Rick Cook learned programming on a computer with magnetic drum memory. Since then he's written thousands of articles on all aspects of computers and high technology — as well as several fantasy novels ...

It was challenging for me to manage different wired and wireless devices on my home network. I had a tough time identifying a rogue device or bandwidth-guzzling culprit. Since I was still teething ...

I was wondering if this would work. I'd test it myselft, but I'm away from my lab. Take a 2924XL switch, setup 3 VLANs with 8 ports each; now what I was wondering was if you can take the VLAN trunk ...

I recently installed a new Unifi 24-port switch and a NanoHD access point. Other than setting up a basic WiFi in the house and getting all of my network moved over to the new switch and AP, I had a ...

Set up a virtual LAN (VLAN), they said. It would be fun, they said. Actually, configuring VLANs is incredibly fun and worthwhile as it can segment your network and secure various devices. Think about ...

Fast enough for Fibre 300 Can configure VLANs on internal network (not VLAN tagging on WAN). Not much budget for anything these days unfortunately, but keen to see what's out there.

A virtual LAN (VLAN) is a broadcast domain created by switches. VLANs are a convenient way to connect ports from different switches and different buildings onto the same network and broadcast domain, ...

Your smart home is only as good as the wireless protocol that chains all of your devices together. Wi-Fi tends to be the network of choice for most homes and businesses, which often means that laptops ...