establishing an Internet connection
Establishing an Internet connection can be a bit hit and miss sometimes - I have been trying to sort out wireless access to my (now not so) new home laptop for quite a few months. Unfortunately it came with Vista. Try googling 'Vista - local access only' and read through the dozens of forum threads by many, many frustrated users with the same problem to get an idea just how painful this problem is for them. btw wireless access hasn't been a problem for any other device at home (XP, Mac, Linux, Nintendo WII, a number of phones and other mobile devices, etc). Anyway, I have had to revert back to installing cable for the laptop which kind of defeats the purpose. Which brings me to the main point of this post- cabling. Cabling a home properly (ie tidily, through the walls etc so you don't have complaints about the mess your making) can be enough of a challenge for some of us but what if you're laying a connection from the USA to Australia. Here are some great pics on ZDNet giving a bit of an insight as to how it's done.
