Networking
One of the more subtle trends at this year's Computex was that the majority of high-end motherboards now come equipped with a 5GbE network controller. At present, this might be considered a limited benefit as 5GbE and 10GbE switches and routers are still pretty expensive. But Realtek is planning on tackling the issue from both ends, as the company is preparing a hardware platform for sub-$100 5GbE switches. Realtek’s quad-port 5GbE switch platform consists of five key chips: one RTL9303 switch system-on-chip, and four RTL8251B 5GbE physical interfaces (PHYs). The chips are accompanied by various other components, such as power management ICs, but in general it relies solely on in-house developed components, which is why it can be made so cheap. RealTek's platform is...
ASUS GigaX1108 Gigabit Ethernet Switch
ASUS is a relatively new player in the field of consumer networking products. Today, we will be looking at their GigaX1108.
12 by Brian Ng on 8/10/2004ArmorLink Post Genie: Network Convergence in a Little Green box
Let's face it - many of us understand networking, but neither have the time, know how nor the patience to set up a fully functional Linux gateway/router...
14 by Brian Ng on 7/13/2004Agere Joins the 802.11 Fray: Upcoming WiFi Technology
To honor the 150Mbs WiFi chipset disclosed by Agere Systems today, we take a look at where the 802.11 protocol is going, and where Agere's new technology fits in.
7 by Kristopher Kubicki on 3/15/2004AT News Update: More Ultrawideband Confusion
Now that the new Wireless USB standard is starting to come together, Motorola's push for their own wideband standard has the IEEE just as confused as we are.
6 by Kristopher Kubicki on 3/7/2004AT News: Wireless USB Primer
Wireless USB was the focus of February's IDF, but will the Intel backed technology really replace an already saturated wireless infrastructure?
11 by Kristopher Kubicki on 3/1/2004The Wireless Future: Bluetooth and HomeRF in depth
At this year's fall IDF, we had the opportunity to look at two technologies that vow to change wireless data communication from a dream to...
1 by Matthew Witheiler on 8/29/2000Home PNA "Phoneline Networking" Round Up
Back in February of this year, we reviewed the D-Link DHN-910 Home Phoneline Network In A Box. Since then, we have gotten several emails expressing interest in this technology...
0 by Greg Hanna on 7/21/2000Network Switch Roundup
As the cost of networking equipment drops further and further, the accessibility of such equipment to the consumer increases inversely. That is, where only a few years ago...
0 by Jason Clark & Greg Hanna on 6/14/2000Netopia R9100 Ethernet Router
The router performed fantastic. No question here, far better performance than the Linksys Etherfast, although the current bandwidth available through cable or DSL doesn't come close to taxing either...
0 by Jason Clark & Greg Hanna on 4/27/2000Linksys Etherfast Cable/DSL Router
The Linksys Etherfast Router offers almost every feature the average user will need and some that he/she won't, all configured with an easy-to-use web interface.
1 by Jason Clark & Greg Hanna on 3/23/2000D-Link DHN-910 Phone Networking Kit
As one of the first HomePNA 2.0 kits we have tested, the D-Link kit stacked up very well to a standard twisted pair network in our tests. For...
0 by Greg Hanna on 2/10/2000
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