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D-Link PowerLine Adapters: Electric networking

August 10th, 2009 · No Comments

As home networks become larger and larger, new technology will be required to get gadgets connected that are sprinkled around the house. D-Link, along with other manufacturers, has recognized that many electronics now require internet connectivity, but are either not wireless, or located next to an ethernet plug. A possible solution to this problem is [...]

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Category: Hardware

Set up a static IP with an Airport Base Station

August 19th, 2008 · No Comments

If you run a home server, use file sharing on your network or use BitTorrent, you’ll know how inconvenient a dynamic IP address can be. Rather than memorizing a single address for each computer, you need to constantly look up each system. The solution is to set up your router to use static IP addresses. [...]

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Category: Macs

How to: Extend your Airport network with WDS

May 14th, 2008 · 6 Comments

If you’re like me, you wait for a while whenever new technology arrives. We didn’t get a DVD player until they had been on the scene for a few months, and we didn’t have high speed internet until the price dropped way down. In fact, there’s probably a Betamax player somewhere in the basement. I [...]

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