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Q&A

Wireless router

October 18, 2007 5:47am PDT

Wireless router Is there a way of hiding my wireless router from the ISP? Can the ISP detect it if I use a wireless router in my home?

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Q&A

Wireless to wirelwss

October 18, 2007 4:39am PDT

Wireless to wirelwss I want to connect a Belkin wireless router with modem with a linksys wireless router in an attemt to extend the wireless range, should this pose any problems? WDS - Wireless...

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Q&A

Can I make a WiFi Spot from a Wireless Modem?

October 18, 2007 1:10am PDT

Can I make a WiFi Spot from a Wireless Modem? As the topic states. Is this possible? Is it possible from a 3G Modem? IF 'WiFi Spot' = 'Pot of Tea' THEN . . . 'Wireless Modem' = 'Teabag'

2 Started by ultraimmortal@... | Latest comment by OldER Mycroft

White Papers

Backpressure Multicast Congestion Control in Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks

October 18, 2007 12:00am PDT

In mobile ad-hoc networks, the multicast paradigm is of central importance. It can help to save scarce medium bandwidth if packets are to be delivered to multiple destinations. The authors...

Provided by: University of Mannheim

White Papers

Location-Unaware Coverage in Wireless Sensor Networks

October 18, 2007 12:00am PDT

In scenarios where sensors are placed randomly, redundant deployment is essential for ensuring adequate field coverage. This redundancy needs to be efficiently exploited by periodically selecting...

Provided by: University of Arizona

White Papers

Mobility Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Heterogeneous Wireless Networks

October 18, 2007 12:00am PDT

The future-generation wireless systems will combine heterogeneous wireless access technologies to provide mobile users with seamless access to a diverse set of applications and services. The...

Provided by: University of Toronto

White Papers

Best Practices in Authentication and Access Control: Comparing 802.1x to the Nevis LAN Security Approach

October 18, 2007 12:00am PDT

The 802.1x protocol should be the obvious choice when implementing user-based authentication in enterprise networks. So why doesn't everyone use it? Because it doesn't give a complete solution for...

Provided by: Nevis Networks

White Papers

Joint Iterative Channel Allocation and Beamforming Algorithm for Interference Avoidance in Multiple-Antenna Ad Hoc Networks

October 18, 2007 12:00am PDT

In this paper, the authors consider the problem of interference suppression by performing a Joint Iterative Beamforming and Channel Allocation (JIBCA) strategy for wireless nodes under contracted...

Provided by: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

White Papers

Designing a Sensor Network Architecture for Transmission of Urgent Sensor Information

October 18, 2007 12:00am PDT

In wireless sensor networks used as a social infrastructure, urgent information, such as a fire alarm, is needed to be transmitted as fast and reliably as possible. In this paper, the authors...

Provided by: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Q&A

Comp to Comp Wireless Network?

October 17, 2007 7:16pm PDT

Comp to Comp Wireless Network? Im looking for a way to connect directly to a friends computer using our built in centrino. Ive read about ad hoc connections but I dont know if they work without a...

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Video

Nokia announces N810 Internet device

October 17, 2007 12:00pm PDT

Look out, iPhone. Nokia's latest handheld Internet access device browses the Web, runs Flash and has GPS. It'll sell for $479 when it comes out in November. The downside: it has no cellular modem...

Blog Post

Wi-Fi Detector shirt makes great tech gift

October 17, 2007 8:58am PDT

The holiday season is fast approaching and that means increased stress from not knowing what to get that special techy. With very little reservation I am proud to say â€œproblem solvedâ€�. The...

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Q&A

Wireshark/Protocol analyzer Question

October 17, 2007 8:43am PDT

Promiscuous Mode If you don't configure Promiscuous Mode to be on it only captures traffic between you and the other end. You are going to get a ton of data though that weill be hard to analyze....

5 Latest comment by d_at_best@...

Q&A

Wirelessly access broadband internet by a Wireless modem and a notebook

October 17, 2007 8:23am PDT

Wirelessly access broadband internet by a Wireless modem and a notebook Hey people, Can anyone help me to connect a notebook to a type-2 modem(wireless enabled). I can connect to the net...

1 Latest comment by tapascoolnet@...

Podcasts

Startups: The Need For Speed

October 17, 2007 12:00am PDT

Dominic Orr is the President and CEO of Aruba Networks, a supplier of secure mobility and wireless Local Area Network (LAN) solutions for enterprises. Orr unveils Aruba's approach to building...

Provided by: Stanford University

White Papers

Integrating Concurrency Control and Energy Management in Device Drivers

October 17, 2007 12:00am PDT

Energy management is a critical concern in wireless sensornets. Despite its importance, sensor network operating systems today provide minimal energy management support, requiring applications to...

Provided by: Association for Computing Machinery

Webcasts

Leveraging Mobile Technologies to Improve Worker Productivity and Customer Service: A Cox Communications Success Story

October 17, 2007 12:00am PDT

Cox Communications, the nation's third largest cable operator, is at the forefront of utilizing advanced wireless technology to maintain high customer service standards. Recognized with a 3G...

Provided by: NetMotion Wireless

White Papers

Multi-User Multimedia Resource Allocation Over Multi-Carrier Wireless Networks

October 17, 2007 12:00am PDT

The authors address the problem of multi-user video transmission over the uplink of multi-carrier networks from an information theoretic perspective. Under the constraints imposed by the...

Provided by: University of California