Posts Tagged ‘wi-fi’

Computing eBook: Wi-Fi Home Networking

wifiHomeNet.jpgThis book describes the costs,benefits and necessity of networking. Reviews software networking tools that save money for small-time operators.

Summarizes business expenses and savings to help a prospective user choose their office setup.

Offers criteria for deciding on distribution media. Compares wireless versus wired connections.

Includes important,practical information about security,viruses,and backing up

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Freeware Application: Vistumbler – Map Wi-Fi Hotspots

Free, open-source application Vistumbler scans wireless networks within range of your Wi-Fi antenna, tracks signal strength over time, and handles pretty much everything else that other apps of this kind do.

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What sets Vistumbler apart from the rest is its support for GPS and live Google Earth tracking, which plots hotspots on a map. The whole thing is really cool. Still, Vistumbler is an excellent tool even without without the GPS to Google Earth mapping.

Vistumbler is free download, Windows Vista only.

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DIY Wireless Hack: The Predator

You find yourself sitting in a hotel room that does not offer wireless internet… As you look out the window, you spot that the three hotels & a Starbucks across the street advertising “Free Wireless Internet” — if only you had known this when you booked! You fire up your wireless card, but the signal just is to weak to keep a consistent connection. What are you going to do?

You’re using “The Predator”. The predator is a modified wireless router connected to a high-powered antenna and running custom firmware to actively seek out open wireless connections. Once they are found, it will test them for internet connectivity and then join and repeat the one with the strongest signal to secured wireless connection that YOU control!

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