As far as consumer network hardware goes, we’re all expected to be pretty happy with 802.11n WiFi and Gigabit Ethernet over Cat 6 cables. For most home users, that’s plenty of bandwidth for streaming ...

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Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks.… Read full bio The Actiontec PWR511K01 kit's ...

Also called a "network interface card" (NIC), a network adapter is a plug-in card that enables a computer to transmit and receive data on a local network. Today, the term refers to an Ethernet adapter ...

Making expensive network gear redundant one little fix at a time.

Road warriors will love Dispatch, but desk jockeys shouldn’t bother. Beyond the Hotspot software that comprises the bulk of their business, Connectify Inc. makes another utility for laptop enthusiasts ...

I'm getting tired of turning my wifi off and on, as well as not having internet when I'm connected to my PLC network. My home network runs on 192.168.1.x. The PLC cabinets that I build run on their ...

Microsoft has acknowledged another problem in Windows 10 version 1903 where user's are reporting that their network adapters suddenly stop working after installing a cumulative update. In the Windows ...

What is Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS)? Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) is a Windows specification for how communication protocol programs (such as TCP/IP) and network ...