Category: Networking

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Wireless Security: WEP and WPA

Published on: October 3, 2007 and has 2 Comments

I have written several posts with regards to securing your wireless network connection. In many of those posts I have talked about choosing WPA over WEP, and briefly explained why I do that. In a post titled Network Glossary of Terms I provided a simple definition for both security protocols. I have decided to expand [...]

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Securing the D-link DI-524 Wireless Router

Published on: September 24, 2007 and has 110 Comments

I recently created a post titled Securing Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G router in which I provided step-by-step instructions on securing the WRT54G router. The Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G router is a popular router, but it isn’t the only one on the market. In this post I will discuss how to secure another wireless router, the D-Link DI-524.

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Network Glossary of Terms

Published on: September 14, 2007 and has 3 Comments

I have written several posts regarding networking your home computers to the Internet. With more and more people using broadband as their Internet connection, it is becoming more common to see home LANs to allow multiple computers to connect to one Internet connection. To setup a network, it is also important to understand some of [...]

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Securing the Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Router

Published on: September 10, 2007 and has 293 Comments

I discussed establishing good wireless network security in a post titled Securing a Wireless Network. I currently have a Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G router. When I work from home I use this router to connect to work through VPN, and have done it without any problems. It has made a great cable router for my broadband [...]

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Connecting Multiple Computers to Broadband

Published on: July 16, 2007 and has 6 Comments

Broadband, or high-speed, Internet connection is what many users currently use in their home. Along with high-speed Internet, many users may also use a router to allow multiple computers to connect to the Internet. This post will describe how a router is used to connect multiple computers. To make it easier to understand, I will [...]

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Broadband Internet Connection – Troubleshooting

Published on: July 11, 2007 and has 7 Comments

Many times as I connect to the Internet I realize that I don’t establish a connection. My modem and router (Linksys BEFSX41) are on and connected, but still I can’t reach the Internet. The purpose of this post is to discuss the steps I take to bringing my modem, router and computer back online. Note: [...]

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Securing a Wireless Network

Published on: July 5, 2007 and has 3 Comments

I use both a wired and wireless network at home. I am fortunate enough to have an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that provides up to three IP addresses. I connected a switch to my modem, and two routers (one wired, and the other wireless) to the switch. Each router has a separate IP address from [...]

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Setting Up a Home Network

Published on: June 28, 2007 and has 2 Comments

With the increase in high-speed or broadband usage, it is more common to see more homes connecting multiple computers to the Internet. Setting up a home network to allow multiple computers to connect to the Internet is easy to do. Use the following steps to get your network running. Necessary Equipment Before creating a network, [...]

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