15th December 2025 in VPN, Tools, Internet
A VPN encrypts data and enables secure access over the public internet, but it doesn't guarantee speed or reliability. This guide explains what VPNs do well, where their limits are, and when other connectivity options make more sense.
11th December 2025 in Tools, Internet
When you ping a server, it only tells you how long it took to get a reply — not the route your data actually took to get there. To see the journey your packets make across the internet, you need a network diagnostic tool called Traceroute.
7th December 2025 in Tools, Internet
If you've ever had slow internet or wondered whether a website was down, chances are someone told you to "try pinging it". But what does ping actually mean, and what is it really measuring?
1st December 2025 in Business, Internet, Leased lines
Even in an era where full-fibre broadband offers speeds in the hundreds, or even thousands, of megabits per second, many businesses are discovering that raw speed isn't the full story.
30th November 2025 in Business, Internet
Internet connectivity now underpins almost everything a modern business does - so what happens when it goes down?
23rd November 2025 in Business, Internet
For more than a decade, broadband adverts across the UK have promised "fibre-fast" speeds, but the truth behind those claims has often been less straightforward
5th November 2025 in Wifi, Internet, Business, Speed
When your connection feels sluggish, it's easy to assume your broadband provider is to blame. But in many cases, the line coming into your building is fine, it's the Wi-Fi inside that's slowing things down.
2nd November 2025 in Tools, Internet
MTR is a tool that provides a live, continuously updating view of the route between your device and a remote server, revealing not only where your packets travel, but how the performance of each hop changes over time.
