Category Archives: Networking

Posts that discuss networking hardware, such as routers, switches, and network adapters can be found under this category.

Rural Broadband Options – What’s Available?

Rural Broadband Options

Just a decade ago the average time spent online per day by any one person was 46 minutes, now it’s a staggering 4 hours (or half of the average working day!). Facebook has 900 million members (300 times bigger than Friendster was in 2002), the average time to download a song has decreased from 13 minutes to 18 seconds, and the devices we used primarily for texting and phone calls have evolved into mini computers giving us internet access almost anywhere.

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How to Give Your WiFi Signal a Boost

Signal Strength Bars

The following are a sign you may need to give your WiFi signal a boost – Status: Connected. Signal strength: Low. If you’re sick of seeing those words, you need to learn how to give your WiFi signal a boost! Keep reading this article to find out our top 8 tips.

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Is Mobile Broadband Taking Over Wireless Broadband?

Mobile Internet

The rate at which mobile broadband has grown over the years is stunning, and there are even people speculating that it is only a matter of time before it becomes the dominant form of internet connection.

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Linksys E4200 Wireless Router Review

How to Secure the Linksys E4200 Wireless Router

After about 6 years, my Linksys WRT54G finally packed it in, so I went out and bought myself a Linksys E4200 dual band N router. I have several laptop computers and a media player that have wireless-N adapters, so the new router will be a welcome change.

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Fix: The Settings Saved on This Computer Do Not Match the Requirements of the Network

Linksys WRT160N Wireless-N Router

When changing wireless network settings, you may receive the following error: “the settings saved on this computer do not match the requirements of the network”. This can occur is settings you specify in your operating systems don’t match your actual network settings.

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Getting Your Smartphone to Work as a Wireless Broadband Modem

Getting your Smartphone to Work as a Wireless Broadband Modem

Most Internet service plans for modern Smartphone’s are powerful full-featured services that can handle much more than the light Web surfing that most of us throw at it.

Networking

Bye Bye IPv4 – Hello IPv6

Ethernet Cable

The day came and went without much fanfare. I’m not talking about my recent birthday but the February 3rd 2011 “D-Day” when the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority released its 5 last octets (/8 blocks) to each Regional Internet Registry. For those of you in love with the simplicity of the IPv4 sequence, this is a [...]

Networking

How To Increase Your Wireless Range With A Wireless Repeater

Wireless Repeater

If you want to extend the signal range of your wireless computer network, a wireless repeater is the ideal option. Boosting your wireless signals can increase your system speed and amp up its performance on the Internet. A weak signal can cause a number of problems within your network. With a signal extender, you can [...]

Networking
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