In almost all of our networking reviews we have talked about Quality of Service or QoS. This handy little feature allows you to adjust priority for different types of network traffic. It makes keeping ...

I have been working with getting our Cisco switches up to date in terms of firmware and configuration. What are some options for better handline remote console access to the switches? For the first ...

I started writing a longer post and realized that a lot of the information about my investigation of my new home’s network may not be interesting to everyone or relevant to my questions so here’s the ...

Linksys is betting big on its new blue router, a resurrection of the classic WRT54G design with modern components inside. The company (now owned by Belkin) today said it plans a new line of networking ...

LAN parties are great events if done right; you get a bunch of people together that are bent on killing each other in a virtual sort of way. But the problem is, how do you go about getting the right ...

Although it feels like I’m dancing with myself, this week’s Tech 911 column—you ask tech questions, we deliver tech answers—is going to be a little inverted. Rather than fielding a question that ...

Not all that long ago, 100 gigabit ethernet (100 GbE) was strictly the domain of the largest backbone carriers. In 2025, 100 GbE is now part of the enterprise networking landscape. 100 GbE is becoming ...

The What: Netgear has added the new M4500 series 100-Gigabit Network Switches to its managed switch line. In addition, it has also added 16-, 24-, and 48-port 10-gigabit models to its M4300 line of ...