Figure 1. Link and activity lights can tell you a lot about the connection between two network devices. All network architectures rely upon a physical (or RF) connection between devices.

If you have ever opened Network Neighborhood or My Network Places and discovered that some of the computers on your Windows 95, 98 and Me home network had vanished from the list, you may have ...

But troubleshooting a network when you're not constantly on-site can be difficult, especially when the problems are intermittent (as they frequently are). One alternative is to temporarily connect a ...

A precise approach to everyday Windows breakdowns.

This tip is excerpted from "Network troubleshooting and diagnostics," Chapter 4 of The Shortcut Guide to Network Management for the Mid-Market, written by Greg Shields and published by ...

This tip is excerpted from "Network troubleshooting and diagnostics," Chapter 4 of The Shortcut Guide to Network Management for the Mid-Market, written by Greg Shields and published by ...

I’m having sort of a strange problem that I hope you can help with. I have 4 computers connected to an 8-port switch and a broadband router. Each of these computers is capable of accessing the ...