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... Fortunately, most of us are not worth that kind of concentrated effort and we can easily reduce our risk to an acceptable level, simply by using the built-in features that come with modern wireless networking hardware.

Wired Network Working into Wireless Access Points by Tony Fitz
Let's dive into something a little more complex. What if you have a wired network already, and you're quite happy with the way it performs -- you see no point in dismantling it and making it wireless when it works fine as it is. You've got this laptop, though, that you'd really like to use... Partly Wireless If you've got a lot of computers (on an office network, for example) and you can't switch them all over to wireless networking at once, installing a wireless router is a good way of doing it bit-by-bit.

Educators Guide to Planning a Wireless Network - Part 1 by Eric Meyer
WIRELESS NETWORKING FOR THE EDUCATOR - PART 1 "PRIOR PLANNING PREVENTS PISS POOR PERFORMANCE" There are many things to think about when planning a wireless network for a school environment. Your wireless network must be secure, must be able to handle teachers and staff work loads, and... Security in schools is often the last concern so when planning for your network explain all the wireless security threats to your planning committee so they know you just can’t throw wireless access points around the network and expect things to go well.

Network Cabling: Available Options by Joshua Feinberg
As their IT consultant, your small business prospects and clients will need you to explain the different network cabling options available to them. Traditional Wired Ethernet (Category 5) Until very recently, Category 5 data cabling was the de facto standard for both enterprise and small... Although wireless networking hardware is more expensive than comparable wired Ethernet equipment, your clients will save on the installation costs of Category 5 data network cabling. ... Wireless Ethernet Based on 802.11b (11Mbps) 802.11b wireless is also a relatively mature standard that provides up...

Wireless Ethernet: A Viable Business Opportunity for the IT Consultant by Joshua Feinberg
During 2002, many vendors were rushing to market 802.11a (up to 54Mpbs) wireless Ethernet products that were supposed to be the next wave in wireless networking. However, at the same time, an “in-progress” standard called 802.11g may supplant both the original 802.11b and newer 802.11a standards. ... The Bottom Line about Wireless Ethernet While wireless Ethernet will likely overtake wired Ethernet (Category 5) as the dominant small business networking standard at some point in the future, the “when” and “how” is still very unclear.

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. ... Most office and electronics stores offer home networking kits with a router, ethernet (network) adapters and CAT-5 networking cable.