Section |
Link |
Description |
ADSL |
Checkers |
Broadband Checker |
adsl and broadband availability. Checks line and exchange information. |
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Max Speed Calculator |
Estimates the maximum speed on your line for maxdsl and LLU adsl2+ |
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ADSL - Order Status |
Check your order status |
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ADSL - RAG Test |
BT RAG test - what it is and explanation of the codes |
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ADSL - Service Status |
adsl service status
checkers showing exchange status and BT MSOs. |
Connecting |
ADSL Filters |
Types of Filters and splitters |
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Install
Filters |
How to install filters |
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ADSL - DUN |
How to make a manual DUN connection for adsl |
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Router Set-up |
How to manually configure and set up a router. |
Networking |
Networking |
adsl Networking info |
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Wireless Networking |
Wireless Networking |
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What is my IP Address |
Get your Public and Private IP Address and your rDNS |
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IP Addresses |
Explanation of the different types of IP addresses you may come across |
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Static IP -v- dynamic |
Difference
between static and dynamic IP address. |
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Types of Connectors |
Types of UK telephone plugs and Network connectors |
How it works |
How it works - Local |
How
ADSL works 1 - Local |
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How it works - BT Network |
How ADSL works 2 - The BTw Network |
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How it works - ISP Network |
How ADSL works 3 - The ISP Network |
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Inside the Exchange |
Information & photos of telephone + adsl equipment inside the exchange. |
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ADSL Technology & DMT |
How ADSL works on the telephone line - info about DMT + bit loading. |
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BT Centrals |
Information about the BT Central Pipes |
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ADSL - Types |
The different types of adsl provisioning - IPStream, Datastream and LLU |
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Broadband Access Market |
OFCOM Broadband Access Market Classification |
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BT Sockets |
Info on the different types of BT telephone sockets and connectors in the UK |
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ADSL - Which RAS |
How to find out which RAS you are on. |
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CBC v UBC v SBC |
Discussion about Capacity based Charging |
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Adsl History Notes |
a few internet notes as reminder to myself |
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Adsl - About BT |
Discussion
of the different divisions in BT |
DSL Max |
MaxDSL |
Information about maxdsl |
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How Max DSL works |
How MaxDSL works using Data Line Management. |
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IP and bRAS profile |
Explanation and information about the bRAS and IP Profile |
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Interleaving |
How MaxDSL uses Interleaving and what it is. |
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MaxDSL - The Reality |
My experience of MaxDSL |
21CN |
21CN FAQs |
An introduction & FAQ about BTs 21 Century Network |
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21CN Network Topology |
An overview of BT's 21st Century Network Technology and topology |
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21CN Core & Metro Nodes |
A list of BT 21CN Core and Metro Node Locations. |
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Data trans |
Data Transmission |
How adsl data is transmitted |
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Data Error Control |
How adsl errors are detected and corrected |
Problems |
Connection Problems |
Common connection problems |
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Troubleshooting adsl |
troubleshooting adsl connections |
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Low SNR Problems |
Symptoms of low SNR and associated problems. |
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REIN Faults |
Repetitive Electrical Impulse Noise (REIN) |
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Improve your connection |
How to improve your adsl broadband connection speed |
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BT self install |
about
BTw self install |
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BT Test LogOn |
Test your connection |
Line Stats |
ADSL Line Stats |
How
to interpret your line stats. |
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How to get your line stats |
Get
your line stats from the Speedtouch 330 and various other
routers and modems. |
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Low SNR Problems |
Symptoms of low SNR and associated problems. |
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Line stats - explanation |
Explanation of what the figures and statistics from your router mean |
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Linestats - errors |
Explanation of what the error figures and statistics from your router mean |
Speed test |
Speed Testers |
a List of broadband speed testers. |
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BTw SpeedTest |
How
to do a BTw speedtest to check your line. |
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BTw Performance Tester |
How to do a BTw performance test which shows you your bRAS
profile |
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adsl speeds |
Understanding adsl speeds and what they mean |
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Slow Speeds |
What to do if you get slow speeds. |
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Acceptable Speeds |
Defined limits of what are classed as acceptable speeds
by BT |
MTU |
Tweaking - MTU |
How to tweak your PC for optimum speed |
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Tweaking - MTU Settings |
Some suggested MTU settings |
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Vista MTU tweaking |
Tweaking Windows Vista MTU |
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Vista TCP tweaks |
Some Vista TCP tweaks and Auto tuning settings. |
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MTU Problems |
MTU problems, the symptoms and causes of MTU problems |
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Tweaking - MTU Explained |
MTU and RWIN Tweaking explained |
Contention |
Contention - Intro |
Intro on contention |
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Contention - Info |
Contention info |
