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  • How to Decipher User Rights on a Network

    If you're a Network Administrator it's hard enough keeping track of the users on your network and what their user rights may be. Why make it even more difficult by confusing yourself about what...

  • NetGear WEP Problems

    WEP (Wired Equivalency Protocol) is a popular method for securing a wireless computer network from outside connections and attack, but it can be daunting when a network problem occurs. Here are...

  • Problems Connecting Vista With Mac OS X

    Computers are designed to be interoperable, meaning you should be able to share your files and network between Macs and Windows PCs without much difficulty. However, problems can still arise from...

  • How to Wire an Ethernet Patch Panel

    Many homeowners and small-business owners are discovering the benefits of wiring their buildings or offices for network connectivity. Printers, home entertainment and Internet radio can all be...

  • What Is a Data Cable?

    Data cables are wires that connect computers on a network. Unless the computer is wireless, it requires a data cable to access the Internet and the local network. Data cables have several types,...

  • How to Make Your Own CAT5 Cables

    CAT-5 cables are expensive and only come in pre-set sizes. It's a lot easier to just buy in bulk and make your own, in any length you desire. This how-to will show you exactly how to do that in...

  • How to Register a Workstation in NDS (Novell)

    This how-to is for Network Administrators. The how-to describes how to get workstations that have disappeared from your NDS tree and ConsoleOne to reimport. It'll require a computer restart and...

  • How to View the Members of a Group Before Sending an eMail in Novell Groupwise

    This article will hopefully teach you, the end user or systems administrator how to check and see (or edit) the details of the members of a group before sending an email in Novell's premier email...

  • How to Modify a Group in Novell Groupwise

    This how to will hopefully teach you, the end user or systems administrator, how to modify email groups in Novell's premier email program, Groupwise. Novell GroupWise is an enterprise...

  • Hardware Requirements for a Network

    By definition, a network can be as small as a Network Interface Card (NIC) connected to an Ethernet cable, while some networks are large and span several types of technology. Home networks can be...

  • How to Create a Static Route in Windows

    If you have multiple gateways on your network, and would like to route traffic to one or the other, you will either need to add a route on your router to the other gateway or you will need to set...

  • How to Block a Website With Categories for Employees

    You already block white- and black-listed websites from your employees' computers. This includes any websites not considered work related. Now all you need to do is also block the websites with...

  • How to Find the Mac Address of a Switch

    A switch is a network component similar to a router, except that a switch does not direct network traffic like a router. The advantage of a switch is that it allows for hundreds of network...

  • How to Fix Network Errors

    The first and foremost thing to do in case of a network error is to check if the network cables are properly connected. Other common causes of network errors on a Windows XP-based computer...

  • How to Determine Your PC Domain Controller

    A domain controller is a Windows server that hosts various information about the network. It also hosts an application called Active Directory, which is a list of computers and users with access...

  • Can I Plug My Ethernet Cable Into a Phone Jack?

    Creating a computer network requires that at least two computers communicate with each other. Typically, this is done by means of connecting each computer system to either a wired or wireless...

  • How to Get Groupwise Mailbox Statistics

    Monitoring Novell Groupwise mailboxes can be frustrating. Many users refuse to archive their files and take up too much memory within their mailboxes. This can cause performance problems. However,...

  • How to Determine Which Domain Controller a PC is Using?

    A domain controller is a role that a computer server holds in a Microsoft Windows networked environment. The domain controller manages different network resources for a set of users that are...

  • How To Monitor A Home Computer Network

    Home network monitoring can be useful if you want to analyze traffic patterns, or if you need to find out what type of data is being sent to and from different computers in your house to determine...

  • How to Access Deny a Shared Folder

    University dorms are known to have incredibly fast networks, and as such are a magnet for file sharing, enabling collaborative work to be completed by many students working on a single project. If...

  • How to Disable a Wired Connection From a Desktop Computer

    Many of today's computers are built with multiple network adapters. Additionally, it is popular to upgrade desktop computers by adding a wireless network adapter after the computer is purchased....

  • How to Create LAN Using Ethernet

    If you have multiple desktop computers in your home, a wired Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) is the most cost-effective and least difficult way to allow all of them to share an Internet...

  • How to Recover Mailbox in Exchange

    Microsoft Exchange can be of value to corporations running their own networks. But with hacker attacks on the rise, problems can occur. Mailboxes on the email system can become inaccessible, but...

  • How to Add the DNS Server Role

    To enjoy the benefits of DNS , you must, of course, install DNS. Before you install DNS, it is recommended that you configure your computer to use a static IP address. If the DNS server is...

