How to Extend Your Wi-Fi Network With an Old Router. How to Share Your Wi-Fi Network with Android Users, No Password Typing Required. I forget the different protocals, but with multiple of them it is not simply a word. AS in a 64 bit passcode is 31(maybe 62 or soemthing) characters and are letters both caps and lowercase, numbers and a great deal of symbols, and they are generated, so ya it can be like 13ndk(sjJslwqo^1*9918jdoWlslmSnQNsB think of typing that in on your phone, when at your buddies for 10 minutes it would take you the whole 10 mins to type lol Also in addition, it is apples problem that it can not use standardised QR input info not ours.......I mean its all pretty easy to impliment code wise so there are no excuses It's your own fault for buying a gimped locked down product.
Your Android-toting friends will appreciate the QR option, and nothing prevents you from writing out the password for the convenience of iOS users. Know Your Network: The Complete Guide. Know Your Network, Lesson 5: Bonus Features and Further Resources. Know Your Network, Lesson 4: Access Your Home Computers from Anywhere. LH is often about how to get things done quickly, not how to do it securely. Sometimes there's a difference, but I agree, in this case running VNC outside any sort of tunnel is a BAD IDEA. Allowing unencrypted VNC access from the internet is a noob mistake.
Gee Mom, look what I did! Unencrypted traffic, often trivial password for access to the entire machine, anyone who can see the traffic can watch all your keystrokes. Setup a VPN at home first, then tunnen VNC traffic through your VPN. . * OpenVPN for Linux Servers and Windows clients: [www.howtoforge.com] * OpenVPN: [www.grc.com] * VPN Uses: [blog.jdpfu.com] * Running Remote Applications: [blog.jdpfu.com] (NX is more efficient than VNC or RDP - perhaps 10x more efficient). ssh tunnels work, but they aren't as efficient as UDP-based VPNs like OpenVPN.
That's what LH needs - an OpenVPN Guide. As usual, there are many different ways to accomplish the same goal. Know Your Network, Lesson 3: Maximize Your Speed, Performance, and Wireless Signal. Know Your Network, Lesson 2: Understanding Your Router’s Admin Page. They are unique when they leave the factory, the first 6 characters specify the vendor, the last 6 specify the device, but if you go under the properties of the network adapter there's an option to specify the MAC.
It's normally labeled something like Network Address, Physical Address, Locally Administered Address, etc. Wireless adapters are a little harder with Vista/Win7, but there are third-party programs that will do it for you. Routers can do this too, I think every home router I've seen has an option for it. Reason being certain modems, specfically cable modems, look at the MAC address of what they're connected to, which affects how they get DHCP from your service provider. Say you have a Linksys and a Netgear, or even two of same brand. If you connect one to a modem, then check your public IP (whatsmyip.org, whatismyip.com, etc), then connect the other router and check again, you'll mostly likely have a different IP. Know Your Network, Lesson 1: Router Hardware 101. Home networking is something we all have to deal with, but it can be confusing as heck. This week, we're going to turn you into a networking wizard, starting with getting to know the most important device on your network: the router.
P Router BasicsP Your router is the glue that holds your home network together. It connects all your computers to one another, either through Ethernet cables or a wireless connection. Devices that connect to your router—that is, the computers, tablets, smartphones, DVRs, game systems, and so on—are called clients. Routers have a number of different features, so we'll go through some of the most common router specs and how they affect your home network.P Wired vs WirelessP SExpand You'll want to hardwire any computer that doesn't need to move around, like a desktop, since wired connections are fast, reliable, and cheap.
Most people have a mix of wired and wireless devices on their network, so most of our discussion today will be focused on wireless routers.