Category Archives: NETWORKING

Advantages and disadvantages of wireless and wired home networks

Here are a few points to check before deciding on which of the networks – wired or wireless – you want to install in your home. Advantages of wired networks A wired network is easier to install and configure. Although … Continue reading

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Working of the DHCP server

The Ip address is important for identifying the host computer on the network. When the lan card is installed it has to be configured with the Ip address. This is accomplished by entering the Ip address in the Tcp/ Ip … Continue reading

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Understanding the Dns server

In order to configure the adsl router it is extremely important to know the concepts of both the Dns server and the Dhcp server. While configuring the router it is necessary to enter the addresses for the Dns server and … Continue reading

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Importance of LAN Switches

If you want your home or office computer network to run efficiently it is better to utilize a switch rather than a hub. A switch is an intelligent LAN device like the router. Though a router is the best device … Continue reading

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The Importance of Routers

Since the advent of the home and office networks (LANS), the Router has become a necessary item. If you are interested in connecting to the internet and share this internet connection with everyone on your home or office network, a … Continue reading

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ADSL modem+router – Basic understanding

As the name suggests the ADSL modem + router is a combination of a modem and a router. The modem is used for connecting to the internet, whereas, the router is used to connect to various desktop or laptop computers. … Continue reading

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Wired And Wireless Connectivity

Wired connections require a data cable to achieve connectivity between the peripheral devices and the computer. Firewire and USB are the two wiredmethods of transferring data between the digital devices and the computer. Both these methods of data transfers are … Continue reading

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The Wireless Home – Peer to Peer networking

Wireless networking has become a good alternative to the wire LAN in places such as the homes and offices. If you have a lot of data stored inyour devices such as a laptop, PDA or the cell phone you would … Continue reading

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Installing IIS Webserver

IIS or Internet information server is a default webserverprovided with the windows xp or windows vista operating system. Unlike the Apache webserver the IIS  does not work on any other platform than the windows . At first IIS wasavailable as … Continue reading

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Recap of the Network Operating Systems

Here is a recap of some of the important client/ Server network operating systems in use today and we have included them here because we thoughtit would be helpful while building your computers and networks. Network Operating SystemsWindows NT Servers … Continue reading

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