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Today we will be discussing the differences between a modem and router. This will also help you determine what to look for when purchasing a new modem or router to make sure you have the best device for your needs. Both devices play a huge role in your network setup. Both devices have different functionalities within your network as well and serve different purposes. In some cases your local Internet Service Provider (ISP) might provide you with (or make you rent) a modem/router combo. In other …

We often take it for granted that good encryption is mathematically strong encryption. On a really basic level, this is true. Compare a ROT13 piece of text to the Vigenère ciphertext for an example that can be worked out on paper. In industry, the shift from using DES to Triple-DES years ago is another simple, if outdated, example. However, a cipher being hard to crack is actually not the most important operational aspect of encryption. In live deployments, the operational security of …

Working in tech support, I can say that one of the most common questions I hear is “How can I increase the wireless range in my house?” There are multiple ways to do this, but the easiest and often most cost effective way is to add a wireless extender to your network. A wireless extender is sometimes called a “booster” or “Range Extender” and the main function of the device is to “extend” your wireless network range and in some cases dead spots in the house.The wireless extender has some uses t …

Your router is the center of your network. All your traffic passes through it, and it controls every aspect of your internet connection. Once traffic leaves your network, it passes through your ISP and out into the wider internet through paths that may vary daily according to the traffic and its destination, but the router remains the sole point through which this traffic always passes going in or out. Even devices on the network must communicate through the router. So, given its position a …

What is it and why is it so bad? SARS-CoV-2 is the name of a virus that causes the current pandemic disease COVID-19. It’s a type of virus named for the appearance of a crown--thus corona--around the virus particles under the microscope. The virus is genetically similar to a strain of bat virus, and it is a distant relation of the 2003 SARS virus. However, the most important feature of the virus is how incredibly easily it spreads. This is possibly due to the fact that people ar …