Tuesday, October 04, 2005

About Computer Networking: Built In WiFi Adapters | WinMX | Much More

 
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  from Bradley Mitchell
In one of the busiest weeks in mainstream networking that I can remember, Google announced their push into free wireless Internet services, the WinMX P2P began rebuilding, and the word "Wi-Fi" was officially added to the dictionary. Wow.
 
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Does Your Notebook Have a Built In Wi-Fi Adapter?
Newer notebook computers ship with a WiFi wireless network adapter already installed inside. Verifying the existence of these built in adapters can be difficult, as they are not generally visible from the computer's exterior. Follow these instructions to confirm or deny the existence of a notebook's wireless adapter in Windows XP.

 
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What Is the True Status of the WinMX P2P Network?
Diehard WinMX users, and many others curious about peer to peer file sharing, have been poking around WinMX the last week. Despite some initial misinformation, it turns out the WinMX network is still functional. We have the full story here.

 
Discussion - APIPA and Private IP Addressing
APIPA (Autumatic Private IP Addressing) assigns IP addresses in the "private" range 169.254.x.x. What's that? Since when are 169.254.x.x addresses not public? Dive into our discussion to see the answer or add your own comment. (For a definition of APIPA, see sidebar.)

 
 
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