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
The term networking may scare many novice computer users but these days networking has a more widespread meaning. 10 years ago it meant complicated messes of routers, switches and cabling which it… Read More
IP addresses are used on the Internet and in TCP/IP networks to allow for communication between computers and other networked devices such as printers and copiers. If your computer doesn’t have a… Read More
PuTTY is a free Telnet and SSH client for Windows and UNIX operating systems that you can use to connect to remote computers over TCP networks such as your local area network… Read More
It is easy to be intimidated by the number of internet security tools available. Not only is the marketplace more crowded than ever, but the suites of tools continually grow more complicated.… Read More
Every year new types of DDoS attacks are identified. As with all internet security threats, DDoS attacks continually evolve and certain methods become more popular than others. There are a variety of… Read More
TCP/IP is the protocol used to transmit data over the internet and it’s also used in most networks for network communication. There are many different components that make up the TCP/IP suite… Read More