Long ago, owners of computers running Windows XP, trying to copy files across the network to another computer, would see a cryptic message > Not enough server storage is available to pro...
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2010/11/windows-7-and-not-enough-storage-is.html
These days, if you're publishing a web site - or surfing the web - you have to watch your back, constantly. Merely publishing a secure site - or only surfing to secure sites - may not be enough ....
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2009/09/web-sites-increasing-vigilance-against.html
As computers in general, and WiFi in particular, become more like home appliances and less tools or toys owned by the geeky or the wealthy, not everybody who needs Internet access will be able to...
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2009/04/getting-internet-service-requires-more.html
If your computer runs Windows XP or Vista, and you're accessing a similar "server" running Windows XP or Vista, with Simple File Sharing / Password Protect Sharing Disabled , you're going to depe...
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2009/04/computers-running-advanced-and-simple.html
Occasionally, we read odd queries in various forums > When I am browsing certain web sites, or running a specific program, > my computer starts the modem and dials out. Does...
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2009/02/your-browser-and-your-voice-modem.html
One of the shinest features in WiFi networking, this year, is routers with dual LANs. One LAN provides access to the Internet, and all computers to each other, like a normal router. The second LA...
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2008/12/newer-networking-features-virtual-lans.html
With one of the most popular use for computers being Internet access, changes in Windows Vista, to support improved TCP networking, are significant. I've written about Scalable Networking , which...
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2008/11/windows-vista-and-explicit-congestion.html
A CAPTCHA, or Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart , is what the many online services like email, forums, and free web site hosts use to prevent their servic...
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2008/10/how-to-break-captcha.html
Over a year ago, I explored an issue of Windows Vista and its problems with using default networking settings relevant to Windows Scaling. The first known problem with Windows Scaling was an exci...
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2008/10/windows-vista-and-scalable-networking.html
Some owners of laptop computers, running Windows Vista, are reporting an inaccurate network status indicator when the computer is first started, and connected to the network. When a Vista comput...
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2008/10/windows-vista-and-network-location.html
One of the neatest ways to distribute malware nowadays is by serving it from a web site. Why push malware by files to the victims computer - just put the bad stuff on your web site, and entice th...
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2008/09/online-analysis-of-suspicious-websites.html
Microsoft, in their article (KB317249): How to troubleshoot Event ID 2021 and Event ID 2022 , provides a fairly robust assortment of diagnostics, for us to run when we see an "Event ID 2021" or "...
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2008/05/event-id-2021-caused-by-irpstacksize.html
Most of us who have computers in our homes also have Internet service (what else is the computer for anyway?). Many of us who have computers have more than one computer, and some of us who have m...
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2008/04/windows-vista-and-network-map.html
When you have a WiFi LAN, and want to find out why it doesn't perform as well as you'd expect to, the first thing most folks will instruct you is > Do a WiFi site survey > . > Find out ...
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2008/02/analyse-your-wifi-environment.html
When your computer connects to a WiFi access point, one of the first things that it normally does is to request an IP address, so it can connect to the router and / or to the other computers in t...
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2008/01/wifi-networking-and-static-ip-addresses.html
A WiFi connectivity problem can cause many symptoms - from inability to access other computers on the LAN, to lack of bandwidth when downloading files from Internet servers. But there are many fa...
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2008/01/diagnosing-wifi-problem-requires-proper.html
When it comes to networking your home or small office, I like to say "Ethernet for security and stability, WiFi for convenience". Unfortunately, you'll occasionally have a problem where you can't...
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2008/01/powerline-networking-cabled-network.html
Computers controlled by somebody who is not their legal or physical owner, aka "bots" or "zombies", have been a known fact of life in the Internet, for several years. Successful hackers , though,...
Every week, someone writes for advice > I just got a new router, and now I can't access my computers from > each other. or > I just got a new router, and none of my ...
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2008/01/new-equipment-in-your-lan.html
The Media Access Control, or MAC, Address is one of the most universally present identity features in computer networking. Whether your computer uses Internet Protocol (the default and preferred...
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2008/01/mac-address-filtering.html
Long ago, when I first heard of the dynamic tuning in the Windows Vista TCP/IP stack , I envisioned the manual setting of the static MTU to be a thing of the past. Unfortunately, I was wrong - t...
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2007/11/setting-mtu-in-windows-vista.html
Along with providing IPV6 as a default network protocol in Windows Vista, Microsoft made another major change to the protocol stack there - they eliminated the optional IPX/SPX selection. Microso...
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2007/11/windows-vista-and-ipxspx-protocol.html
Windows Vista is maturing, and based upon various complaints about different issues, Microsoft has started issuing comprehensive updates. In September, Microsoft issued (KB938979): An update is ...
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2007/10/windows-vista-is-maturing.html
Many times, when I ask somebody to diagnose their problem, I'll ask for useful material like an "ipconfig" log. I'll ask that they > Open a Command window, and type "ipconfig /all". and ...
Many owners of third party firewalls such as Norton Internet Security and Zone Alarm, which filter access between computers by zones, are used to the idea that personal firewall settings can aff...
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2007/09/changes-in-internet-explorer-security.html