Home Networking Annoyances: How to Fix the Most Annoying Things about Your Home Network

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web sites

     anti-hoax sites

     AOL

     cable modem speed test

     Connected Corporation

     Gibson Research Corporation

     Internet Security Systems

     Internet Security Systems BlackICE firewall web site

     LiveVault Corporation

     McAfee

     Mobile Net Switch

     NetSwitcher

     NovaStor Corporation

     PC MACLAN

     Phoneline Networking Alliance

     Symantec

     Thursby Software Systems DAVE

     Wi-Fi Alliance

     Windows XP Service Pack 2

     Zone Labs

Wi-Fi Alliance web site

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)

Windows Explorer

     finding in Windows XP/2000

     setting drive C to display

     using to find computers on network

Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS)

Windows XP

     finding Windows Explorer

     firewalls and dial-up connections

     reconfiguring to classic look

     Service Pack 2 firewalls

     upgrading to

Windows XP Service Pack 2

     improved firewall

     web site

Windows XP/2000, rebooting after configuring

WinPopup

     and net send

     unable to find winpopup.exe

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)

wireless distance maximums

wireless network maximums

wireless security

     ad hoc mode versus infrastructure mode

     default settings, avoiding

     Encrypted File System (EFS)

     hackers sniffing for wireless networks

     laptop computers and

     limitations

     passwords, changing default

     setup time inherently insecure

     WEP disabled by default

     WPA not supported in all devices

     WPA support in Windows XP

wireless security compatibility

wireless transmission encryption schemes

WordPad, multiple users and

workgroup name, identical on all computers

working remotely on private documents

worm versus virus versus Trojan horse

WPA security