While many sites are installing wireless networks, wireless is not always the best choice. Security needs, building construction, and other reasons can lead a company to link its computers using ...

A lot has changed in home and SOHO networking in the 5 years since we first published Installing a Cable Modem: USB vs. Ethernet. If you want the current thinking on which port is better for ...

Standard Internet routers usually come with four Ethernet local area network ports, while the more advanced routers used by some companies may offer eight ports. If the number of computers, printers ...

Upgrading your home's cables and wires to handle technology often gets overlooked, but you might need to if you want to have the National Broadband Network (NBN) internet services you want, where you ...

All it takes is a kink in the cable, somebody running over it with their office chair, or a poor crimping job on one end (like leaving way too much wire untwisted) to make the cable not work. I'd ...

Installing an Amazon Echo Hub typically means dealing with power outlets and visible cables that can ruin your smart home's clean aesthetic. I solved this by setting up Power over Ethernet while ...

I've just bought a house. It has Ethernet cables installed with ports in almost every room. The installation could be pretty old - is there a way to easily identify what kind of cable is installed ...