If you’ve ever tried troubleshooting your home network or setting up a new router, you must have heard of IP address or IP for short. (If not, click on the Go button above, and you will immediately see one at …
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Wi-Fi — the familiar name of the 802.11xx networking standards — is an essential cord-cutting invention. Just imagine how your smartphone or tablet would be without your home Wi-Fi. So, in a nutshell, Wi-Fi is an alternative to network cables, …
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You want to blanket your home with Wi-Fi but extending electrical power to the far side of your yard, or that tight corner in your attic, can be a daunting task. That is where PoE, or Power over Ethernet, comes …
MAC address one of the two critical elements of networking. To understand it, you might want to learn bout the other element in this piece about the IP address. Give it a try before continuing. You’ll learn all about the …
AT&T announced today that it would deliver the first commercial 5G device, the Netgear Nighthawk 5G Mobile Hotspot, in three days, on December 21st. And you’ll hear a lot more about 5G in the next few months since it’s a significant …
When your Wi-Fi router security is compromised, among other things, your personal information is at risk. That happens quite often, and if it’s happening to you, chances are you’re not aware of it. So, it helps to know what keeps …
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Domain name system, or DNS, is the phonebook of the Internet. It’s so essential that Internet giants want you to use their DNS servers for free. For years Google has been offering the popular 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 addresses. In April …
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When it comes to extending a network, you should always use network cables. Connecting an access point to an existing router via cable, for example, is the best way to extend your Wi-Fi network without losing performance. But getting our …
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Time Machine Backup is a Mac computer’s excellent built-in backup tool. Once set up, it runs by itself in the background and keeps many versions of your data. As a result, you get the chance to undo not only accidental …
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