Archive for the ‘Networks’ Category
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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