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Contention - analogy |
An analogy of how adsl is a shared resource and how contention works. |
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Contention - Status |
Check your exchange status |
ISP |
Choosing |
ISP - Choosing |
Choosing an ISP |
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ISP - How I Chose my ISP |
How I choose my ISP |
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ISP's - Why |
Why I choose Plusnet |
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ISP - Market Share |
Details of who are the largest ISPs and which ISPs own
/ took over other ISPs |
Prices |
ISP Prices |
ISP and product pricing list |
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ISP Product Price Compare |
Search and compare prices from over 125 products from 25 UK ISPs |
Ratings |
ISP - Rate |
Rate your ISP |
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ISP Ratings |
ISP Rating results |
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ISP Compare Ratings |
Compare ISP Ratings |
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ISP review ratings |
View an ISP ratings |
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ISP Rating Summary |
ISP Review Rating Summary of Results |
Caps FUPs |
ISP - FUPs & Caps |
List of UK ISP's capping and fair usage
policies and Network performance |
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ISP - "Unlimited Usage" |
The truth about "Unlimited Usage" and which ISPs (don't) offer it. |
ISP Info |
ISP - Detailed Information |
Detailed information on various Internet Service Providers |
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ISP Contact Details |
List of ISPs with contact details, phone nos and other ISP information |
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DNS Servers |
DNS Servers and Mail Servers for UK ISP's |
Set up |
AOL Setup |
How to set up a router with AOL adsl |
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Be O2 Setup |
How to set up your own router with Be or O2 |
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TalkTalk Setup |
TalkTalk Set up connection and modem
information |
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Sky Connection FAQ |
Common questions about the Sky Broadband Box router. |
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Tiscali LLU test |
Tiscali LLU & datastream login test to check for tiscali LLU or datastream |
Moving |
Migration and MAC key |
Information
about Migrating and getting your MAC key. |
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Moving house with adsl |
Information on moving house and moving your adsl connection. |
Tech |
Site Tools |
Download calculator |
Calculates the time to download files |
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Browser Exploit |
Check browser for url spoofing |
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Browser Info |
Information that is displayed via your browser. |
Internet |
Internet - Port List |
List of common ports |
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Internet - Repair TCP/IP |
How to repair TCP/IP |
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Virus Alerts |
Latest Virus definitions |
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Virus Map |
Virii around the world |
Conversion |
Conversion - Metric |
Imperial to metric conversions |
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Conversion - Ext Ascii |
Extended Ascii characters |
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Conversion - Hex Colour |
Hex Colour chart |
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Conversion - Binary
Text |
Convert binary to text |
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Binary Watch |
Geeks watch (binary time) |
Rants |
Virus Rant |
Why you should protect your PC |
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E-mail Rant |
The dangers of using Bcc + fwd |
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Fwd Mail |
dangers of fwd mail |
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Protection 2 |
Why AV and a firewall is essential. |
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Scare Tactics |
How some sites con you into purchasing
their "protection
software" |
Software |
Security |
AntiVirus + Firewall |
AV and Firewall software |
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Anti Spy
+ Malware Tools |
Tools against spy and malware |
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Security Checks |
Free security scans |
System |
System - Info |
System Information Tools |
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System - Clean Up |
Clean up your system |
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System - Tools |
System Tools and Utilities |
Internet |
Internet - Browser |
Browser Tools |
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Internet - E-mail |
Free email software and e-mail tools + add ons |
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Internet - Download Mon |
Free Download bandwidth monitors |
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Internet - Networking |
Networking Tools |
Media |
Multi-Media |
Multi-media Apps |
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Graphics - Apps |
Free graphics apps |
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Graphics - Filters |
Free graphics filters and plugins |
Other |
Other |
Other useful apps |
Routers |
Generic |
Router Line Stats |
A brief outline of router line stats and what they are. |
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Log line stats |
Details of routerstats which is a line stat logging tool for your router. |
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Telnet Router |
How to telnet into your router CLI |
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DMT v7 |
DMT Tool v7 Tutorial - How to set up and use DMT v7 |
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DMT v8 |
DMT Tool v7 Tutorial - How to set up and use DMT v8 |
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Log DMT line stats |
Use DMT tool to log and record your router linestats. |
Specific |
BT Voyager 205 |
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- Voyager 205 |
BT
Voyager 205 Router information. |
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- Disable Ports |
How
to block access to certain ports on the Voyager 205 |
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- Stealth all ports |
How
to stealth all ports on the Voyager 205 |
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- Use the CLI |
How
to log into the CLI on the Voyager 205 |
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- CLI commands |
Common
CLI commands for the voyager 205. |
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- Set SNTP |
How
to set up the time on the Voyager 205. |
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- NAT rules |
How
to set port forwarding rules for the Voyager 205 |
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- restrict access |
Restrict
internet acccess for an IP address on the Voyager 205 |
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Router - Set IGMP |
How
