USB Over Ethernet: The Most Powerful System You Aren't Using
USB Over Ethernet lets you share USB devices across multiple computers using Ethernet. Here's everything you need to know.
How To Make An Ethernet Cross-Over Cable
Ethernet cabling has been standard in networking installation for years. It’s the fastest way of connecting PCs together - to your router or a central switch. Sure, you could go wireless, but the truth is that wireless internet is still slow for anything high bandwidth and is particularly susceptible to interference. A good network cable can go for 100m or more at gigabit speeds.
How to Turn Off Wi-Fi When Connecting Ethernet in Windows 10
Windows does not turn off the Wi-Fi connection automatically when you connect an Ethernet cable, but there is a nifty method you can use to make this happen.
Networking 101: Ethernet, LANs, and How They Work
Even for modern users, the language surrounding home networking can be a little confusing. What's a LAN? Why do I need an Ethernet cable? Isn't it all the same?
Why Your Next Wi-Fi Router Must Have MU-MIMO
Looking for a new router? Give your home network a boost with MU-MIMO, a new Wi-Fi technology. But what is MU-MIMO, and will it increase your wireless performance? Let's find out.
The 3 Easiest Ways to Share a Printer Over a Network
You can share your one printer with multiple PCs across a local network. We explain how to set this up in Windows. We also show you alternative ways to share your printer.
What Is Power Over Ethernet (POE), and How Is It Useful to You?
Power over Ethernet, also known as POE, is a kind of technology that allows network cables to also carry electricity in order to power devices.
Disney Launches New Star Wars App, Hulu Pays for South Park, & More... [Tech News Digest]
Get Star Wars on your mobile, watch South Park on Hulu, avoid Spotify on iTunes, hard-wire your Chromecast, pirate the music of David Guetta, and beware the vagaries of time travel.
9 Quick Ways to Instantly Speed up Your Home PC Network
If you have a wired or wireless home network, chances are you'll be looking for ways to optimise it so that it is running as fast as possible.
Everything You Need to Know About Home Networking
Setting up a home network is not as hard as you think it is.
Create and Store Network Settings Profiles With Simple IP Config
Do you frequently switch networks? Changing your IP settings still requires far more clicks than it should. You need to click through many windows to find and manually change your IP address, subnet, gateway and DNS settings. It doesn't have to be so complicated, though! You can make use of a utility called Simple IP Config that lets you quickly tweak any of the IP settings mentioned above, and it can even manage IP setting "profiles", which you can load up and enable on your laptop any time that you want.
Instant Message Anyone On Your Home Network With LAN Messenger
One of the worst things in a household full of poeple is when conversations consit of shouting throughout the house. More families are turning to instant messaging as a solution for in-home communication. Heck - IM is making paging systems obsolete at most workplaces, so why not in the home? The problem arises for parents of young children, who don't want those kids to be plugged into the Internet on public IM networks - for those parents, LAN Messenger can serve as an excellent solution.
The Ultimate Guide To Setting Up An Awesome LAN Party
The LAN party is an event that started out of necessity. PC gaming was a thing well before the Internet, and no Internet meant no multiplayer – unless you took your machine to a friend’s house. Geeks had no choice but to descend on each other’s homes to play games togethers. The Internet has made local play somewhat obsolete, but LAN parties are still a lot of fun.
Set Up A Quick IM System On Your Intranet With EZIM
Everyone is pretty familiar with all of the major Internet IM services, but companies and small businesses across the world have a similar need to allow people connected to a protected internal LAN with the ability to communicate via chat, without the need to connect to such outside IM services.