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Question from Travis: I’m building a cabin on the back side of my parents’ ranch that my wife and I will be staying in several times a year when we visit them.
We’ll be staying several days on each trip so I’ll need to be able to work from the cabin. And it looks like that might be a problem. [Read more…]
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If you’ve been using the Internet for a while, chances are you’ve had trouble getting your computer or a mobile device to make or keep a working Internet connection at some point in the past.
While they can be quite irritating, many Internet connection problems can be fixed with a simple reboot procedure.
It might take you a few minutes to reboot all of your Internet-related devices, but it’s a simple procedure that will fix most any transient glitch that happens to afflict your local network. Here’s how to do it the right way: [Read more…]
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Question from Jane: Hi Rick. I recently read your post about using a powerline networking kit to access the Internet from a distant room.
Last night I began wondering if that solution would work in my situation.
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Unfortunately, Internet outages are to be expected from time to time.
Storms knock down transmission lines, backbone cables get cut via construction mishaps, routing and switching gear go belly up… the reasons for Internet outages are many.
The thing is, when your Internet stops working it can be hard to determine whether the problem is an actual Internet outage or an issue you’re having with your own modem, your router and/or your connected devices. [Read more…]
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Accessing a high speed Internet connection from a distant room can be a challenge.
Wi-Fi signals diminish with distance, and they weaken further as they pass through walls and/or floors on the way to a distant computer.
There are several ways to extend your Internet connection to a distant room. Here are the two most common methods: [Read more…]