As with all network devices, once you leave the safety of the local area network (LAN) and connect to the Wide Area Network (WAN) or World Wide Web (WWW) your protocol is subject to attack by the unscrupulous that inhabit the WWW.

A very useful command line tool which ships with Windows is Netstat. Netstat allows you to view all active network connections on your computer. This is a great way to make sure you don’t have anything unexpected on your computer sending or receiving network traffic.
An alternate, more user friendly, version of Netstat is TCPView. From [...]

If you have ever noticed, almost all current network cards support 10/100/1000 ethernet, but very few routers actually support the /1000. The last /1000 is actually called gigabit networking, allowing you to transfer 1 gigabit per second – which is the same as 1000 megabits per second or 125 megabytes [...]

It is now much more common than not to have a wireless network in your home. Many broadband ISPs are actually bundling routers with their service that acts as a wireless access point. That means that, chances are, you and many of your neighbors are using wireless.
So, pop open your laptop computer and have it [...]

Many of us have had the joy of trying to help somebody with some basic computer issue over the phone. If you don’t have the patience for it, it’s a great way to end up hairless and bitter by the age of 40. I recently helped a member of my family with the simple concept [...]

How to use NETSTAT.EXE to find potential spyware/malware in Windows XP.

Keep people from accessing your home network and Internet connection

Matt goes through the basic components that are needed for setting up a home network

Matt brings us a step-by-step guide on setting up a linux-based fileserver called “Samba”

Timo offers a more in depth look of how Ethernet works and how the technology has evolved since its inception.

This linux-based firewall distrubution may be just perfect for managing network internet security. Ryan describes what it is, how to set it up, and how to use it.

Ever wanted to connect to the internet while on the road with your laptop? Joel looks into methods of using cell phones as access points.

David gives you one of the most in-depth looks at SPAM you are likely to read. Learn how it works, who is sending it, how to find them and how to stop it.

How much will your use of VoIP save you?

What is VoIP? John gives us a look at this emerging technology.

Joel gives us a look at the ins and outs of routers.

File Sharing
File sharing is a phrase of dubious meaning. To some, it represents the theft of copyrighted materials and works; to others, a means of freedom in the modern world. Depending on which side of the fence you stand, file sharing has a ubiquitously accepted association - “Napster.” However, there is more to file [...]

Scope of this documentEveryone has at one time or the other faced the need to quickly check your POP3 mail (this is the traditional mailbox format your ISP uses to give you an email address. POP3 (stands for Post Office Protocol) or to send mail using SMTP (Simple Mail Transport Protocol). While it is becoming [...]

Scope of this documentSo you’re out at your friend’s place, and you’ve just finished collaborating on a document that is going to cure mankind of the common cold - you now need to upload it to your webspace (who doesn’t in this age - even ISPs offer oodles of webspace at no cost). Modern browsers [...]