The Matrix Style
(Wireshark - network analyzer in action)I was looking for some "Security" / networking tools in astalavista.com and I came across this really cool piece of software listed in the "best 50 softwares" section.
Wireshark is a packet analyzer tool that analyzes each and every TCP packet that comes and goes out of your system, in REAL TIME !!! So you get to see what is inside each packet when it comes/leaves your PC. That was really cool, and I was really wonderstruck to see it in action, and I bet you too would be.
Wireshark is a free and open souce tool with some really awesome features.
You can download it here.
The official site for this great software is http://www.wireshark.org
Also you get a full fledged help page with screen shots and step by step guide at the documentation page.
Wireless plans proceeding..
Today I checked out the sites of DLink and Netgear - the product site of companies whose wireless access points, that I intend to buy. Although a bit costlier, I found DWL-2100AP rather interesting - 104 Mbps data trasfer rate, with Wi-Fi certifications and a whopping 3 year warranty. These features were not either present or were not at par in the case of Netgear accesss points.
I also had a confusion as to whether blue tooth could be a viable option, but that became clear when I checked out the data transfer rates. For most advanced bluetooth devices(that I plan to buy) the speeds would come around 10-11 Mbps compared 100-110 Mbps for the wireless access point that I intend to buy.
So I will keep you guys updated with the latest news from the wireless world.
Bye
Labels: bluetooth, network analyzer, network tools, networking, wireless, wireshark
Moving toward Wi-fi
(A wireless router and usb device)Hi guys,
After a bit of research on the Internet, my wi-fi plan is as follows.
Currently i have a wired network at home. So if a buy a wireless router, it only supports wireless clients, and I would be having a hard time getting to connect my wired network to this wireless network.
So, when I looked further, I came across this cool device, namely a wireless Acess point. Using this device it is possible to connect both the wireless clients as well as connect to a wired network hub/switch.
Once you have this, next step is to get wireless lan cards for each client you intend to connect.
So I headed to Logtech(A computer peripheral shop in my town) and asked for the prices, and i got these details:
Switch - 8 port (wired one) - 800 Rs
Wireless LAN card - 1200 Rs
Wirelss acess point
Netgear - 2050 Rs
D-Link - 2200 Rs
(Note: 40 Rs~= 1 $)
So to get a wireless access point + a wireless lan card, it would cost around 3200(78.7 $ approx)
But considering this as a one time investment, It would be really cool. But getting that much money soon, seems like a problem.
The bluetooth alternative
Note that, there is also another alternative in place, namely Bluetooth. You could get a Bluetooth dongle for as low as 300 Rs(7 $ approx) and stick it to your usb port and enjoy wireless connectivity, But when adding more and more clients, this could become a serious problem.
Anyway, I will surely update you guys with all the latest news from this wireless world.
Bye
Labels: access point, hub, networking, router, wireless
Broad Band in Linux
(Page in screenshot:Home page of distrowatch.com)Enjoying broad band in Suse Linux
Hi guys,
Its 11:00 pm now, and the day was just superb. So many cool things happened. First of all, configuring Suse for broadband was just so cool. I just switched on my modem, and Suse immediately recognized and configured everything, Automatically!! And I just enjoyed broad band speeds in Suse. I also tried out download using KGet
Also, Today I went to Nithin's house. There I helped him a bit in installing Suse 10.2 and Vector Linux .
A 'wireless' dream ?
We have now connected the modem to usb, but the cable guys told us that, it is not safe to do so, since power surges from the cable line may damage the entire system(My PC), and hence it is better to connect the modem to the network card. But buying another network card(current network card is connected to my home network) did not seem like a viable option for me.
My dream is to set up a wireless network, and connect this modem to the wirless hub and through a dongle connect to the wireless hub? Cool huh ? Next few day, I would like to learn more about wireless connectivity and setting up a wireless network in my place. If you guys do get some material, do mail me, or post it as comment to this post.
bye guys
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Labels: broadband, distrowatch, friends, hub, suse, wireless
