When speeds drop, we assume the switch is overheating, or a port has gone bad, or perhaps the packet buffer is overflowing.

It's been almost a year since many of us started working from home, and it doesn't look like that's going to change anytime soon. In previous Jason Squared shows, Jason Cipriani and I have talked ...

While most modern Ethernet cables you buy won't present an issue, some older Ethernet cables can actually throttle your ...

Truth be known, CPUs stopped being a bottleneck to your computing experience ten years ago. And over the ensuing decade, computer storage mechanisms have grown dramatically faster. SATA 6Gbps SSDs, ...

The TP-Link Deco line offers Wi-Fi 7 at a reasonable price, and the BE68 is a tri-band unit with 10Gbps Ethernet, wired ...

Over the last few months I've been upgrading my home network to 2.5 gigabit and figured there was enough of note to be worth a post. Findings in no particular order: -In terms of hardware ecosystem, ...

There was a time, before I started covering broadband for CNET, I didn't think much about how the internet actually worked. Like most people, I only noticed it when my connection went down. Once I ...

Ever look at the back of your router and ask yourself “WHY!?!?” There are only four ethernet ports there. Four. How can anyone live and thrive with such a measly amount of wired network connections?

I recently setup a ethernet home network using a 4 port Linksys router/switch i purchased. I am not wanting to expand my network into the wireless area but prefer not to go out and purchase a ...

Despite faster and more capable Wi-Fi technologies, there's still no substitute for the stability, range, and in many cases, performance, of an Ethernet connection. If you have a compatible router and ...

Paris – In a move that signals the acceptance by consumer electronics companies of combined and interoperating, rather than single-standard, home-networking technologies, the Consumer Electronics ...

Terms can sometimes play tricks on the mind. Take EtherNet/IP, for example. Many people will read “IP” as internet protocol and think that EtherNet/IP refers to plain old, standard industrial Ethernet ...