Wi-Fi Home Networking

Learn how to set up and maintain wireless home networks (or local area business networks) using standard "Wi-Fi" networking technology and products like wireless access points, routers, and adapters. Wireless Network Hardware @ Set Up Internet Access @ Wireless Network Security @ Troubleshoot Home Networks @ Wireless Networking FAQs @ Online Consumer Electronics @ 802.11 Wireless Standards @ Using a Home Network @ How to Build a Wi-Fi Home Network TutorialThis in-depth article teaches you how to build a wireless home network (WLAN). Learn the terminology and technology basics, design a layout that meets your needs, choose the appropriate gear, then finally install and configure the pieces. zSB(3,3) Gallery of Home Networking DiagramsThis collection of home network diagrams covers both wireless, Ethernet and hybrid layouts. Network layouts including routers, access points, printers and entertainment consoles are described. See more links below... Sponsored Links Wi Fi NetworkingTelecom Services on One Network Wi Fi Networking, Info & Tools. searchTelecom.Techtarget.com New Nokia Mobile PhonesFind the latest Nokia mobile phones & accessories at the Nokia site. Nokia.com WiFi as Good as WimaxWimax performance at WiFi cost Wavion WiFi Outdoor Solution www.WavionNetworks.com Tips for Improving a Wireless Home NetworkOnce you have a basic Wi-Fi home network up and running, consider these ideas for improving its capability and performance. Tips for Dealing With Dropped WiFi Network ConnectionsOn home or public wireless networks, your WiFi connection might drop unexpectedly for no obvious reason. Consult this checklist to determine why this might be happening and how to avoid it. Top 802.11g Wireless Routers for HomeThe 802.11g standard supports much faster peer networking than the older 802.11b standard. These routers are designed to share a broadband Internet connection and usually contain a built-in firewall, DHCP server, and network switch. How to Connect To a Wireless Router for Local AdminYou may sometimes need to connect to a wireless broadband router locally to update its configuration. Accessing a wireless router's configuration screens requires you to know the router's IP address and administrative login information. You should also be aware of a few common wireless router connection problems and how to solve them. Tips for Troubleshooting Windows File and Printer SharingThis checklist describes the most common problems encountered when setting up peer-to-peer file sharing on a Microsoft Windows network. Follow these steps to troubleshoot and resolve Windows file sharing problems. WiFi Network Names are Case SensitiveWhen setting a WiFi wireless network name (SSID), ensure all devices match all letters with the same upper and lower case. Poll - Do You Log Into Your Neighbor's Wi-Fi Network?Logging into your neighbor's wireless network is a risky proposition, but some people don't care. See how many of our readers claim to do this. Poll - Should It Be Legal to Grab a Neighbor's Wi-Fi Signal?A few people have been criminally charged for logging into their neighbor's WiFi network to get free wireless Internet access. Do you think it should be legal (with or without getting the owner's permission)? Top Home Wi-Fi Networking BooksThese books explain how to properly build and manage a wireless home computer network based on the popular Wi-Fi technologies. Most titles assume very little prior experience in computer networking and are suitable for beginning- to intermediate-level readers. New Pre-N Wi-Fi Nearly Doubles SpeedThe so-called "pre-N" (early 802.11n) wireless equipment from Belkin promises much faster speeds, better range, and compatibility with 802.11g and earlier Wi-Fi equipment. zSbL=3;zSB(2);zSbL=0 Sponsored Links Wireless NetworkingPC World's Productivity Center Read Reviews, Watch Videos, Shop www.PCWorld.com/Dell Dual WiMAX RF TranceiverSMT903 provide the front-end RF for MIMO and WiMAX Developments www.sundance.com WirelessTop 10 Technologies That Drive Revenue www.CIOInsight.com

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Bluetooth, latest in wireless communication

Whenever new technology rears its head here at DFTFC, we see it as our job to treat it with an impartial and objective view; this is what the consumer needs. Unfortunatly, ChilliBear got his hands on this first, so..... Bluetooth, a name many of you may have heard about. Well basically it's some sorta protocal for wireless comunication, you know when your toaster talks to your fridge, who in turn talks to your wife, who then phones you and lets you know your toast is burnt. So what does it mean for us then. Well for one, you know those annoying heavy mobile phone things...

or, errrch when they first became available

You wont need to carry it around any more, using bluetooth you can simply wear this attractive tiny wrist communicator, which talks to your mobile phone. So, you just talk into the wrist communicator, saving you the hassle of talking into the phone! *wow*

Bluetooth wrist communicator

And if you thought that was where it ended, how silly you were...get this, you don't even need to type the phone number into your mobile anymore, you can enter it into the advanced digital keypad on the wrist communicator. *smart* Even better still, it comes in several iMac esq colours *cool*. Now I can choose to buy a brand new one (at RRP $2300) every time my mood changes. *nice* So does it stand up to the rigours of everyday life then? Well I left the mobile wrist communication device with Spunk Monkey for an entire hour, and he didn't eat it. *tasty* The next thing I tried, was burying my mobile down the back of the sofa in my office, then walking outside and trying the wrist communicator. The new bluetooth technology made short work of the 5 foot !!!! distance, and I could still phone Winnie-the-Poo in the next office. It worked all the way until I reached the donut machine at the end of the hallway, an amazing 20 feet. Well I'm sold, I have to buy one of these (well actually I intend pinching the one IBM sent us for testing), but hey thats a technicality. And what's next on the horizon, well the production of bluetooth devices is coming along thick and syrupy, and we can expect to see robot dogs which communicate with your real dog (via bluetooth) whilst you are out walking the robot; enabling the robot to bark realistically. Devices which let you talk to everything in your house, just imagine actually being able to talk to your favourate sofa or cushion. *funky* The future is bright the future is, errr blue... shit that didn't work. Never mind go forth and spend money.

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