Setting up your wireless network requires some basic equipment, mainly a router and a modem. A modem is attached to the router via category-five cables, and the router can transmit its signal to ...

Once you've identified your needs, it's time to take that next step: actually setting up your network. In this tutorial we'll start with a basic network: two laptops, connected by Ethernet cable to a ...

Port forwarding settings allow your router to "pass through" telnet traffic. Without port forwarding configurations, the router blocks telnet sessions to the hosted telnet server. Each router has its ...

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Just about everyone has internet access these days. The Census Bureau reports that 92% of American households have at least one computer and 85% enjoy a home internet connectivity service. But your ...

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At work we have a DDNS server, a web server, and a switch with a dozen PCs connected to it. I'd like to set up the DDNS server on its own subnet (192.168.5.x), the web server on (192.168.10.x), and ...

Unpacking, plugging in and configuring a new WiFi router is usually not among most people’s holiday highlights. But if a new wireless hub should be among the presents you take out of a box, spending a ...

If you do it through the router, it will likely be called a DHCP reservation, though many people (and even some routers) still refer to it as a "static IP address." DHCP reservations allow you to ...

Online gaming is awesome. Teaming up with friends who may be physically located all over the world is great. Engaging with hundreds of other people in a virtual world is fantastic. Having that fun ...

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