Showing posts with label Networking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Networking. Show all posts

September 6, 2013

Maximize Your WiFi Range for Free

If you have Internet access set up in your home, you can get the most out of your plan by maximizing your WiFi signal. Here are some handy (and free) tricks to boost your reach. First, increasing your signal is as easy as moving your home router. Instead of placing it by the TV or cable box, move it to the best place the the house: the attic. It has the least amount of walls and other obstructions, and is a central spot. Additionally, since radio waves spread laterally and down, your attic can be an ideal place for your router. Need an extra signal boost? Use an aluminum can. Start...

August 4, 2013

Windows 8 makes creating a home or small business network easy. Here's how to set one up

In this article, we'll take you through the steps required to connect two Windows 8 machines together in a homegroup. When a set of instructions such as File>New>Open are given, it means you click File and then will see the option New; click >New and you will see Option, which you should then click. Creating a Homegroup Before getting started, your computer has to be connected to a network. The connection can be wired or wireless, but make sure you are connected to your home or office router first. In the Windows 8 Start screen, begin typing "Control Panel" until the...

September 27, 2009

Computer Networking Tutorial - 6 - OSI Model Network and Transport Layer

A very informative introduction to computer networking. Part 6 of...

September 24, 2009

Computer Networking Tutorial - 5 - OSI Model Data Link Layer

A very informative introduction to computer networking. Part 5 of...

September 20, 2009

Computer Networking Tutorial - 4 - OSI Model Physical Layer

A very informative introduction to computer networking. Part 4 of...

Computer Networking Tutorial - 3 - Network Topology

A very informative introduction to computer networking. Part 3 of...

September 17, 2009

Computer Networking Tutorial - 2 - Networking Basics

A very informative introduction to computer networking. Part 2 of...

Computer Networking Tutorial - 1 - Introduction to Networking

A very informative introduction to computer networking. Part 1 of...

September 2, 2008

How to Connect Your Home Computer From Remote Location

Follow the given steps to configure your computer to connect remote computer: Using the Remote Desktop feature, you can connect your home computer (host) from any other remote computer (client) and can access all computer resources (installed programs, data and any network resources). You can run any computer application on the remote computer as you were running actually sitting in front of home computer.To use this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with administrative rights.To perform this task, first make sure both your computers are connected to the internet. First you...