Enhance Your Network Connectivity with the Microsoft Broadband Networking Wireless Base Station Router MN-500 Review

I love gadgets and technology, but I'm NOT a computer expert and I'm completely unfamiliar with wireless networking terms like MAC numbers, port forwarding and DMZ. I just needed a wireless way to share my broadband Internet connection between my desktop computer in my home office, my PDA (iPAQ 5455) and my laptop in the kitchen or living room. The Microsoft MN 500 Wireless Base Station is a simple wireless network access point. All you really have to do is read the 4-page quick start guide and

I had two desktops that needed to be connected directly to the base station with Ethernet cables, and a laptop with a wireless adapter. On my first desktop I put the CD in and installed the Microsoft Broadband software - the wizard was very easy to use and helped me set up the base station, set the necessary security settings (128-bit WEP) and even save the settings. to a floppy disk. I was online and just so connected from this desktop! On my second desktop I installed the broadband software…

I'm no network expert. I'm not able to draw you a network diagram of my "home LAN" and honestly I don't want to. DMZ is a military term to me. I only wanted 2 things: I needed wifi at home and I needed decent security in front of my computer. I'm not too concerned about hackers sitting outside my house with wireless network adapters trying to connect. My computer would be the last thing I would reach for in a situation like this. Now, I don't really have a point of comparison (Linksys, Netgear,

I set it up in about 5 minutes. I skipped the software at first because I knew how to use a browser-based configuration utility. So just plug everything in (you don't have to unplug anything if you don't want to be on the safe side) and then set up DSL access (called "WAN" in Microsoft jargon) and security. Now everything works great. Two cars connected by cable, two more by WiFi. I use MAC control and WEP for wireless security. A WPA update is pending and I hope it will happen soon. I didn't…

This is a combined review of MN-500 / MN-510 / MN-610 in their combination (MN-610 is a set of MN-500 and MN-510 USB Base Station). Adapter). The base station is set at the very end. It said that the installation could not be completed due to a firewall or a similar problem. I've checked, rechecked and rebooted many times. However, I was able to get online, so I had no idea why the installation wouldn't proceed. I ended up calling tech support and they helped me a lot. Since I was connected to…