Windows password changed?
Here's a weird situation for you. Yesterday one of my co-worker's had her PC go into locked mode (control-alt-delete then select Lock Computer) without her causing it, and when she tried to unlock it...
View ArticleBrighthouse launches tiered Internet services
Brighthouse Networks, who we use for our Internet service at home, just sent out their price list for 2006 which had a surprise in store: they've finally added tiered pricing on their Internet...
View ArticleCheap 3Ware RAID cards are awesome
Just a quick tip this time. As part of a server reshuffle at work we picked up a 3Ware Escalade 7006-2 PCI IDE RAID card that has turned out to be quite brilliant. Instead of dealing with CPU and...
View ArticleSlow network? Reboot your modem!
An odd one today. Over the past few days (week?) I've noticed that our cable Internet connection was a bit slower than usual, basically lots of latency and downloads running at 1/10th their usual speed...
View ArticleHave fun with wireless network intruders
Here's someone who discovered his neigbors were using his wireless Internet connection without his bidding. Instead of blocking them he decided to have a little fun, first redirecting all of their web...
View ArticleNetworking multiple Windows the easy way
I've lost count of the number of times that people have asked me to help get their small network of two or three Windows XP computers talking to each other, and I've never spent the time to work out...
View ArticleSPF the easy way
Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is an open standard that aims to help prevent spam, and stop legitimate email from being tagged as such. While the specifications can take some time to understand, there...
View ArticleDD-WRT v24 is out!
The latest release of the excellent Linux-driven open router stack, DD-WRT, is finally out so you are all encouraged to try it. DD-WRT is a greatly enhanced replacement OS for network routers (both...
View ArticleICANN shows they are http://stu.pid/
Web developers are well used to doing certain data validations to ensure people are entering correct information into their websites. A perfect example of this is the common email address, which must...
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Hot to fix a suicidal Cisco VPN client on OSX
After starting to use the Cisco VPN client to do remote work on my McBook, I noticed that it would give an oh-so-useful "Error 51: Unable to communicate with the VPN subsystem" error fairly often, like...
View ArticleAll in one wifi router vs separate parts?
If you had:100mbit Ethernet11g wirelessrouter/firewallall in one deviceand wanted to upgrade to:1gbit Ethernet11n wirelessrouter/firewallwould you go with one device or separate them into multiple...
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