Tag Archives: Network
We have been covering several NirSoft utilities recently. Here is another interesting packet sniffer utility. A packet sniffer is a hardware piece or a computer program that intercepts traffic passing over a digital network. It can be useful in many ways …more >>>
Connectivity is really a fundamental requirement of modern computing experience. Users are really looking for all of their experiences to be supported by connectivity. With the evolution of various technologies, connectivity options have exploded. Users have moved from dial-up to broadband, …more >>>
This article will tell you how to remotely shutdown or restart a Windows 7 PC using the Remote Shutdown Dialog box or command line. Using the Remote Shutdown Dialog box and the shutdown options available in Windows 7, you can …more >>>
Sharing printers and adding a network printer is very easy in Windows 7. If you have a printer attached to your computer, you can share it with anyone on the same network. You can control who will access the printer or …more >>>
While creating a new Network on your Windows 7 computer, you are asked if you would like to treat the connection as a Home network, Work network or a Public network. You are also given the option to check a …more >>>
Do you suspect that someone is wrongfully using your wireless network connection? Maybe your wireless connection is slow these days and you suspect that someone has hacked into it. Well, there are several free tools available which can help you …more >>>
Security of your Wi-Fi network is as much important as of your computer. All your personal information and files on your wireless network can be seen by people who are connected to your Wi-Fi network signal. This can lead to …more >>>
Modern communication relies heavily on Wireless Networking and it is therefore gaining popularity for Home and Business Networking.Wireless Networking offers the advantage of mobility and eliminates the use of cables. Computers at home or in a small office can easily …more >>>
In this article I have tried to provide all the important links to information about Windows networking technologies which will be helpful for Networking IT Pros, students and general users as well. The links of resources are organized in different …more >>>
Windows 7 lets you create an ad hoc network which facilitates computers and devices to connect directly to each other, rather than to a hub or router. These networks are generally set up temporarily to share files, presentations, or an …more >>>
Advanced IP Scanner is a fast, robust and easy-to-use free IP scanner for Windows. In a matter of seconds, this Network Scanning Tool finds all the computers on your network and provides easy access to their various resources, whether HTTP, …more >>>
Microsoft has released a brochure titled Protecting Your Information On the Go and it is now available for download.
At times you may have only a single website open and yet you may find your Modem’s light flickering actively, indicating steady a data transfer. Apart from your browser, silently, there are several programs which may be accessing the internet …more >>>
It is our pleasure to announce this great giveaway of a new book Network Your Computers & Devices Step by Step. It’s Author and O’Reilly Media has been kind enough to giveaway 7 eBook copies of this book to the …more >>>
Windows 7 is quite intelligent when it comes to connectivity methods and issues. The Network & Sharing Center is a central hub from where you can manage all your network connections and hardware devices such as wireless networks, local area …more >>>
If you have configured a client computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 to use a shared network printer to print, and if you find that, on occasions, the print job intermittently fails, then you may …more >>>
Many a times, while connecting to a wireless device it is not shown in Windows as a list of available devices. In fact the status of Network and sharing center in the Notification Area shows it to be disabled. While …more >>>
Remember the XP days when the network activity icon was a pair of monitors and they used to blink ? It also had its own advantages. Like when we used to hover the mouse over it, we immediately used to …more >>>
Network Monitor from Microsoft, is a protocol analyzer. It allows you to capture network traffic, view and analyze it. Version 3.4 is an update and Network Monitor 3.x is a complete overhaul of the previous Network Monitor 2.x version.
Users of Windows 7 & Vista operating system can find out out their IP address, by accessing the Control Panel, as follows:
