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Updated:March 13, 2025 By steve

An Introduction to Peer to Peer Networking

The peer to peer networking model was the original model used in home networking on Windows, and most home networks

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Updated:December 7, 2024 By steve

Assigning IP Addresses to Smart Home Devices

On home networks there are two ways of assigning IP addresses,they are: Manual Assignment – Static Addresses Dynamic Assignment –DHCP

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Updated:March 14, 2025 By steve

Common Home Networking Protocols and Their Uses

Have you ever wondered how your TV shows up on your home network? or how you can cast a video

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Updated:May 6, 2024 By steve

Home Network Storage Solutions for Beginners

Most home computer users/home office users store their data locally on their PC/and or laptop. Storing data this way is

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Updated:May 6, 2024 By steve

Network Latency for Beginners

Network latency is the term used to describe network lag. It is the time taken for a packet to be

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Updated:May 6, 2024 By steve

Routers vs Switches

Switches and routers are the two most common devices on a home/small office network. In fact a very simple small

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Updated:May 24, 2025 By steve

Backup Internet Connect For Home Networks

With the rise of the number of people working from home there is a growing need to have a backup

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Updated:May 6, 2024 By steve

Network Ports Explained

When working on home networks it isn’t long before you are confronted with the term network port. So what is

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Updated:April 21, 2025 By steve

Home Network Documentation

Network documentation is incredibly important for commercial organisations with 100s or thousands of machines, but it is often overlooked on

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Updated:November 17, 2024 By steve

Home Network Security Guide for Complete Beginners

  You have heard of large corporations being hacked and passwords,credit card numbers etc being compromised but what about individuals.

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