Almost every laptop or notebook being produced today has wireless internet capabilities, after all what is the point of having one of these devices if you can’t get on the net with it. The major misconception that people have is that their laptop with wireless internet capabilities will be able to pick up wireless internet everywhere they travel. This is very simply not the case.

Having a laptop or other wireless device with internet capabilities simply means that it will be able to pick up a free wireless signal where it’s available. Now certainly this works well for people who simply want to make use of these devices in the local fast food restaurant or in a hotel with free Wi-Fi. The majority of people would like to obtain a little better service from their wireless device.

While you can possibly hit internet hot spots when you are traveling you can not count on this as a method of accessing the internet frequently and sometimes even when you can pick up a signal it might require a pass code to pick up that signal which you will not have access to. A lot of people secure their wireless internet connection to ensure that individuals who are drifting by are not able to access their internet connection or home computer.

If you happen to be looking for a reliable means to utilize your internet whenever you want then you are going to want to pay for a wireless internet access card. This card can generally be purchased through your cell phone carrier or internet provider at a minimal price but will provide you with wireless internet access just about anywhere that you travel within your own country. Utilizing one of these cards will give you access to a high speed broadband connection most of the time and will make it possible for you to access a slower dial up connection in more remote areas.

As a person who owns a laptop you will want to be able to access the web from wherever you are so it is vital to make sure that you are able to by making use of a wireless internet access card. Settling for just the internet connection device that is installed in your computer is not going to allow you to access the internet from many different areas, where free internet access isn’t obtainable. Making the most of your device requires a wireless internet access card.

By: Brian Lakeman

If you have wireless internet connection at home with most of you using laptop computers, you can all have access to just one printer without having to plug a printer cable directly to your laptop. How?

You need to get yourself a router first, particularly a wireless router. This will allow all the computers to connect to the internet anywhere in the house without the need for a restricting LAN cable attached somewhere in your laptop. It will also allow you to connect and communicate to other computers within the network. And it will allow you to access printers and devices within the network. Here is how you are going to set it up:

Step 1: Install the router close to the internet adapter. If you are using wireless internet connection, it is easier to connect. Just unplug the adapter from the back of your computer and plug it to the WAN port of the router found at the back. This is the port separated in color and position from the others. For those using DSL connection or any connection with modem, just remove the Ethernet cable connecting the modem to the back of the computer. You should now connect the modem to the WAN port of the router.

Step 2: Assuming that your laptop is already wireless ready (most of the recent models of laptops are already wireless ready), it will automatically pick up internet signal once you turn on the laptop. Some models need you to flip a switch or press a button to detect wireless connections.

Step 3: Turn on the router and your main computer. Insert the start-up disc that comes with your router. Closely follow the guide. Now you can open a browser and start configuring the settings there. In the address toolbar, key in the IP address of your router. This information is usually found in the manual. Input password and username. It will direct you to a page where you need to change password settings and SSID name to make it more secure. Save the settings and then log out from the page.

Step 4: Your internet is already working. Now you can plug a printer. Use another Ethernet cable and plug one end at the back of the printer and one end at the back of the router.

Step 5: Your computer network should now detect new devices within your network. That computer software should be installed to all your computers including your laptop. After that, go to Control Panel and click “devices and printers” to add it to your local network.

By: Alan Cassidy

Wireless today has become a standard interface in every laptop and in most cases it connects automatically to the nearest Access Point it discovers. Most organizations provide unsecured Wireless connectivity to public networks like the internet for their guests through local Wireless Access Points that works in stand alone mode and disconnected completely from organization LAN. However, when a company employee is using his laptop for connecting to the organization LAN the WiFi adapter of the laptop will automatically try to connect to the nearest wireless access point.

In most cases the nearest wireless Access Point that the employee laptop will discover will be the organization unsecured wireless network. Now, the employee laptop will become the perfect bridge connection to the organization LAN for any potential intruder from the internet or from the local unsecured wireless network. Because of the duplicate connection the employee laptop will consume duplicate network resources and the employee can suffer from unstable network connectivity.

The above scenario is becoming a day by day issue as wireless networks become common standard in every laptop. Lan-Secure Wireless Protector software is the perfect solution to deal with the organization wireless management and security. The software will automatically disable WiFi adapters on computers that connected to the company network with LAN cable and re-enable WiFi when the LAN cable is disconnected from the computer.

How does it work?

