If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. One of the many features laptops lost as they became ...

A mildly annoying trend over recent years has been for USB hardware devices to expose a CD-ROM drive containing their drivers for Windows users. Of course there’s no real CD in there, instead the ...

There are two endpoints in any network connection, and you have to focus on both the server adapter and the switch to get the best and most balanced performance out of the network and the proper ...

A network card (also called a network adapter, network interface card, or NIC for short) acts as the interface between a computer and a network cable. The purpose of the network card is to prepare, ...

Most modern computers include a wireless network card, which you use to connect to wireless networks in your office, on the road or at home. If your computer doesn't have one, you can potentially ...

Using cheap and powerful server expansion cards in your desktop builds is a tempting option for many hackers. Of course, they don’t always fit mechanically or work perfectly; for instance, some server ...

Many a time IT admin needs to set up multiple IP addresses to the same network adapter. Situations such as hosting multiple SSL sites can speed up traffic exchanges, which can bypass the gateway in ...

I commend ASUS for the XG-C100C with its backwards compatibility and low entry cost. It's likely the only NIC you will ever need in a home network. Late last year, ASUS deployed the Z170 Maximus ...