If you’re looking to build a network and plan on using multiple subnets then you’re going to need a router, without one your network simply won’t work. For each subnet you want your going to need a separate interface whether it is on the same router or on a different one. There are many instances [...]

With Wireless N no longer being a new technology it is now becoming much cheaper to make the upgrade from Wireless G to N. With the WNR2000 going for around $55, even those on a budget are finding the upgrade worthwhile doing. The WNR2000 is one of the bottom line Wireless N routers and doesn’t [...]

Network problems can be very annoying when they happen. How many of us have been ready to log onto our computers and browse a few sites or check our email, only to be faced with the “Page Cannot be Displayed” error and a total loss of internet connectivity? Probably quite a few! Being able to [...]

Wireless networking has evolved rapidly over the past few years, when it first came out hardware was very expensive and for the most part unreliable, speeds were poor and security was a big issue, this has all changed now of course and wireless networks are expanding and playing a bigger part in home and corporate [...]

The Cisco CCNA certification is a great way of starting a career path in networking. With the CCNA under your belt you will have some great practical knowledge of how networks operate and the different types of hardware and technologies that drive them. If you are studying for the CCNA you want to ideally be [...]

The subnet mask is an intricate part of your network connection configuration. If you’ve ever needed to set a static IP address for any reason you’ve probably wondered what to put in the subnet mask field. The subnet mask is what tells your machine which part of your IP address is the network portion and which part [...]

Linksys are probably the biggest manufacture of home broadband routers, after all they are a sub division of Cisco who are the largest networking hardware supplier in the world. With some amazing technology and expertise behind them Linksys have developed some exceptionally good home broadband routers that include the latest ‘N’ technology to provide outstanding [...]

If you’re into networking then you’ve probably heard the terms ‘LAN’ and ‘WAN’ used a lot. LAN stands for Local Area Network and WAN stands for Wide Area Network, but what is the actual difference between them? There was a time when geographical distance normally separated the two, but nowadays you can have some pretty [...]