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Let's talk about something a little more complicated. What if you have a wired network already, and you're quite happy with the way it's laid out -- you see no point in dismantling it and making it wireless when it works fine as it is. You've got this laptop, though, that you'd really like to use wirelessly. Basically, what you want to do is make a wireless connection to a wired network, often referred to as a network bridge.
More and more laptops and desktop computers are coming pre-equipped with wireless networking devices -- it\'s so cheap that they might as well put it in, to have another thing to list in the system specifications.
If you\'re using a wireless network with Windows\' built-in Internet Connection Sharing, you\'re probably quite happy with it -- but there\'s a problem. The problem is this: the computer the modem is connected to needs to be turned on before any of the other computers can get Internet access! It\'s alright for a while, but it gets annoying really fast.
If you don\'t want your network to fall victim to snooping or people \'borrowing\' your bandwidth, then you\'re going to need to lock down your network. Luckily for you, all wireless technology has encryption built in -- it\'s just a matter of turning it on.
It was supposed to be so easy, wasn\'t it? Well, usually it is -- but sometimes, for some reason, Windows just doesn\'t want to play ball. Here\'s a quick guide to what to do when you\'ve plugged in all your wireless equipment but it\'s not connecting yet.
Wireless networks work using radio waves instead of wires to transmit data between computers. That\'s the simple version. If you\'re curious to know what\'s going on in more detail, then it\'s all explained in this article.
There are all sorts of different devices you can buy that will give your computer wireless networking capabilities. If you\'ve taken a look around, though, you might have been confused by all the kinds of equipment being offered -- how things that look so dissimilar do the same task?
So wireless networking has got rid of your network wires and your USB wires... what can it do next? Well, the answer might surprise you: wireless is going shopping.
Once you\'ve got your wireless network set up, I\'ve no doubt that one of the first things you\'ll want to do with it is share an Internet connection -- after all, that\'s why most home users put in a wireless network to begin with. Well, the good news is that Windows has Internet Connection Sharing built in. The bad news is that setting it up can sometimes be a little less than fun.
Of course, once your computers are networked together and sharing Internet access, the next step is to make your internal network a little more useful. One of the best things you can do with your wireless network is use it to share your files and folders.
Steven Nevin is a trully geek so if you want to read more interesting tips, tricks and important information about computers, the right hardware and software visit http://computers.piux.net
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