to set up IGMP for multicast on the Voyager 205 |
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Router - Page Errors |
What to do if you find you get a
lot of page errors or missing images. |
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Voyager 2100/2110/2091 |
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- 2100 CLI |
CLI access and shell access for
the Voyager 2100 2110 and 2091 |
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- DMT Tool |
Using the DMT tool to change your
target SNR on the 2100, 2110, 210 |
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2100 pingable |
How to make the BT Voyager 2100, 2110, 2091, 210 pingable |
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Belkin routers |
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- access hidden pages |
How to access hidden commands and
pages on belkin routers. |
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D-Link |
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DSL-G624T tracert problem |
D_Link DSL-G624T unable to perform a tracert - Solution. |
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Huawei SmartAX |
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- Huawei SmartAX MT882 |
Information on the talktalk supplied Huawei SmartAX MT882 |
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Netgear DG834G/GT |
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DG834G Interleaving |
How to check the DG834G to see if interleaving has been applied on line |
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DG834G with MRTG |
Perl scripts to graph line stats
using MRTG with the Netgear DG834G |
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DG834GT - Be O2 setup |
How to set up the Netgear DG834G DG834GT for Be O2 |
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DGT834GT Target SNR |
How to over-ride the target SNR on the dslam using the DG834GT |
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SAR110 + SAR130 |
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- SAR110 + SAR130 |
Solwise
SAR110 + SAR130 Router
information. |
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- Disable Ports |
How
to block access to certain ports on the SAR110 |
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- Stealth all ports |
How to stealth all ports on the
SAR110 |
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- Use the CLI |
How to
log into the CLI on the SAR110 |
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- CLI commands |
Common
CLI commands for the SAR110. |
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- Set SNTP |
How to
set up the time on the SAR110 |
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- NAT rules |
How
to set port forwarding rules on the SAR110 |
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- restrict access |
Restrict
internet acccess for an IP address on the SAR110 |
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Router - Set IGMP |
How
to set up IGMP for multicast on the SAR110 |
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Router - Page Errors |
What to do if you find you get a lot of page errors or
missing images. |
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Sky Router |
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Flash Sky router DG834GT |
How to flash the DG834GT skyrouter with generic Netgear Firmware |
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Flash Sky router DG934G |
How to flash the DG934G skyrouter with generic Netgear Firmware |
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Speedtouch Routers |
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Speedtouch CLI |
Useful CLI commands for the speedtouch 585 and other Speedtouch routers |
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2 Wire Routers |
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2Wire 2700HG |
2Wire 2700HG overview |
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2Wire 2700HGV review |
Review of the 2Wire 2700HGV |
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2Wire 2700HGB reset |
How to reset a 2Wire 2700HGB |
Tutorials |
Tutorial |
PING |
How to use the PING command |
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Tracert |
How to perform a tracert |
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Save ping and tracert
results |
How to save ping and tracert results |
Email |
E-Mail - FAQs |
Common E-Mail Questions |
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E-Mail - View Headers |
How to view e-mail headers. |
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E-Mail - Use Telnet |
How to use telnet to send and receive mail |
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E-mail - New mail box |
How to create a new mailbox in Outlook Express |
Surfing |
Browser - FAQs |
Common Browser Questions |
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Browser - Google It |
Tips on using Google |
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Spellbound 4 Firefox |
How to install Spellbound with Firefox 1.5 |
Security |
Hosts File |
How to use the Hosts File to block or access websites |
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Uninstall NAV |
How to uninstall Norton AntiVirus |
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Protection |
Protecting your PC |
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Virus Questions |
Common Questions about viruses, worms and trojans |
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Help Im Infected |
What to do if you are infected with a virus or malware. |
Other |
Router - ICQ |
How to set up ICQ behind a NAT router. |
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Winrar - Split large files |
How to split large files into smaller file size chunks |
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WordPress Installation |
How to install WordPress on PlusNet
ccgi servers |
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BB Code for forums |
BB Code for Forum software |
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FAQs |
Quick faqs |
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Windows - Shortcuts |
List
of some common Windows keyboard shortcuts |
FTP Server |
FTP Server 1 - Install |
How to install an FTP server. |
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FTP Server 2 - User config |
How to config users for an ftp server |
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FTP Server 3 - Access rules |
How to set access rules for an ftp server |
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FTP Server 4 - NAT router |
How to config Serv-U for a NAT router |
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FTP Server 5 - router config |
How to config your NAT router |
Site Info |
Site Info |
About kitz.co.uk |
Info about kitz.co.uk inc copyright and disclaimers. |
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Information about my sites |
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Site - Support |
Help support this site |
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Site - Search |
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Site Index of popular Pages |
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