Wireless LANs (WLANs) have hit the mainstream, and like other fast-moving technologies, have done so without much explanation of what they are, how they work or what they can do. These networks rely ...

Wireless LANs were once seen as the easy alternative to the wired LAN. After all, they weren't used for primary network access and they didn't have to be eternally stable or particularly far-reaching.

LAS VEGAS — The present and future of enterprise wireless networking stirred up interest at the NetWorld+Interop conference here, with vendors presenting systems for existing and planned wireless LAN ...

Last week I began discussing a few recent industry efforts to render wireless LANs up to the task of reliably supporting VoIP phone calls. Among the issues: latency, security, emergency calling, and ...

Well, a network is a group of computer systems connected to share resources and communicate. It is also a collection of devices and computers linked together via transmission media and communication ...

Jim lives on an island off the coast of Florida where virtually nobody is interested in information technology. To compensate for that, Jim frequently goes on the road to meet with vendors and ...

Wireless local area network adapters are add-on devices that enable you to connect to wireless networks like at the office or hotel. These adapters can be added to either desktop or laptop computers, ...

In the modern office environment, each worker is equipped with a personal computer with its own processor and multiple disk drives. The computer may be free-standing (very much the exception these ...

This excerpt is from Chapter 10 Wireless LANs from the book Hacking for Dummies written by Kevin Beaver and published by Wiley Publishing. You can download the entire ...

Colubris Networks, a manufacturer of secure WLAN routers, has added IPSec and L2TP support to its CN1050 range of secure Wireless LAN Routers in an attempt to address security concerns relating to the ...

CNET.com.au's step-by-step guide to using a wireless router to share an Internet connection and build a wireless network at home. Locating local internet providers It wasn't long ago that the average ...

Reuse an old router to connect wired-only devices -- like your TV, DVR, or game console -- to your wireless network. Ed Rhee Ed Rhee, a freelance writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is an IT ...