Sep 11 2010

Reason to Create a Wireless (wi-fi) Home Network

Unless your home or small office has been hard-wired for a local area network (meaning network wiring in the walls, wall network ports, and a central switch or other connectivity device in a closet), the reason to create a wireless home network is fairly self evident. And while many homes and small offices may have [...]

Oct 6 2009

Understanding Wi-fi Alliance

The Wi-Fi Alliance is a not-for-profit organization that certifies the interoperability of wireless devices built around the 802.11 standard. The goals of the Wi-Fi Alliance are to promote interoperability of devices based on 802.11, and, presumably, to promote and enhance the standard. For better or worse, this is no neutral organization. The members of the [...]