  • How to Transfer Files From One Computer To Another

    This tutorial will show you how to transfer files from one computer to another in a step by step fashion. In just three simple steps you'll be able to have your computer network set up and begin...

  • How to Monitor a Home Network

    While a home network has the advantage of allowing multiple computers to share resources, if one computer is using these resources in excess then it can result in network congestion and general...

  • How to Access Mailbox in Exchange

    If you are new to Microsoft Exchange Server, all the new information you receive your first day on the job can make it difficult to remember where to locate everything. The high volume of...

  • How to Find Cheap Internet Packages

    Looking for just the internet without phone, cable, and other confusing packages? Hate it when companies try to sell you a million different things when all you really want is the internet? Well...

  • Computer Networking Help

    On the surface, setting up a home network might appear to be a complicated task. However, modern networking equipment is so user friendly that no special training is required to use it. Rather...

  • List of Devices Used in Setting Up a Server Network

    The hardware necessary to set up a network will greatly depend on the scope of that network. However, even the biggest network is only an accumulation of basic hardware such as switches, server...

  • What is an Ad Hoc Network?

    Most computer networks rely on a central point to which all of the other devices on the network connect. This central point, usually a router or switch, acts as the "traffic controller" for the...

  • Help With Ethernet Cards

    Although wireless networking has increased in popularity in recent years, Ethernet is still the standard networking technology for most desktop computers due to its speed and ease of installation....

  • What Is Wireless Extender?

    Wireless Internet frees you from having to connect Ethernet cables all over your home or business, and it allows you to use a mobile device without having to plug it into anything. But you might...

  • How to Use Two NIC Cards in One Computer

    Installing two network interfaces in one computer is not uncommon, but the process after the installation usually baffles the average computer user who wants to share the computer's connection to...

  • How to Build a Log Server Using syslog-ng

    A logging server receives log file information from client servers and then combines those logs into one location for easier troubleshooting. Php-syslog-ng helps search that combined log file for...

  • How to Install Cable & Ethernet Wire

    After having a broadband Internet connection installed in your home, the next thing that you will want to do is set up a network so that all of the computers in the house can share it. Although...

  • How to pass the Cisco ICND1 exam

    The Cisco ICND1 Exam is the very first networking certification that you can get from Cisco and provides you with the professional credentials that you can successfully install and manage a Local...

  • Network & Route Planning

    Planning a computer network is no easy task, and it is important to give this critical job the careful thought it deserves. There are a number of factors to be considered when planning a network,...

  • What Is a Client Server Network?

    As technology and computers have continued to develop rapidly, a client server network has soon replaced past forms of networking on a computer to become the most widely used. A client server...

  • How to Reinstall Winsoc

    Windows socket, commonly called "winsock", helps your Windows-based computer figure out the best way to connect to the Internet. If you're receiving winsock errors, chances are, you won't be able...

  • How to Use a Cat 6 Cable

    A Category 6 cable connects devices on LAN (local area networks) such as computers and routers. A Cat 6 cable can also be used for some security system and telephone system applications. You can...

  • What Is a Crossover Cable?

    Ethernet cables connect routers and computers to external modems as well as LANs (local area networks). One limitation is the inability to connect two computers directly together to share data...

  • How to Connect a Laptop to My Computer

    When you have a laptop computer, it is often useful to connect it to your home computer. When connected, you can share folders and files, transfer information and even share other items, like a...

  • How to Set Up a Wireless System for Computers

    Wireless devices are becoming more common and much less expensive. The most common use for wireless communications with personal computers today is the wireless access point for the...

  • How to Install a Crossover Cable

    If you need to connect two computers for a simple network for file sharing and want to avoid the expense of a network hub, a simple solution exists. Using a crossover cable and the existing...

  • Cat5 Patch Panel Tutorial

    Wire a patch panel for your office or home network. Use either the 568A or 568B wiring schemes. Create a professional panel that is completely expandable for the future, and resilient to everyday...

  • How to Use a Crossover Cable

    Crossover cables provide a network connection between two similar devices, such as computer to computer or switch to router. It is important for this kind of connection that you have a cable...

  • How to Crimp Cat-5 Ethernet

    This will tell you how to make your own Cat-5 cables, or how to repair them at your home.

  • Xbox 360 Media Sharing Problems

    Once connected through means of either a wireless or local network, your Xbox 360 can synchronize with the your other Windows-based personal computer systems in order to share media between the...

  • How to Connect Two Laptops

    Whether you are setting up a new laptop or trying to send a file to a friend, you might come across a situation in which you want to connect two laptop computers. To do this, set up a local...

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