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Wireless Networks, Hard Drive Failures, Web Browsers

29 Comments (Add) | Friday, February 8th, 2008 at 8:41pm

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Taking live calls on the 888-PIRILLO line is always fun, especially when the questions are so diverse! This video entails more than one question/topic, so it was three times the fun!

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How to Secure Your Wireless Network

39 Comments (Add) | Thursday, January 24th, 2008 at 11:11pm

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One community member wrote: “After years of mistrust about wireless networks and creative use of Ethernet cabling I have now adopted a wireless network in my home for a laptop to access anywhere in the house. I have over the past week, done a lot of research and have some tips the community might want to consider in relation to the setup and/or use of wireless networks.”

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Wireless Routers Review

40 Comments (Add) | Monday, December 3rd, 2007 at 10:55pm

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We’re using a GoToMeeting to get together and share desktops again tonight. GoToMeeting is an easy and affordable way to host online meetings. Be sure and take advantage of our special savings! The current presenter is surfing sites relating to WiFi, since I am going to read you Sutty5’s tips for boosting wifi signal.

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Apple Airport Extreme Base Station Review

6 Comments (Add) | Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007 at 2:56pm


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http://live.pirillo.com/ – Since my Linksys router fried itself last week (with no clear explanation as to why), I decided to take this opportunity to see what all the fuss over Apple’s Airport Extreme Base Station was all about.

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MAC Address Vendor Identification

No Comments Yet (Add) | Thursday, September 6th, 2007 at 9:06pm


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http://live.pirillo.com/ – I recently purchased a new router… a Wireless N. I now have better signal, and my network is certainly flowing faster. I was looking at my router the other day, and saw that I had an unknown MAC address there. What?? Thankfully, I know how to discover the identity.

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Bandwidth Throttling

6 Comments (Add) | Friday, August 3rd, 2007 at 7:43pm


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http://live.pirillo.com/ – There are ways to adjust bandwidth on an application by application basis, or even a device by device basis. Unfortunately, it’s basically not possible to limit bandwidth by website. There are ways you can assign priority to certain applications to allocate your bandwidth where you need it most.

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Linksys Router Firmware Upgrade

12 Comments (Add) | Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006 at 2:59pm

When I registered my Vonage complaint the other day, somebody sent me a link to HyperWRT Thibor – suggesting that I flash to the community firmware and forego official Linksys code altogether. I was a little apprehensive about making the move, but ultimately decided to give ‘er a shot (believing I had nothing to lose).

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