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Know Your Network: The Complete Guide

Know Your Network: The Complete Guide
We spent last week learning all about your home network, your routers, and all the cool things you can do with them. Here's the complete guide that will teach you how to pick out the best network hardware, get to know it better, make it perform at its best, and access just about anything on your network from practically anywhere in the world. Lesson 1: Router Hardware 101 You can't create a useful home network without a router, and choosing a good one can be a tough task. In this first lesson we'll talk you through your various hardware options and how to choose the best router for you. Lesson 2: Understanding Your Router's Admin Page

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How To Set Up miniDLNA in DD-WRT on NETGEAR WNR3500L The NETGEAR WNR3500L is indeed a powerful router, and with the help of a special build of DD-WRT, you can serve up music, photos, and videos via the popular miniDLNA standard to computers in your network. Sincere thanks go out to Kong, a devoted member of our community who has created the DD-WRT "Kong Mod." This build includes miniDLNA compatibility, and is what we will be using to enable this feature. Step 1: Install the Proper DD-WRT Firmware The newest version of the DD-WRT Kong mod is available for download here.

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How to Hard Reset Your NETGEAR WNR3500L One question that I have seen come up frequently on the forums, and also needed myself, is how to "properly" reset my NETGEAR open source router in the event of a lockup of some kind. This happened to me on an experimental install of DD-WRT, and I thought that there was no hope short of debricking the router using a special cable. However, after speaking with some experts, I discovered there are other methods to try first. "Simple" Hard Reset The very first step to try in the event of a failure is this simple reset. Essentially, this duplicates the "nvram erase" CFE command to clear out the NVRAM of your router and get the firmware back to its original condition.

Why Is Wi-Fi Coverage So Bad in My House, and How Can I Fix It? If you and your router are on different floors - and it has removable antenna(s), you want as low a DBi antenna as you can get. DBi is antenna boost, and it's not magic - for a dipole (that's what you have, probably) DBi is increased horizontally by sacrificing vertical. Try an external wifi adapter on your laptop. More useful if the issue's distance, but a useful gizmo when you're traveling, and find yourself somewhere where someone's kind enough to leave their router open but it's just a tad too far. miniDLNA September 30, 2010 8:57 AMupdated: September 30, 2010 9:24 AM Ok So I am new to this open source router bit, but I am starting to get the feel of it. This is the setup I am going for so anyone please tell me if I going down the wrong path 1. I have 2 WNR3500L's, One which is the Primary running upstairs in the office and one which is running as a Repeater Bridge downstairs next to the TV. 2.

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