Jul 5, 2010

Q: I hope you take the time to answer this. I have been searching and searching for the right answer to this and nobody can, even Verizon. I want to go with FiOS for our new office. I need multiple IP’s. But what I got was 5 IP’s with a 255.255.255.0 subnet mask. It should have been 255.255.255.248. This concerns me. I need to host email,...

Jan 9, 2010

If like me, you keep an eye on the Mac OSX activity monitor, then you’ve likely seen ntpd and wonder what the heck it is. NTPD is the Unix (or in this case Macintosh OSX) Network Time Protocol Daemon.  NTPD is the service that your Macintosh computer uses to keep the time up to date (assuming you are using the system default setting – Set Date and Time...

Dec 26, 2009

Some of us never realize how huge the Internet really is.  Let’s take a look at a few statistics for an average day on the Internet and see how big these numbers really are… Over 210 billion emails are sent out daily, which is more than a whole year’s worth of letter mails sent through the US Postal service. There are 3 million images...

Dec 13, 2009

Recently when I needed to replace my existing Cisco PIX 501 with 10-user license to a PIX 501 with an unlimited user license I ran into some issues that will be important to anyone running a Cisco PIX or similar firewall on a Verizon FiOS or Verizon DSL connection. I‘ve been running the Cisco PIX 501 for a good couple of years.  Cisco no longer...

Aug 4, 2007

The D-Link DI-604 is no longer in production or sale at retail stores. However, this unit is still considered to be one of the best home routers available and can still be purchased used and new on Ebay and other on-line retailers. Many gamers swear by this unit as it is robust, reliable and simple to configure. Current listings on Ebay range from $15.00 to...