| Wireless networking, like so many things
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| | expensive to set up. They are sometimes
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| in life -- and especially the ones that
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| | used on university campuses.Mbps.
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| have anything to do with computers -- is
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| | Megabits per second, a measurement of
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| filled with jargon. Hi-tech babble
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| | connection speed. Not to be confused with
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| baffles many Don't be intimidated,
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| | MBps, megabytes per second. There are
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| though: here's a quick computer-speak to
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| | eight megabits in a megabyte.PAN.
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| English guide to help you out.802.11. The
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| | Personal Area Network. These are networks
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| name of the wireless networking standard,
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| | made up of devices connected together in
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| set by the IEEE. Ensures that wireless
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| | one small area. For example, your
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| devices are interoperable.Driver. A piece
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| | computer with a USB keyboard and mouse
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| of computer software that tells the
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| | connected is a PAN. PANs can be wireless,
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| computer how to talk to devices that are
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| | using a technology called Bluetooth.PCI.
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| plugged into it. For wireless networking,
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| | Peripheral Component Interconnect. This
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| the drivers you need to install will come
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| | is a way of installing new devices inside
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| on a CD with any equipment you
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| | your computer, such as graphics cards and
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| buy.Ethernet. The most common way of
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| | network devices. If you want to install a
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| connecting to a LAN. Any wires you might
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| | wireless card inside your computer, you
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| have connecting your computers together
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| | will be using PCI.PCMCIA. Personal
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| now are Ethernet wires, and the cable
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| | Computer Memory Card International
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| connecting your modem to your computer is
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| | Association (some say it should stand for
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| probably an Ethernet wire too.Ghz.
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| | 'People Can't Memorise Computer Industry
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| Gigahertz. A measurement of frequency --
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| | Acronyms'). A standard for plugging
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| one gigahertz is one billion cycles per
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| | credit card-sized devices into a laptop,
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| second. You may recognise the measurement
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| | to give it extra capabilities. PCMCIA is
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| from computer processor speeds, which are
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| | a great way of adding wireless networking
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| now also measured in Ghz.IEEE. The
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| | to your laptop as easily as inserting a
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| Institute of Electrical and Electronics
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| | disk.USB. Universal Serial Bus. A port
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| Engineers. In charge of the wireless
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| | used for connecting all sorts of devices
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| networking standard, as well as many
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| | to a computer, including keyboards, mice,
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| other computer-related standards
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| | printers, external drives, and almost
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| (including the Ethernet standard). They
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| | anything else you can think of. If you
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| ensure that computer equipment made by
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| | don't want to open up your computer and
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| different manufacturers can work
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| | you don't have a laptop, you can get a
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| together.Interoperable. Means that two
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| | USB wireless device.WAN. Wide Area
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| pieces of equipment are compatible -- you
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| | Network. A network that is connected over
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| can use them together, because they stick
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| | more than one physical site, such as a
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| to the standards. You should not get any
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| | business that has its computers in two
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| wireless equipment that isn't
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| | countries connected on one network. The
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| interoperable.LAN. Local Area Network. A
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| | Internet, for example, is a WAN -- the
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| network that is generally confined to one
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| | biggest WAN in the world.WEP. Wired
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| building, such as a home or office. A
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| | Equivalent Privacy. The old standard for
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| wireless LAN is also known as a
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| | encrypting wireless networks.
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| WLAN.Linux. An alternative operating
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| | Unfortunately, it was found to be
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| system to Windows. Computers running
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| | insecure back in 2001, and so should no
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| Linux can run many programs and connect
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| | longer be used.WPA. Wi-Fi Protected
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| to the Internet without needing Windows.
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| | Access. Basically an upgrade of WEP to
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| Linux is free to download and you are
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| | fix its security problems. WPA-encrypted
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| allowed to give it to friends to use. A
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| | networks change their encryption method
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| lot of wireless devices run Linux, or are
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| | often, to avoid becoming vulnerable, and
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| compatible with it.MAN. Metropolitan Area
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| | also shut down for thirty seconds if they
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| Network. A network that covers a larger
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| | detect a suspected attack.Written by
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| area, for example a town or city.
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| | Jason Keno of Private Investigation and
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| Wireless MANs (men?) spread Internet
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| | PC Security Software.
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| access all over the area, but are
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