If you're looking to extend your home network without running Ethernet cable all over the place, a kit like this gets it done in 60 seconds. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands ...

The Good: Easy setup; no perceptible difference from using standard ethernet cabling. The Bad: Large appliances running in the house can cause electrical noise that drops throughput a bit. The Verdict ...

While not as well known or widely used as Wi-Fi or Ethernet, powerline networking—using your existing home electrical wiring to transmit data, turning every outlet in your house into a potential ...

Qualcomm's taking to the stage at CES to unveil a new chip designed to make power-line communications less of a last-resort for people in lead-lined houses. The Qualcomm Atheros QCA6410 is a single ...

Network routers are increasingly becoming our portals to the world, and the latest model from Atheros, the Hybrid Router, is making that doorway wider than ever. Naturally it supports 802.11 WiFi and ...

Netgear's Powerline AV Ethernet Adapter Kit (XAVB101) offers a speedy, secure alternative to running CAT-5 wire throughout your home. We put this adapter through the ringer and it still ran cool and ...

Powerline Ethernet adapters run Ethernet signals over electrical wiring. This can be particularly useful in a home that has impediments to wireless signals getting through. You plug one adapter into ...

That's a pretty cheap option for bringing a wired Ethernet connection to the far corners of your house, no drilling required. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, ...

We live in an era of everyday miracles, though we don’t always appreciate that fact. As comedian Louis C.K. puts it, “Everything is amazing, and nobody is happy.” Not only is broadband Internet nearly ...

DS2, based in Valencia, designs the processors and creates integrated chipsets that enable OEMs to produce networking solutions; they don't actually sell end-user hardware themselves. The previous ...

The new Macbook got me thinking: is it possible to get the port to use powerline ethernet AND charge at the same time, and what would it take? I assume that the bundled charging cable wouldn't cut it, ...