Ethernet cable (either CAT5e or CAT6) is the gold standard of home-networking technology. If you can string cable from your router to everywhere you need Internet access, do it. You’ll get out-of-this ...

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MoCA is the abbreviation for “Multimedia over Coax Alliance.” This is a network standard that makes it possible to connect several devices to your home network via a coaxial cable—the same wire that ...

Powerline adapters feel like magic the first time you use them. You plug one box in by your router, another somewhere else, and suddenly you’ve got “wired internet” without turning your hallway into ...

In my recently published “Deciphering wiring” post, I discussed (among other things) the multiple spans of Ethernet cable that shuttle LAN packets between various areas of the house and the downstairs ...

If you’ve made it this far through the pandemic without cursing your home Wi-Fi, congratulations! You’re a rare bird, and you don’t need this article. Read on, however, if you’re not getting the ...

In 1998, Ask Ars was an early feature of the newly-launched Ars Technica. Now, as then, it’s all about your questions and our community’s answers. Each week, we’ll dig into our question bag, provide ...

MESA, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Cable Television Cooperative, Inc. (NCTC) has agreed to offer to their member companies PCT International’s Channel Master line of Home Networking ...

In my previous post, mentioning (among other things) the addition of a MoCA adapter to my furnace room-housed electronics equipment stable, I neglected to mention that the incremental hardware ...

Netgear isn't kidding around here at CES, and if you thought three new routers was the extent of it, you're sorely mistaken. The company is also debuting its new Internet TV Player (ITV2000; pictured) ...