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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Connect 2 Computers Directly Using Crossover Cable

How are you going to connect 2 computers sometimes for sharing files and printer? What you need are basically 1 crossover cable and 2 network cards.

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Easy File Transfer by Using Live Messenger

Let's explore on how to do file transfer by using Live Messenger in this article if you have not tried it before. You will then able to chat with your friends and send the photos, document.

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Using Surge Protector to Protect Electronic Equipment

Surge protector is the special power outlet that can protect your electronic devices from sudden power surge or lightning strike.

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Checking Network or Wireless Adapter Driver Status in Windows 7

Hello! You are advised to check network or wireless adapter driver status in Windows 7 after installing the driver.

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Connecting 2 Computers Directly by Using Special USB Cable

Do you think you can use USB cable to connect 2 computers and do file transfer? Most probably you will think about this when you need to transfer files between 2 computers without network adapter.

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What is Wireless Bridge

Wireless bridge is commonly used to connect wireless network to Ethernet network. It's a layer 2 device (Data Link layer) in OSI model...

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Starting WLAN AutoConfig Service in Windows 7

WLAN AutoConfig service is built-in tool in Windows 7 that can be used to detect and connect to wireless network, of course you need to have wireless adapter installed on computer.

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Homegroup – Sharing File Easier in Windows 7

Would like to give some introduction! Homegroup is new feature in Windows 7 to make file, printer, picture, music, video or other documents sharing easier and faster...

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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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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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