[...]... Other Cool Sites 365 Tech and wireless news sites 365 Industry organizations .365 Roaming services and Wi-Finder organizations .365 Manufacturers 366 Index 367 xvii xviii Wireless Home Networking For Dummies, 3rd Edition Introduction W elcome to Wireless Home Networking For Dummies, 3rd Edition Wireless networking for personal computers isn’t a new idea;... running With Wireless Home Networking For Dummies, 3rd Edition, in hand, you have all the information you need to know about the following topics (and more): ߜ Planning your wireless home network ߜ Evaluating and selecting wireless networking equipment for installation in your home ߜ Installing and configuring wireless networking equipment in your home ߜ Sharing an Internet connection over your wireless. .. standard for wireless networking — 802.11n — will dramatically affect your planning If you are not up to speed on this new standard, we recommend that you at least take a quick view of Chapter 2 first The wireless industry is changing fast We provide regular updates for this book at www.digitaldummies.com Happy wireless networking! 5 6 Wireless Home Networking For Dummies, 3rd Edition Part I Wireless Networking. .. peripherals networking and home control and home automation standards Now that’s whole -home networking the wireless way! Chapter 1 Introducing Wireless Home Networking In This Chapter ᮣ Jump-starting your wireless revolution at home ᮣ Comparing wired and wireless networks — and why wireless wins! ᮣ Deciding which wireless standard meets your needs ᮣ Choosing the right wireless equipment ᮣ Planning for your wireless. .. over your wireless network ߜ Playing computer games over your wireless network ߜ Connecting your audiovisual gear to your wireless network ߜ Securing your wireless network against prying eyes ߜ Discovering devices that you can connect to your wireless home network 2 Wireless Home Networking For Dummies, 3rd Edition System Requirements Virtually any personal computer can be added to a wireless home network,... house to communicate, Wireless Home Networking For Dummies, 3rd Edition, gives you information about connecting computers that run the latest versions of Windows and the most widely used version of the Mac OS We also tell you how to connect computers that run some of the older versions of these two operating systems How This Book Is Organized Wireless Home Networking For Dummies, 3rd Edition, is organized... you’ll find interesting — ten frequently asked questions about wireless home networking (Chapter 17); ten troubleshooting tips for improving your wireless home network’s performance (Chapter 18); ten devices to connect to your wireless home network — sometime in the future (Chapter 19); and the top ten sources for more information about wireless networking (Chapter 20) Icons Used in This Book All of us... Phone calling for free 15 Home arcades and wireless to go .15 Wired versus Wireless 16 Installing wired home networks 16 Installing wireless home networks 18 Choosing a Wireless Standard 19 Planning Your Wireless Home Network .23 Choosing Wireless Networking Equipment 24 Chapter 2: From a to n and b-yond 27 Networking. .. to miss Chapter 15 — or Chapter 16, for that matter, where we describe how to use wireless networking to connect to the Internet through wireless hot spots (wireless networks you can connect to for free or a small cost when you’re on the road ) in coffee shops, hotels, airports, and other public places How cool is that? 3 4 Wireless Home Networking For Dummies, 3rd Edition Part V: The Part of Tens Part... your home stereo system while you’re at work — really! Reading Wireless Home Networking For Dummies, 3rd Edition, helps you understand how to create a whole -home wireless network to reach the nooks and crannies of your house The big initial reason that people have wanted to put wireless networks in their homes has been to “unwire” their PCs, especially laptops, to enable more freedom of access in the home . Smart Homes For Dummies, 3rd Edition, HDTV For Dummies, 2nd Edition, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 PC For Dummies, Wireless Network Hacks & Mods For Dummies, and Home Theater For Dummies, . Hurley, and Edward Ferris Wireless Home Networking FOR DUMmIES ‰ 3RD EDITION 01 258897 ffirs.qxp 2/28/08 2:43 PM Page iii Wireless Home Networking For Dummies ® , 3rd Edition Published by Wiley Publishing,. 3rd Edition, HDTV For Dummies, 2nd Edition, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 PC For Dummies, Wireless Network Hacks & Mods For Dummies, and Home Theater For Dummies, 2nd Edition (all published