Archive for the ‘Networks’ Category

Home Network How to – What Type Should I Use?

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

Don Willson asked: When I first started in computers, one of the most confusing things that I ran across was how to set up a home network. The differences between hubs, routers, Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) and cabling were a mystery to me. But after much trial and error and ...

How to Avail Wireless Networking Support?

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Andrew Demmy asked: Today the latest network technology is wireless network. Network without wire is attracting people to switch over to wireless network. But in real it’s not so easy to configure a secured wireless connection for this you need special devices and at times you need to have technical ...

Network Switch - The Basics

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Byron Mackelroy asked: The network switch plays an integral role in enterprise and home networking, yet many people confuse what the purpose of the equipment is, and how it differs from a router. I decided to write this blog post to explain the basics of the switch - from different ...

5 S’s to Enterprise Network Hardware

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Darwin Redshield asked: There are several large network hardware vendors out there, and it can often be confusing to decide which brand to buy.  Do you want a Cisco router, a Juniper router, or a Nortel router?  What brand network switch or sever should your company purchase? Each specific company ...

What is the Lan Switches and Packet-switched Network

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

Zahid Mahmood asked: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, FDDI and Token Ring often referred to as traditional LAN, and they are sharing media, sharing of bandwidth shared LAN. In order to increase bandwidth, often using a network router division, will be divided into a network of more than one paragraph, each of ...

The Future of Computer Networking - Inter-device Internetworking and Pro Curve Networking

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

Pranay Rupani asked: Networks of the future will be worlds apart from today's relatively mundane ones that simply carry packets from one end to the other. With the explosion of Peer-To-Peer (pc-to-pc direct data transfer), high definition video streaming and ubiquitous computing projects like Internet are looking at a scenario ...

Setting Up your Own Wireless Network

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Olly Fallon asked: Setting up a wireless network to share Internet access, printers, files and more, can be very convenient and cost-effective. Setting up one in your own home or office is even better as you can surf the web anywhere most comfortable for you. Plus, all you need is ...

Networking Your Home or Small Business is Fairly Inexpensive

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

Sandra Prior asked: If you have as few as two computers in your home, you can reap a number of benefits by connecting them with a network cable and two NICs (Network Interface Cards). Equally, if you run a small business from your house, and have maybe five or six ...

How to Build a Simple Home Network System

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Joseph Nyamache asked: Many people have relatively uncomplicated needs for their home networks. Even now that multiple computers within a single home are common, the systems are often not networked, with file transfer being done by means of "sneaker net", or copying files to and from a CD or by ...

Five Reasons to Migrate to Mpls (multiprotocol Label Switching)

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

Laura Rucker asked: Is your business trying to decide whether to move to MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching)? If so, here are five reasons to make the switch:COST-EFFECTIVE: MPLS services can save a company between 10% to 25% compared to Frame Relay and ATM data services. If voice and data capabilities ...