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

NTFS Permissions Reporter

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

APIPA – Automatic Private IP Addressing

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

Computer Networking History

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

The Differences Between a Hub, Switch and a Router

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

What is DNS?

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
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