Category: home networking

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

There are a number of common requirements that require configuration. They are: Static IP address DNS settings Gateway Settings Wi-Fi

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

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

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

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

What is DHCP? DHCP (Dynamic Host configuration protocol) provides a mechanism for automatically allocating IP (IPv4) addresses to network devices

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

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

Windows has some very useful networking utilities that are accessed from a command line (cmd console). On Windows 10 type