SmallNetBuilder - Small Network Help

Home

All Tutorials

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Need To Know

Tim Higgins
March 27, 2008
In a follow-up to our earlier article, we find that WPS can work, if you know how to negotiate the not-so-obvious traps. Read More Add Comment (0) Tags: WiFi, WPS,

A Beginners Guide To Successful VOIP Over DSL - Part 2

Michael Graves

March 13, 2008

A Beginners Guide To Successful VOIP Over DSL - Part 2

Part 1 of this series covered VoIP basics and introduced the topic of Quality of Service. This time, we look at Traffic Shaping and Power Considerations.

Add Comment (2)

Tags: Asterisk, m0n0wall, PoE, VoIP,

How is WPS supposed to work?

Tim Higgins

March 13, 2008

I don't seem to have any luck getting Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to work in any of the products I've tested that allegedly support it. And since the Wi-Fi Alliance seems to have me on its "Do Not Talk To" list, I'm turning to our readers, who tend to be a pretty knowledgeable bunch, for wisdom.

Add Comment (7)

Tags: WiFi, WPS,

A Beginners Guide To Successful VOIP Over DSL - Part 1

Michael Graves
March 11, 2008
This guide will help you steer around the potholes on the road to a happy VoIP experience. Read More Add Comment (0) Tags: m0n0wall, VoIP,

When Flow Control is not a Good Thing

Tim Higgins
November 07, 2007
Disable Flow Control to improve throughput in mixed Fast and Gigabit Ethernet LANs. Read More Add Comment (21) Tags: gigabit, Switch,

Need To Know: Jumbo Frames in Small Networks

Doug Reid
October 26, 2007
Jumbo frames can help you extract more throughput from gigabit Ethernet, but they require more than flipping a bit. Our tutorial will get you up to speed on Jumbo Frame basics. Read More Add Comment (12) Tags: ethernet, gigabit, Tutorial,

NAS Tutorial: Oplocks and NASes

Tim Higgins
May 31, 2007
To lock or not to lock? That is the question that NAS manufacturers are answering behind the scenes. Here's a quick primer on oplocks and how they affect your NAS. Read More Add Comment (1) Tags: NAS, oplock,

Wireless FAQ Update

Tim Higgins
February 06, 2007
We cleared up a little time and add three new categories to our Wireless FAQ. Read More Add Comment (0) Tags: FAQ, WiFi. Tutorial,

Video Streaming Need To Know: Part 2 - The Real World

Tim Higgins
August 04, 2006
In the final Part 2 of this tutorial, Tim Higgins finds truth and lies about wireless streaming. Read More Add Comment (0) Tags: Tutorial, Video streaming, WiFi,

Video Streaming Need To Know: Part 1- Encoding, Bit Rates and Errors

Tim Higgins
July 13, 2006
Consumer networking vendors are constantly pitching us to stream video wirelessly around our homes. In Part 1 of this tutorial, Tim Higgins looks at what it takes to mess up networked video. Read More Add Comment (0) Tags: Tutorial, Video streaming, WiFi,