There are many types of Wi-Fi encryption you can use on modern Internet routers. So which one should you use? Many people don’t even use encryption, and those that do just pick an encryption type at random without knowing what they do. Most encryption types are better than nothing at all, but some are more [...]

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Setting up a wireless network can be a hassle. You need to remember the security key and tediously type it correctly for all devices on your network. One of the good features of Windows 7 is that there is a simple way to manage the wireless settings for your network from one computer or device [...]

Categories: Tutorials Basic, Windows

Have you ever wanted a laser printer at home, or even a wireless laser printer, but not had the money to be able to afford one?  Well things have changed radically in recent years.  When I bought my first last printer in 2003 it cost me £400 (around $550) for a basic colour model.  It [...]

Categories: Hardware

There are a few things when it comes to wireless networks that are best done by software programs. One of them is to add the very same settings that have been added to one computer system to another computer system. This can be necessary to be able to use the same wireless network settings on [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Those of you who are thinking of giving Linux a try, but are worried that you won’t know how to do simple tasks such as controlling network devices, can let out a sigh of relief. Believe it or not, managing network devices is easier in Linux than it is in Windows.? With the help of [...]

Categories: Advice, Hardware, Linux, Open Source, Tutorials Basic

FON is a company, which offers wireless access. Unlike many commercial providers, like T-Mobile, it adopts a more social tone. FON allows people to buy a wireless router from them for €30. They then share their WiFi with other Fon users and gain access to other Fon users’ connections. Whilst many FON users are in [...]

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Netgear decided to hop onto the Open-Source bandwagon by developing a wireless router that would take user created firmwares without complaints, heck that was developed just for this purposes. I covered some of those firmwares in the past that can be applied to several non-Open-Source routers as well. The difference is that if something goes [...]

Categories: Hardware

The signal strength of a wireless connection is one of the most important factors that has to be considered. If the signal strength is to low it can happen that the connection cannot be established at all or that it will fail while being connected. This can lead to all kinds of problems such as [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Xirrus Wi-Fi Monitor is a gadget for Windows Vista and a widget that is requiring the Yahoo Widget Framework for Windows XP and Apple Macintosh OS X. It’s an application for wireless users that displays all kind of information about discovered wireless networks that are currently in reach. The radar view seems to be the [...]

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