Archive for April, 2005

How to install NetBEUI protocol…and why

0 Comments Published April 24th, 2005 in the following Categories:
Communication Protocols

NetBEUI (NetBios Extended User Interface) is an enhanced version of the NetBIOS protocol used by some older network operating systems that are not so popular anymore. Microsoft included support for it on Windows 95/98/ME and Windows 2000, but not Windows XP.
Why would you want to install it today? Because it offers you a way […]

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Here’s how to set up a workgroup

0 Comments Published April 17th, 2005 in the following Categories:
Workgroup Configuration

For Windows 95, 98 and ME:

Right-click on Network Neighborhood and select Properties
On the Identification tab, enter a unique name for your computer.
Also on this tab, you can (re)set the workgroup name. You can enter anything you want as a workgroup name, but all the computers on your network must share the same workgroup name.
Click […]

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Here’s the big picture on computer and network security

0 Comments Published April 3rd, 2005 in the following Categories:
Network Security

There are lots of tools and techniques that help you protect your valuable files and other computer-based resources from outside (or inside) hackers.
Here are what I believe to be the most important ones:

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