My boss is looking for the most efficient and cost-effective way to add redundancy to our 20MB fiber. [more inside]
posted by dozo on Apr 27, 2009 - 11 answers

My net connection has dropped like clockwork around midnight over the past few days. What's up? [more inside]
posted by Gyan on Oct 20, 2008 - 5 answers

NetworkFilter: I have a bizarre and arcane-seeming problem with my home network, the Internet, and my ISP's DNS. Invalid URLs are being redirected to the ISP's search page—in some cases. [more inside]
posted by adamrice on Apr 22, 2008 - 22 answers

DHCP and switch VLAN configuration help needed. [more inside]
posted by odinsdream on Nov 30, 2007 - 9 answers

Can anyone recommend a free tool to do a long term bandwidth analysis? [more inside]
posted by Raichle on Nov 12, 2007 - 6 answers

Why does my download speed drop to zero when the internet connection is still up and working? [more inside]
posted by banshee on Nov 9, 2007 - 7 answers

I'm considering downgrading my cable broadband from 512kbps-800MB/month to 256kbps-uncapped. I'd like to estimate the real-world hit in terms of casual web browsing and more intensive applications. [more inside]
posted by Gyan on May 12, 2007 - 10 answers

Is there a database or service that can take an IP address and return the name of the ISP that owns it? [more inside]
posted by b1tr0t on Jun 10, 2006 - 16 answers

Why won't web pages load the first time I ask for them? [more inside]
posted by TedW on Apr 11, 2006 - 18 answers

I'm on a foreign network (traveling for work) and more than half the websites I try to load (any browser) end up at a dodgy looking place called 'Med Network' (viagra, etc). [little MI] [more inside]
posted by erebora on Nov 20, 2004 - 11 answers

Wifi networking question. My brother lives 1 mile away, nearly direct line of sight as I am up on a hill. I can get DSL, but his house cannot. Is there a cheap-ish way to get hi-speed into my house and create a secure wifi network to span to his house as well? (MI)
posted by BrodieShadeTree on Jun 24, 2004 - 12 answers