Tuesday, November 26, 2013

About Computer Networking: Guess Whose Wi-Fi Patents Have Finally Expired

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From Bradley Mitchell, your Guide to Computer Networking

Since 1992, a small organization in Australia has held some of the most valuable intellectual property rights in computer networking. Do you know whose world famous Wi-Fi patents have expired?


Useful Facts About How Wi-Fi Works

One of the world's most popular network technologies, Wi-Fi connections support millions of people in homes, businesses, and public locations around the world. But how many people know even these basic facts about how Wi-Fi works?

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Reasons Why Wi-Fi Connections Drop

On both home and public wireless networks, your Wi-Fi connection might drop unexpectedly for no obvious reason. Conflicts among multiple access points are just one of many possible reasons, unfortunately. But solutions exist.


Personal Wi-Fi Access Points - Smart, or Selfish?
If Wi-Fi access points are installed too close together and configured in wrong ways, your device can get confused about which one to join and fail to get online at all. Students at one U.S. university are learning this lesson the hard way.

How to Connect Two Routers on a Home Network

While most home computer networks only use one router, adding a second one isn't a problem with the right configuration. You can enjoy several benefits from such a setup.

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