From the category archives:

Networking

Extend WiFi Range

Thumbnail image for Extend WiFi Range

You can extend the wifi range of your wireless network if you experiment with various techniques. Because there are so many variables involved with consumer WiFi, you will need to experiment to determine what works best with your scenario, the structure of your home and the equipment you use. All of those things play a [...]

Read the full article →

Verizon FIOS Default Password

Thumbnail image for Verizon FIOS Default Password

It may become necessary at some point to reset your Verizon FIOS router to the default username and password. The most common instance is when the WiFi password or Administrator’s password is not longer recognized or you have simply forgotten it. The Verizon FIOS router works like any other router. If you look at the [...]

Read the full article →

Default Belkin Router Password

Thumbnail image for Default Belkin Router Password

The default Belkin router password is no password at all. Leave the field blank. This will not work for routers that have previously been configured, as a password would have been added during the initial configuration. If this is the case, you will need to examine the router for the tiny recessed button on the [...]

Read the full article →

Fix 169.254.x.x IP Address Problem

Thumbnail image for Fix 169.254.x.x IP Address Problem

If your computer is set to Obtain an IP Address Automatically and it cannot locate a DHCP server, then it will likely produce an IP address similar to 169.254.x.x. Windows has to get some type of IP address when the process fails, so it gives up and uses Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) to generate its [...]

Read the full article →

How to Configure a Linksys WRT54G Router

Thumbnail image for How to Configure a Linksys WRT54G Router

The Linksys WRT54G broadband router is one of the most popular consumer routers there are. Linksys makes configuring your router easy. This article will walk you through the initial setup options for this particular model, but many of the basics we talk about here can be applied to any router setup. Setting up the router consists [...]

Read the full article →

Quickly Setup Your Network Router

Thumbnail image for Quickly Setup Your Network Router

It’s a good idea for all home computers to be behind a router. This is true even if you only use one computer. Some Internet Service Providers will give you a modem that is a combination router and modem. In most cases, however, you’ll need to go out and buy a D-Link or Linksys router [...]

Read the full article →

Problems Connecting to Windows 7 Network

Thumbnail image for Problems Connecting to Windows 7 Network

Windows 7 makes it very easy to connect to other Windows 7 computers by creating Homegroups. But if you have a mixture of Operating Systems, you might be experiencing minor configurations issues that are causing connection problems for your networked computers. As long as all of the computers are connected through a router and able [...]

Read the full article →

Laptop Can’t Connect To The Internet

There could be several reasons why your laptop can’t connect to the Internet. We’ll run through a few of the most common here but there are a few things that need to happen for a laptop to gain Internet access through WiFi. You need to have a router, modem or access point configured properly, you [...]

Read the full article →