Your Guide To Wireless

Home networking: How to avoid traffic jams

In many households today, broadband Internet connections are used not only for e-mail and Web browsing, but also to stream music and video, play online games and/or perhaps make voice calls using a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) service. You may have several PCs on your home network, as well as some combination of a gaming console like the Xbox 360, an iPhone or other handheld device, and perhaps a streaming music player such as the Squeezebox or a streaming video player such as the Roku...

How To Avoid Wireless Network Interference

For all of their conveniences, wireless networks can suffer from interference. Cordless phones, wireless game controllers, fluorescent lights, microwave ovens, Bluetooth devices, cordless headsets, and even the neighbor’s wireless network can all interfere with your wireless network. This interference occurs when devices emit signals into the same frequency that your network uses. For example, many cordless phones use the same 2.4GHz band used by 802.11b and 802.11g networks. Even 802.11n dev...

Wireless Puzzle

Before installing a wireless network, you’ll need to determine if any of your computers or mobile devices already have wireless technology and, if they do, which wireless standards they support. If none of your computers have wireless capabilities, you’ll still need to know which wireless standards are compatible with each other so you don’t buy incompatible products Refer to the chart above when purchasing wireless devices

How To Install A Wireless Network

We will show you how to build an entirely wireless network using wireless router, rather than adding a wireless access point to an existing wired network. If you do decide to use an access point with an existing wired broadband router, the following information is still valuable, because you’ll need to follow many of the same steps to configure your access point. A wireless router is the device that sends the wireless signals, including Internet access to other computers on your network, its ...

What You Need For Wireless Network

Freedom is the name of the game when it comes to computing today. Much of that freedom can be attributed directly to wireless networks, which allow consumers to use their desktop and laptop PCs wherever they like around their homes. Over the years, wireless hardware hasn’t changed much from its original formula, but device manufacturers have eased the process of installing and configuring a wireless network. Still, you’ll need a solid working knowledge of wireless concepts and designs before ...

Wireless Home

Wireless technology is transforming nearly every aspect of our lives. Think about the ways that mobile communications, mobile computing, and mobile entertainment affect the way we live, the way we work, and the way we play. Underlying all that mobility is the 19th century technology of radio transmission, paired with 20th century circuit boards and 21st century ideas about how technology can serve us. This post we will describe how wireless can help you live, work, and play better. This...

Wired vs. Wireless

With 802.11n Draft 2.0 routers and wireless network adapters becoming both ubiquitous and relatively inexpensive and with 802.11n media center extenders finally reaching the market, you might be wondering if building an old-fashioned wired network is worth the trouble and expense. There is no question that stringing wires around your house is a royal pain, especially if it lacks a crawl space or attic, and if you're going to bother with a wired network at all, you'll need to invest in a gigab...