Windows Networking by Justin Oswald
Windows Networking at Home You’ve set up a home network and all your computers share the same internet connection. That’s great, but now lets get everything else sharing. Modern versions of Windows are shipped with an easy to setup and use method for sharing printers and files. ... Prepare the Network In preparation of setting up the rest of the network, I highly recommend that you choose unique and meaningful names for every computer on the network and put them all in the same workgroup. ... Network Drives A network drive makes the shared folder available as though it was a hard...

Cabling Your Home for Computer Network - Still a Requirement? by Dmitriy Abaimov
With proliferation of wireless networking and communication equipment it is oh-so-tempting to cut the cord and save a significant sum of money in the process. But is everything that a regular computer networking user needs can be done using just wireless network? ... As an added cost benefit of a wired computer network you will find that all modern computers ship with wired Ethernet network interface card included, and the latest models ship with 1000MBit/sec cards that are essentially free for the computer’s owner.

5 Stress Reducing Computer Tips by Sharron Senter
For most entrepreneurs computers are an intrical part of our business. An entrepreneur can not afford for their computer to be inoperable even for a minute. Implement some of these quick and affordable computer tips to keep your computer healthy and making money for your business. ... #3 - Sudden Lost Connection Has your Internet connection suddenly stopped working? ... Frequently computer users with software-based firewalls suddenly find their Internet connection no longer available. ... And although the connection has returned, your computer and the cable modem may be having difficulty...

Wireless Networking, Part 2: Setup and Security by Jason Kohrs
The first installment in this two-part series of Tech Tips provided an introduction to the basic capabilities and hardware involved in wireless networking. In the final installment of this two-part series, we will look at some of the basic setup and security considerations that should be addressed. ... When two computers are added to this network using one of these network adaptors (http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=WN-4054P&cat=NET) in one case, and one of these network adaptors (http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=PBW006-N&cat=NET) in the other case, things change.

The Essentials of Wireless Security by Daniel Robson
With wireless networks proliferating it is becoming more important than ever that sufficient security measures are put in place. And yet many people, especially those new to the technology or computers in general, are just not aware of the dangers of not properly securing a wireless network. ... At the very lowest level a third-party can connect to the network and access the Internet connection from the router. ... The most common form that a danger to a private network can take is known as variously as ‘War-driving’, ‘war-walking’, ‘war-flying’ or ‘war-chalking.’ This involves an...

Why I Hacked My WEP Wireless Router by Paul McGillivary
Part of securing your network must include looking at your wireless access points. Wireless access can be dangerous to your network. Most people don't even know how easy it is to exploit wireless access points. Let me illustrate my point. I went out one afternoon and took my trusty laptop with me. ... Hackers need to grab what's called a "packet" from a computer that already has the key for the secured wireless network. ... I set up a wireless network in my home. ... I found my wireless network in the list.

5 Simple Tips to Prevent MS Access Database Corruption by Kevin Sparks
It's important to understand that any time an Access client disconnects unexpectedly, it may set a "corruption flag" in the .mdb file indicating that the database is in a corrupt state (regardless of whether any data has actually been corrupted or not). ... A copy of the front-end is placed on each user's computer, and the back-end with the table data is stored in a shared folder on the network. ... Alternatively, if the forms, queries and reports are all stored on your local computer, then the only bit of information that needs to traverse the network is the actual table data.

Wireless is Great, but How Do You Make It SAFE? by Steve Freedman
It’s common nowadays to see people sitting in a park and computing, or at their local Starbucks, tapping away on their keyboards. At home, people are taking advantage of the freedom from cables and wires that a wireless network brings. But along with that freedom come dangers. ... All your wireless computers should use MAC Addressing MAC (Media Accessing Control NOT a MacIntosh computer) is an unique hardware address you should assign to your wireless computers so that your Wireless Access Point will only allow these specific computers to connect to your wireless network.

Network Diagnostic Tools by Serg Ter
NETINFO IS A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL KIT AND NETWORK INFORMATION VIEWER UTILITY. NETINFO – A COLLECTION OF 15 NETWORK TOOLS, ORGANIZED AS INDEPENDENT WINDOWS, TO ALLOW NETWORK ADMINISTRATORS, WEBMASTERS, AND INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ISOLATE FAULTS, PROCESS DIAGNOSTIC DATA AND INCREASE INTERNAL... There are some key features of the program: • Allows to you quickly verify network connectivity to another IP address on the network • Displays a list of routers between your system and the destination system • Displays information about users currently logged on to a specified server • Scans...

Wireless Installation Checklist by Lee Asher
Buyer Beware - Ignorance can be a financial waste and a lot of hassals. Before you buy any wireless equipment, you need to be sure about what you're doing. There's nothing worse than having everything there and finding that it doesn't work in your house, or with your computers, or over the... It should be alright to have devices like these in your house, but certainly not in the same room as any computer that you plan to use a wireless connection with. ... This does, however, include your floors, if you want the connection to work between levels.