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Introduction to wireless computer networking By Bradley Mitchell, About.com Guide This tutorial will guide you through the process of planning, building, and testing a wireless home network. Although mainstream wireless networking has made amazing strides in the past few years, wireless technology and terminology remains a bit difficult for most of us to comprehend. This same guide will help small business networkers, too! * What is wireless networking?   Build a Wireless LAN, Step by Step You can build any typical wireless home network, a wireless LAN (WLAN), using this simple three-step approach: 1. Identify the WLAN design that's best for your situation 2. Choose good wireless gear 3. Install gear and test the configured WLAN In subsequent pages, I break down each of these steps in more detail. Ready to Go Wireless? This article assumes you've already made an informed decision to go wireless rather than build a traditional cabled network. Though prices ha...

By Bradley Mitchell, About.com Guide Question: How Can the Range of a Wi-Fi Network Be Boosted? You can boost the signal range of a Wi-Fi computer network in several ways: Answer: * reposition your router (or access point) to avoid obstructions and radio interference. Both reduce the range of Wi-Fi network equipment. Common sources of interference in residences include brick or plaster walls, microwave ovens, and cordless phones. Additionally, consider changing the Wi-Fi channel number on your equipment to avoid interference. * upgrade the antenna on your router (or access point). Wi-Fi antennas on most wireless base stations can be removed and replaced with more powerful ones. * add another access point (or router). Large residences typically require no more than two APs, whereas businesses may employ dozens of APs. In a home, this option requires connecting your primary wireless router (access point) to the second one with Ethernet cable; home wireless routers and/or APs ...

By Bradley Mitchell, About.com Guide See More About: * troubleshooting home networks * wireless signal interference On home or public wireless networks, your Wi-Fi connection might drop unexpectedly for no obvious reason. This kind of networking problem is especially frustrating. It's also more common than you might think. Fortunately, solutions exist. Consult this checklist to determine why it is happening and how to prevent it. 1. Wi-Fi Radio Interference Radio signals from various consumer electronic products can interfere with Wi-Fi wireless network signals. For example, cordless phones, Bluetooth devices, garage door openers and microwave ovens can each take down a Wi-Fi network connection when powered on. You can move your network equipment or (on home networks) change some Wi-Fi radio settings to avoid this problem. * Change the Wi-Fi Channel to Avoid Interference * Position Your Router / Access Point for Best Performance Sponsored Links Bluetooth WirelessOrd...

The Dude network monitor is a new application by MikroTik which can dramatically improve the way you manage your network environment. It will automatically scan all devices within specified subnets, draw and layout a map of your networks, monitor services of your devices and alert you in case some service has problems. The Dude demo system: Our RouterOS demo routers are viewable from within the Dude, install The Dude and connect to our Demo dude system with the Dude Secure connection to 159.148.147.209 RouterOS package is currently only suited for v3.17 and above The Dude for Windows the dude stable download Dude v3.6 Optional RouterOS package * For X86 (RB200, PC) * For MIPS-LE (RB100, RB500) * For MIPS-BE (RB400) * For PPC (RB300, RB600, RB1000) The Dude for Windows the dude beta download Dude v4.0beta3 Optional RouterOS package Note: v4beta3 PPC package is currently not working * For X86 (RB200, PC) * For MIPS-LE (RB100, RB500) * For MIPS-BE (RB400)...