http://www.home-network-help.com/home-network-blog.html Here is my mini blog telling about home and wireless network setup information and tips. en-us home network Tue, 2 Apr 2013 10:25:16 -0400 Tue, 2 Apr 2013 10:25:16 -0400 home-network-help.com http://www.home-network-help.com/windows-8-ip-address.htmle75e96afdb830f77e8f58d29a57cc6feWindows 8 IP address configuration made easy! In order for computer to communicate with other computer, laptop or other network devices, it needs to have IP address configured properly. Tue, 2 Apr 2013 10:25:08 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/deleting-wireless-network-profile.htmlb9454dc7f0711523f6c31d49ced1cf25Deleting wireless network profile is simple and easy in Windows 8! Sometimes you need to delete this wireless network profile if you face the problem for connecting to wireless network. Sat, 23 Mar 2013 03:10:25 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/windows-8-network-discovery.htmlde0656f96e2f24d927cede15ce7bd37cEnabling Windows 8 network discovery is similar to how it’s done in Windows 7 or Vista, so that your computer will be able to see other network computers and devices on the network and vice versa. Sun, 17 Mar 2013 04:56:09 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/windows-8-computer-name.htmld1ecfaf12c0f30c17c30d4e363264473Changing Windows 8 computer name and workgroup is quite easy! Usually you will be prompted to provide computer name during Windows 8 installation, but... Sun, 3 Mar 2013 01:30:28 -0500 http://www.home-network-help.com/how-to-change-network-location-type.html1b7b5b586fce7101565ae5f878261279How to change network location type in Windows 8? Huh! Seems it’s a bit tricky if you are new to Windows 8. Sun, 17 Feb 2013 01:33:58 -0500 http://www.home-network-help.com/windows-8-wlan-autoconfig.htmla79f324a481b349fbe377d1f68a9b386Starting Windows 8 WLAN AutoConfig service in very similar to how you did it in Windows 7. This is built-in wireless utility in Windows 8 that allows you to connect your wireless adapter... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 08:27:42 -0500 http://www.home-network-help.com/wireless-adapter-driver.html117f66c4a5b12389ed0acfe648513a8bNetwork or wireless adapter driver needs to be installed correctly in Windows 8 in order for you to connect the laptop to the network, and so I show you how to check its driver status here. Mon, 28 Jan 2013 02:35:09 -0500 http://www.home-network-help.com/connecting-to-wireless-network.html40da3944d593e953449816a3329ea231Let me show you a quick way for connecting to wireless network in Windows 8 here, it’s quite similar to how you do it in Windows 7. Sun, 20 Jan 2013 03:36:51 -0500 http://www.home-network-help.com/enabling-bitlocker.html4cb6a157ea88c65d6ea592ce4bdadbb2Enabling BitLocker in your Microsoft Windows OS is a good step to secure it especially if it’s installed on laptop or other portable devices that is easily to be stolen. Thu, 3 Jan 2013 10:21:48 -0500 http://www.home-network-help.com/network-security.html2ef69336f899d3fd7d7c9ab4f73cdfb6Implementing network security? Yep.. This is important! You need to know the ways to safeguard your network in order to minimize the risk from being compromised by hackers, worms and viruses. Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:24:51 -0500 http://www.home-network-help.com/modem-router.htmlb3bc9dcfdcaf3e34f5ecf19213682b9bModem router is commonly used to set up home network with DSL or Cable broadband Internet but without the need of having stand alone modem. Sat, 17 Nov 2012 09:28:36 -0500 http://www.home-network-help.com/port-forwarding.htmlc665606724499f704474ca680f5dd570Port forwarding is a technique that you can use on router to allow the computers from Internet to access your home network's servers that only have private IP. Sat, 3 Nov 2012 22:39:38 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/enable-or-disable-user-account-control.html98a673bed7a79432a8dd77952d31cee8If you are interested to know how to enable or disable User Account Control (UAC) in Windows 7, then you have come to the right place. Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:45:46 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/reverse-dns-lookup.html08d7a443cc506c65ed54677dd8046f90Forward and reverse DNS lookup are commonly use in networking world and this is difference between them. Sat, 11 Aug 2012 10:51:00 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/port.html10c4323b6d47efaa9388441ccfea8effHa! This port is not seaport, because there is also a term called port in networking world, and it can be physical or logical port. Sat, 28 Jul 2012 04:11:10 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/computer-security-status.htmle2130ef5ebd74dea6b719245e997934fThis article explains an easy way to check computer security status in Microsoft Windows OS (Windows Vista, 7, 8, etc) in order to secure and protect your computer efficiently. Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:14:28 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/lock-windows-desktop.htmlb47e3850b5f0867e5357c1b484e2d8d4You should lock windows desktop when it's not in used, so that it cannot be accessed by other users when you are away. Sun, 15 Jul 2012 00:12:24 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/enable-windows-firewall.html2df4c0d988fa331c93589f98768e5020Let's explore on how to enable Windows Firewall in Windows 7 quickly! Firewall is basic security feature that you need to have on computer nowadays. Sun, 8 Jul 2012 03:53:22 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/windows-update.html766f9eb84e7b14d5b98b2102eb6d69e9You should always use Windows Update tool to update your installed windows OS with latest security or software patches, so that to fix security holes or software bugs. Sun, 8 Jul 2012 03:33:04 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/sharing-internet.htmlcfcc92e6ff0ab2062fd6e2f93c400d42Yes! Sharing Internet by using Connectify software router easily! You can easily share your DSL or Cable, or even 3G/4G Internet connection to other computer by using this software. Sun, 24 Jun 2012 04:45:27 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/wireless-router.html215d109df0e4e13b6f74f210a0b9610eNow we can start to configure wireless router, and I will use Linksys E1200 wireless router as an example. Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:21:37 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/facebook-or-twitter.htmlc6e30e9f24f2f9f4b91e98c10353fbc8If you have Facebook or Twitter account, then you should read this article to understand an easy way to steal Facebook or Twitter session and ways to protect it. Wed, 16 May 2012 10:24:13 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/wireless-standard.html8bd199d34dea5411c699edaba7b016fbThe most popular wireless standards are 802.11g and 802.11 pre-n (802.11n draft). However I would recommend 802.11g since it's a mature technology and the price is reasonable. Sun, 6 May 2012 10:05:48 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/wireless-network-speed.html83a3f83c5311ba7db88a9c6f3811d84dThe wireless network speed (throughput) will usually be affected by these factors as shown below, so you should try to do some adjustments to mitigate these issues. Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:39:07 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/secure-android-smartphone.html85f6ffe5d7f938e73e8c58f74e18c2ebLet's explore how to secure Android smartphone, tablet or other devices properly in order to avoid it from being hacked! Sun, 15 Apr 2012 09:58:19 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/free-antivirus.html90bdf869ba8a54c95cbf90f485f3ba5aIf you are looking for free antivirus software to protect your computer, then you sould consider Microsoft Security Essentials which is provided by Microsoft. Tue, 3 Apr 2012 09:11:02 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/windows-defender-definition.htmlc02c79e801aaec67ad1227594139bdc4Please make sure Windows Defender definition is up-to-date if you use it to scan and detect spyware or unwanted software on your computer. Sun, 11 Mar 2012 03:12:04 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/worm-removal.html0bf5d3bb6b6e2ba3bd87767068d300daHave you installed free computer virus or worm removal tool which is provided by Microsoft to scan and remove specific prevalent malicious virus or worm (Conficker, Sasser, Mydoom, etc) on computer? Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:29:17 -0500 http://www.home-network-help.com/check-ip.html49b0481a68098d9fdc655519fe37ce53Wanna check IP Address in Microsoft Windows? Follow this simple way to find out. Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:41:42 -0500 http://www.home-network-help.com/network-cable-is-unplugged.html1b915727f917a130353bbbf4a1a43b63If you see network cable is unplugged error after having a network connection between your computer's network card and router/switch, then you can try following tips to solve the issue. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:30:46 -0500 http://www.home-network-help.com/dns.html72d20d21c4959f464f475034c2c6af2aDNS is mainly used to convert human meaningful names (domain name) to computer meaningful name (IP addresses) on Internet. Mon, 6 Feb 2012 10:22:08 -0500 http://www.home-network-help.com/real-time-protection.html7e08c40f3771335de1646919e52df645It benefits you if you enable real time protection in Windows Defender to protect your computer from spyware or harmful software. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:31:36 -0500 http://www.home-network-help.com/windows-defender.htmlb652a063717e4f7b8c658631dc29123bWindows defender is free antispyware program provided by Microsoft to its OS users to detect and remove spyware and other harmful software. Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:43:39 -0500 http://www.home-network-help.com/website-scanning.html0c471aba3fb315efe0c35d57f397ddb8Several URL or website scanning online tools will be shown on this article to give you opportunity to check the website reputation and alert you in advance on the safety of the website before surfing. Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:22:12 -0500 http://www.home-network-help.com/network-connection-status.html5206639a80a89fcf3d552276307de87fLet me show you a quick way to find out network connection status of connected network connection in your Windows 7 computer, it provides useful connection information. Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:39:30 -0500 http://www.home-network-help.com/safe-web-browsing.htmlb6483474eae3f6b164ca3e468e2e85bbSafe web browsing is very important nowadays as we get more and more malicious and untrusted websites on Internet, and those malicious websites would be harmful to your computer Sun, 4 Dec 2011 08:14:11 -0500 http://www.home-network-help.com/wireless-network-security.htmlb5c8450f15b8ced606add3c31dd0456aHere are some tips on wireless network security. Read and implement them in your wireless network. Wireless network security is important, don't overlook it! Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:06:59 -0500 http://www.home-network-help.com/cannot-find-the-network-path.html9b492f64b238be5947ea8b11427f4c6aIf you face Windows cannot find the network path error on your computer's Microsoft windows when try to access shared folder of other computer, then you can take a look on following tips. Sun, 13 Nov 2011 04:23:59 -0500 http://www.home-network-help.com/network-connection-list.htmla6f24b03e313e5b0d4c3794e170adcccHow to open network connection list or network adapter list quickly in Windows 7? As you know there are several ways you can use to open network connection list or modify network adapter settings. Sun, 23 Oct 2011 09:46:26 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/enable-network-adapter.html96c54c1c49568ebadaad72bd3ad8b3b6How to disable or enable network adapter in Windows 7? This is fairly simple and handy task. Here are some scenarios that you might want to perform this task. Sun, 16 Oct 2011 10:29:40 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/ipad-to-wireless.html162cd380a3eeebc7a000140aae41a7fdYou might ask how to connect iPad to wireless network if you are new to iPad, and the good news is it's pretty easy task and similar to how to do it on iPhone. Sun, 9 Oct 2011 10:59:55 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/wireless-network-problem.htmlcdd1c8568b196ffbd7eb2a2526ab9d84Having wireless network problem and not able to access any websites? Don't worry, here I would like to show you how to use simple built-in network tool in Windows OS to troubleshoot the problem. Sun, 2 Oct 2011 10:00:04 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/troubleshoot-network.htmld545d5007e0f78fb70d84fcd7660b9a4Sometimes if your network connection is down and you can use this ping tool to troubleshoot network problem and then fix it. Sun, 2 Oct 2011 07:49:07 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/network-switch.htmld18182cd7f1e9fd39519f40fc987d9a2Network switch is a device that joins multiple computers in your network. There are 4-port, 8-port, 16-port or 32-ports switch available in the market. Sat, 17 Sep 2011 10:53:09 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/network-troubleshooting.html4ef30f716d76aea119e16f968309ca00Let's explore network troubleshooting in Windows 7 here! This is built-in feature in Windows 7 that assists you to troubleshoot and resolve Internet connection,network adapter or file sharing problem. Sun, 4 Sep 2011 04:10:50 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/wireless-scanning.html4baa6a0aeaa12aec98aabf86da9eb88aWant to get a wireless scanning tool to identify interference that affects your wireless network performance? If your answer is yes, then this FREE inSSIDer is the handy tool that you need to have. Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:27:54 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/public-folder-sharing.html0aaf00e5f34c6d753c73939cf16971ccPublic folder sharing in Windows 7 is suitable for you if you wish to share files with many users on your computer or network quickly. Sat, 20 Aug 2011 10:00:33 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/wireless-broadband.htmle75a6f5a0044c39bfed782b8c4db5d55Let's talk about how to set up wireless broadband connection in this article. As you know nowadays you are not only able to set up wireless connection at home by using wireless access point... Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:59:23 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/cannot-connect-to-wireless-network.html980ecd4bc09c003f1c4400f21a8a60ceCannot connect to wireless network? I've analyzed and listed down following tips to help you solving this problem, go ahead to check it out... Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:30:29 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/wan-ip.html2418fc65f8367e42c37095199012726fEasy way to check your cable/DSL or wireless Internet connection's WAN IP by using MyWANiP utility and iGoogle gadget. Sat, 9 Jul 2011 12:05:34 -0400 http://www.home-network-help.com/free-proxy-list.html091d7ef5a2379cde5ee9303d6719003fCheck this anomymous free proxy list and make simple configuration on web browser, then you can surf the Internet anonymously. Sat, 2 Jul 2011 11:38:40 -0400