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• Home-networking primer, part 2

  Posted on August 19, 2024 at 02:41 CDT by Ed Tittel • Comment in the Forums

  NETWORKING

  

  By Ed Tittel

  It’s time to revisit home-networking tools and technologies, especially on the wireless side of things.

  In this, the second of a two-part series about the basics of Windows networking at home, we progress into the boundary devices used to connect your local-area network to the provider’s network and on to the Internet. We’ll touch on device economics, mesh networks, and the enduring value and appeal of wired Ethernet in our ever-more-wireless world.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.34.0, 2024-08-19).

  Networking Boundary devices, Home Networks, ISPs, mesh networks, Newsletters, Routers

• The Hard Side: Fixing Wi-Fi problems with a mesh network

  Posted on April 1, 2019 at 03:55 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Lincoln Spector steps you through the reasons for buying and installing a mesh network. If you’re still struggling with pulling wires, dyspeptic routers, signal boosters and coathangers, you’re in for a treat. The units are small, install like a charm, and cost less than you think. Probably.

  Lincoln steps us through installation of both the AmpliFi MeshPoint and the Linksys Velop — two different kinds of mesh networks, both of which work like a-ringin’ a bell. (Personal note: I installed a Google Mesh network years ago and it’s been a lifesaver. One of the best computer buys I ever made.)

  Out this morning to Plus members in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.12.0.

   

  Hardware AskWoody Plus Newsletter, mesh networks