Ngo. Troubleshooting. Networking: Improve Wi-Fi Performance in the 5 GHz Band. A year or so ago, I rarely received email from TidBITS readers or those who have read my "Take Control of Your 802.11n AirPort Network" book detailing problems using Wi-Fi networking in the 5 GHz band. This higher-frequency radio band is available in the United States and many other countries worldwide, and was long seen as a less-crowded alternative to the 2.4 GHz band that was Wi-Fi's original home. Now I get a few messages a week about mysteries involving channel selection in 5 GHz - normally an obscure option that most people don't need to deal with. I have a few tips, which I'll share after explaining what this is all about. A Band, a Plan, a Channel: New Crowding -- The 5 GHz band was allotted more than a decade ago in the United States, but usage was sparse until it became cheap enough to put 5 GHz radios in cordless phones and until 802.11n appeared on the scene.
With 5 GHz gaining popularity, the danger of overcrowding increased. Power corrupts, however. What to do? GUWH104KIT - Wireless USB Hub and Adapter. Description Wireless USB Hub IOGEAR's Wireless 4-Port USB Sharing Station is a wireless USB hub that enables any USB external hard drive, USB flash drive, USB memory card reader, USB speaker, or USB multi-function printer (MFP) to be shared over a Wi-Fi network among different users. It offers the flexibility to place your USB devices anywhere in the home or office as long as there is Wi-Fi coverage. You are no longer constrained by the 16’ feet distance limitation from your USB devices to your computers. With the versatility afforded by the Wireless 4-Port USB Sharing Station, you can now enjoy your favorite multimedia content stored on your external USB storage devices from anywhere in your home or office by accessing the wireless USB hub.
The Wireless 4-Port USB Sharing Station also supports a USB 2.0 hub extension, which can support up to 4 USB devices over a home or office Wi-Fi network. Features Warranty: 3-YEAR Function Diagram Requirements Computer: Support Devices: Package Content Date. Network Settings Manager | Freeware & Professional. DIY Mesh Guide - WirelessAfrica. Building a Rural Wireless Mesh Network A do-it-yourself guide to planning and building a Freifunk based mesh network About The Guide Building a Rural Wireless Mesh Network Reliable, affordable and easy access to telecommunication services for all has been identified as key to social and economic development in Africa. Self-provisioning and community ownership of low cost, distributed infrastructure is becoming a viable alternative to increase the penetration of telecommunication services in rural Africa. The guide tries to simplfy the planning and building of a mesh network, using a step-by-step approach to setting up a infrastructure mesh node, or an access point using a Linksys WRT54gl and the Freifunk firmware or DD WRT firmware depending on the node type.
DIY Guide topics Version 0.7_65 of the DIY guide covers the following topics: Core Group David Johnson - aka "kingdavid" is a research leader in the Wireless Africa group at the Meraka Institute. Karel Matthee - Project manager. Download. CoconutWiFi v2.0] CoconutWiFi displays you a small aqua-bubble at the top of your screen which indicates whether you're in range of a wireless network or not.
The app also tells you if the wireless networks in your range are encrypted or open, so you won't miss the next open wireless network any more. Download (763KB, MacOS X 10.4.5 or higher) KisMAC. WiFi Radar, WiFi Analyzer, wifi Detection and management, AirPort WiFi Security and network scanners. Wireless Broadband Systems - WISP Franchise. Toronto is becoming one big free hotspot - The INQUIRER. WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING the birth pains of Google's idea to position free Wi-Fi hotspots in San Francisco for quite some time now, and it seems that all the efforts of major Gabe Newton and Google resulted with a stillborn baby.
A lot of other US cities also have major problems with putting a free wireless network out there, but as a reason for failure of many projects TV experts blame classical providers, who don't want to see their traditional model of revenue going down the drain. However, here in Toronto - things are rather different. Thanks to the lads from Wireless Nomad, we found a spot in St. James Park, and enjoyed free internet access. Signup was easy, and after that filing stories could continue... truth to be told, uploading pics at 8KB/s is slow - but doable and free. Wireless Nomad is a small ISP that is reselling DSL access, which is obviously legal with Canadian laws. Openspectrum.info. E-U Connect.