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Updated:May 29, 2022 By steve

Multicast DNS (MDNS) on Home Networks

Multicast DNS is part of Zero-configuration networking (zeroconf) set of technologies designed to enable devices to work on networks without

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Updated:May 14, 2022 By steve

Create a Home Network DNS Server Using DNSMasq

DNS (Domain name Service) is a service that provides domain name to IP address resolution for computers on the Internet.

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Updated:April 1, 2021 By steve

Using Zigbee2MQTT- A Beginners Guide

Zigbee2MQTT is a nodejs Gateway application that connects Zigbee networks to MQTT networks. It is run from the command line

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Updated:December 22, 2020 By steve

Controlling the Tasmota SonOff Switch with HTTP and Node-Red

Tasmota devices can be controlled by both HTTP and MQTT. If you don’t have an MQTT broker or don’t want

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Updated:December 22, 2020 By steve

Using HTTP To Control Smart Home Devices

HTTP is currently probably the most widely used control protocol on home networks. To troubleshoot control problems, and to develop

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Updated:February 3, 2022 By steve

Understanding Home Networking Speeds

A home typical home network consists of many different components, such as: Wi-Fi Router Wi-Fi Extenders Homeplug adapters Ethernet cards

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Updated:May 19, 2022 By steve

Internet and Home Network Parental Controls

Today all children have access to the Internet either via a smart TV, computer or Smart phone. It is often

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Updated:December 26, 2020 By steve

Home Network Subnet Mask Explained

Setting up a device on a home network sometimes requires that you manually enter an IP address. However an IP

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Updated:December 19, 2021 By steve

VLANS on Home Networks

In the early days of networking splitting a network into segments required a router. VLANS or Virtual LANS is a

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Updated:June 24, 2020 By steve

Smart Homes and MQTT

Because the HTTP protocol is most common protocol on the Internet it has become the main protocol for controlling first

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