Not to be confused with your 3G or 4G phone wireless carrier, Wi-Fi for your computer and home network is a technology you use at home with a computer or wireless device to talk to your network. At home this is usually to your wireless router which is connected to the internet, and the device you connect to is referred to as… Read more →
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Wireless Problems
Just about everybody uses wireless these days in their homes as do a lot of business around town in Townsville. Wireless is a great alternative to having to wire up your whole home or business with ethernet cable or have it prebuilt into your structure. Rather, adding a wireless router or modem can easily allow most people to connect to… Read more →
Build a pfSense router
This is a great DYI project for people with not a great deal of computer knowledge and someone who would like to play more with computer networks and routers. Most routers you buy form the store (not including high end expensive commercial grade grade) do not come with a lot of features. They are OK for basic use and routing, but for people who… Read more →
Wifi Security in Townsville
Most people are using wireless in their home to connect to the internet for either the phone, computer, laptop or some sort of set top box. And although wireless is probably the better option, rather than having to run computer cables through all your walls, it does have some security issues. Fortunately most of these issues can easily be avoided… Read more →
Firewall vs Antivirus
A lot of people don’t know the difference between an Antivirus program and a firewall and what each actually does. There are some exceptions to the rules but for the sake of simplicity and without getting to technical this article is going to be discussing the differences in general. Indeed you can get antivirus programs with firewalls built in, but… Read more →
Is someone using my wireless?
Wireless has come a long way in the last ten years. When I was growing up there was no such thing, we had to run cables everyone along the floor, through the ceiling, over the bed and through the lounge room to share our very slow dial up connection. As the demand grew for it, more and more routers starting… Read more →
Turn your $100 router into a $1000 router with DD-WRT
DD-WRT is a 3rd party modification which you can add to your existing stock standard modem and router to give it that power and functionality of the expensive routers costing upward of more than $1000. The history of DD-WRT The DD-WRT project started sometime around 2002 in Dresden, Germany. The DD in DD-WRT is the in fact part of the German license… Read more →
What is my IP Address, DNS and Gateway
What is your IP Address (Internet Protocol) Most people who use the internet has heard of an IP address, but unless you have some sort of training or are a computer enthusiast you probably don’t know what it really means. Like your house address which distinguishes you from every other house in the world when sending and receiving a letter,… Read more →
Computer Repairs in Townsville
There is nothing more annoying than your computer or internet not working properly. Thats when people start looking for computer repairs in Townsville. Whether it’s for home or business, the result is always the same; frustrated customers! You want your computer working and you want it now. Don’t get caught without your computers working properly. When your computer or network is… Read more →