Despite the proven fact that industrial Ethernet networks are more capable and just as reliable as the fieldbus networks they are increasingly replacing, there are many people in industry who remain ...

Ethernet has gained critical mass as the industrial network of choice. Automation and control engineers can dig into some of the details of cabling, managed switches and topologies here, and leave ...

Although it probably feels like forever to many of us since Category 5 Ethernet cabling became prevalent, now that 2.5 and even 5 Gbit Ethernet has trickled into the mainstream, a pertinent question ...

Ethernet is everywhere, from home networks to carrier networks. Service providers need to test Ethernet links between their carrier networks and access networks such as DSL. Testing Ethernet-based ...

You likely use your Ethernet port on your computer to get the fastest Internet you have available, but it's actually a ...

Close up view of a network switch with multiple yellow Ethernet cables plugged in - Robbany Hossain/Shutterstock If you've been facing slow internet and lagging issues despite paying for a premium ...

Whenever you see a box with a few Ethernet ports, it’s either referred to as a router, or a switch, sometimes people will even use the word “hub”! Fortunately, it’s simpler than it may seem. A router ...

Yes, networking is way too complicated.

You can no longer treat your Ethernet port as an afterthought ...

Verizon becomes first backbone carrier to deploy the new 100-Gigabit Ethernet standard by setting it up across a 555-mile section of its European IP backbone network. Lance Whitney is a freelance ...

The rise in mobile computing has forced most businesses to manage not just desktop workstations, but also notebooks, tablets and smartphones. Networking enables companies to share resources between ...