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How To Setup a Secure Wireless Network in Your Home

mterebessy — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:51:35 -0500

Select a hardware vendor of your choice. This is probably one of the single most important steps as many vendors will "end of life" many of their products fairly early. For home based networking, Linksys does a great job of providing almost all of the features one might need in a wireless router/access point.
Conduct a wireless survey. Before setting up your wireless router/access point, survey the airwaves to find the best setting for your network. A lot of times neighbors' wireless devices (access points, phones, etc.) can slow your network to a crawl if channels overlap. Along with your laptop or desktop equipped with a wireless card, use a tool like Net Stumbler to survey the area.

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How To Connect Linux and XP Machines

Lloyd244 — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 20:38:00 -0500

Linux and Windows XP: They come from diffrent world's right? There is no way you can possibly get the two to comminucate.... behold the magic of TCP/IP, sure the machines are different but the protocol that allow them to talk remains the same. It's all in the tools and knowing how to use them.

The following examples use Debian Stable and Windows XP Home Edition, however the basic principles still apply.

Topics of this article will include:

Windows File Sharing on a Linux based PC
Remote Desktop Administration between a Linux Based PC and a Windows XP based PC

Windows File Sharing on a Linux based PC

Before we begin you will need a few tools. On your Debian machine, open a console window and become root temporarily.

How To Secure a D-Link DI-524 Router

TechieGuy — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:21:08 -0600

Securing a wireless connection is extremely important to protect any personal information you may have stored on your computer. The DI-524 wireless router, by default, is not secured and so it is up to the user to secure the router before connecting to it. To secure a D-Link DI-524, use the following steps: