If you're using Ethernet to network your computers, you know how important it is for your network to be available all the time. If the Ethernet goes down, your business could come to a grinding halt.

So, we have some testing labs and some equipment in those labs that can connect to a PC with a direct network connection - no router or switch, just a loopback cable to the device. Device is ...

As its name suggests, Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology delivers electrical power via Ethernet cabling. The technology is typically used to power VoIP phones, wireless LAN access points, cameras ...

I use a simple unmanaged switch to expand my wired Ethernet access without complicating my home network.

One of most basic ways to share files and other resources with another computer in your office is via a direct cable connection. However, you cannot use a regular Ethernet cable -- called a ...

Some (many?) HDMI cables can also carry Ethernet over HDMI. The main use seems to be to provide internet connection to a smart TV from a cable modem box. Currently I have an ethernet-USB adaptor ...

We've seen Power-over-Ethernet used to allow network CCTV cameras and IP phones cut the AC cord, but a full PC is somewhat rarer. SkinnyBytes new touchscreen Windows 7 all-in-ones can run on less than ...

Gigabit Ethernet, a transmission technology based on the Ethernet frame format and protocol used in local area networks (LANs), provides a data rate of 1 billion bits per second (one gigabit). Gigabit ...

Gigabit Ethernet as a means to connect devices in data centers and storage facilities has earned another proof point — a computing cluster in Germany that is linked by Gigabit Ethernet and that has ...