Category Archives: Broadband

Notes: windirstat & wireless repeater

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Stephen

To find the files and folders taking up the most space on your computer, google for the following and download. It does require a quick install, but when installed, works very well. windirstat ——————————– If you have an old Eircom … Continue reading →

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Remove a Preferred Network from the Dell Wireless Utility

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Stephen

An information sheet on how to remove a Preferred Network from a computer with a Dell Wireless Utility on Windows XP. Link to Document

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Thompson Broadband Router (UPC) Model: TWG870

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Stephen

So I recently got 100Mbps Broadband from UPC 🙂 My Cisco EPC2425 got replaced with a Thompson Broadband Router (Model: TWG870UIR). Default Settings Login URL: http://192.168.0.1 Username: <blank> Password: admin SSID: UPC00XXXXX  (AFAIK, the SSID of Thompsons will be in … Continue reading →

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How to make a CAT5e Network Cable

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Stephen

So I have 30Mbps Broadband, but because of the wireless g router I was given, I could only get ~1.8MB/sec download. Using a wired connection to the router let me get full 30Mbps down. As a result I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Cisco EPC2425 Home Router (UPC)

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Stephen

I recently got UPC 30mb broadband and it works quite well. I’ll just to jot down some of the details with the Cisco EPC2425 Home Router settings in case I need them.  Default Settings Login URL: http://192.168.1.1 Username: <blank> Password: … Continue reading →

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