Mike's Window : networks

Sticky networking

Mike Hall — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:00:25 GMT

If you don’t know what a ‘Sticky’ is, you should maybe click on this link: http://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/ OK, having read the blurb, you will now be aware of how useful ‘Stickies’ can be. I use them for sending info to other computers, an example...(read more)

Win 7/Vista/XP networking – a possible solution

Mike Hall — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:09:07 GMT

Ever since switching from XP to Vista, I have had problems maintaining a local network. It set up without issue, but after a short period, one could guarantee that Vista would lose sight of any computer within the network. Sometimes, even the XP machines...(read more)

Network Speed

Mike Hall — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:33:03 GMT

Internet You pay for 10mb download and an upload speed of 512k (set this low to prevent you setting up your own server). How do you know that you are getting what they say you are? Why, run a a speed test, of course! Before you run anything, bear in mind...(read more)

64 bit issues.. Printer sharing

Mike Hall — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 02:36:22 GMT

I am assuming that you know how to and have made the necessary share permissions on the computer which is hosting the printer. To share a network printer being hosted by a computer running a 32 bit operating system with another computer running a 32 bit...(read more)

Mosaic changed your life..

Mike Hall — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:44:10 GMT

.. even if you were not a computer user back in 1993/4. It was the first browser to incorporate pictures into a browser view. The picture above shows the 'Windows' version which did not come available until 1994, being released for the Mac and...(read more)

Phoning Home..

Mike Hall — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 03:08:00 GMT

It is widely accepted that a 3rd party firewall has a major advantage over a Windows firewall in that it will warn the user of unsolicited outgoing traffic. The trouble with 3rd party firewalls is that they have a tendency to generate popups advising...(read more)

Wireless Networking Part 2c..

Mike Hall — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:49:00 GMT

The good news is that D-Link Inc have every intention of releasing a Vista driver for the venerable DWL G132 USB LAN adapter............................ eventually. I would have posted the part of the e-mail I received that discloses this information...(read more)

Wireless Networking Part 2b..

Mike Hall — Sun, 11 Feb 2007 16:13:00 GMT

.. or in this case, NOT 2b.. The D-Link DWL G132 USB wireless LAN adapter has no native Vista support, no driver on the supplied CD that works, and no hint of a Vista driver on the D-Link home page. This is sad really, because the device is available...(read more)

Wireless Networking Part 2..

Mike Hall — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 13:31:00 GMT

When I promised to report on the aftermath of installing a D-Link DWL G520 (series B) wireless PCI card into a Vista machine, I fully expected to write in similar style as I did to D-Link support, having had nothing but trouble when installed into an...(read more)

Wireless Networking..

Mike Hall — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 18:17:00 GMT

I installed a D-Link DWL G520 wireless network card into my main production computer this morning. All was much as one would expect. The side cover came away painlessly, and the PCI card slotted in without undue effort. It is a little closer to the intake...(read more)