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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Jul 2, 2008, Internet Speed Test How to

Internet Speed test! This is the test to measure your Cable or DSL Broadband Internet speed, so that you can check what's the actual internet speed and performance.

Jun 30, 2008, DynDNS.com - 2 Easy Ways to Notify the DDNS Servers on IP Change

As we know that the DDNS servers ( dyndns.com) must be alerted when there is IP change for dynamic DNS name, so that it will rematch the domain name to the new IP address. 2 easy ways to make it work!

Jun 24, 2008, Using Ping to Troubleshoot Network Problem

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

Jun 22, 2008, PPTP VPN Client Setup in Windows Vista

Let me show you simple PPTP VPN client setup in Windows Vista, so that you can connect to XP/Vista PPTP VPN server in your home network from remote location (airport, library, office, restaurant, etc)

Jun 21, 2008, Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter - Connect Xbox360 to Internet Wirelessly

Going wireless with Xbox 360 is not difficult! Just get Xbox 360 wireless adapter and connect your Xbox 360 to Internet wirelessly for Xbox Live play or video/music streaming.

Jun 18, 2008, Easy Way to Check WAN IP of Cable/DSL Connection

Easy way to check your cable/DSL connection's WAN IP by using MyWANiP utility and iGoogle gadget.

Jun 5, 2008, Nintendo Wii Internet Access with Wireless Connection

Having Nintendo Wii Internet access with wireless connection can allow you to access WFC online service over Internet to play free online game.

Jun 5, 2008, Using Wii LAN Adapter to Access Internet through Wired Network

If you have Nintendo Wii but with only wired home network, then you can just get a Wii LAN adapter to connect your Wii to wired network and access the Internet.

May 25, 2008, Enabling Free FTP Server in Windows XP Professional

In case you are looking for free FTP server to do file transfer, then you can make use of ftp server that comes with Windows XP Professional.

May 19, 2008, Using FTP Client to Connect to FTP Server

Let me show you how to use simple and free FTP client in Microsoft Windows to connect to FTP server, so that you can transfer or update files easily.