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Mobile survival guide: Top tips for staying connected

Picture this: You're sitting down

By Patrick Miller | 14 January, 2011 01:11

Tags: Dropbox, Google, LAN, mobile broadband, networking, usb, WAN
Optimize your router for VoIP and video

We're at an awkward stage as the age of network-streamed multimedia matures. Broadband and cell providers have only recently realized the public's enormous appetite for streaming video, VoIP, and the combination of both.

By Jon L. Jacobi | 10 December, 2010 02:33

Tags: management, networking, networking hardware, Network management, routers, Telecommunication, VoIP
How to pick NAS for any business

Network-attached storage (NAS) can make your business easier to run and more efficient in multiple ways.

By Jon L. Jacobi | 05 November, 2010 01:42

Tags: management, nas, network attached storage, network-attached storage, networking, Network management, storage
The ABCs of VoIP

Given the importance of telephone systems, refreshing the technology can be daunting. However, for small and midsized businesses who consider upgrading from a PBX to VoIP, the benefits are clear and, with proper planning, the implementation is not very frightening. Consider these three steps:

By Sheena Finnegan, Cisco Presales Engineer, CDW | 30 September, 2010 08:17

Tags: networking, Telecommunication, unified communications, VoIP
Slow Wi-Fi? Try bypassing it with an Ethernet cable

A reader has noticed that the Wi-Fi at her local library has slowed considerably in recent months, and she's wondering what's causing it: "Is it our computers, bogged down with too much junk, or is it something to do with the library's system?"

By Rick Broida | 11 August, 2010 09:10

Tags: networking, networking hardware, Networking & Wireless, networks, routers
Troubleshoot sluggish or non-working Wi-Fi

I'm a big fan of working at offsite locations--meaning my local Wi-Fi-equipped coffee shop. In fact, I'll often spend the afternoon hunkered down at Panera Bread, iced tea in one hand and a French Toast bagel in the other. (It's bad form to set up shop without buying something.)

By Rick Broida | 29 July, 2010 08:22

Tags: internet, mobile, networking, networks, Telecommunication, wi-fi
An easy fix for broken ethernet plugs

Have you ever broken the connector on an Ethernet cable, but didn't want to go out and buy a replacement? If you only have one or two broken cable heads, it's probably not worth it to find a crimper and new RJ45 connectors. This quick, clever, and inexpensive hack from Instructables makes quick work of repairing a snapped Ethernet connector with a razor, cutting pliers, and two cable ties.

By Alessondra Springmann | 10 June, 2010 08:10

Tags: Ethernet, networking
5 Tips for Pain-Free Wireless Home Networking

Hair-pullingly bad experiences with wireless networking have led me to formulate Snyder's First Law of Home Networking: No matter who sells you the router, you'll have at least one excruciating session with tech support before you have an Internet connection.

By Bill Snyder | 11 May, 2010 07:06

Tags: networking, wi-fi
Set up your home network, Windows 7 edition

With Windows 7, you can more easily share files and printers across a network via the new HomeGroups feature. HomeGroups lets you connect to files and printers with a group password - if all the PCs have Windows 7. But I'll show you how to get your Windows 7 PC to play nicely on a network that also has Macs and XP/Vista PCs.

By Zack Stern | 31 December, 2009 19:50

Tags: networking, printer sharing, Windows 7
Get to know Windows 7's home networking features

Networking isn't just for business anymore--these days, home networks are the norm.

By Tony Bradley | 14 December, 2009 16:30

Tags: networking, Windows 7
How to diagnose a bad Wi-Fi connection

Network problems are the thorniest to resolve. They've been known to reduce my vocabulary to curses so strong they'd embarrass Quentin Tarantino.

By Lincoln Spector | 14 December, 2009 16:27

Tags: networking, wi-fi