Create a separate VLAN on your network.

I have multiple WiFi access points on my network. One because I don't want the speed to drop on any when a slower device connects (my 802.11 N network only allows N connections for example, so it doesn't drop to 11 Mbps or something when an older "B" device tries to connect).

My 802.11 B device is configured with WEP authentication as well. I have older (1998) laptop that uses 802.11 B, and my Nintendo DS can only use WEP, so it makes sense for me to keep up an access point for devices like those.
Of course, with WEP authentication, it makes it a target for easy hacking. To try and prevent someone from stealing all my bandwidth, I use QoS to keep the 802.11 B connection speed limited to just 128 kbps.

My bandwidth was safe, but people would still be on my network if they connected.

A solution would be to put the 802.11 B device on a separate VLAN to prevent access to your network while still allowing Internet access.

Here is one configuration using a WRT54G router, the excellent Tomato firmware, and a spare WiFi access device (I'm using a FON router flashed with DD-WRT).

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Lifehacker's "Complete Guide to Windows 7" lists XdN Tweaker

http://lifehacker.com/5386953/lifehackers-complete-guide-to-windows-7

Yeah, it's near the bottom. Just do a search for "xdn".

This is the third time XdN Tweaker was mentioned on Lifehacker (which is one of the 1,000 sites in the world, and in the top 400 in the USA).

On the same day the Lifehacker page went up, I was contacted by someone from Italy named Giulia Giunta regarding publishing XdN Tweaker on the CD they include with the magazine "Computer Bild Italia".

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upcoming XdN Tweaker

I'm still working on the next version. I was planning on several new things. Something to hide the "Libraries" in Windows 7, something to enable the Regional themes and wallpapers in Windows 7, an improved AutoRun disabler, something else I forgot, and also a link to a nice Logon Screen background changer.

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The Mac Defrag Lie

I just posted a page regarding defragging Macs. I've always heard people say that Macs don't need to be defragged. It didn't make any sense.

After having slow boot times and other performance issues, I decided to check my hard drive's fragmentation. I wasn't shocked to see it was massively fragmented. Obviously Macs do get fragmentation, and do need to be defragged.

I posted the page here:
https://xenomorph.net/?p=778

I don't know who started the "Macs don't need to be defragged" lie, or why it keeps being repeated. I guess it's a superiority thing. Are Apple users trying justify their purchase by thinking they have a system impervious to issues that the cheaper systems suffer from?

All computers suffer the same issues. Disk corruption, file fragmentation, and even malware. Paying more for a computer doesn't make it immune.

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