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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Unreliable wireless connection | 2/8/2012 | Jeff K |
| Q: I'm having trouble establishing a wireless connection on my desktop PC. WinXP automatically manages ... A: >> Thanks for all your troubleshooting tips. You're right, I do have 802.11g. I ran the speed test ... | ||
| Access point set up | 2/8/2012 | Jeff K |
| Q: I have a Netgear access point WN802T that I would like to set up for internet TV. I need to connect ... A: Ah this won't be all that tricky. You need to configure a static LAN address on your laptop/PC to ... | ||
| wifi question | 2/7/2012 | MK |
| Q: can u tell me where i can get the latest firmware update for that wireless router A: After a long search I realized that 2Wire does not offer the firmware updates on their website. You ... | ||
| Unreliable wireless connection | 2/7/2012 | Jeff K |
| Q: I'm having trouble establishing a wireless connection on my desktop PC. WinXP automatically manages ... A: The first thing that I'd recommend is to figure out if it's really the Cable connection or the ... | ||
| Wifi Question | 2/5/2012 | Jeff K |
| Q: I have been having quite a few issues with my WiFi internet connection. My router has WiFi ... A: Well I have to do some guessing here but it sounds like the issue is probably with your wireless ... | ||
| small business FTP & website server help | 1/31/2012 | Avishek Samaddar |
| Q: I’m not sure how to write this so ill give you the scenario. I’m a 17 year old computing student in ... A: First of all I would like to share that for such a small network of two to three systems you will ... | ||
| password hashes on networks | 1/30/2012 | Jeff K |
| Q: I recently used a packet capture software (Cain & Abel) on my home network (LAN intranet) to sniff ... A: I guess that you were expecting to see the actual password in your sniffer trace? But you won't, as ... | ||
| Forgot password of administrator on my laptop | 1/14/2012 | Jeff K |
| Q: helppp A: I'd like to help but please be more detailed about your situation. Please provide more info so that ... | ||
| Help!!!! | 1/11/2012 | MK |
| Q: Uhh....I Have a really big frustrating problem right now.My 2 Wire Gateway Modem keeps on ... A: First, your description is rather short on details, so I can only give you general advise. Second, I ... | ||
| Help! | 1/11/2012 | Avishek Samaddar |
| Q: Uhh....I Have a really big frustrating problem right now.My 2 Wire Gateway Modem keeps on ... A: After reading the issue I can come to a couple of conclusions. The issue lies with either of these ... | ||
| Networking with a WiFi Hotspot | 1/11/2012 | Jeff K |
| Q: My wife and I are about to move into a new home that is in a rather rural area. Unfortunately, cable ... A: There are several ways to go about doing what you want. A WAP, wireless access point, really isn't ... | ||
| Cat 5 and 6 | 1/5/2012 | Jeff K |
| Q: I would like to know which are the standard diameter for cat5 and 6 in Western Europe and Eastern ... A: To the best of my knowledge, there is no "standard diameter" for cat5 or cat6. However, most (all?) ... | ||
| Loosing my connection | 1/1/2012 | MK |
| Q: A few months ago i switched from Verizon DSL to Comcast Cable & everything was fine. Now this past ... A: It sound like you are having Intermittent connection problems from Comcast. I would try to use ... | ||
| Loosing my connection | 1/1/2012 | Sudhanshu Gupta |
| Q: A few months ago i switched from Verizon DSL to Comcast Cable & everything was fine. Now this past ... A: Ideally, Rick, you shouldn't be as all these devices are plug and play. Howveer, some of the devices ... | ||
| Loosing my connection | 1/1/2012 | Scottgem |
| Q: A few months ago i switched from Verizon DSL to Comcast Cable & everything was fine. Now this past ... A: You shouldn't. I've been having a similar problem with my Cablevision installation. I believe the ... | ||
| Router and pptp vpn connection compatibility | 12/21/2011 | Jeff K |
| Q: Here is my question. I have my new router installed and i want to use my pptp vpn connection ... A: Ok, so it seems like we have now actually ruled out conflicts between your network and theirs. So ... | ||
| two IP on one pc for two network | 12/21/2011 | Avishek Samaddar |
| Q: we have two IP on one PC for two network(FTP & Internet),(Internet:192.168.1.118 255.255.255.0 ... A: This is a critical issue, for which I need to post texts several times and we might need to ... | ||
| Router and pptp vpn connection compatibility | 12/21/2011 | Jeff K |
| Q: Here is my question. I have my new router installed and i want to use my pptp vpn connection ... A: >> I have to add also that i have a couple of other pptp accounts and disposable connections ... | ||
| Router and pptp vpn connection compatibility | 12/17/2011 | Jeff K |
| Q: Here is my question. I have my new router installed and i want to use my pptp vpn connection ... A: Well there could be an IP Conflict going on there but I can't be quite sure yet. Let's please rule ... | ||
| LAN speeds | 12/17/2011 | Mitch Brown |
| Q: Sir, I have set up gigabite LAN recently changing all my LAn computers to Gigbite LAN enabled mother ... A: For a gigabit network (10/100/1000) to function properly, all aspects of it need to be compatible. ... | ||
| Opinion on USB adapter | 12/16/2011 | Jeff K |
| Q: Over the summer, I purchased a refurbished HP Pavilion P6604Y Desktop. It doesn't come with a ... A: Ah .... the plot thickens ... I hadn't really understood the full extent of your issue and therefore ... | ||
| Opinion on USB adapter | 12/15/2011 | Jeff K |
