Installing Linux on WRT54g Wireless Router by Eric Meyer
The WRT54G is a wireless router made by linksys. A few years ago linksys released its WRT54G firmware source code giving the open source community the ability to make its own versions. Installing Linux on your wireless router has many benefits and in my opinion few risks. ... Some have specific purposes: like being used for a wireless hotspot or a radius server. ... Typical ways to “Brick” your wrt54g router are: trying to install your firmware upgrade over a wireless connection, interrupting the upgrade, and finally powering cycling during or five minutes after the upgrade.

Be Free with Wireless Speakers by Arno Esterhuizen
Are you tired of laying wires through your house, creeping through small places just to get the right sound effect? Wireless speakers are the answer to your headaches. With wireless speakers you gain the freedom to move your music to where you want it to be without the hassles of cables. ... Some are listed here: Interference Some wireless speakers may interfere with other wireless devices in your house like cordless phones. ... So, if you want to use your wireless speakers for extended periods of time, it may be wise to make use of the AC power adaptor.

Going Wireless with Your Headphones by John Francis
If you're looking for the latest in wireless headphones for your enjoyment and private listening, whether to TV, stereo, home entertainment such as theater, iTunes or Ipod, you might do well to look at the highly recommended Sennheiser RS 130 wireless headphones. ... The wireless headphones base station has a 900 MHz high performance transmission, also wireless, that delivers a playback that is very impressive in its high fidelity capability. ... This seeks and then chooses the best of three channels from base to headset that are available for delivery of sound to the wireless headphones.

A Quick Guide to Wireless Networking by Gary Hendricks
1. Essential Equipment Right, let's move right along. The first thing to do in setting up a wireless home network is to get the correct equipment. These are the things you need: Wireless home networking kit This is your basic equipment for the network. ... Install the Wireless Router Install the wireless router according to the manufacturer's instructions. ... Some also bundle a wireless PC card for connecting laptops to the network, or a wireless USB adapter for connecting desktop PCs. ... Just connect the wireless router to power supply, connect the wireless PC card to your laptop,...

Wireless Installation Checklist by Lee Asher
Buyer Beware - Ignorance can be a financial waste and a lot of hassals. Before you buy any wireless equipment, you need to be sure about what you're doing. There's nothing worse than having everything there and finding that it doesn't work in your house, or with your computers, or over the... There are two very common causes of wireless interference: wireless phones and microwave ovens. ... 2.4Ghz, the most common wireless networking frequency, is also a commonly-used wireless phone frequency. ... Wireless does well with partitions made from: drywall, plywood, other wood (including doors),...

Is Your Laptop or Home Computer Wireless Enabled? by Kevin Erickson
Built in wireless capabilities are becoming almost standard equipment on most laptop and home computers these days for a couple of reasons. One of the primary reasons is cost. Adding wireless capacity is so inexpensive that it would be silly for the manufacturers not to add it. ... However, it's clearly better to find out your computers wireless capacity now -- before you go out and buy some wireless equipment and then realize that you didn't even need it. ... However, because it's not the best idea (unless you've done it before) to try and open up your computer to check something I'll...

Why I Hacked My WEP Wireless Router by Paul McGillivary
Part of securing your network must include looking at your wireless access points. Wireless access can be dangerous to your network. Most people don't even know how easy it is to exploit wireless access points. Let me illustrate my point. I went out one afternoon and took my trusty laptop with me. ... My goal was to hack my own WEP wireless network. ... I set up a wireless network in my home. ... Your wireless router may have an option for WPA and WEP. ... Some people think that choosing WEP encryption offers great wireless security.

Wireless Headsets by Josh Riverside
Wireless headsets are headphones that are not physically connected to the main device with a wire. These headsets use radio or infrared waves to receive signals from the main source. They provide extremely flexibility to do anything while wearing them-walk, jog, skate or even ski. ... Some wireless headsets use rechargeable batteries. ... Most wireless headsets these days come with advanced features like standard/voice tube/ noise canceling, the solution type (telephone use/ mobile use/ headset adapter/headset accessory), the kind of ear piece (monaural/binaural), the kind of phone or...

New Wireless Keyboard is a Great Addition to a Media Center by Julia Hall
When it comes to getting the most productivity or enjoyment out of your computer, wireless devices go a long way. After all, with wireless input devices, you can move around easily to find a more comfortable position when you get too cramped in the same position you've been in for the past three... These wireless input devices include wireless keyboards and wireless mice. ... Now there's a new wireless keyboard and mouse combination on the market in the form of Microsoft's Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000 which is touted as the industry's first rechargeable backlit wireless keyboard.

The Death Of Wardriving by Nathan Kartchner
Wardriving: Driving around looking for open wireless networks . (courtesy of WarDriving.com) The history of wardriving runs parallel to the adoption of WiFi technology. As big corporations installed wireless LANs, hackers would drive from place to place attempting to hack into the networks. ... First, there is increasing awareness among corporations and consumers about the importance of securing wireless connections. ... Some companies have begun to manufacture routers that convert a cellular WAN signal into a standard 802.11 b/g signal, making the internet available to multiple people,...