Networking Basics: Part 13 – Creating Groups
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This article continues the Networking for Beginners series by introducing the concept of security groups. In the previous article in this series, I showed you how to use the Active…
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Networking Basics: Part 14 – Security Groups
The various types of security groups that Windows allows you to create. In the previous article, I showed you how to create security groups in Windows Server 2003. When I…
Networking Basics: Part 15 – Universal Groups & Group Nesting
This article continues the discussion on Universal Groups and the concept of group nesting. In the previous article in this series, I introduced you to the concept of using groups…
Networking Basics: Part 16 – The Windows Operating System’s Role in Networking
The role that the Windows Operating System plays in networking. I received an e-mail message from a reader who wanted to know why most of the articles in this series…
Networking Basics: Part 17 – The OSI Model
How the OSI model is used to help applications to communicate across a network. Suppose that an application needs to be able to communicate across the network. The application developer…
Networking Basics: Part 18 – Sharing Resources
This article continues the Networking for Beginners series by explaining how to make resources available on a network. In the previous article, I talked about the OSI model and how…
Networking Basics: Part 19 – Share Level Permissions
This article continues the Networking for Beginner series by talking about the difference between file level and share level permissions. In the previous part of this article series, I began…
LAN access for Wireless Clients without an Access Point
Here’s the problem. You’re cheap…huh? 🙂 … have one or two wireless laptops that you want to get connected to your LAN, and don’t want to buy an access point…
When Wireless LANs Collide: How to Manage Multiple WLANs
Introduction Wireless networks are wonderful things – when they work! But many consumers find that even if they manage to get their WLAN (wireless LAN) working, keeping it up and…
Understanding Routers, Switches, and Network Hardware
Today we’re taking a look at the home networking hardware: what the individual pieces do, when you need them, and how best to deploy them. Read on to get a…