A Powerline Ethernet Adaptor is a device that uses your home's electric wiring to transmit internet & other communications signals. Find out how it works, pros and cons, etc.

Ethernet is ubiquitous, fast, and simple. You only need two diffpairs (four wires) to establish a 100Mbit link, the hardware is everywhere, you can do Ethernet over long distances easily, and tons … ...

If you've ever looked at the network cable protruding from your computer and wondered how Ethernet got started, how it has lasted so long, and how it works, wonder no more: here's the story.

Ethernet’s future is now about much more than the next top speed: The engineers charting a path for the ubiquitous networking protocol are looking at several new versions to serve a variety of ...

Some may remember things like Token Ring, but even the savvy home user has heard the term MAC address, which is the core tenet of how Ethernet works.

Ethernet’s future is now about much more than the next top speed: The engineers charting a path for the ubiquitous networking protocol are looking at several new versions to serve a variety of ...

Lex Friedman used to edit and write at Macworld—a lot, lot, lot of articles—and now works at a leading podcast, ad-sales, and content network. He called me after moving into a new house ...