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Network and Security Tips

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Configure Static IP with the Netsh Command-Line Utility: Date - Feb 02, 2011; Rating - 2.5; Author - Eric Geier; Manually set the IP address of network connections via the Command Prompt.
Using Shared Printers over Internet: Date - Jan 14, 2010; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Discover how to print remotely or when client isolation is enabled on the network.
Fixing Accidental Enabling of 802.1X for a Network: Date - Jun 03, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Addressing the "Click here to select a certificate or other credentials for connection to the network" message.
Accessing a Hidden or Administrative Share: Date - Feb 18, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Bringing up a shared folder or drive you or the system have hidden.
Creating a Hidden or Administrative Share: Date - Feb 18, 2009; Rating - 1; Author - Eric Geier; Preventing a shared folder or drive from showing in My Network Places and Network
Changing Login Credentials for Shared Computers: Date - Feb 17, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Eric Geier; How to change the username and password used to access a shared resource.
Removing the Hand from Icons of Shared Folders: Date - Jun 26, 2008; Rating - 2.6; Author - Eric Geier; How to prevent the hand from appearing on the icons of shared resources.
Turning the Windows XP Wireless Utility On or Off: Date - Apr 03, 2008; Rating - 2.3; Author - Eric Geier; How to toggle between your wireless adapter’s configuration utility and Windows XP’s.
Utilizing the Alternative IP Address: Date - Nov 28, 2007; Rating - 3.6; Author - Eric Geier; How to streamline your IP configuration in Windows XP when regularly switching between static and dynamic IP addressing networks.
Turning on Autologon: Date - Feb 01, 2006; Rating - 4.3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; A simple way of enabling autologon and when you might want to use it.
Administrator account with no password: Date - Jan 04, 2006; Rating - 2.1; Author - Mitch Tulloch; While conventional wisdom is that Administrator accounts should have long, complex passwords, this is not always so...
Avoid Mapped Drives: Date - Nov 10, 2005; Rating - 1.9; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Why mapped drives can be a bad idea on today's networks.
Remove Unused Drivers and Devices: Date - Sep 16, 2005; Rating - 4.5; Author - Tony Bradley; If you remove a piece of hardware, particularly USB devices that may be frequently swapped out, without first Uninstalling it in Device Manager, the drivers remain behind, but the device no longer shows up in Device Manager by default.
Internet Connection Sharing with Windows 2000 Professional acts a proxy server: Date - Mar 07, 2005; Rating - 3.3; Author - Wayne Maples
Undo : Outlook blocked access to the following potentially unsafe attachments: Date - Jan 25, 2005; Rating - 1.9; Author - Wayne Maples
security risks of cable modems: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Wayne Maples
E-Mail Attachment Safety - How to avoid getting infected by E-Mail Worms, Viruses and Trojans: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4; Author - Wayne Maples
XP : speedup access to network shares: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4; Author - Wayne Maples
What’s New in Security for Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home Edition: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.8; Author - Wayne Maples
Toggle XP logon to Windows 2000 logon mode: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.3; Author - Wayne Maples
Windows Freeware and Commercial Personal Firewalls for SOHO Small Office and Home: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4; Author - Wayne Maples
Do it yourself WHOIS command: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.5; Author - Wayne Maples
Set Windows XP Local Account Passwords to Never Expire: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.4; Author - Wayne Maples
HotFix & Security Bulletin Service: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3; Author - Wayne Maples
Windows ICF: Can't Live With it, Can't Live Without it: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4; Author - Wayne Maples
Internet Connection Firewall Feature Overview: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Wayne Maples