Wireless Home Networks (D-Link)

I just completed a Wireless Access Point setup for a client of mine... It went quite smoothly, and part of that success is owed to D-Links latest 802.11g Wireless AP gold series platform.


Project:
Setup a home WiFi network for 1 desktop and 1 laptop.

HW Solution: D-Link Wireless 802.11g router(WBR-2310)

D-Link supplies some neat Software employed to make the installation go more smoothly:
Network Magic (30 day free trial) allows for a dynamic graphical view of the network and all of the computers connected. It also supplies pertinent network activity information and alerts.

I also performed a Security update and removed all spyware, thanks to the new ZoneAlarm Interenet Security Suite 2006. I purchased and installed the software on behalf of my client, and installed it.

Issues:
Interestingly, after the install of ZAISS 2006, a common occurence is that the antivirus proection is disabled due to a conflicting antivirus program running.

In this case, it was the infamous PC-Cillin by trendmicro. I was more than disappointed when PC-Cillin had a password protection on it, preventing me from any clean uninstalls.

Instead, I ended up having to go in and fix the registry key through a manual process. (Trend Micro does provide a fix for this in their support forums.)

Results:
For anyone out there not using ZoneAlarm Interenet Security or a combination of Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, and Firewall software, you are asking for trouble! get secure and get ZoneAlarm. Check out the links on the sidebar for more info.

-Knabber