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IT Network Fixes Every Small Business Owner Should Know
Before calling in the cavalry, try these DIY solutions
Dealing with a troublesome network — or a network that refuses to work at all — can be maddening. The loss of productivity hurts your business and unplanned downtime can have a serious impact on your bottom line.
What are your go-to options? Call tech support and hope they can walk you through your issues over the phone? That’s assuming there’s no excessive hold time. How about having a technician come to the office? How long will that take? How long will your network be down before they can physically come in to give your network look?
You could… you know… always try fixing it yourself.
I know that sounds crazy, but before you dismiss the idea, consider that there are a number of DIY solutions to network issues that are completely within your abilities to try.
Have you tried turning it off and turning it back on again?
The popular British sitcom The IT Crowd revolves around a tech support department located in the basement of a multinational corporation. Roy, the cynical lead IT support character and a man from Ireland, consistently answers the phone with: “Hello, IT. Have you tried turning it…
