A router's wide area network (WAN) port acts as its gateway to other networks, providing an interface for the router to send outgoing traffic over. Computers should not be connected to a router's WAN ...

When it comes to home labs, bigger isn’t always better. I made a lot of mistakes while building one, but that’s how I realized it was smarter to start with the machine I use most — my Windows 11 ...

While the FPC connector on the Raspberry Pi 5 makes it possible to add hardware like PCIe NVMe adapters, a whole bunch of USB ...

The emergence of 10G Ethernet network interface cards gives network professionals a new tool for getting more bandwidth to servers, but industry observers say some users might find better value for ...

Data packets travel to and from numbered network ports associated with particular IP addresses and endpoints, using the TCP or UDP transport layer protocols. All ports are potentially at risk of ...

A number of Chinese PC makers have begun offering small fanless computers with low-power processors and a bunch of high-speed Ethernet ports. While they’re basically full-fledged desktop PCs, they’re ...