Networking Day 3: General Router Setup
For almost all home networks, a router connects the local network to the internet via a cable/dsl modem. Most home routers have other features such as DHCP, a firewall, a de-militarized zone (DMZ) and...
View ArticleNetworking Day 4: Wireless Router Setup
A wireless router is a wired router with 1 or more antennae. You should complete the setup of the wired portion before continuing. The router’s admin tool will have a wireless setup section that we’ll...
View ArticleNetworking Day 5: Port Forwarding
Today is all about port forwarding. This is needed when you want to make a specific service available to anyone on the internet. That service could be a game, a web server, or even Yahoo...
View ArticleNetworking Day 6: Shared folders
Sharing a folder is an easy way to copy files from one computer to another. Windows shares work with Windows, MacOS and linux.Setting your computer’s name Right-click on My Computer and then click...
View ArticleNetworking Day 7: Extending your wifi range
General Wifi Range is 75 feet if the line from you to the router is completely open. Most of the time, you have lots of things between you and the router — walls, wires, pipes, etc. Many times you’ll...
View ArticleInternet Troubleshooting
What do you do when your internet connection goes does? Go get a board game or cards? Call your IT friend from work? Bang on the desk until the page loads? While most of these are good solutions,...
View ArticleBlocked Port 25 Workaround
Recently, I switched to AT&T DSL. I’m quite happy with the price of $19.95/month. Of course, there was a drawback; they block port 25, the port used to send email. I figured that out after an hour...
View ArticleX11 Forwarding
A few days, I moved my desktop computer out into the living room. The computer has a tuner card that can receive digital broadcasts. I don’t own a TV, so this is the closest I’ve got to one. I still...
View Articlessh: Remember each host’s settings
When you start using ssh to connect to other linux-based computers, you’re probably only going to a handful of machines. Easy enough to remember the username and hostname, but this won’t do when you’re...
View ArticlePlaying Video Files on Your TV with minidlna
One of my presents from Christmas a few years back was a Sony smart blu-ray player. It was marketed as something that easily streams files from your computer. That is absolutely true for anyone that...
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