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How to Reset the Linksys WRT160N Wireless-N Router

Linksys WRT160N Wireless-N Router

Learning to reset the Linksys WRT160N wireless-N router is important if you currently change the settings within the administrative pages. The reason it is important is because one wrong setting change could make it difficult to access the Internet or the administrative pages of of the router. If you need to start over with your [...]

Access is Denied With External Hard Drive

Recently I received a phone call from someone I know that had recently purchased a hard drive enclosure. This allowed them to use an internal hard drive as a USB 2.0 external hard drive. He was attempting to connect the hard drive on a new laptop with Microsoft Vista installed. Every time he connected the [...]

How to Upgrade a Laptop Hard Drive

I recently had an issue with my wife’s laptop. It was running out of disk space. I tried to clean up as much as I could, but after viewing where most of disk space went, I realized it was a losing battle. The problem was I like to take a lot of digital photos, and [...]

Matshita UJ-850s DVD Drive Is Missing

I recently had to fix a problem with a Toshiba laptop where the DVD-ROM drive no longer appeared in Windows. The drive was installed properly, and had recently appeared and the owner was able to use it. After uninstalling Norton Antivirus, the DVD-ROM drive suddenly disappeared. The good news is that it could still be [...]

How to Reset the D-Link DIR-628 Wireless Router

D-Link DIR-628 Wireless Router

A few posts ago I wrote a post titled Securing the D-Link DIR-628 Wireless Router. In that post I outlined the steps needed to secure that particular wireless router. Securing a wireless router is extremely important to prevent others from accessing your network and Internet from their computers. There are times, however, where you may [...]

Securing the D-Link DIR-628 Wireless Router

I have written a few guides about securing a wireless router. All the guides in the past were for 802.11g routers, so the routers have been around for many years, and are quite common. This guide will concentrate on a newer router, with many more options. The 802.11n proposed standard is becoming much more commonly [...]

About the 802.11 Wireless Network Standards

I have written many posts regarding wireless networks on Technically Easy. Some of the most popular posts deal with resetting and securing a wireless network. Wireless technology has hit the mainstream over the last few years, especially with more people buying laptops and becoming more mobile. Obviously, security is a major concern for most, so [...]

How to Reset the Linksys WRT54GL Wireless-G Router

Linksys WRT54GL Wireless-G Router

The most popular posts on Technically Easy involve wireless routers. The two that seem to generate the most attention are the posts explaining how to reset a particular wireless router. There may be times when you may need to reset your wireless router, but keep in mind that doing so will erase any security settings [...]