Computer Spot

When you first bring your router home, you can run it straight out of the box. It is often possible to simply plug it into the mains, plug the modem into it and search for the wireless signal. You can connect your computer to it right away with a nice, clean, strong signal and are away!

But then so can everyone else who can see your signal. The problem is that a wireless router will broadcast its presence far and wide, within the limits of it’s signal strength.

If it is in the very middle of your home, then it may not reach far outside but set it next to a wall and you could be providing a free internet service for all of your neighbors. Read the rest of this entry →

Networking is the way computers get connected to one another. This answer seems pretty simple, doesn’t it?

In order to get connected you can use different techniques. Today, with increasing numbers of computers and laptops at home, the way you get connected is an important differentiator. It impacts the ease at which you can work at home

You can connect to the internet by just plugging in the computer cable, more commonly known as the Ethernet cable terminal, into your machine.

In the days of the desktop, you were permanently connected to the network. Today, with laptops and palmtops being used extensively, you are not necessarily rooted to one place. Therefore there is no reason why you should try to connect over a fixed line. Read the rest of this entry →

Cisco has launched a writing contest called Lifestyles of the Tech Frustrated, running now until August 16, 2009, that asks customers of home networking products to submit a 500 word story of their experiences in setting up and managing a home network.

Cisco is asking users to share their networking nightmare stories and how they solved their problems using Network Magic software or other networking solutions. The top 10 entries as deemed by a panel of judges will win a Flip Mino HD Camcorder valued at $229.99*.

Cisco is inviting entries to tell their stories that depict the challenges and advantages of home networking. Cisco wants to hear about what customers are using home networking for and what they accomplish in their lives through technology.

To enter the Contest, participants can log on to the Lifestyles of the Tech Frustrated home page and fill out the registration form, ensuring they have reviewed the official rules and checked the box indicating acceptance of the rules.

The contest is open from July 2 to August 16, 2009 to legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia who are at least 18 years of age.

Cisco Network Magic is a home and home office network management software solution that provides software tools to help users set up a home network without the associated hassles of the task.

The software programme helps enable users to connect their connected devices such as routers, PCs, printers, media hubs, media adapters and internet cameras.

Users can also control access to the internet and track online activity to ensure no users are abusing their privileges.

Network Magic also protects networks with enhanced WPA security capabilities and status alerts to block intruders and warn of any attempts from unauthorised sources.

Network Magic can also help to repair network and Internet connections to keep everything running smoothly and optimize productivity.

Notes to editors:
* MSRP at time of going to press. Actual prices may vary.

About Cisco Systems:
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate.

Cisco’s vision for the consumer is to enable people to live a connected life that is more personal, more social, and more visual.

More information about Cisco and its line of consumer products can be found at www.linksysbycisco.com and www.cisco.com/consumer.

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Cisco Consumer Business Group
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www.networkmagic.com

The Linksys WRT54GS Wireless-G Broadband Router makes setting up a home or office network much easier.

It comes together with the documents needed in order to install it well. However, some users complained that the web interface is difficult to navigate, instructions are hard to understand and the security setup should be explained better for novices.

Drop link has also been observed. Some offshore users also complained about the lack of offshore services.

The Fast Start guide will try its best to illustrate the setup process. Judging by the comments of several users, it is better to have basic networking knowledge in order to use this router.

The Linksys WRT54GS has a web-based configuration tool that gives you the access to other networking settings like the DHCP server and client settings. Read the rest of this entry →

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Computers connected on a network can be part of a workgroup or a domain.  The main difference between the two is how resources are managed.

Administrators should basically know the appropriate grouping of computers when implementing an infrastructure plan in order to effectively setup a working network environment.

Workgroup is the logical way to group computers on a network wherein members of the group are considered “peers”, and each computer maintains its own security policies and resources like printers and shared folders.  It is used on home network or small businesses that have more or less 25 computers. Read the rest of this entry →

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Configuring the LAN is a real pain. You need to manually allocate the network address to every device on network, & keep the record of them in order to ensure that you did not use same one twice – and if you did, devices will stop working.

But modern LANs with the routers using system named DHCP. The DHCP stands for lively host pattern protocol.

It is the fancy way to say that when device connects to a network, it asks router which of the addresses are free, & then router allocates to it for limited period of time.

This permits you to connect & disconnect things from the network when you want, devoid of having to arrange them. Read the rest of this entry →

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For one of you who are present here are having problem in wireless network installation of your Operating System called Vista system, and then you do not have to care at all about that problem, as here is the systematic direction for you to solve your problem.

Step 1

Primarily you require confirming that your PC or notebook computer like laptop possesses the unwired component either connected to the PC or any component that is inbuilt.

Numerous new PCs and the notebook computers are available with the inbuilt hardware components in the market. Read the rest of this entry →

Computer networking is a process of sharing the data and resources between the linked computers. The Shared resources comprises of the printer, Hard disk, Fax modem, Database, CD – DVD ROM, and data files.

The Computer network can also be divided into the local area network, the networking in building office, medium sized networks, network between two or more offices in a city & broad network, network between the PCs, one is nearby and other can be millions of miles away in some other country over the world.

A network appliance recognized as “Router” helps in WAN connectivity. Internet is world’s biggest WAN network, where thousands of computers from all across the world are linked with each other. Read the rest of this entry →