There are two facts which are pretty much indisputable:Most of us are working with not only more files, but much larger files, than we were only a few years ago. Most of us have an old PC which we don’t really have a use for.Solution: You can use that old PC as network storage. It is easy to do.It is called Network Attached Storage, or simply NAS....

I discussed previously the benefits and the downfalls of a wireless network. Now, let’s put one together. Installing Wireless Adapters In order to access a wireless network, each computer needs to have a wireless adapter installed. As discussed previously, there are different styles of them available. Each one comes with instructions for installation and this...

OK, now it’s time to actually start doing some networking. Setting up an Ethernet network is usually very easy. The hard part usually comes in running the cables. If you are networking PCs that are in different rooms, then you have the joy associated with running wires through your attic, walls, etc. I’m not going to go into how to tear holes in your wall,...

This is a guest post authored by Monte Russel. VPN (Virtual Personal Network) is very convent way to connect while you are away from your normal network. This is a network protocol that builds a private path or tunnel from your computer to the network you want to connect to. A lot of companies utilize this protocol for their employees to connect to the business...

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 per second – over your network. This increase...