wireless

Internet connectivity: where does it end? Apparently it will not be a limitation for passengers of select Chrysler vehicles! The idea, while interesting, seems confusing to me. Now stop me if I am missing something, but if you need mobile broadband chances are you would already have this with a Verizon card or PocketPC/BlackBerry? How […]

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 a reader asks,
My Vaio has been giving me Hell. The WLAN works fine at home, various coffee shops and restaurants, etc., but I’m on vacation at the moment. I stayed at a hotel last night at my halfway point and am now at the final destination, where my WLAN suddenly doesn’t work. I did […]

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 […]

Today, Chuck asks:
Being a Bellingham native as well, I am really getting frustrated of the lack of internet providers. Currently I have Qwest as I have Directv and the famous “Bundle and Save” program… well I am now doling out 133 clams for TV, phone and internet. I love the Directv but Qwest […]

Going to have to file this one under weird and funny. To most people, the very idea of dragging a full sized, hopelessly out of date computer into a local Starbucks is perceived as simply insane, rightfully so. But what about doing something like this as a social experiment? Ah, that is where the unforeseen […]

This is not really a Just Ask Matt today. No, this email below was sent my way by proxy and to be honest, it took me by surprise. Take a look…
I currently have a Macbook Pro 15.4″ and my modem is in the living. So of course I use a wireless router (Netgear RangeMax Next […]

I must admit, this new bill caught me by surprise. And while I certainly applaud the spirit of this new bill (law by now), I think there are some issues that were clearly not addressed.

Is it going to be the ISP alone or W-Ffi hotspots as well? Based on the vagueness of this law, this […]