| Q: Over the summer, I purchased a refurbished HP Pavilion P6604Y Desktop. It doesn't come with a ... A: Since your PC does work when plugged directly into the modem ... we pretty much know that the local ... | ||
| Opinion on USB adapter | 12/15/2011 | Jeff K |
| Q: Over the summer, I purchased a refurbished HP Pavilion P6604Y Desktop. It doesn't come with a ... A: First - thank you for doing a good job of providing detailed background of what you are trying to ... | ||
| Remote access technician support | 12/12/2011 | Avishek Samaddar |
| Q: It is so nice of you to do this volunteer work, and I really do appreciate it. I sometimes have ... A: J, Please visit my expert profile here: ... | ||
| Can't play youtube videos through my WiFi router | 12/7/2011 | Avishek Samaddar |
| Q: I cannot play youtube videos through my WiFi router (MT-Link). They were working fine while my ... A: Before suspecting the router I would like to suspect the browser you are using. This is because ... | ||
| network switches | 12/3/2011 | Jeff K |
| Q: I was wondering if a network could have more than one switch.But the more i think about it im ... A: >> Hi i got a question.I was wondering if a network could have more than one switch.But the more i ... | ||
| ability to access resources | 12/1/2011 | Mitch Brown |
| Q: And I know that it involves the switches and routers and things like that.Which in turn allow all ... A: Of course! The internet is essentially just one very large computer network. So, with a networking ... | ||
| Router traffic | 12/1/2011 | Mitch Brown |
| Q: I recently discovered unaccounted for bandwidth traffic between my router and modem even while my ... A: I noticed you said "4Mb/hr". Technically this means "megaBITS" when indicated with a lowercase "b". ... | ||
| Router traffic | 11/30/2011 | Jeff K |
| Q: If you remember, you helped me isolate my unaccounted traffic down to my tomato flashed router. How ... A: >>As you suggested, I disabled my wireless thru my router and disconnected all LAN's and let it sit ... | ||
| Router traffic | 11/30/2011 | Mitch Brown |
| Q: I recently discovered unaccounted for bandwidth traffic between my router and modem even while my ... A: Good evening Jim, Thank you for your question. - Unaccounted bandwidth will always be an issue. ... | ||
| Router traffic | 11/30/2011 | Jeff K |
| Q: If you remember, you helped me isolate my unaccounted traffic down to my tomato flashed router. How ... A: >> Hello again. If you remember, you helped me isolate my unaccounted traffic down to my tomato ... | ||
| internet connection problem? | 11/30/2011 | Ralph Becker |
| Q: recently my internet keeps disconnecting for unknown reason after surfing for about an hour or so. i ... A: and thanks for your question. It's not clear from your description where the problem might be. I ... | ||
| Bandwidth monitoring | 11/30/2011 | Jeff K |
| Q: We have time warner cable in nyc. I have a linksys router with tomato firmware on it. It's showing ... A: >> Also, tonight I will do as you suggested and disable the wireless thru the router and let it sit ... | ||
| Switch Install | 11/29/2011 | Jeff K |
| Q: I have a wired fibre optic connection in my home; max speed of 30Mbps. I've been trying to add a ... A: >>I should have mentioned that when my fibre optic connection was installed the ISP installed a ... | ||
| Bandwidth monitoring | 11/29/2011 | Jeff K |
| Q: We have time warner cable in nyc. I have a linksys router with tomato firmware on it. It's showing ... A: >>Yes, I made sure all network devices were off. The average activity I am seeing when all devices ... | ||
| Switch Install | 11/29/2011 | Jeff K |
| Q: I have a wired fibre optic connection in my home; max speed of 30Mbps. I've been trying to add a ... A: >> I have the following switch: TRENDnet GREENnet 5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch (TEG-S5G), found ... | ||
| Bandwidth monitoring | 11/28/2011 | Jeff K |
| Q: We have time warner cable in nyc. I have a linksys router with tomato firmware on it. It's showing ... A: I certainly know what Tomato IS, and I considered using it on my Asus router/firewall but just ... | ||
| Switch Install | 11/28/2011 | Jeff K |
| Q: I have a wired fibre optic connection in my home; max speed of 30Mbps. I've been trying to add a ... A: Well you have already tried much of the obvious stuff. The problem is very likely to one or more of ... | ||
| Converting to wireless for a business | 11/28/2011 | Jeff K |
| Q: I have a facility that is 200 feet long by 120 feet wide, I have 45 employees all on the same floor. ... A: Ok, well I'm going to be making some assumptions and guesses, here and I'll lay those out - since I ... | ||
| DSL modem / NIC / Netgear Router | 11/27/2011 | Jeff K |
| Q: Hey Jeff Thanks for this additional input. To clarify a couple of things - unfortunately disable ... A: >> Thanks for this additional input. To clarify a couple of things - unfortunately disable and ... | ||
General Networking/Lan/Wan
Answers by Expert:
Jeff K
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
LAN (hubs, switches, design, topology, trouble-shooting, etc) WAN (WAN Optimization, QoS / Bandwidth Management, Design, Bandwidth, Trouble-shooting, etc) INTERNET (firewall, QoS / Bandwidth Management, Routers, trouble-shooting, etc)
Experience
Over 20 years in computers and networking. Strong, broad-based expertise from years in Operations and Sales Engineering at major corporations and hardware vendors.
Education/Credentials
B.A., various courses in computers and networking as well as many many years of OJT (on the job training) and real-world experience.
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