How to make a Loopback Cable

Sometimes in order to test a computer’s hardware or software we need a network link for the network adapter. The solution, very often, is to carry around a hub.
If you don’t want to carry around a hub, or you simply don’t have it, you can create a network loopback cable. The loopback cable will work as the computer was connected to a real network transmitting and receiving packets. This kind of setup allows the technician to troubleshoot hardware.

Browser Auto-config and Wpad deployment

Using a Proxy Server in your Company’s Network is one of the best decisions you have made. But this decision can bring you some administration overhead if you don’t have an automatic way to provision the browser settings. Fortunately, for Microsoft Operating Systems there is a way to accomplish this. The procedure involves a configuration … Read more