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WiMAX (802.16) is an exciting new wireless technology that offers dramatically increased range over traditional WiFi

Service Pack 1 has arrived, and with it, "Network Throttling." Find out how to fix this problem if you have been affected.

If your ISP's DNS server goes down, or if your computer simply loses its connection to the servers, your link to the internet is severed. Learn how to keep that link viable by using an open DNS server.

802.11n Draft 2.0 was just approved, and Intel is now shipping the 4965AGN wireless with draft-N support. But PowerNotebooks won't be selling it yet. Read the full story to find out why.

Cellular Internet is getting cheaper, faster, and has more coverage than ever before. Imagine, broadband speeds wherever your cell phone has coverage.

Having trouble maintaining a consistent wireless network connection? If so, then read this article for some tips that might improve your connectivity.

Set up your wireless Internet access and/or network at your home and/or office so that you don't have to fiddle with a cable to connect. The device that creates this network is called a wireless router. The wireless router can set up a broadband Internet connection and can share that connection with a wireless and wired network.

Your router has a web-based control panel that can be accessed by typing in its IP address into your web browser (IE/Mozilla Firefox). This IP address is usually 192.168.2.1 or 192.168.0.1. If neither of those work, then you can find out what your router's IP address is by going to the command line (Start button -> Run -> type 'cmd' and press ENTER) and typing 'route print' and press ENTER. The "default gateway" shown at the bottom of the route listing is your router's IP address.

The guide linked below walks you through the router configuration options, and will allow you to set up your own router without having to look to someone else for help.

http://www.pcmech.com/show/network/768/

Many people believe that they need a faster wireless card in order to make their Internet access faster. Actually, 802.11b (yes, you read 'b'), is faster than most broadband Internet connections, providing 3-5 Mbps in real world bandwidth where most Internet connections are 1-3 Mbps. 802.11g provides 16-22 Mbps in real world bandwidth, and 802.11g Turbo provides 30-38 Mbps. The advantage of 802.11g and G Turbo will only be on your local network when you transfer files from one computer to another wirelessly or stream video locally.