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The basis for all of this nonsensical conclusion is apparently some unsubstantiated leap between mobile phone technology and equipment and a theorized similarity to WiFi equipment. Say what? Someone at Panorama is WiFi phobic. My long standing opinion of the…
If you travel with a laptop and connect wirelessly, you need to take extra precautions. Most public wireless providers and hot spots use no security at all. Everything you send and receive is sent in the clear with no encryption.…
One of my few complaints about HP’s TX1000 is the 802.11g performance with the embedded Broadcom radio. 802.11a on the same wireless radio is better, but the G side performance was not up to my expectations nor was it as…
If you want to know if there is a signed WHQL’d driver for your wireless NIC, this page has the list you are looking for. Remember that some of the larger vendors like Atheros, Broadcom, Realtek et al produce the…
On the residential networking side, lots of new devices (and hopefully old devices via firmware upgrades) work transparently with Vista over the network using LLTD and other Windows Rally technologies. I’ve seen cameras, photo frames and wireless routers so far.…
(Republished from Vista Community Column/July 2006 by Reader Request) Since the launch of Microsoft Windows XP, I’ve spent a lot of time helping friends and family set up wireless routers. Over the past few years, I’ve also helped a number…
Currently trying the Media Center Extender functions on my Xbox 360. Connected via a D-Link DGL-3420 gaming adapter. Running wide screen 1080i and Dolby Digital 5.1
No longer are self configuring secure wireless home networks the stuff of dreams and imagination. The average residential user just can’t cope with the hoops needed to configure a wireless network and secure it. Windows XP’s Wireless Network Setup Wizard and…