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A Look at "Wireless Wizard"
Wireless Wizard is one of many free utilities designed to help manage Wi-Fi networks and their connection to the Internet. But I personally don't find this one very helpful.
| What Is Ad-Hoc Mode in Wireless Networking?
On wireless computer networks, ad-hoc mode is a method for wireless devices to directly communicate with each other. Operating in ad-hoc mode allows all wireless devices within range of each other to discover and communicate in peer-to-peer fashion without involving central access points (including those built in to broadband wireless routers).
| Does Wi-Fi Work on Your iPad?
Within a day of its launch, reports of users having trouble with Wi-Fi on their Apple iPad began flooding in. According to Apple technical support, this issue is specific to just certain types of wireless environments, and the workaround isn't too difficult. Now that a week has gone by, the buzz certainly seems to have died down. Personally I haven't found anyone who's hit the problem yet.
| Introduction to Proxy Servers
Proxy servers (also known as proxies) act as a broker between the two ends of a client/server network connection. Home networks, corporate intranets, and Internet Service Providers can use proxy servers to enhance performance and safety.
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