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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Documenting Your Home Network
Network documentation is incredibly important for commercial organisations with 100s or thousands of machines but it is often overlooked on
Continue readingHome 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.
Continue readingExpanding Router Ports and Connecting Switches Together
The majority of home networks require many more Ethernet connections than those provided by home routers (typically 4). Therefore it
Continue readingTwo Routers on a Home Network
Can I have two routers on my home network is a very popular search term. Personally I don’t really see
Continue readingHome Networking Topologies and Layouts For Complete Beginners
There are many different ways network nodes can be connected together. Common connection technologies used on home networks like Ethernet,
Continue readingMobile Routers
A mobile router is a device that uses wireless to connect to the Internet. Generally the Internet connection will be
Continue readingHow to Create a Guest Network
If you want visitors to be able to access the internet using your home network then the most secure way
Continue reading10 Useful Linux (Raspberry Pi) Networking Commands
The networking commands are mainly used for getting network system information and troubleshooting networking problems. Here we look at the
Continue readingMulticast 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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