Question by haha: Can anyone recommend free or inexpensive software for testing the reliability of my internet connection? My wife and I are both working from home. She works over a VPN connection to her company’s network and frequently experiences delays and dropped connections. I’m looking for a piece of software that can monitor the [...]
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Q&A: Can anyone recommend free or inexpensive software for testing the reliability of my internet connection?
I put a 2nd computer on our home network using cable but can’t get a connection. Must I reset the router?
Question by rboonstra: I put a 2nd computer on our home network using cable but can’t get a connection. Must I reset the router? Router is a DI-524. I already have a wireless connection to the second computer (Sony Vaio laptop) but want a wired connection also. Best answer: Answer by dj sYou got it, [...]
What do I need to do to switch from a dial-up internet connection to a high-speed connection?
Question by Patricia: What do I need to do to switch from a dial-up internet connection to a high-speed connection? I have a dial-up internet connection right now and I am thinking of switching to a high-speed connection. What do you recommend? Does anything need to be installed? Also, what is involved with a wireless [...]
How do you set up a network for two laptops to share an Internet connection?
******INTERNET Connection????*****?
Question by =]__*Chaz*__=]: ******INTERNET Connection????*****? what is the best internet connection ie LAN, DSL. dial-up etc etc but taking into point File download times Bandwidth sharing etc etc as im researching web Hostin companies and have hit a problem. Fankz ] Best answer: Answer by Rene Gdsl beacause its the fastest dial up is slow [...]
Can I plug a cordless phone into a computer router without causing a problem with our AT&T DSL connection?
Question by tdubya: Can I plug a cordless phone into a computer router without causing a problem with our AT&T DSL connection? We just got a cordless phone and the instructions are saying NOT to plug the phone into a computer router. Well, we only have one phone jack and our DSL is connected through [...]
Q&A: Problems setting up a stable network connection?
Question by XJDHDR: Problems setting up a stable network connection? Hello everyone. Basically, I have two desktop PCs in my home connected to each other through a network using an “SMC Networks EZ Switch 10/100 SMCFS8″ and two regular (not crossover) cables. The problem basically is that if I plug the PCs into this switch, [...]
How to connect an old laptop to a wireless broadband connection?
What can cause websites to stop opening, even when the computer indicates the high-speed connection is valid?
Question by Joseph C: What can cause websites to stop opening, even when the computer indicates the high-speed connection is valid? Every now and then, websites will not open, even though the computer indicates it’s connected to the high speed connection at maximum strength. Like this morning, the condition lasted for several hours, but then [...]