Sky Broadband

Use the following link to open a New web browser window new browser window, or type 192.168.0.1 in the address bar of a new tab/window and press Enter. Please note that the following link can only change the wireless settings of a computer that is linked to your own personal Sky broadband service. Also please remember that while you carry out the following steps, you will be making changes to your wireless connection, so you may need to reconnect or refresh the page before continuing at certain points.

1.On a PC that is connected to your Sky broadband, enter the address http://192.168.0.1 
into the address bar:

In the sign in box, enter username: admin and password: sky.

To change your Sky Broadband wireless router settings follow the steps below

From the main menu on the left had side, click Wireless Settings under Set up.

If you do not want to use the router wirelessly, clear the tick box for Enable Wireless Access Point then select Apply. This will prevent any unauthorised user from accessing your wireless network.

To change your Sky Broadband wireless router settings follow the steps below. 

If you intend to use the Wireless Network, then change the default password (also referred to as a network key) in the WPA-PSK Security Encryption section to one of your own choosing. Your password can be characters and numbers – we recommend a mixture of both. Type in your new password, then select Apply. This will make it very difficult for any unauthorised users to access your wireless network.

Lost Password - Reset

Write down the new password (network key) somewhere secure or on your Wireless Settings ‘Keep me handy’ card provided with the router, to be stored in a safe place. If you forget your new Wireless network password, you can either change the password to a new one following the steps above, or reset your Sky wireless router to the default settings - which will reset the Wireless network password to the Network Key/password listed on the label on the bottom of your router.

To reset your Sky wireless router to the default settings, with your Sky Broadband box switched on, press and hold a blunt pointed object (such as a pen) in the small reset button on the back until the test light blinks, then release the button. Your Sky Broadband box will restart with the default settings.

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Firefox Made Faster!

How to Hack Firefox to Make it Faster!

Mozilla's Firefox browser is good. With a little minor "tweaking", however, you can make Firefox perform up to 40% faster for page transfers. With just a few clicks and some typing, you can experience faster browsing and surfing Firefox. Read below for how.

Difficulty: Easy

Time Required: 3 minutes

Here's How:

1. Open the Firefox "config" page: click into the Firefox address location bar, and type about:config, press Enter.
   
2. The "Config" file will appear in the Firefox browser as a page with hundreds of lines of code in it. Now, we start by enabling some advanced tabbed options:
   
   
3. Locate the line browser.tabs.showSingleWindowModePrefs . (tip: press "b" on your keyboard to quick scroll).
   
4. Double click on browser.tabs.showSingleWindowModePrefs . This will set its toggle to "true". Now your advanced and enhanced tabbing should be set.
   
   Note: in Firefox version 1.5, the command line is singlewindow.openintabs.
5. Next: we will increase the "pipeline" RAM ability for Firefox to accomodate more packet transfer. In the same config document, scroll down to the line that says network.http.pipelining . Double click this line to set it to "true".
   
6. Lastly, we will increase the maximum pipeline requests to 100. Find the line that says network.http.pipelining.maxrequests. Double click on it, and a dialog box will pop up. Change the setting from 4 to 100.
   
7. No need to save this file. Simply close and restart Firefox, and you should see an immediate 10% to 40% increase in web page transfer speed, and faster opening of your tabbed windows! Enjoy!