If your router supports wireless Internet and if WiFi is enabled, then it is theoretically possible that others connect to your network to use your Internet connection. While you can make sure […]
While you can make use of specialized system admin tools to find out which devices have been connected to a local area network in the past, it is not really something that […]
NetworkInterfacesView is a new program by Nirsoft that displays a list of installed network adapters and interfaces that are installed on the system. The program displays all interfaces, regardless of whether they […]
There are a couple of things you can do to protect your wireless network against freeloaders and intruders. Probably the best thing right now is to make sure it is protected by […]
As of today, there is a new Control Panel app for your Android phone and it is, perhaps, the most comprehensive one so far. Â There are features to allow easy control over […]
One of the things that you may want to consider when setting up a wireless network connection or troubleshooting an existing one is the vicinity of other wireless signals in the area. […]
It is usually not necessary to use a software to plan a small home network that consists of a couple of PCs, a router and maybe other peripherals like a NAS or […]
Many users nowadays connect to the Internet via Wlan. That's handy for a number of reasons like being able to access the Internet from multiple locations without having to buy a 50 […]
If you have a wireless network at home, and your house has many rooms, or if you want to surf the internet while sitting outside on your patio, you may need to […]
One handy feature in a network administrator's arsenal of tools is the ability to send Wake on Lan packets to remote computers to start them from a remote location. This can save […]
Wireless network connections have become popular in past years, thanks to an increasing number of devices that utilize wireless connections. But there is a problem associated with it, or more precisely with […]
Windows users have many choices when it comes to system information tools. Tools that we have reviewed and really liked are for instance System Information For Windows or Hardware Info 32. SimpleSysInfo […]
HWiNFO32 was briefly mentioned in the How To Update Hardware Drivers In Windows guide as a tool to identify hardware and devices. The program can display comprehensive hardware information and real-time system […]
Have you ever asked yourself why you can go online with your laptop in one room but not in another? Or why you get disconnects and a bad signal strength in one […]
Update: The add-on has been removed by the author. There is no comparable extension available at this point in time. Duplicate contacts are an issue on today's Internet for many users. Many […]
Is it possible, is there such a thing as an attack that can tell a hacker where you live? The BBC has revealed that a specially booby-trapped website can tell a hacker […]
The Dude is a free network software for Microsoft Windows that offers networking monitoring, network mapping and more. Third-party software can assist network administrators in completing certain tasks: from basic monitoring tasks […]
Network Information Center is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices that displays the computer's internal and external IP address, default gateway, and physical address (Mac address). How Do I Find My […]
SIW, which stands for System Information For Windows, is an excellent software program that displays an immense amount of information about a Windows computer system. The program is offered as a free […]
Back in the good old days it was essential to write optimized code so that a program could fit on a disk for easy distribution. Disk back then meant floppy disk and […]
Very Simply Network Scanner is a free program for Microsoft Windows systems to scan IP ranges of computer networks to determine their status. A network scanner is a program that you can […]
Page Countster is a free portable program for Microsoft Windows devices to create a network printer inventory quickly. The official Donation Coder NANY 2009 challenge has been announced less than 24 hours […]
For the Linux operating system there are plenty of possibilities when it comes to firewalls. One possible option is Firestarter (You can read my "introductory" article "Firestarter: Simple to use desktop firewall" […]
Lan Speed Test is a free and commercial software program for Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X devices that assists users and system administrators in testing the speed of the local […]
All recent Microsoft operating systems (that is Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8) come with Bluetooth support provided they are equipped with a Bluetooth Dongle or other hardware devices that the […]
The wireless network scanner inSSIDer can be used to quickly scan the area for wireless networks. The software program works well with Windows Vista and Windows XP (even the 64-bit editions) and […]
This morning I needed a visual representation of my local Lan in order to find out what machines were associated with what IP addresses. For this task I used a tool that […]
Homedale is a free wireless networking monitor for Windows that you may use to monitor WiFi access points and their signal strength. Not all wireless networking hardware comes with the appropriate software […]
Network security is tantamount to retaining your sanity. Be it at home or at your place of business, a firewall is often a necessity (especially when you have Windows machines on your […]
Newt is a network monitoring software similar to the previously mentioned network monitoring software Networx or Look@Lan. The network monitor uses a multi-threaded scanning engine that scans all remote computer systems and […]
Softperfect Network Scanner is a portable IP, NetBios and SNMP scanner that runs under all Microsoft operating systems starting with Windows XP all the way up to Windows 10, and all server […]
Hotspot Shield is probably the only working free VPN solution that enables users from all over the world to access websites that provide their contents only to visitors from the United States. […]
There is no shortage of programs that tweak settings in Windows Vista. WinBubble is another addition to the growing assortment of tweakers, and not a bad one it is. The tweaks can be accessed through a series of tabs, like Security, Optimize and IE in the software.
Have you ever asked yourself how it is possible that users are tracked over months in P2P networks although their IP address is changing regularly ? We only hear reports about session based user identifications. Session based means that shared files of this session are analyzed and recorded opposed to tracking a user over months.
More and more users use wireless connections to connect to the Internet, many do receive a wireless lan router by default from their internet provider and forget to protect the router and the connection properly. Insecure Wireless routers are a main target not only of hackers but also of neighbours in the vicinity who like to waste your bandwidth instead of their own.
There have been lots of articles lately that explain how to secure a wireless network. Most of this articles contain at least one measure that is not enhancing security at all. This does not neccessarily mean that it is lowering the security on the other hand though. Let us take a look at the six dumbest ways to secure a Wirelss Lan.
The article wireless security attacks and defenses begins with a example how people who are new to the wireless world run their wireless devices carelessly and thus invite others (with more knowledge) to exploit this weakness. Those people run for example wireless routers at factory defaults because they don´t know better, they think the device is safe the way it´s preconfigured.
Todays world is becoming a wireless one. If you signup for a new internet provider you have most of the time the choice of a modem that uses cables and one that is wireless. Now, most people tend to chose the wireless one because their homes don´t look that messy after all, cables everywhere seems to turn certain people off quite a bit.
A friend of mine moved to a new house and had to change his internet provider as well. The room with the computer and the one with the phone line were not close to each other and he decided to buy a wireless lan router and use it to connect to the internet.
We had to do a scan of the surroundings of course and found lots of unsecured wireless lan networks. I don´t know why people keep these unsecured, maybe its laziness, maybe they simply don´t know the risks involved. Its like leaving your doors open when you leave your house. Lots of things can happen..
Proton has announced that it has completed the acquisition of the encrypted note-taking app, Standard Notes. The company says that the privacy-focused Proton has been expanding its portfolio steadily overtime, evolving from […]
