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If you want to build a new computer network, then you need to plan it as good as well. Because it will affect to the quality of the network performance. The following information may help you to to build a Secure Wireless Network.

1. Hardware vendor. You need to decide what kind of hardware vendor you want to use as a Router. There are many choices you can found out there, but i have a suggestion about Linksys or TrendNet as i have both of them for couple years ago. Continue reading »

Still holding on to that 802.11g router? It’s time to step up to a network that delivers the performance a modern household or home business needs for rapid backups, high-definition movie streaming, and stutter-free online multiplayer gaming. What you need is a dual brand router, one that can transmit simultaneously on both the 2.4-GHz frequency, which has better range but lower throughput and on the 5.0-GHz frequency, which offer higher throughput, but shorter range. We took three models for a spin that promise to let you live in the wireless fast lane.
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Introduction

This tutorial walks you through cracking WPA/WPA2 networks which use pre-shared keys. I recommend you do some background reading to better understand what WPA/WPA2 is. The Wiki links page has a WPA/WPA2 section.

WPA/WPA2 supports many types of authentication beyond pre-shared keys. aircrack-ng can ONLY crack pre-shared keys. So make sure airodump-ng shows the network as having the authentication type of PSK, otherwise, don’t bother trying to crack it. Continue reading »