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• Using the ipconfig command to troubleshoot network problems

  Posted on October 14, 2019 at 01:05 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

  NETWORK TROUBLESHOOTING

  By Lance Whitney

  When you’re having trouble connecting to a network, Windows’ command-line option IP Configuration can reveal helpful information.

  Network-connection problems can crop up anywhere and in various ways: at home, at a hotel, connecting to a network printer, opening webpages, and so forth. Connection issues can be relatively simple or complex. For example, you might have an IP-address conflict, where two devices are trying to use the same address — and the solution is a quick IP refresh. Or your system could have trouble resolving addresses: you can connect to a site or server via its IP address but not through its name. That might require some deeper digging.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.37.0 (2019-10-14).

  Troubleshooting AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Ipconfig, Networks, troubleshooting

• How do you know if File History is really working?

  Posted on July 8, 2019 at 01:05 CDT by Tracey Capen • Comment in the Forums

  LANGALIST

  By Fred Langa

  For that matter, how do you know if any of your backups are working?

  The best proof is a nondestructive, no-overwrite, test-restore of one or more of your backed-up files. Here’s how, using Windows’ File History as the example.

  Plus: Full and partial fixes to a recurring and seemingly patternless boot failure.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.25.0 (2019-07-08).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, LangaList AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Backup, boot failures, File History, test-restores, troubleshooting

• Top 10 free troubleshooting tools for Windows 10

  Posted on August 29, 2016 at 07:06 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  If you have problems with Windows 10 (and, eh, who doesn’t?) here are my ten top picks for fixes.

  InfoWorld

  Other troubleshooting, Widnows 10