How to Enable or Disable Passive FTP in Internet Explorer

FTP or File Transfer Protocol is a TCP/IP protocol used to transfer files between computers over a network or over the Internet. You can do this via command line, FTP software or… Read More

Using PathPing

PathPing is a network diagnostic utility that comes with Windows which combines the ping and tracert command into one tool. PathPing will show you details of the path between two hosts like… Read More

NTFS Special Permissions

With NTFS permissions, you can assign special permissions to users or groups. Special permissions provide more of a customized unique level of permissions for your files and folders. Here are the NTFS… Read More

What is Ethernet?

Ethernet is a standard of network communication using twisted pair cable although coaxial cable was used in older versions of Ethernet. Ethernet was developed in 1973 by Bob Metcalfe at Xerox. It… Read More

Using the Nslookup Command

There are many command line networking tools that you can use to do various things from checking the connectivity of hosts on a network to finding out IP information about your computer.… Read More

The Difference Between Straight and Crossover Ethernet Cables

Ethernet cables, or as many people call them networks cables are used for data transmission between devices on a network. They consist of a cable with 4 pairs of wires connected by… Read More

Enable Telnet in Windows

Telnet is a terminal emulation protocol used from a terminal or PC to log in to a remote computer and run a program or execute other commands over a network. Telnet lets… Read More

How to Release and Renew your IP Address

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

Using Microsoft PortQryUI (Port Query)To Test For Open Ports

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

Using Windows Remote Desktop Connection

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
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