I guess I never blogged the fact that back in March I had replaced my aging (i.e., over a year old) Netgear router with a cheapie Belkin. Well, after I switched from WEP to WPA encryption, I started having way too many wireless drops and networking issues. So, I replaced the Belkin (sold it on …
I recently decided to move up to WPA encryption on my home wireless network. When surveying my current network devices, I discovered that my old Netgear wireless bridge only supported WEP. A quick browse of Netgear’s site confirmed that there were no plans for a firmware upgrade to add WPA support, so I went off …
My Brother 3820CN multi-function printer fell prey to the dreaded Error 41 that seems to plague Brother machines. Now, in Brother’s defense, they did extend the warranty on my printer from 90 days to 24 months, but that 2 years just ran out in May so I was out of luck. So I needed to …
I was browsing the hard drive aisle at Best Buy when I came across the Buffalo LinkStation Storage Center on sale at a price too good to pass up. This network-attached storage device connects to your home network and sets up in a snap through the built-in web interface. Within minutes I had a 250gb …
We did a little room reorganization last weekend that ended up moving my home office to a different room. Not a problem, since I run a wireless network, but I had to move my Brother MFC3820CN multi-function machine into the new office as well, away from router which it had been directly cabled to. Enter …
I’ve gone through quite a few Linux “servers” as I’ve acquired new computers and relegated the older ones to more menial (but still important!) tasks. Years ago, I had been running Linux on my old 486 with only 16mb of RAM and it did the job admirably by serving up MP3s and running a small …
My old Brother MFC-7150 multi-function (color printer, fax, scanner, copier) was starting to get old. I hadn’t used it as a printer in months, maybe even years (it was at least before I got my Epson C80). It was still doing duty as my scanner, but that was about it, and it was time for …
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I was getting frustrated with my first-generation Linksys wireless router, the BEFW4S11, that I had originally purchased back in 2001. All I needed was a good price on Amazon, coupled with a manufacturer rebate to convince me to get the Netgear WGR614 wireless router to replace it for just under $50. The WGR is a …