Wireless networking, including cell-based systems and Wi-Fi, are increasingly ubiquitous, but many businesses still use a wired network connection. Some advantages of wired network technology include ...

As more applications come onto the local area network (LAN), it is time to look into simple and immediate ways to expand the network’s ability to take on heavier traffic. The argument is simple: More ...

Last week, when ZDNet.com Vice President Stephen Howard-Sarin asked me for some advice on setting up a network for his new home, it got me thinking about the future of home networking. Like many ...

A local-area network (LAN) connects the computer hardware in a localized area such as an office or home. Typically, LANs use wired connections to link the computers to each other and to a variety of ...

With more and more devices coming up with Wi-Fi capabilities, LANs has seen a tremendous increase in connected devices. Earlier there were only phones and laptops with Wi-Fi capabilities. But today we ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

Even if you bought new cables when you moved in, it's possible that you installed a mislabeled cable, claiming to provide Cat ...

Wireless networking is terrific. I have the freedom to work on the Internet anywhere around my office or even outside on my porch. I do not worry about drilling holes in my walls or fishing wires.