Chapter 11. CONNECTING TO AN EXISTING WI-FI NETWORK

CONNECTING TO AN EXISTING WI-FI NETWORK

For many people, connecting to the Internet when they're away from home or the office is more important than operating or using their own network. Wi-Fi signals in schools, libraries, airports, coffee shops, and conference centers, aboard trains and buses, and even in city parks and highway rest areas go a long way toward making your laptop computer or other portable a go-anywhere Internet appliance. In many urban areas, it seems as if there are Wi-Fi networks almost everywhere. When you open your computer's wireless network setup program in a city center or a residential neighborhood, it often ...

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