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How to Disable SSID Broadcast on Your Wireless Router
If you’re considering the option to disable SSID broadcast on your wireless router, you should understand the real security issues...
Home Networking
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7 Things To Bear In Mind When You Compare New Internet Providers
There are a lot of companies offering internet deals these days, so it’s very tempting to move over to someone...
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How To Share An iTunes Library On Your Local Network
iTunes is a really great media management app that provides you with a number of features to organize the media...
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How to Make Sure You Get the Network Speeds You Pay For
In a world where consumer rights are so important, it seems strange that internet companies can constantly offer ‘up to’...
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What is WiFi 6 and Is It Worth Waiting For?
The new Samsung S10 was just released and there was something in the specifications that you may have missed. It’s...
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USB 2.0 vs. USB 3.0 vs. eSATA vs. Thunderbolt vs. Firewire vs. Ethernet Speed
Your desktop or laptop computer has a wide variety of ports and connection types, but what are they all for...
How-To
How to Reset Your Wireless Router
I recently was asked by a friend how they could reset their wireless router back to its default settings since they...
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How to Scan Your Network for Devices and Open Ports
Earlier I had written a post on how to detect WiFi leechers on your network and mentioned a couple of...
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How to Make a Desktop or Laptop Act Like a Router
Looking for a way to convert your laptop or desktop into a wireless router? You may find yourself in a...
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Find Router Default Passwords
If you have a Netgear, Linksys, Cisco, D-Link, or any other type of router and you’re trying to figure out...
How-To
Understanding LAN Network Data Transfer Speeds
I recently bought a NAS (network attached storage) device from Synology, connected it up to my network and started transferring...
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Fix “\\computer is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource”
In this article, I’m going to write a troubleshooting guide for file sharing or networking between two computers. Unfortunately, Windows...