Wi-Fi

Today Fiona writes:
I have severe problems with Wi-Fi. I have year round problems with itchy, dark-pigmented, sticky eyelids when around Wi-Fi. I have seasonal allergies, sneezing, but only suffered with the eyelid problem when we installed Wi-Fi in the house (which became year round). It is really debilitating. I went into […]

We hear about people connecting to open wireless access points all the time. Sometimes with the owner’s knowledge, more often than not, without. But in the end, who is the responsible party? Should we place blame on one party over the other? Or instead, do we need to accept that both the legalities and […]

Today, Joe asks:
I just got cable Internet. Bought a router (Linksys) and a desktop card for my downstairs computer. Over the past few weeks it is now apparent that the signal from the router could be “better.” Looked around for something to enhance the signal and found several that seemed to fit the […]

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Today, Jenn asks:
Matt I just bought a new Belkin N1 wireless router. I already have a Linksys wireless router in place and wanted to add this one on the main floor of my house, but still be able to access other computers on my network. Can you tell me how […]

Today Tom asks:
I have an old router using 802.11b. For security I have WEP and MAC address filtering. I have to ask, is this good enough or should I be considering an upgrade?
Yes you should upgrade for two fairly significant reasons:

The download speeds on 802.11b is pretty bad.
WEP encryption may keep casually passersby from […]

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Mobile broadband is simply not as accessible as it really should be. And based on what I am reading here, it seems to me that being able to setup a ready to roll Wi-Fi hotspot with my own phone holds a lot to be desired.
The only area this might be a little sticky is where […]