Browsing Category “Networking”

• Enabling Network Discovery on Vista Without Windows Server 2008

  Posted on February 18th, 2008 by Brian Reich

  This problem has been making my life a living hell since we deployed Windows Vista to a handful of workstations several months ago. According to Microsoft, "Network discovery is a network setting that affects whether your computer can see (find) other computers and devices on the network and whether…

• Troubleshooting PostgreSQL Connection Problems

  Posted on January 21st, 2008 by Brian Reich

  I've been using PostgreSQL for years as the back-end database for my company's intranet, and though I haven't had to reinstall it once in the past five years on the production server, I inevitably need to reinstall it on my development workstation at least once or twice a year…

• Video: Find Your Network Settings in Windows XP

  Posted on January 17th, 2008 by Brian Reich

  This video is a visual guide through my previous tutorial about locating your network settings in Windows XP. It also happens to be my first attempt at creating a video on my PC. The video discusses some of the reasons you might need to find your network settings, then guides…

• Find Your Network Settings in Windows XP

  Posted on January 15th, 2008 by Brian Reich

  Eventually while using your computer a situation will arise when you may need to know a little information about your network connection. You may need this information for a tech support call, to configure a networked video game system, or to add a new PC to your home network…