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How to configure a free VPN solution in your home
0 Comments Published March 27th, 2006 in the following Categories:Network Security || How To... || Sharing Files, Folders, Printers, etc.
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) is the connection of two or more private networks across a publicly accessible network space, i.e., the Internet. It is a way of saving money while maintaining security.
If you want to set up a VPN using Windows XP and a Linksys router this article is for you. I’m sure the steps can be adapted to work with other operating systems and hardware.
The same author has a great article on VPN fundamentals.
- Access your PC from anywhere
- How to configure 2 way access to the “trusted” computers on your network
- How to Configure Group Membership In Windows XP
- How to Configure Network Indentification in Windows 2000 (Part I)
Wireless Adapters: Installing, WPA2 and Advanced Features
0 Comments Published March 24th, 2006 in the following Categories:Network Security || Communication Protocols || Network Hardware || Wireless Networking
by Eric Meyer
You will never meet that 108mbps that most wireless routers are saying to have but to come close you will have to purchase a wireless adapter from the same manufacturer.
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- It’s Easy: Setting up a wireless network
- Home Networking
- Wi-Fi Networking: What to Look For: Range, Speed and Standards
- Wireless Security: 6 Ways to Stop and Catch Hackers and War Drivers
Basics Of A Router
0 Comments Published March 23rd, 2006 in the following Categories:Big Picture || Computer Addressing || Network Security || Network Hardware
by Robert Thatcher
A router is a computer device that receives or forwards data packets to and from the Internet towards a destination in the process called routing. A router is the essential component of the computer networking that enables any sent data to arrive at the right destination.
As an illustration, imagine that the Internet is the world and one computer is one household.
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