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Routers vs. Firewalls Print E-mail
Brandon Hogue   
March 07, 2008

If you're trying to decide whether a more expensive "firewall" will keep you safer than an off-the-shelf router, this article can help.

Tags: firewalls, Routers,

 
How To Choose the Right Router for You Print E-mail
Tim Higgins   
February 20, 2008
How To Choose the Right Router for YouCheck this How To for tips on buying a router that meets your needs.

Tags: How To, router,

 
Hardware Router Need To Know 2006 Print E-mail
Tim Higgins   
May 15, 2006
Everyone with a high-speed Internet connection needs a router. So why not learn how to choose the one that best meets your needs? We've updated and expanded our classic Hardware Router Need To Know to help you do just that!

Tags: router, Tutorial,

 
Homegrown Networks Print E-mail
Tim Higgins   
March 16, 2006
Readers share their stories about building their own home networks. We look at three systems, one of which takes an especially unique approach to component integration.

Tags: How To, LAN, LAN Wiring,

 
How To: Diary of a New Home Network - Part 3 Print E-mail
Tim Higgins   
February 16, 2006
In this final installment, Tim Higgins makes a bonehead move during cable termination and shares lessons learned from the whole escapade.

Tags: Design, DIY, Home Network, How To, Wiring,

 
How To: Diary of a New Home Network- Part 2 Print E-mail
Tim Higgins   
November 02, 2005
Tim Higgins is back with Part 2 of his new home network adventures. This time it's all about the connections - wall plates and patch panels, that is.

Tags: Design, Home Network, How To, LAN, Wiring,

 
How To: Diary of a New Home Network- Part 1 Print E-mail
Tim Higgins   
October 18, 2005
Designing a system to distribute communications and electronic entertainment services around a new home can be a daunting task. But with the right approach, you don't have to be a master of the home networking universe to do it, and you might even have fun! Tim Higgins recently did just that.

Tags: Design, Home Network, How To, LAN, Wiring,

 
How To: Tips for Fixing XP File and Printer sharing Print E-mail
Tim Higgins   
January 06, 2004
Users of WinXP and Win2000 frequently can connect to the Internet, but have problems getting File and Printer sharing to work properly. Sometimes it doesn't work at all, sometimes only some machines on a network can share, and sometimes machines can share, but only in one direction.

Tags: sharing, Windows, XP,

 
Building A Home Network From Scratch - The Ins and Outs of Building a Home Network Print E-mail
David Stellmack   
June 30, 2003
With interest rates at an all-time low in the U.S., many Americans are now able to build or buy their first home or, if they are already a homeowner, to upgrade to something better. Buying or building a home offers those who are technology-minded the opportunity to consider the integration of home connectivity up-front. Many new, custom-built homes now offer some level of basic home connectivity as an option; but this is a new phenomenon. Considering that the Internet has become a mainstream feature of our collective lifestyle in just a few short years, unless the home you are buying is fairly new it is likely that you are pretty much left to your own devices when it comes to networking.

Tags: cabling, Home Network, How To, Wiring,

 
How To: Fixing Router Intermittent Connection Drops Print E-mail
Tim Higgins   
April 04, 2003
Some quick tips for fixing those annoying router connection drops.

Tags: connection drop, How To, router, wan,

 
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