How To: Diary of a New Home Network- Part 1

Published on October 18, 2005 to Networking

Designing a system to distribute communications and electronic entertainment services around a new home can be a daunting task. But with the right approach, you don't have to be a master of the home networking universe to do it, and you might even have fun! Tim Higgins recently did just that. Read more

NeedToKnow: Voice over IP - Part 1

Published on October 13, 2004 to Networking

These days you hear the acronym "VoIP" so much that it sounds like the Monty Python skit that launched SPAM into Internet vernacular. But it looks like this time Voice over IP is here to stay. So it's time for one of our Need To Knows so that you're armed and ready to understand its terminology and make intelligent choices among a dizzying array of VoIP products and services. Read more

How To: Hacking the Linksys NSLU2 - Part 1

Published on August 3, 2004 to Networking

Once in awhile a product comes along that you just know is going to spark the imagination - and hacking skills - of enthusiatic tweakers. Linksys seems to have done it again with its Linux-based NSLU2 Network Storage Link. Our correspondent Jim Buzbee has agreed to chronicle his adventures with this little wonder for TomsNetworking readers in a multi-part series. Part 1 describes how Jim managed to get a root login. Read more

NeedToKnow: WiFi PDAs' Dirty Little Secret

Published on May 20, 2004 to Networking

Updated PDA manufacturers have been previously caught "optimistically" specing both available memory and the number of screen colors really available in their products. This NeedToKnow shows that they also have some work to do to convey to prospective buyers the wireless speeds that their 802.11b-enabled products can really deliver. We found some surprisingly slow products, but also some that deliver what you'd expect from a device with WiFi inside. Read more

How To: Building a BlueSniper Rifle - Part 1

Published on March 8, 2005 to Networking

There are those who think Bluetooth is secure due to its intentionally-limited range. But Part 1 of this article by Humphrey Cheung shows you how a little time and not a lot of money can produce a weapon that can blow away any such thoughts. Read more

How To: Convert your Xbox to a NAS - Part 1

Published on December 13, 2005 to Networking

With the arrival of the Xbox360, there will soon be a buyer's market for its older sibling. Kevin Herring shows how to give an Xbox a new lease on life as a full-featured NAS. Read more

Review: PGP Universal - Part 1

Published on July 22, 2005 to Networking

Email encryption has been possible for almost 15 years, but the technology is still not commonly used. Pretty Good Privacy's PGP Universal pretty much eliminates the complexity of email encryption / decryption by making it transparent to the end user. Learn more about it in Part 1 of Derek Boiko-Weyrauch's review. Read more

A DIY SSL VPN with SSL-Explorer - Part 1

Published on July 21, 2006 to Networking

SSL-based VPNs are fast replacing difficult-to-configure IPsec and PPTP gateways. In Part 1 of a two part series, Phillip Howell shows you how to turn a spare Windows PC into a pretty slick SSL VPN server. Read more