I have a WLAN setup here with a few friends, for the purpose of internet sharing.<BR><BR>Basically, I have a DSL connection and a WLAN router/access point in my room, that everyone can ...

One of the features included with most newer wireless routers is bandwidth usage monitoring. A bandwidth monitor lets you keep track of exactly how much data is uploaded and downloaded through your ...

Monitoring Internet traffic takes on many forms. From capturing every packet of data to seeing a list of accessed websites, numerous programs enable you to view what happens between your network and ...

The wise network admin employs an array of tools to monitor network activity. There are almost as many monitoring apps as network admins, here are some I’ve found to be useful and versatile. I like ...

When I was a CIO for a chain of hospitals, I often found that one of the toughest parts of my job was purchasing. It wasn't that I had a hard time picking out products or services. The problem was ...

In the real estate world, the mantra is location, location, location. In the network and server administration world, the mantra is visibility, visibility, visibility. If you don’t know what your ...

As Internet Service Providers (ISPs) increasingly impose monthly data caps to consumer accounts, users who stream video, play online games, or just use the Internet a lot, find themselves at risk of ...

In this final installment of the series, I present examples based on actual cases I’ve encountered where these tools were utilized to solve the problem. In the first example, a small network with a ...