We tested five data-compression systems to see how they compressed data through a limited network connection and what the deployment and management costs amount to. Squeezing 10 pounds of data into an ...

The Local Area Network (LAN) and the Wide Area Network (WAN) are both types of data networks. Their main difference is in scale, with LANs intended for communication within a room or building and WANs ...

Undoubtedly, Ethernet has become the technology of choice for wide-area network (WAN) connectivity for both the enterprise and the carrier. The reasons behind this are a convergence of business ...

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

Traditionally, SD-WAN was used to connect internal resources. Nowadays challenges arise as to how we connect external identities such as remote partners and mobile workers from multiple locations.

A router's wide area network (WAN) port acts as its gateway to other networks, providing an interface for the router to send outgoing traffic over. Computers should not be connected to a router's WAN ...

As more and more data moves across WANs and into the cloud, making the most of your WAN connections is key Last week, I explained the growing importance of understanding TCP basics — specifically, TCP ...

What is a Dual WAN Router? As its name implies, a dual WAN router is a router which supports two WAN (Wide Area Network) connections rather than just one which is typical of most consumer routers.