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Network Connection Device Facts

| Cable Modems, CMTS, GuideNOW, Internet, MessageNOW, PlaybackNOW, Routers, User PC's

Device Description Hub A hub is the central connecting point of a physical star, logical bus topology. Hubs manage communication among hosts using the following method: A host sends a frame to another host through the hub. The hub duplicates the frame and sends it to...

Installing IOGEAR DVI-D KVM switch

| GuideNOW, MessageNOW, PCMS, PlaybackNOW, Support

The image below is the KVM switch that we install with our commnity channel computers 1) Plug in the USB keyboard and mouse to the KVM switch. 2) Plug in the computer monitor (using a DVI cable) to the DVI port of the KVM switch. Plugging the DVI switch to the...

MessageNOW Client crash after update

| MessageNOW, User PC's

The newest MessageNOW Client will crash if the PC that it is running on does not have the latest Microsoft .NET Framework installed. You will see the following box appear if this happens: Click “What data does this error report contain?” and you will see...

Basic Router Port Forwarding

| CMTS, GuideNOW, Internet, MessageNOW, PCMS, PlaybackNOW, Routers, User PC's, Video Messenger

From Inside of Your Network Here’s a map of a simple home network. As you can see, you’ve got three computers with unique IP addresses all connected to a router. You can easily access the other computers, but when they all access the internet, they go through the...

Making a Category 5 patch cable 568-B

| Cable Modems, CMTS, GuideNOW, Internet, MessageNOW, PCMS, PlaybackNOW, Routers, User PC's, Video Messenger

In general, the patch cables that you use with your Ethernet connections are “straight through“, which means that pin 1 of the plug on one end is connected to pin 1 of the plug on the other end. For patch cables, 568-B wiring is by far, the most common...

How to Change Time Zone – Windows XP

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The first thing to do is double click the clock on the taskbar, you will be presented with the Windows XP Date and Time Properties box. In the picture above you can see an example of a typical Windows XP Date and Time Properties box, we have pointed out the areas of...