Aruba, Airespace top our exclusive performance-based test. When it comes to wireless LANs, which matters most: security, provisioning, management or performance? If you answered “all,” there are a ...

Ethernet switch vendors who offer combined or unified LAN and WLAN gear say the ultimate goal is to get wired and wireless network technologies to appear as a single network access layer. However, ...

Wireless networking offers unprecedented freedom of mobility for laptop users who don't want to be chained to a specific desk. You may not always want to be connected to the Internet, however, which ...

It can be hard to predict costs when planning a large-scale wireless LAN (WLAN). What impact does the new technology have on existing products, policies and procedures? Is there a significant learning ...

So you think you have a bad-ass home network? Let’s see how it stacks up against Netgear’s new gamer-oriented Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 router and Nighthawk SX10 10G/Multi-Gig LAN Switch. The latest ...

A network device that cross-connects clients, servers and network devices. Also known as a "frame switch," stand-alone LAN switches are common in Ethernet networks. A switch with four or more ports is ...

Trisha Jandoc was an associate writer at CNET covering broadband and everything related to home internet. She graduated from St. John's University with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a focus on ...

Part of that is slow adoption on client devices, which typically have 2x2 antenna configurations at most and don't support Wi ...

Which Nintendo Switch LAN adapter is best? The Nintendo Switch combines the best of both the home console and the portable gaming system. Nintendo Switch accesses the internet exclusively through a ...

Leaving the wireless adapter on your Toshiba laptop activated while you're away from the office can quickly sap the computer battery's power. If you don't need to go online but still want to work on ...