Home and Wireless Network Blog

Hello.. I'm picoHat, a networking Enthusiast.

Having problem in your home network? Not too sure what you need to build a network?

Here is my mini blog telling about home and wireless network setup information and tips in order to help you to solve networking problems.

I will make updates frequently on:

- Home and wireless networking tutorial in Windows XP and Vista.
- Useful tips to build and maintain a network.
- Other related networking tips

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Windows 7 Internet connection Sharing (ICS) Host Computer Setup

As you know we can enable Windows 7 Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) feature on computer in order to share Internet connection with other computers, and so I will explain how to do it here.

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How to Configure Router as Switch

How to configure router as switch? Most likely you will ask this question if you plan to expand you home network, and you have only extra Ethernet router but not switch.

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Networking Windows 7 and Windows XP

Talking about networking Windows 7 and Windows XP, there are several ways you could do it, I will briefly explain here.

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Password Protected File Sharing in Windows 7

If you are not aware, password protected file sharing in Windows 7 is useful to only allow limited users to access shared file/folder after having successful username and password authentication.

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Using Network Attached Storage to Store Data Centrally

Network attached storage is a network device that contains one or more hard disks, which is connected to network in order for you to store music, videos, images...

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Using SoftPerfect Network Scanner to Scan Network

Let's talk about SoftPerfect network scanner, a simple network tool that you can use to quickly scan your home network and look for active computer's shared folders and access to them.

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Simple File Sharing in Windows 7

Simple file sharing in Windows 7 is pretty easy and common to be used to share file/folder with other users that use Windows XP, Vista or 7 in same workgroup.

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Using Ping to Troubleshoot Network Problem

Sometimes if your network connection is down and you can use ping to troubleshoot network problem and then fix it.

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Cannot Connect to Wireless Network? Check Here!

Cannot connect to wireless network? I've analyzed and listed down following tips to help you solving this problem, go ahead to check it out...

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Easy Way to Delete Wireless Network Profile in Windows 7

Looking for info to delete wireless network profile in Windows 7 after connecting to many wireless networks at different locations? Yes, this is the right article.

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