Adding a network switch to your setup adds more Ethernet ports to your home. This allows you to plug devices in directly to ...

I've been struggling with weak/inconsistent WiFi reception in peripheral corners of my house — unfortunately, the corners where my wife and I have our WFH setups. I'm at a loss what type of contractor ...

We spend so much time online that how we connect to the internet has become almost as important as the devices we use. Most people never give it a second thought. They connect their computer to Wi-Fi, ...

Hallie Seltzer worked with CNET's broadband team, covering ISP reviews, provider comparisons and a little bit of everything related to home internet. She's a graduate of Rogers State University in ...

More bandwidth as Ethernet accelerates beyond 1 Terabit, better optical connections, and optimization for AI and HPC workloads are on the way. 2024 was a banner year for Ethernet, which has been a ...

A true 10G Ethernet switch, but failover tests raise resiliency issues. In an exclusive Network World lab test, Foundry Networks’ BigIron MG8 switch proved to be one of only two enterprise backbone ...

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 ...