CNET.com.au's step-by-step guide to using a wireless router to share an Internet connection and build a wireless network at home. It wasn't long ago that the average household had just one computer, ...

In my zeal to finish last week’s column on soft APs, I neglected to do two things. First, I should have mentioned that using a soft AP is not the same thing as using peer-to-peer mode (also called ...

It can be hard to predict costs when planning a large-scale wireless LAN (WLAN). What impact does the new technology have on existing products, policies and procedures? Is there a significant learning ...

Wi-Fi signals are everywhere, did you ever want to know where they are coming from? NetStumbler, short for Network Stumbler, will let you easily detect Wireless LAN networks around you, using the ...

We’re left with the question: How do you secure your WLAN? We’re left with the question: How do you secure your WLAN? If you are starting from scratch and have no legacy equipment to contend with, the ...

Mesh networks allow deployment of large-scale wireless nets without having to physically link every access point back to the wired network. Funny thing about wireless networks, they demand a heck of a ...