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Optimizing Your Internet Connection

Our internet connections are far from perfect, our networks say that they transfer up to 100mb/s, yet we never actually see those speeds. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t optimize our internet connections to perform at the best speeds that it can. You can optimize your internet connection, network and routers several different ways, like [...]

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WEP vs. WPA Wireless Network Security Encryption Explained

Courtesy of Matt Woolner
Wireless network security is becoming increasingly important in our lives as all sorts of devices ranging from our computers to our cellphones rely on wireless networks to get things done. Wireless network security is a necessity, but few people understand the necessity of securing your wireless network. Everyone knows it is important [...]

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How To Setup A Wireless Network

Wireless networks have existed for the past couple of years, and now everyone is deciding to get rid of those pesky wires and setup their own home wireless networks. With all of the new wireless networking devices being released each year, and wireless technology standards changing left and right, it’s not hard to see why [...]

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Making Ethernet Cables

Ethernet cables are essentially the lifeline of our home networks, and our internet. Almost every home network uses ethernet cables to connect either their modem to their router or their routers to their computers. Ethernet cables are especially important for those users who are still on wired networks, and haven’t made the jump to wireless [...]

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Use Your Spare Linksys Wireless Router as a Wireless Bridge

This guide is going to show you how you can use any old spare wireless router, preferably Linksys Wireless Router (as long as it’s compatible) you have laying around as a wireless bridge. What this does is make it act like a normal PC connecting to your network, wirelessly, so you don’t have to shell [...]

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