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Updated:February 10, 2021 By steve

Wiring A Home Network-(Practical Beginners Guide)

Although creating a wired network isn’t expensive it is time consuming, involves basic DIY abilities, and making a mess. It

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Updated:October 4, 2020 By steve

A Beginners Guide to Proxy Servers and VPNs

Privacy considerations aren’t just for those with something to hide. Most people today use the Internet for shopping, banking and

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Updated:April 1, 2021 By steve

Name Resolution and DNS on Home Networks

Although we are used to using names (e.g. www.google.com) when surfing the Internet, the Internet works on numbers called IP

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Updated:December 26, 2020 By steve

Power Over Ethernet (POE)- (Beginners Guide)

Power over Ethernet allows an Ethernet cable to carry DC power as well as data signals to attached devices. It

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Updated:November 8, 2020 By steve

Windows File Sharing Basics

All windows computers since windows for workgroups have been capable of sharing resources like files and printers on the network,

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Updated:February 9, 2021 By steve

Controlling the Tasmota SonOff Switch with MQTT and Node-Red

In this tutorial we will look at controlling the Tasmota SonOff Switch using node-red and the sonoff-tasmota node You will

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Updated:February 22, 2021 By steve

Introduction to Sonoff Switches

Sonoff is a brand of  low cost (£5) Wi-Fi switches that can be used for controlling mains powered devices like

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Updated:April 1, 2021 By steve

Understanding DHCP on Home Networks

DHCP (Dynamic Host configuration protocol) provides a mechanism for automatically allocating IP (IPv4) addresses to network devices e.g. computers.. It

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Updated:January 14, 2020 By steve

Using The Ping Command – Home Networking Testing

The ping command is one of the most often used networking utilities for troubleshooting network problems. You can use the

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Updated:July 3, 2020 By steve

Basic Home Network Hardware Components, Devices and Services

An Internet connected home/home office network, consists of a variety of hardware and software components. In this tutorial we look

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