This website provides a wealth of useful information and advice about home wireless networking and specifically about creating a home wireless network. It is a great starting point for those who are completely new to wireless networking, however there is also a lot of useful information for the more advanced user as well.
Use the navigation on the right to browse the wireless networking articles or start with one of the topics below.
If you are completely new to wireless networking then I'd suggest you start by reading the 'what is wireless networking?' article below.
Wireless networking is a way of creating a computer network without any wires!
With a wireless network, you can create radio connections between computers that let them communicate and connect to the Internet without you having to go to all the trouble of connecting them with wires...read the full article - what is wireless networking?
Wireless networks work using radio waves instead of wires to transmit data between computers. That's the simple version.
If you're curious to know what's going on in more detail, then it's all explained in this article...how does wireless work?
As far as we're concerned, wireless networks are one of the best inventions in history -- they really are the best thing since sliced bread. I mean, really, bread is easy enough to cut yourself, but have you ever tried to wire up a network?
So, in the spirit of spreading the word, I'm going to give you five reasons why you need a home wireless network.
Wireless networking, like so many things in life -- and especially the ones that have anything to do with computers -- is filled with jargon. Don't be intimidated, though: here's a quick computer-speak to English guide to help you get by - wireless networking jargon explained
Before you buy any wireless equipment, you need to be sure about what you're doing. There's nothing worse than having everything there and finding that it doesn't work in your house, or with your computers, or over the distances you need. Here's a handy checklist of the things that you really ought to do before you go out and spend any of your hard-earned cash on wireless networking equipment.
There are all sorts of different devices you can buy that will give your computer wireless networking capabilities. If you've taken a look around, though, you might have been confused by all the kinds of equipment being offered -- how can things that look so dissimilar do the same task? Essentially, the main difference between wireless devices is in how they connect to your computer. Read Ports and Cards: How to Tell What You Need.
At this point, you might have read a few feature lists for wireless cards, and you're about to ask a very common question: what's the difference anyway? Well, answering that question requires a brief rundown of the history of wireless networking so far.
For all the information read Wireless Alphabet Soup: What's the Difference Anyway?