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As advanced silicon fabrication crams more and more features into networking chips, the capabilities of even basic home broadband routers are now quite remarkable. Billion's BiPAC 6200NXL is one of the cheapest desktop models we've seen ...
When a product arrives with no instruction manual or software disc, our first reaction is to pick up the phone and harangue the manufacturer's hapless PR department. This almost happened with the Pogoplug, a novel device ...
Home and small office networks are getting more complex, and eventually the basic routers supplied by ISPs as part of broadband bundles simply run out of steam. This is when models like the Netgear ProSafe FVS318G ...
Question: Take an HP MediaSmart server running Windows Home Server, change the badge to read HP Data Vault, and what do you get? Answer: An affordable small business storage appliance for companies looking for file sharing ...
Once you get used to the idea of having access to the Internet from anywhere, it is a difficult thing to let go of. One day you'll be sitting in a caf� without free Wi-Fi and ...
If there were awards for cramming the most networking technology into the smallest package, the Solwise 3G11nMRW Mobile Router would have a bulging trophy cabinet. It's a miniature 3.5G (HSPA/UMTS) router with 10/100Mbps Ethernet and 802.11B/G/N ...
Converting USB devices to wireless operation is one of those tasks that, if it was easy, would be very popular with an awful lot of people. Q-Waves claims that it has just the product for the ...
When is a thin client not a thin client? When it's a zero client from Pano Logic, of course! A tiny box which, together with some clever software, connects remotely hosted virtual machines to user's desktops. ...
There was a time when servers were pretty much alike, but no more. Nowadays they're built to suit specific markets, as with the rack-mount PowerEdge R410 which, according to manufacturer Dell, has been designed with so-called ...
As a seasoned IT journalist you'd think I might know better than to base a buying decision on marketing blurb. But no, when Belkin launched its new Gigabit Powerline HD adapters claiming gigabit speeds over mains ...
Having used both previous generations of Netgear's EVA range to date, it was something of a relief to open the box of its latest digital media player, the EVA 9150, and find a remote control worthy ...
Storage arrays aren't exactly known for their good looks, but with its shiny black casing the DroboPro is nothing like your average array. Neither is it as complicated to setup or manage, with built-in intelligence to ...
Intel's 45nm Xeon 5500 (Nehalem) processor technology is something of a no-brainer, delivering an unbeatable mix of high performance and energy saving features. Server vendors have, understandably, adopted it with gusto, among them Dell, whose 11th ...
The idea behind the Kace KBOX 1000 is far from radical: it simply delivers systems management on an appliance. The results, however, are quite astounding. Instead of days, or sometimes weeks, getting to grips with the ...
With home networks now commonplace, it's not just businesses who require some form of network attached storage (NAS). And with most NAS devices offering far more than simple data storage, such as BitTorrent downloads and scheduled ...
Wireless is great, but when the signal drops or interference from neighbouring networks slows throughput to a crawl it loses its gloss somewhat. Installing Cat-5 cabling is an alternative, but hacking away the walls in your ...
Many home users have made the switch from 802.11g wireless to the faster and wider-reaching 802.11n. However, speed and coverage soon go down the drain when you throw in interference from nearby wireless networks. The problem ...
At first glance the Disk Station DS209 from Synology looks like a fairly run-of-the-mill small NAS (Network Attached Storage) appliance. But that's far from the case, the compact DS209 delivering a high level of performance plus ...
Able to stream live video to any internet-connected PC, network cameras (or IP cameras, if you prefer) are an affordable alternative to expensive CCTV systems and perfect for increasing security at home. Prices have remained fairly ...
Green, it seems, is the new black, with IT companies increasingly keen for their products to be seen as environmentally friendly. Some of the claims need to be taken with a pinch of salt, but D-Link's ...
