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Wireless Networking and WiFi
Questions concerning setting up and troubleshooting a wireless network from Netgear, Linksys, Actiontec or other manufacturers
2,897 Questions
How do you set up your own wireless network?
It is different for an Apple and a PC.
For an Apple, you must have an airport card. That card will have the ability to pick up wi-fi signals, something you need. You would install the airport card near the battery. Once installed, just type in your password and router name in your settings under internet, and you should be able to connect.
A wireless router is used to connect a computer, or network, to another computer or network. It works either through a broadband cable or a DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) internet connection. It uses radio waves to broadcast signals, and also to collect them. The wireless router's main function is to decipher the radio waves and translate them into terms that we can understand. It helps us to relay information from one place to another, or multiple places.
Is Google an internet service provider?
No, Google is a search engine. It is used to search the internet for words or phrases that the user inputs.
How can you tell when you need a new router for your computers?
When your connection directly from modem is faster (internet bandwidth), than through the router.
Does a chromebook need wifi to work?
Except for very simple things, yes.
The Chromebook and its operating system Chrome OS were designed to operate as clients over the internet to cloud based servers, which is where most programs for Chromebooks actually run (not native on the Chromebook itself as on other laptops). As Chromebooks access the internet using wifi, they cannot access the cloud based servers without wifi and will not be able to work for any programs that actually run on those servers.
What is the preferred wireless encryption technique if the wireless clients support it?
At least WPA encryption is recommended because WEP keys can be easily cracked in minutes leavinf your wireless connection
Susceptible to attacks.
How many ports are there in a network switch and how are they connected?
There are typically 5 to 24 ports on a network switch, though real high end switches can house more.
Internally the ports are connected with copper wires.
What is the defaualt wpa password for a belkin 54g router?
what is the default password of Belkin wireless router modem
IPv4, The 32 bit Internet address scheme is still in use and most networks, whether or and off the internet, are still using IPv4 and have not yet switched over to the newer IPV6. This is because their networks still work with IPv4; they feel there is no need to change what is not broken; not all equipment is capable of being switched to IPv6, and there may not be sufficient expertise to use IPv6. Also many internet service providers (ISPs) are not yet supporting it.
Although we are running out of assigned IPv4 addresses, we can continue with the current scheme for a while longer using Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) which redistributes some unused class A and B Network addresses as smaller networks. We can also use Network Address Translation (NAT) to allows multiple machines in a local network to use a single external IPv4 address.
The need for IPv6 is important to new Internet users who need a large number of externally visible internet addresses and the above methods are not sufficient. The use of the Internet-of-Things (IOT) when or if it ever becomes globally implemented and accepted will require a tremendous number of IP addresses and only IPv6 will be able to supply the required number of internet addresses for such personal devices.
Would a wireless router take the place of a modem and ethernet cable?
no...but a modem with a built-in wireless router would.
What is hierarchical network model?
A kind of database management system that links
records together like a family tree such that each record type
has only one owner, e.g. an order is owned by only one
customer. Hierarchical structures were widely used in the
first mainframe database management systems. However, due
to their restrictions, they often cannot be used to relate
structures that exist in the real world.
How do you hook up a wireless laptop to wireless router?
Basicly for the most common type of router, you turn off your modem and conect the modem to the router. After that the router has to conect to the pc. Run the software that comes with your router and follow through with the indications. After this both modem and router are turned on. When you open a laptop you will see your device working. Sometimes you have to get the ip number of your model and make of router write it in your browser and go to that page to have settings done to it.
Can i Use 2 wireless routers on one modem?
You might be better off setting one router to broadcast and one to retrieve.
How do you enable wireless on your e-system 4113 laptop?
To enable wireless you will have to check two things.
1. Whether the wireless button on the laptop is turned on or turned off.
The wireless button is found on the laptop's keyboard or on the side of the laptop.
The wireless button will have an icon of wireless antenna.
If the light on the wireless button is amber then it is turned off. If the light is blue then it is turned on.
2. We can also enable the wireless from the HP wireless assistant.
Click on the start button- in the start serach field write (HP wireless assistant)-- Turn on the wireless network.
What does the term wireless enabled mean?
Wireless Enabled is a system normally on laptops which allows you to access the Internet via an existing Internet connection. For example; If you buy a laptop which is wireless enabled, and you wish to get on to the Internet then you can do if you have a computer which has the Internet or a wireless router. If you have neither of these items (a computer or a wireless router) then I advise you buy a wireless router and then you can connect to the Internet wireless. From Whiz-Tech 915.
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How do you wireless connect samsung Blu-ray player to belkin router?
It may not be easy.
My assumption is that you want to listen to the TV without disturbing others in the room. This requires that your headphone connection should either cut off the TV's sound through the speakers, or should be independent of the TV's sound volume setting.
Many TVs have a sound jack, but not all of them cut off the speakers when a plug is inserted. The easiest way to hook up your wireless headphones to the TV is to plug the input to the transmitter into the TV's sound jack. But this will require the sound to be played at an audible level, and if the jack does not cut off the sound to the speakers, you may disturb others.
Some TVs have left-right sound outputs on the back or bottom of the set, usually marked with red and white jacks. If your TV has these, plug the transmitter for your wireless headphones into these jacks. They should be independent of the TV volume controls. But many TVs do not have sound outputs.
Finally, if you are watching TV through some device (like a blu-ray player) you may be able to plug the headphone transmitter into the player's stereo outputs. But if you're watching live sports, this won't help.
Why a laptop cannot detect wireless network?
The only reason your laptop would not recognize a wireless router is either you do not have a wireless network card or your network adapter card is not working. Also, there is a switch on the side of your laptop that has to be turned on for your wireless network to come on. Check the switch first, if that does not do it then go into Device Manager and right click on your network adapter card and see if it says that it is wireless.
If indeed it is a wireless modem, the most likely problem is that you do not have drivers.
How do you make wireless alarm?
First you need a transmitter that is operating in the 433MHz channel that will transmit signals from the sensor trigger then you need a radio receiver that will pick up the signals from the sensor that will feed the data to a MCU(Micro Controller Unit) that will make decisions on what to do with the data, see this Kit at URL http://pyrro.patenttrade.net/product_info.php?products_id=36&osCsid=167f9a30363e51d6854b4c6d10ac38fa
How do you turn on your wireless?
to turn on internet connectivity on your laptop is this. first you find a wifi hot spot, like a reststop or mccdonalds (they would be showing off the Wi-FI signs) the ntwo you go to the task bar and dyou right click on the internet icon. third you look at the available networks and choose one plug-in the WEP encription code and let 'er rip
Can a wireless user be monitored in an unsecured wireless network?
If you do not set password for your wireless network you will get unsecured network. If you mean that you want use your router to connect to another unsecured wireless network and create so called "bridge" the answer is yes. But! Router from different manufactures usually do not work together in the bridge configuration. There are some exceptions but just few.
Can anyone hack into your WiFi account?
Ooo yes, it's very possible. And it's actually it's easier then you might think. Unless you are using WPA2-PSK AES encryption or a VPN connection with strong encryption.
Is it possible to connect to a network printer when you are not part of the network?
No it is not possible. When not part of a network you do not have the sufficient privileges to access the printer. If the network was setup as a VPN you would be able to connect it from an offsite location.
