Tuesday, April 01, 2014

About Computer Networking: The Issue of Offensive Wi-Fi Network Names

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If one day a neighbor changes the name of the wireless router to insult you or your family, what would you do? At least one business owner in greater New York City seems to be facing this dilemma now. There are surely others out there. More - The Issue of Offensive Wi-Fi Network Names
Introduction to Wi-Fi Wireless Networking
Wi-Fi has emerged as the single most popular wireless network protocol of the 21st century. While other wireless protocols work better in certain situations, Wi-Fi technology powers most home networks, many business local area networks and public hotspot networks.

What Is 802.11ac?
802.11ac is a next-generation standard for Wi-Fi wireless networking that extends the previous generation 802.11n standard. Counting back to the little-known original version of 802.11 defined back in 1997, 802.11ac represents the 5th generation of Wi-Fi technology.
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How to Use Windows HomeGroup
HomeGroup is a networking feature of Microsoft Windows introduced with Windows 7. HomeGroup provides a method for Windows 7 and newer PCs to share resources including printers and different types of files with each other.
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