It is time for a new router; the old needed to be rebooted daily, and had other issues. Therefore, after some research and talking with some friends on what they have had success and failure with, I finally decide on the make and model of my new router (Dlink Dir 655) and I go purchase ...
Leaselines • Leaselines is a dedicated connection, meaning that it is permanently connected to the Internet. This is useful for web servers or other computers than need to be connected to the Internet all the time. • Leased lines are expensive and are generally used only by companies whose business is built around the Internet ...
Vonage is a self installed service. You must have Broadband connection, such as Cable modem or DSL in order to have phone service with Vonage. If you have to use a phone line for internet service, such as Net Zero or other dial-up service Vonage will not work. Vonage sometimes doesn’t work well with Satellite ...
Let’s face it, no one likes to call technical support if they don’t have to. Having to call technical support can be time consuming and can at times, be very aggravating. The following simple steps will save time on your Internet service interruption, and if you do have to call technical support, you’ll have already ...
Wireless Internet routers have become extremely popular in the last few years. It’s easy to see why. They are inexpensive, easy to set up, and make surfing the Internet a lot more fun. Most new laptop computers are ready for wireless communications right out of the box. The number of free public wireless access points ...
There are many reasons why one would want to set up a computer to computer (also known as an ad-hoc) network. An ad-hoc network can be used to transfer files between two or more computers, to share hardware such as printers among several computers, and to share an Internet connection among several computers in the ...
In an attempt to save some money, I dropped AOL’s crappy service (which they kept telling me was going to end soon anyhow) and switched to Verizon DSL. As it would turn out, DSL is a very complicated and annoying, which I had been unaware of. You have to connect all of these “filters” to ...
If you are looking to buy a cable modem you’ll want to first consider renting the cable modem. You can generally rent a cable modem from your cable internet provider for just a few dollars a month. Renting allows you to access your cable internet with the cable company’s equipment. If anything goes wrong with ...
Remember that movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Remember how the Christopher Lloyd character invented a method for killing toons? A method had to be invented because, of course, merely dropping an anvil on a toon’s head or pushing them off a Utahesque butte won’t do the trick. The Christopher Lloyd character developed this thing called ...
While cable Internet is often a reliable connection for users, it still suffers from intermittent loss or degradation of service. Fortunately, most cable Internet service providers have provided their users with useful tools to measure the health of their cable modems. As a result, it is possible to pinpoint where problems may be originating from ...
