That’s why VLANs, or virtual local area networks, are so important in a smart home (or any home, really). With a VLAN, you’re ...

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I have two machines, both running win7, that get dynamic public IPv4 addresses from my ISP. They change every once in a while and, more importantly, they're not on the same subnet. This makes it slow ...

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Your home network is a treasure trove of personal and financial information, and it’s imperative to safeguard it against cyber threats. In today’s interconnected world, where smart devices and online ...

Network security remains a top priority as our lives become increasingly connected. It seems that everything has been turned into a smart device—doorbells, TVs, lights, toothbrushes, printers and more ...

Running a very simple home network connection in the UK. Broadband connection to a standard router (SAGEMCOM TALKTALK FAST 5364) - wifi side is fine, issue is with wired side. Have a 20 metre cat 6 ...

One of the seemingly simplest things you can do to get more out of your network is to start sharing files and other stuff between different devices. It was always easy in the past and you don’t have ...