Archive for the ‘ Networking ’ Category

RackSpace Cloud Review

About 4 months ago I tried Amazon EC2 with Ubuntu image and found it somehow difficult to configure the server, especially if you are not familiar with cli. Making an ssh remote connection required downloading few encryption keys from amazon. Linux server images from amazon seem to not have root password, therefore private and I [ READ MORE ]

Nice tool to recover/retrieve wep/wpa wireless keys

Nice and simple tool to recover wireless encryption keys.  It is very helpful and quick when you have a machine already connected to the network but you cannot remember the key to add another one.  The link is here http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wireless_key.html Go all the way to the bottom and download it. Unzip and run. You can [ READ MORE ]

Will Windows 7 support 20 concurrent network connections?

It looks like Windows 7 will support up to 20 users connected to a share or network sessions. That is great news for small to medium size companies that use Windows XP to share files. That’s double of what  Windows XP will handle[ READ MORE ]

Auto connect and authenticate to a mapped drive on Windows XP

Lately Windows XP Pro and Home is loosing connectivity to the mapped drive or sometime the user has to double click on on Z drive to initiate the authentication process. In some cases the “remember password” check box is not there either. Which means you have to type username and password every time you reboot. [ READ MORE ]

XOHM modem port forwarding

I just got a new office in downtown Baltimore and I needed to get my own internet.  I was debating between Verizon DSL or Comcast. I like comcast speed, but not the price. Since I use skype for my office phone I didn’t need anything else but a broadband connection[ READ MORE ]