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Windows has a whole array of helpful command line tools for configuring and testing Internet and LAN connections. The following is a list of useful network commands that can be used from the command prompt. A lot of these commands are intended for administrating a network, but they are great for savvy home users as well. All of the tools are run by opening a Command window and entering the appropriate command. Go to Start-Run and enter “cmd” to open a Command read more
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Written by Tony on May 27th, 2009 with 1 comment.
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MAC stands for Media Access Control and in a sense the MAC address is a computer’s true name on a LAN. An Ethernet MAC address is a six byte number, usually expressed as a twelve digit hexadecimal number (Example: 1AB4C234AB1F). Although physical MAC addresses are permanent by design, several mechanisms allow modification, or “spoofing”, of the MAC address that is reported by the operating system. This can be useful for privacy reasons, for instance when connecting to a read more
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Written by Tony on May 23rd, 2009 with 1 comment.
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“Media Sensing” is a feature in recent versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems including Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista. This feature automatically detects whether the network media are in a “link” state, in a Windows machine with TCP/IP protocols. With Media Sense feature, Windows senses a link state as UP or DOWN based on the link availability. Ethernet network adapters and hubs typically have a “link” light that indicates the read more
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Written by Tony on April 30th, 2009 with no comments.
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Like the Universal Serial Bus (USB), IEEE 1394 or FireWire is a serial data transfer protocol. They both support hot swapping—the ability to add and remove devices from a computer while it is running. But IEEE 1394 has some advantages over USB.The primary advantage of using USB or FireWire is speed. USB 2.0 specification provides maximum data rate of 480 Mbps,but FireWire (1394a) can connect at up to 400 Mbps and FireWire 800 (1394b) 800 Mbps.The disadvantages are for longer reach both read more
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Written by Tony on April 17th, 2009 with 2 comments.
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Have you ever tried connecting two computers using USB cable.To connect two computers using a USB cable, you will need a special USB cable called USB Bridge Cable.It is a USB to USB cable with a hub in between.This special USB cable also known as host-to-host cable, USB-to-USB bridge cable, networking cable, data transfer cable, USB link cable, or some other similar name.These are the equivalent of the null-modem cable used for serial connections between two computers, or a crossover cable read more
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Written by Tony on April 17th, 2009 with no comments.
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The ipconfig command is most commonly used at the DOS (Disk Operating System) prompt to see a Windows based computer’s current ip configuration.Using the ipconfig command with three different switches also allows you to refresh a Windows Vista computer’s network settings and also renew the ip address which can be very useful when troubleshooting network issues.(Also If you tried downloading files from file sharing site like rapidshare,megashare etc, you might have encountered that you read more
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Written by Tony on February 11th, 2009 with no comments.
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You have a Windows Vista computer that’s connected to the broadband internet via a ADSL modem or router.This article on Windows Vista network tweaks helps you how to share your Windows Vista computer’s broadband internet connection (turning first computer into a router) with a Windows XP computer which is connected to the first computer, in your house or office without using additional network router’s or even a network switch in some cases.Also you might be interested in sharing read more
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Written by Tony on January 10th, 2009 with no comments.
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