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6 Burning Questions About Wireless Networks

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-think-that-might-be-stds dept.

alphadogg writes "Answers to wireless network questions such as: What impact will 802.11n have? Which wireless security threats are scariest? What of wireless VoIP? Will your organization need to change to support enterprise mobility? How do you control costs in an expanding mobile and wireless environment? What can you do to stop wireless denial-of-service attacks?"

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  1. Somewhat OT question about wireless network by rcs1000 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    OK, this is O/T. But there's bound to be someone here who knows the answer.

    I just moved house. And I'm now living in a rental, meaning I can't go drilling holes in walls, or putting in ducting. And my wife doesn't want cables snaking between the rooms.

    I have various bits of equipment (a HTPC, an Xbox 360) in the lounge, and various bits in the study (fileserver, a couple of PCs). Plus, for reasons I don't understand, the only phone socket that works for DSL is in the bedroom.

    I essentially need to bridge these two networks to form a seamless one. And I need it to be *quick*. Fast enough to stream DVDs and Xvids. Wireless-G struggles - not least because it's an old house with think walls. I'd like to use 802.11n to bridge, but I don't know if there are any wireless bridges available for n.

    Can anyone help?

    Many thanks

    Robert

    --
    --- My dad's political betting
  2. Dude by ms1234 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    If it burns when you're wifing see a doctor, and use some protection the next time.

  3. Signal Strength by jshriverWVU · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Anyone recommend a good external antennae for use with a Linksys WRT54GS model 4? I've been wanting to increase my range. I recently reflashed it with DD-WRT instead of the stock firmware. Have been impressed so far, and noticed I can increase the signal power from the default 28mW to 251mW. I only tried 251mW for testing. Anyone know how safe that is?