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+ | ===== Free Tools. ===== | ||
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+ | The first tool I reach for when trying to help someone with a home network/ | ||
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+ | ===== Who might find this information helpful? ===== | ||
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+ | If you just "want it to work" and/or the cost is not important, then the list of providers in the next section is probably all that you might find helpful. If you have some concern for " | ||
+ | ===== Wifi Security 101 ===== | ||
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+ | If you have a router in your home that provides Wifi, for devices in your home, then using/ | ||
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+ | In addition to changing the wifi password, you might consider using the "guest network" | ||
===== ISP (Internet Service Provider) options in Sun City. ===== | ===== ISP (Internet Service Provider) options in Sun City. ===== | ||
- | The choices you have for an ISP in Sun City are not the same across all of the roof tops in Sun City. Your location in Sun City does impact which ISP can deliver broadband internet access to your home. Today(March 1, 2023) the options include: [[: | + | The choices you have for an ISP in Sun City are not the same across all of the roof tops in Sun City. Your location in Sun City does impact which ISP can deliver broadband internet access to your home. Today(March 1, 2023) the options include: [[: |
- | Today (March 2023) Optimum is the only company that provides "cable based" internet service to every house in Sun City. The other providers utilize radio transmission | + | Today (March 2023) Optimum is the only company that provides "cable based" internet service to every house in Sun City. The other providers utilize radio based services. Rock Solid requires a small roof mounted antenna aimed at a " |
- | If you are fortunate enough to have a home that does give you alternatives for an ISP, that fact may give you bargaining power with one of the providers. Bargaining power might mean you need to " | + | If you are fortunate enough to have a home that does give you alternatives for an ISP, that fact may give you bargaining power with one of the providers. Bargaining power might mean: you need to " |
===== When communication with your ISP (Internet Service Provider) fails to resolve your concerns. ===== | ===== When communication with your ISP (Internet Service Provider) fails to resolve your concerns. ===== | ||
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It is not uncommon for someone to indicate their " | It is not uncommon for someone to indicate their " | ||
- | When trying to understand poor computer performance when the " | + | When trying to understand poor computer performance when the " |
- | Why all the words in the previoius paragraph. Because more often than not, performance of an application that requires network resources is a reflection of the " | + | Why all the words in the previoius paragraph. Because more often than not, performance of an application that requires network resources is a reflection of the " |
If you have reason to suspect your computer is " | If you have reason to suspect your computer is " | ||
Peformance factors of your internet access that " | Peformance factors of your internet access that " | ||
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==== Speed ==== | ==== Speed ==== | ||
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Repeating… If you use your internet connection to surf the internet and have a couple of TV's streaming Netflix and/or Amazon at the same time, 100 megabits per second is probably " | Repeating… If you use your internet connection to surf the internet and have a couple of TV's streaming Netflix and/or Amazon at the same time, 100 megabits per second is probably " | ||
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+ | March 2024... | ||
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==== Latency ==== | ==== Latency ==== | ||
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If you are using your " | If you are using your " | ||
- | The speed and latency of DNS services can be visible when they are slow. By visible I mean…. When you are viewing a "web page" there can be " | + | The speed and latency of DNS services can be visible when they are slow. By visible I mean…. When you are viewing a "web page" there can be " |
==== Distance ==== | ==== Distance ==== | ||
- | Wifi is a technology that uses radio communications | + | Wifi is a technology that uses radio frequencies |
===== Wifi or Wifi 5 or Wifi 6 or Mesh, in your house. ===== | ===== Wifi or Wifi 5 or Wifi 6 or Mesh, in your house. ===== | ||
- | This video about Wifi 6 touches on the history and details of wifi. [[https:// | + | This video about Wifi 6 touches on the history and details of wifi. [[https:// |
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===== Cable Modems and Routers ===== | ===== Cable Modems and Routers ===== | ||
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Routers intended for home use ,keep evolving as has the Wifi technology that enables use of the services the Internet provides. Buying a router can be intimidating simply because there are so many choices from each brand that you might see on the shelves at Best Buy, Walmart, Office Depot or Amazon. When you need a router, you are lucky if you have the time to evaluate the available products that make your choice a "good value" for your requirements. | Routers intended for home use ,keep evolving as has the Wifi technology that enables use of the services the Internet provides. Buying a router can be intimidating simply because there are so many choices from each brand that you might see on the shelves at Best Buy, Walmart, Office Depot or Amazon. When you need a router, you are lucky if you have the time to evaluate the available products that make your choice a "good value" for your requirements. | ||
- | Location of the router in your home can be important. Why? Todays routers usually provide connectifty over 2.4 ghz channels, 5 ghz or 6 ghz channels. 2.4 ghz channels provide better distance and wall penetration characteristics at slower speeds. If you can place your router in the " | + | Location of the router in your home can be important. Why? Todays routers usually provide connectifty over 2.4 ghz channels, 5 ghz or 6 ghz channels. 2.4 ghz channels provide better distance and wall penetration characteristics at slower speeds. If you can place your router in the " |
=== Solutions to distance: Repeater, Mesh, Moca, switch. === | === Solutions to distance: Repeater, Mesh, Moca, switch. === | ||
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Mesh references: [[https:// | Mesh references: [[https:// | ||
- | === Cable Modem details Reference === | + | === Cable Modem details Reference. === |
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+ | This might be helpful… [[: | ||
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