Wireless Protector Software is installed on windows organization platform and all organization laptops need to be added to the protected computers list. The software will scan all protected laptops and using the network administrator username and password will create a service in each remote laptop. The service that installed on the remote laptops will try to communicate with Wireless Protector Software that installed on the organization LAN each time there is a change in the connectivity status of its network adapters. Upon receiving confirmation from the software the remote laptop will automatically disable the WiFi adapter if the laptop LAN cable is connected to the organization network and re-enable it back when the LAN cable is plugged out from the laptop. Wireless Protector Software will verify that the protection service is running on the remote laptops of the organization and collect protection events and WiFi activation status for each laptop.

How does it protect the organization?

A remote computer WiFi will be disabled only when receiving confirmation from Wireless Protector Software that installed on the organization LAN. That mechanism will assure that protected laptops WiFi adapter will be disabled only when it connected to the organization LAN and not in any place outside the organization. When connected to the organization LAN remote protected laptops will disable their WiFi adapter and the remote user will receive notification message about it. Trying to by passing this mechanism manually by the remote user will fail while the remote laptop is connected to the organization LAN. The software will notify the administrator about the protection status of each remote laptop and collect WiFi disabling events from the protected laptops. The software will assure that the organization LAN will be protected from unsecured wireless connections and from duplicate network connections.

Conclusion

Wireless networks are still the most convenient way for fast and easy communication while WiFi adapters became a standard in every laptop. However, keeping wireless networks accessible to public networks leave them unsecured and vulnerable to potential intruder’s attacks. Wireless Protector Software will protect the organization LAN from wireless networks vulnerabilities and still enable to use wireless communication freely and safely.

By: Ron Winner

People will always want to get the best value for their money in anything that they buy. Well we cannot blame these people though, as we all know the global financial crisis is taking its toll in many of us right now. Choosing an internet service provider will not be exempted by this fact.

The internet has now become a necessity to many. Today, more and more people require internet connection in their household; their kids need it to do research for school, fathers need it for their work and home mothers need it for entertainment.

Getting an internet connection at home might sometimes be tough; you have to choose among several internet service providers who offer so many services that can confuse you.

If you are someone who is starting from scratch wherein you don’t have an internet connection and a computer look for an internet service provider that offer packages that will include a desktop pc or a free laptop notebook. By doing this you will not worry about buying a pc for yourself anymore. Buying a new computer on your own will need you to take out a big amount of money from your pocket. If you take advantage of these free desktop pc or free laptop notebook deals it will be easier for your budget since the price for these devices will just be broken down to smaller amounts and will be included in your monthly internet bills.

One of the biggest factors in choosing an internet service provider is the method of how they bill their subscribers. These internet service providers use either of this two methods, by the minutes used or the amount of bytes used. If you are not really that techie you might have some problems understanding how providers calculate for the amount of bytes used so better choose an internet service provider that bills basing on the time you use your internet connection.

Choosing an internet service provider that offers free pc or free laptop notebook will truly ease up your budget. And choose a provider that charges a flat monthly internet bills so it will be simple for you. Now you don’t have to worry about getting connected at home, just follow these tips and you’re good to go.

By: Jason Main

The Xbox 360 should have been released with integrated wireless. Unfortunately, it is yet another additional accessory that the consumer must purchase in order to maximise the potential of his/her game console. You could use a wired ethernet cable (usually supplied). How many people actually have their Xbox 360 right next to their router though?

There is another alternative. If you have a wireless laptop it is possible to connect your Xbox 360 to this device via an ethernet cable. You are in a sense using the laptop’s wireless connection to connect wirelessly to Xbox live. There are two methods of achieving this: ICS or Network Bridge. Internet connection sharing (ICS) works for some individuals, however not for all. Network bridge requires a bit more configuring but should in theory function for most, if not all users. When I refer to ICS and network bridge, these are network settings that can be adjusted on your windows based PC (xp or vista).

This method is incredibly cheap if you already own a wireless laptop, however there may be some technical issues such as an IP address conflict.

Usually to avoid IP conflicts it is necessary to assign a static IP address for both the Xbox 360 to avoid conflict with other wireless devices connected to your router. This static IP address (can be configured via router admin software) must be mirrored in your Xbox live dashboard network settings.

If you require a step by step guide on this topic and more then click here: How to connect wirelessly to Xbox live with a laptop.

By: Aulie B