Home Wireless Networks

Lifehacker linked to someone's blog nice enough to give a step-by step tutorial on setting up a wireless network at home. Windows users will have to run that stupid CD if you purchase a Linksys WAP or wireless router (Thanks CISCO for nothing!!!). There were a couple of things I noticed though with the instructions.

• They will get a user's network operational.


• They suggest WEP instead of WPA (big no-no for the last couple of years).


• They did discuss immediately changing SSIDs (good!).


• They did not discuss possibly having to change Wireless Channels due to interference.

But, all in all, pretty good for most things... Lord knows it is not easy to find a simple tutorial a couple of years ago on this stuff. Most tutorials got clouded down into some kind of argument over standards relative to WiFI or security and lost sight of the goal. Getting the network operational... I would remember step 4. This will definitely come into play if there is a fair amount of "overspray" from other wireless networks nearby. Happened to a buddy of mine running a private one on Lakeland Drive in Jackson, MS...