Smart homes require a reliable internet provider; A weak signal can cause smart bulbs to flicker, video feeds to freeze, or ...

Explore various methods to securely connect and manage IoT devices on a separate VLAN, including using firewall rules, Home ...

One of the big appeals of smart home devices is interconnectivity. You tweak some settings on your phone and your devices start working together in a coordinated fashion — the fans and window ...

One of the seemingly simplest things you can do to get more out of your network is to start sharing files and other stuff between different devices. It was always easy in the past and you don’t have ...

Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) allows you to access your computer over a network, but connecting from outside your local network (over the internet) introduces additional challenges. If you can connect ...

If we had to make a list of all the annoying things on the planet, slow Wi-Fi would easily take the cake. In a world where almost everything relies on a swift internet connection, sluggish load times ...

Not sure if this is best suited for the Networking Matrix or Linux Kung Fu but ultimately I am just trying to ping so I am starting here. I have a MacBook Pro running VMware Fusion. All the VM's on ...

Trisha Jandoc was an associate writer at CNET covering broadband and everything related to home internet. She graduated from St. John's University with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a focus on ...