Every time you type a website address into your browser, DNS (Domain Name System) silently translates that human-readable name into an IP address your computer can use to connect. Without DNS you would need to memorise a string of numbers for every website you visit. This guide explains how DNS works, the different types of … Read more
Have you ever booted up your Windows 11 PC only to discover that the WiFi option has completely disappeared? If so, you’re not alone! This frustrating issue has been reported by many Windows 11 users. But don’t worry, in this guide, I’ll show you exactly how to fix it and get your WiFi back online … Read more
A simple utility that aims to help you fix the connection problems when you want to use the legacy fat Cisco VPN client on newer versions of Windows. By default, this legacy client is only compatible with Windows 7 and below – but our utility will allow it to run perfectly on newer operating systems. … Read more
The internet has become an integral part of our professional and personal lives, with over 5 billion people using it every day. Long gone are the days of copper being the main way of connecting to the internet, with many people now connecting through fiber optic cables. Fiber optics offers numerous advantages over traditional copper … Read more
Depending on your environment, you may want to disable IPv6 on all networking connections, including wired and wireless connections. To do this, you can use a simple PowerShell script: Once you have run this script, you can go ahead and check the IPv6 settings on the target machine and you should see that it is … Read more
Introduction In recent years, mobile working has become a convenient way of getting on with some work while travelling or away on business in hotels. With the recent COVID-19 pandemic, a lot more people have found themselves working from home and requiring internet access to their offices. Pretty much everything is done on the internet … Read more
Have you recently upgraded your machine to Windows 10 Fall Creators Edition (1709) and can now no longer access your network drives or home NAS drives? Well, we have just run into this issue where after installing the 1709 update, we could not access our (slightly old) WD MyBook Live network attached storage device. When … Read more
If you are using Cisco switches, you may find that you need to configure IP helper addresses to give devices on different VLAN’s the correct direction to your DHCP server. To do this, you can use the following commands: # = the number of your VLAN To view the current vlan configuration: This will bring … Read more
This guide provides instructions for silently and unattendedly installing the Cisco VPN Client. Be cautious when configuring this, especially if you’re using a forced install option, as it can automatically restart the client machine without any warning. Silent Installation Command To package up your software and perform a silent installation, use the following command line: … Read more