Every broadband router destined for the home market has Wi-Fi capability, how to choose the right one, well, don’t go by the marker advertised speeds, which seldom have much to do with reality, some vendors go as far as using the 300 Mbps speed in the names of routers that can’t achieve anywhere near that throughput in the real world, you best bet is to avoid any pitch that tells you about th... Read more.

Creating network connection room to room via main electricity with the right equipment it is possible, to establish a network connection using the main wiring in your home, because this wiring is present in all homes and is connected to all rooms, it’s an excellent way to get your home network going without having to string network cables all over the place, or go through what can be a tricky se... Read more.

Did you know that by networking your PCs, you can easily share files, back up important data, and more, believe it or not, you don't have to be an IT guru to set up and run a small business or home network, The fundamental concepts are simple, and you don't have to have any real computing prowess to tackle the basics. Networking definitions: terms, concepts and technologies before working with... Read more.

A business doesn’t have to be large to benefit from asset management, but many of the available option are priced out of the reach of small businesses, Spicework is a free to low cost web based offering suite to business, Spiceworks is a free to low cost web based offering suite to businesses running one or two server and handful of network devices, this powerful online app creates an inventory ... Read more.

Most small office network start with a PC, router and ADSL modem, but when small single user network grows into a larger multiuser network, your Wi-Fi router can run out of free Ethernet ports to connect various PC’s, networkable printers, small business server and other essential hardware. An Ethernet switch is a simple box that sits between your router and your networked device to control traf... Read more.

Wireless guest access for smaller organizations People today expect Internet and e-mail access everywhere they go. Even if your business is quite small, it’s likely that your customers, vendors or partners could benefit from network access while they are your guests. Many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) assume that providing guest network access is complicated and costly and best left ... Read more.

If your physical infrastructure is in good shape, or you’re using a fast cable broadband service, there’s little else you can do in the way of repairing to improve your broadband connection performance, but ensuring that Windows is set up optimally for good network performance is one way of eking out a bit more speed and reliability, especially on high-speed broadband packages. Consumer cable... Read more.

If you want to get the most out of your router, for wired and home plug (power line) networks, check the network activity icon in the taskbar to see if a PC is connected at 10, 100 or 1,000Mbits/sec, if it’s stuck at 10Mbits/sec, which happens with older network cards that can’t auto-negotiate these settings correctly, go to the device manager, right click on the network card and select proper... Read more.