What's new at Virtual Private NetworkIntranet
Introduction to IntranetsWhat exactly is an intranet? It's one of those terms that's more thrown around than understood, and has become more of a buzzword than a commonly understood idea... (read more)
How to Choose The Perfect Electric Plunge Router For You
Making the decision to purchase an electric plunge router is an easy one. There is no other tool as flexible as a router... (read more)
Router Bits Basics
A router bit is a tool for woodworking giving a quality finish to woodwork. It cuts wood providing a way to give a clean and even a decorative edge to woodwork... (read more)
Cisco Certification: Building Your Own Home Lab, Part I
CCNAs and CCNA candidates hear it all the time:? ?et some hands-on experience?? From my personal experience climbing the Cisco certification ladder, I can tell you firsthand that there is no learning like hands-on learning... (read more)
Cisco Certification How To Build Your Own Home Lab
CCNA and CCNP candidates hear it all the time: “Get some hands-on experience”... (read more)
Wireless Network Hammerin
The wireless network in my house went haywire. It worked on three PCs, one had a horrible connection, and one can't connect. Between Hubby and me, we spent a lot of time researching and trying to figure out the problem... (read more)
Configuring Basic Cisco Router Security
Network security is a hot topic today, and will only increase in importance in the months and years ahead... (read more)
Wireless Networking, Part 2: Setup and Security
The first installment in this two-part series of Tech Tips provided an introduction to the basic capabilities and hardware involved in wireless networking... (read more)
Routing, Routed, and Non-Routable Protocols
ROUTING PROTOCOLSA generic term that refers to a formula, or protocol, used by a router to determine the appropriate path over which data is transmitted... (read more)
Wireless Networking - Router Vs Access Point
While planning for your wireless network you might be asking what is the difference between a router and an access point. You need to think of a router as more of a server because it performs many functions like a server... (read more)
Wireless Networking - Wireless Antenna Boost Tips
1. Place your router in a central location in your home? Placing your router near an outside wall will reduce your coverage with 50% of the signal going outside your home.2... (read more)
Understanding the Components of a Home Network
Home networks are becoming more common. People want to be able to share a single broadband Internet connection to several computers in the house. There are many different devices that you can use to make up your home network... (read more)
What Is Wardriving And How Can You Prevent It
Imagine a car equipped with nothing more than a laptop computer, a portable GPS receiver, and a wireless network card slowly strolls through your neighborhood. Unknown to any onlookers, this is no ordinary vehicle; rather, it is a wardriving machine... (read more)
Cisco Certification Cabling Cisco Devices
Cisco Certification: Cabling Cisco Devices by: www. SemSim. com Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) is a cable that has four pairs of wires twisted inside it to eliminate electrical interference... (read more)
Cisco Certification: Suggested Toplogies For Your Home CCNA / CCNP Lab
When you make the decision to put your own home lab together for your CCNA and CCNP studies (a very wise decision, if I may say so!), the hardest part is figuring out how to spend your budget... (read more)
How to Check Your IP
So you need to check your IP address, for whatever reason. Maybe you're playing an online game with a friend, or you need to access your PC remotely. Whatever the reason, there are a number of different ways you can check your IP address... (read more)
Vlans
In order to implement VLANs in a network environment, you'll need a Layer 2 switch that supports them. Almost all switches sold today that are described as "managed" switches provide the ability to make ports members of different VLANs... (read more)
Cisco Certification: The Definitive Guide To ARP, IARP, RARP, and Proxy ARP
When I first started studying for my CCNA years ago, one of the (many) things that confused me was ARP... (read more)
Wi-Fi Hotspot Security
You've set up your Boingo account, you're hanging out at the Home Turf sports bar in LAX and you figure you'll do a little business or check your e-mail while sipping a Chardonnay... (read more)
Wireless Networking, Part 1: Capabilities and Hardware
Wireless Networking, Part 1: Capabilities and HardwareThese days it isn? uncommon for a home to have multiple personal computers, and as such, it just makes sense for them to be able to share files, as well as to share one Internet connection... (read more)
Configuring Internal Cisco Router Security
Network security is a hot topic today, and will only increase in importance in the months and years ahead... (read more)
Cisco CCNA / CCNP Home Lab Setup Tutorial: How To Buy & Build A Frame Relay Switch
One of the major topics on your CCNA and CCNP exams is Frame Relay. Additionally, Frame Relay is one of the most popular WAN technolgies in today's networks... (read more)
Hosting Your Own Web Server: Things to Consider
Are you disgusted or disappointed with your current web host? Have you switched web hosting companies too many times? Have you thought of hosting your own website(s)? Do you have the ambition to control and manage your own web server?If you answered... (read more)
Cisco CCNA Certification: The Hidden Details Of Telnet
Telnet is a simple yet powerful program that allows you to connect to a remote Cisco router or switch, and then configure it as though you were right at the console... (read more)
Hosting Your Own Web Server Things to Consider
Are you disgusted or disappointed with your current web host? Have you switched web hosting companies too many times? Have you thought of hosting your own website(s)? Do you have the... (read more)
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