I’ve given a few tips for ways to configure your router, and a reader asked how to log into a specific model. If you act as your own IT department, that basic step may be the only thing keeping you ...

Linksys routers are designed to enable multiple devices to connect to the Internet at one time, but they often offer additional features as well. Some routers include a built-in firewall that protects ...

Most IT pros realize that using Telnet to manage routers, switches, and firewalls is insecure. Transmitted in clear text across a network, Telnet traffic basically publicizes any login usernames and ...

Apple has published a document detailing the best settings to use on your router and highlighting some of the security weaknesses you might encounter if you had the wrong settings. Luckily most ...

Asymmetric digital subscriber line, or DSL, uses telephone lines to transfer data to and from computers. Businesses can set up a wired or wireless network on an ADSL connection to avoid cabling in ...

In Part 1 of this tutorial series, we configured Windows to accept remote desktop connections, so we can log into and use a PC anywhere in the World with Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Connection client ...

When you open that router box for the first time, all the different cables and ports can feel intimidating. Even the instruction manual might read like a foreign language. Fortunately, you’re not the ...

A MAC address may be the address of your Mac, but they’re not interchangeable. MAC stands for Media (or Medium) Access Control, a geeky term for a part of network communications between the actual ...

I figure I'm talking about the cheapest laptop available with an ethernet port but maybe someone here has a better/cheaper idea. Pure and simple, I'll be using the device on the job to plug into ...