Is Your Wireless Network Secure? by Jeremy Whittaker
Networking professionals are encouraging people to think twice about wireless network security. You might be thinking I use WEP-128 bit encryption with MAC address filtering, I’m safe. Or you may be you’ve never even heard of WEP, if this is the case you might want to unplug your wireless access... Just consider for a moment that a user in your organization fires up his wireless card. ... Unbeknownst to them they have just clicked on a fake honeypot wireless network, set up by a rogue hacker that before they can even realize their machine is already being scanned.

Wireless Networking: Signal Behavior by Eric Meyer
When a wireless signal hits an object it dosen’t just stop or bounce straight back it could turn, bend, breakup, slow down, or even turn a corner. If you don’t take into account these possible senerios your wireless network could have large big issues that could plague your network. ... ReFraction : Refraction is the bending of your wireless signal as it goes through a medium of higher density than its origin. ... Scattering : Scattering will take place when a wireless signal hits an object that has many irregular angels causing the signal to shoot off into many directions.

Misconceptions about Wireless Networking by Randolph Wells
I was browsing through my local MegaMart recently. I belong to the group of men who find themselves in the Electronics Department or some other manly area of the store while the wife is shopping for groceries. It seems we are better off out of their way. ... This guy really wants the cable modem to be a wireless router. ... He said the laptop wasn't getting a good wireless signal. ... He wanted to connect a USB wireless adapter to the cable and get it closer to his "router". ... His problem is unresolved.

Network Cables by Elizabeth Morgan
A network consists of two or more computers linked together to share resources such as a printer or a scanner, exchange files, and enable electronic connectivity. Network cables are data transmission cables and are used to connect one network device to another. ... Almost every organization is going for networking these days to improve efficiency. ... These systems are not only fast and effective, but also do away with the problem of maintain several hundred feet of cables spreading across the workspace.

LINKSYS WAP54G Wireless Access Point: Love Them and Hate Them by Eric Meyer
I have installed the WAP54G wireless access point since its release and found it a great access point to work with. I have installed the WAP54G wireless access point in small offices, large warehouses, schools and office buildings. Companies like the WAP54 so much because first it’s cheap and... If a company says that its wireless network is slow or they are always losing connections they might have too many wireless access points in a small area. ... You will need less wireless access points if you use the correct wireless antenna.

The Perils of Wireless Networking by Rick Parrott
In November 2003, Toronto police arrested a man in an upscale residential neighborhood. They noticed his car driving slowly the wrong way down a one-way street. Upon stopping the car, the police discovered the driver naked from the waist down. What was he doing? ... Having a wireless network connection is a great thing; the freedom it gives you is priceless. ... Some wireless access points can extend their coverage over 300 feet from the unit. ... According to research by the World Wide War Drive over 228,537 wireless access points were detected.

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. ... Wireless network vulnerability is a major problem, and as more and more households purchase wireless technology, the problem of insecure networks increases. ... 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...

Why Do So Many People Use Linksys Routers by Steve Lee
Linksys is a division of Cisco Systems, Inc., and are the recognized global leader in VoIP, Wireless and Ethernet networking for home, and small business users. They are based in Irvine, California. A Linksys router is the most popular model available today. ... Linksys Wireless Broadband Routers have four Ethernet ports and support up to 32 wireless users. ... If you are not wireless or just need to upgrade the hard wired system you currently have Linksys offers the best protection and system performance on the market today.

Comparitive Study Of Types Of Wireless Networks by Murali Kiruba
This article discuses about the various types of wireless networks and the speed, distance of each type of the wireless networks. 1.NARROWBAND WIRELESS LANS: Narrowband Wireless LANS keep the radio signal frequency narrower and an ability to pass the information along the narrower range. ... INFRARED WIRELESS LANS: Infrared wireless LANS though have a shorter available range, their speed range are increasing from 115Kbps to 4Mbps. ... Narrowband PCS applications include paging, text mesaging, wireless email, wireless telemetry.

Wireless Networking Cards - A Closer Look by Kevin Erickson
Ok, so you've read all the cool stuff and heard all the great things about going wireless and then it just hit you. However, that works you don't know or care but it hit you. That was it, the little voice in your head said, "do it" and that was that. ... Hey, no problem because you've stumbled across a source that hopefully can shed a little light into that wireless networking card abyss. ... Below is a typical specification for wireless networking card. ... And without enough range, your wireless network is no longer wireless and therefore - worthless.