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Actiontec launches a DSL modem/router combo

Actiontec launches a DSL modem/router comboTimTo Actiontec.. Will this be supported any better than your previous products? (Which was El-zippo,nada, no support).

Tags: Modems, Network technology, Routers & switches, Actiontec, DSL modem router, DSL modem, DSL, router, modem

Discussion threads 2008-05-25

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Optimum Ultra: So how fast is it?

Optimum Online's $99 per month Ultra DOCSIS 3.0 service is one of fastest residential broadband offerings available today. But is it really "Up to" 101Mbps as advertised? As I mentioned in a post last week about broadband service outages, Last Friday, I was...

Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., Router, Network, Adobe PDF, Broadband, Server, NetGear, Ultra DOCSIS 3.0, CISCO DPC3000, Speed Test, OOKLA, SRXN3205, Network Technology, Routers & Switches, Modems, Home Networking, Cable, Firewalls, Broadband Internet, Networking, Telecommunications, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-07-07

WebEx augurs ill for Cisco's cloud ambitions

WebEx augurs ill for Cisco's cloud ambitionsill indeed... innovation will come from elswehere!Hi Phil, We met back in 2004 when you covered Intranets.com and WebEx...I tend to agree with all your points about the pace of innovation at WebEx and Cisco - I was at that launch party in 2006!Web...

Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., WebEx Communications Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

The Harsh Reality of Suburban Broadband, Part Deux

The Harsh Reality of Suburban Broadband, Part DeuxReminds me of Comcast.Back when I was a customer of theirs, I had some troubles. I eventually got to a tech support person that actually understood what I was talking about when I told them the IP address of the equipment on the...

Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Part Deux, suburban broadband, broadband

Discussion threads 2009-06-26

The Harsh Reality of Suburban Broadband, Part Deux

Goddamit! Why have I been offline for so long? As I explained in a previous article last summer about my broadband situation, my employer, like many large technology services companies, has elected to classify my work situation as "Home-Based", in that...

Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., Broadband, Mike, Cable Guy, Modems, Cable, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology, Networking, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-26

Verizon Wireless MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot

Priced at $400 without a contract ($170 with a one-year contract or $100 with a two-year contract), the Verizon Wireless MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot isn't affordable, especially when you consider the data plans. There are two of them: either you pay $40 for 250MB a month or $60 for...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, INTERNET, mobile, Verizon Wireless MiFi 2200, Verizon MiFi 2200, router, Verizon Wireless MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot, Verizon Wireless, MiFi

Product reviews 2009-06-11

The wireless escapades: the inevitable journey into frustration

The wireless escapades: the inevitable journey into frustrationThere is another solution...This isn't a problem I have due to living in a 2 bed flat, but my folks had the same issue when I lived there or rather I did and the way I got round it was using two wireless...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Network technology, Wireless and Mobility, wireless, inevitable journey, Ethernet, router

Discussion threads 2009-05-11

Dude, Where's My Phone Bill?

The OOMA is a Voice Over IP VOIP appliance that plugs into your broadband connection which provides you unlimited local and long distance telephone service. What's the difference between this and other consumer VOIP solutions such as Vonage or Packet8? No phone bill. ...

Tags: Phone, Caller ID, Call, OOMA, OOMA Scout, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-04-27

Linksys Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WRT320N

The Linksys Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WRT320N is a good deal for those looking to create a network that only supports the 5GHz band. You can get it online for about $110. While the router supports 2.4GHz as well, unfortunately it does not support them both simultaneously. However, it...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Home networking, Novice User, router, Linksys Inc., WRT320N, network

Product reviews 2009-03-31

'Psyb0t' worm infects Linksys, Netgear home routers, modems

More information has surfaced about the botnet "psyb0t," the first known to be capable of directly infecting home routers and cable/DSL modems. It was first observed infecting a Netcomm NB5 modem/router in Australia. Members of the website DroneBL, a real-time IP tracker that scans...

