What is DNS?
Did you know you could be connected to facebook.com – and see facebook.com in your web browser’s address bar – while not actually being connected to Facebook’s real website? To …
How to Set Up DHCP in Windows Server 2008 R2
Today we’re going to show you how to setup DHCP on Windows Server 2008 instead of using it on a router. This guide assumes that you have Server 2008 up …
Introduction to Client/Server Networking
A computer network consists of two or more computers intended to share resources: A client/server network is a system where one or more computers called clients connect to a …
Configure IP Address and DNS from Command Line
The IP address of your computer can be set from the command prompt by running the following commands at an administrative level prompt: netsh interface ip set address name=”Local …
Third-Party DNS Services
In this article the author will review three of the most popular third-party DNS providers – OpenDNS, Google and Dyn. Introduction There are many recursive DNS providers out there you …
An Introduction to Wireless Networking (Part 1) – 802.11 Overview
Introduction Whether it’s because you have made a call using a mobile phone, received a message on your pager, checked your email from a PDA or even just seen an …
An Introduction to Wireless Networking (Part 2) – Requirements and Setup
Windows 2003 and Wireless Networking Through its improved security and performance features, Windows 2003 makes usability and deployment of wireless local area network services easier. Such features include authentication, authorization …
Introduction to Wireless Networking Part 3 – Security, General Tips and Tricks
Types of Security In Part 1 of this series I mentioned WEP, SSID and MAC Address filtering as three methods of wireless networking security. Here we will get to know …
An Overview of Wireless Network Security
In this article I will point out what sort of threats there are, give you some considerations when planning for the implementation of network security, and also a list of …
Using NSLOOKUP for DNS Server diagnosis
The DNS protocol has been around for decades and is a stable and reliable protocol. Even so, DNS does occasionally have problems. PING is a great tool for DNS server …