As the user of several desktops and a laptop, Windows Home Server (WHS) makes the chore of backing up computers easy…as long as the computer is on the network and powered on. If you frequently use a laptop outside of your network and ‘forget’ to leave it plugged in and on it probably will [...]
If you have more than one PC at home and you’re trying to figure out how you can share files with your computers, this how-to will walk you though the process of adding your Windows XP computer to a network so that you can enable file and printer sharing. This article came about as the [...]
Although elementary as a security measure, disabling the routers ability to broadcast its SSID is still used by many and I feel it is an added layer that will keep snoopers away. If you have this feature enabled you will find that adding a network device requires additional steps that you may not be familiar [...]
Home networks provide a great way of sharing data between different computers and easy access to specific directories can sometimes result in clicking through a dozen folders before arriving at your desired destination. In order to avoid the usual, "\\somecomputer\users\username\My Documents\School\2008\Spring\" when locating a specific folder on a networked PC, you can simplify this by [...]
You have two computers in your house, one in the living room, the other in the office, however you want to perform certain tasks on the computer in the living room without leaving the office, enter Remote Desktop. Microsoft bundled with their latest release of Windows a neat little tool to do just that, Remote [...]
Manually configuring IP address is sometimes a necessity and always good to know. For example you visit a friend who’s routers DHCP server is disabled (this is what allows the router to automatically assign IP addresses to devices accessing the network) in which case you would need to tell your wireless card what IP [...]
If you’re like the countless number of small business owners who would like to have access to their office’s network without being in the office, read on! Microsoft bundled a VPN package with Windows XP that allows you to do just that. When you setup a VPN in your office, you essentially open a gateway [...]
In this step by step guide I will show you how to increase your wireless networks security. This guide was created using a Linksys WAP54G Wireless Access Point. I will cover other routers and access points as soon as I get my hands on them. For the time being you will learn the following:
Change your [...]
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