IP addresses are used on networks and on the Internet to allow computers to communicate with each other. If you don’t have an IP address on a TCP/IP based network then you… Read More
Ports are used in the computing world to tell a program or service where to go for its communications. There are different port numbers assigned to various services. These ports allow applications… Read More
Now that many people have multiple computers at home and at the office they are realizing how handy it is to be able to connect to other computers on the network or… Read More
If you work in the IT industry and use Windows for your servers andor workstations then you most likely know what NTFS is. NTFS (New Technology File System) was introduced by Microsoft… Read More
If you work with computers for a living or even do your own computer repair and configuration at home you may have heard of a term called APIPA or Automatic Private IP… Read More
The field of computer networking and today’s Internet trace their beginnings back to the early 1960s, a time at which the telephone network was the world’s dominant communication network. The global Internet’s… Read More
You may have heard the term hub, switch or router when someone was talking about their work or home network. You may be wondering which the correct device for your network is… Read More
I’m sure you have noticed that when you go online you can type in a website address such as www.onlinecomputertips.com and your web browser will take you to that website. You may… Read More
PING (Packet Internet Groper) is a program used to test whether a particular network host is online by sending an ICMP (Internet control message protocol) echo request and waiting for a response.… Read More
Shares are used to share information over a network between computers and other networked devices. Once you learn how to share your files and printers on your network you may want to… Read More