home network

Find the IP Address of Other Computers on Your Home Network

March 10, 2011

In the old days, if you wanted to find the IP address of other computers on your home network, it would be a big ordeal. If you wanted to avoid doing everything the hard way, and you still wanted to know the IP address of the other computer, you would usually have to get out [...]

Read the full article →

Is The Internet Down? 5 Common Home Network Problems

Thumbnail image for Is The Internet Down? 5 Common Home Network Problems February 17, 2011

Sometimes home network problems are as easy to fix as plugging in a cord, yet “check your cords” is almost all the advice you’ll get from overworked help desk operators. Sometimes you get onto a help desk operator that wants to take you through every simple step, even the ones you have already performed. The [...]

Read the full article →

Find The IP Address Of A Computer On Your Home Network

December 7, 2010

In previous years and earlier operating systems it was not easy to find the Ip Address of a computer on your home network. We used to have to run from one computer to the next to get the Ip Addresses. However in Windows Vista and Windows Seven, having a home network can allow you to [...]

Read the full article →

What is a static and a dynamic IP Address?

June 10, 2010

On your home network, when you connect to the internet your computer is automatically assigned a unique IP Address. This is called a Dynamic IP Address and is randomly chosen and could possibly be a different number each time you connect. If the first computer has 10.0.0.1 as its IP address and another computer connects [...]

Read the full article →

Why should you have a home computer network?

May 30, 2010

By Mitz Free computer Education I know we all survived quite nicely in the past, without a home network, and even only one computer per household. However now days, most households have more than one computer and in this case, why not setup a home computer network. Here are some benefits of having a home [...]

Read the full article →

Computer Networking Tips

May 30, 2010

Back in the old days networking computers was just not heard of in the normal household, however now we all need computer networking tips, as we are all involved with some type of networking in one way or another. An average household had one computer with one internet dial-up connection and that was it. Can [...]

Read the full article →

How to share files with other computers on your Home Network

May 30, 2010

Applies to Windows Xp and Windows Vista By Mitz File sharing used to be something reserved for the professional office network, however now days it is available for the average home network user as this feature is included with Windows Xp Home and Pro. It isn’t that hard to setup either. Below is a step [...]

Read the full article →

How to set up a wireless home network with all computers sharing the same internet connection

May 30, 2010

By Mitz Free computer Education Why not make the most of your internet connection and setup your own wireless home network. Now days you can buy all of the equipment necessary for a wireless home network from your local computer or electronics shop. What you will need to setup a wireless home network A broadband [...]

Read the full article →

How to see what files a computer is sharing on your home network

May 29, 2010

By Mitz Free computer Education If you have a home network, you can share files between computers on your network. To view the files that a particular computer is sharing follow these instructions below. Go to the start menu Choose My Network places, a dialog box will appear Under the heading of Network Tasks, choose [...]

Read the full article →

How To Enable Printer and File Sharing on your home network

May 29, 2010

By Mitz Free computer Help If you have a home computer network you can easily share files and share a common printer between them all. However before you share a printer or any files on your home network, you must enable or share these items. Here is a detailed, step by step tutorial on how [...]

Read the full article →

Easy way to find another computer on your home network

May 29, 2010

By Mitz This article presumes you have a network setup already! People often neglect the obvious, and this is definitely one of those tips that has been right in front of you the whole entire time. You might not be able to find a computer on your home network and this little trick might just [...]

Read the full article →

VIDEO – How to find Other computers on your network in Windows seven

May 26, 2010

When I set up a new computer in my house, I immediately network it with the others and then check to see if everything is ok. However when I wanted to look for the other computers on the network I had just setup, it was a little more difficult to find them. To find see [...]

Read the full article →