Tags: Router, Worm, NetGear, Modem, Linksys Inc., DroneBL, Command & Control Channel, Routers & Switches, Network Technology, Networking, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-03-25

Stealthy router-based botnet worm squirming

Stealthy router-based botnet worm squirmingAnd there are SOOO many routers with default "admin" password out there!Something tells me that shipping hardware or software with default passwords is hacker friendly.How many have WAN access by default?I have not seen a router that comes pre-configured with allow control over WAN activated by...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Cyberthreats, router, password, Linux, worm

Discussion threads 2009-03-23

Stealthy router-based botnet worm squirming

Researchers at DroneBL have spotted signs of a stealthy router-based botnet worm targeting routers and DSL modems. The worm, called "psyb0t," has been circulating since at least January this year, infecting vulnerable embedded Linux devices such as the Netcomm NB5 ADSL modem above...

Tags: Router, Worm, Cyberthreats, Routers & Switches, Viruses And Worms, Network Technology, Security, Networking, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-03-23

Comcast conducting tests on free Wi-Fi for its subscribers

Comcast conducting tests on free Wi-Fi for its subscribersPushing MicrosupremacyOk Microsupremacy is a but much, but you get the idea. The idea that I could do all I need for internet access through 1 company on a variety of devices, with those devices euqalling only my laptop and cell phone,...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Cellular phones, Comcast Corp., cell phone, phone, Wi-Fi

Discussion threads 2009-02-02

HomePlug revival continues with new Netgear Powerline gear

HomePlug revival continues with new Netgear Powerline gearPowerlineToo expensive. I would buy it in a heartbeat at 1/2 that cost.HomePlug Powerline EthernetI have to agree - too expensive, and then I have several concerns:1) Power line spikes happen all the time. All it would take is one spike to...

Tags: Home networking, powerline, HomePlug Powerline Ethernet, new Netgear Powerline, Netgear Powerline gear, Netgear Powerline, NetGear

Discussion threads 2008-11-19

2Wire Wireless-G 802.11g ADSL Gateway

2Wire Wireless-G 802.11g ADSL Gateway2-Wire 2701HG-B questionable reliabilityI purchased my first 2701HG-B in April of 2008. I moved to a new home within the same city. My phone number changed. I purchased the 2701HG-B after being told by AT&T that the NetGear modem/router I had been using would not work...

Tags: Modems, modem, 2Wire

Discussion threads 2008-11-06

Sling Media Slingbox Pro-HD

When Sling Media released a trio of second-generation models in the fall of 2006, the Slingbox Pro was at the top of the line. Unlike the entry-level Slingbox AV, the Pro had pass-through outputs, an analog tuner, multisource capability, and the capability to accept high-definition video sources. Unfortunately, it also...

Tags: 3G, TV & Home Theater, Smart phones, TVs, Home entertainment, Corporate communications, Slingbox, Sling Media

Product reviews 2008-09-25

One Router to Connect Them All

One Router to Connect Them AllWives and out of townI have the same problem. I usually get infuriating phone calls where I have to talk her through the whole device reboot process each time, and she forgets how to do it.God awful from where I liveRead my "Harsh reality of...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Broadband Internet, router, cable, Vonage Holdings Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-26

One Router to Connect Them All

Sunday afternoons are the few times I actually get some peace and don't have to think about major IT problems. I fire up my Weber smoker, throw on a couple of racks of ribs, fire up a bucket of hardwood charcoal and fruit wood chunks, and I chill for a...

Tags: Cable Modem, Router, Linksys Inc., Dad, Modems, Cable, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Networking, Hardware, Components, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-08-25

Surviving a lightning strike: Shock and awe

Surviving a lightning strike: Shock and awe.....So what, you lost some electronics and doo dads. You and your's are alive, that's what is important. The electronics can be replaced, repaired and data recovered from back-ups I know you have them. The fact that you consider losing your electronics harmful is...

Tags: Desktops, Telecom & Utilities, Network technology, security system, lightning strike, electronics, strike

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

What happens when you patch the Internet?

What happens when you patch the Internet?Most home users do *not* have a router...and they are the largest number of systems exposed to the network. Corporate systems are already protected, and are likely not running Zone Alarm anyway.For the home user Windows XP's firewall is less than secure --...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Patches, Domain names, ZoneAlarm, Internet, patch, server, DNS server, security

Discussion threads 2008-07-09