Access Point
Router
NAS
Mesh
Extender
Bridge
Powerline
Router (Old)
Access Point
Router
NAS
Mesh
Extender
Bridge
Powerline
Router (Old)
Access Point
Router
NAS
Mesh
Extender
Bridge
Powerline
Router (Old)

Blogs

Tim Higgins

Looking for a few good Bloggers

SmallNetBuilder is fortunate to have a talented and faithful audience. Our best contributors have always come from our readers, and I'm always looking to tap that vast wealth of experience.

But good people also tend to be busy people who don't have the hours that it takes to research and prepare they kind of in-depth articles and reviews that we do. On the other hand, you do have the time to visit SmallNetBuilder regularly and I'd like to have fresh stuff for you to read each time you visit.

Blogs

Ch-Ch-Ch Changes

I'm always thinking about ways to better serve existing readers and attract new ones and two thoughts have been rumbling around in my head.

SmallNetBuilder isn't particularly helpful to networking newbies or people who have no interest in becoming networking experts. This has been by design, since I have felt that there were plenty of other places where this information could be found.

But the past few years seem to have thinned the herd of sites and blogs covering networking in general and small networks in particular and I see the need to change.

Blogs

A New Look

With the New Year comes changes and resolutions and procrastination. I had wanted to have a new look to re-launch SmallNetBuilder now that we are back on our own, right as the calendar turned January 1. But CES and other things got in the way.

But, better late than never, I say. Things are a bit different, so here are a few tips for navigating the new layout:

Tim Higgins

D-Link says DIR-855 will ship…really!

While arranging my DGL-4500 review sample with D-Link, I asked them about the rumors that the long-delayed DIR-855 has been placed on "indefinite hold". D-Link told me that the product is still alive and that the target ship date is now "end of year 07 or early year 08".

Tim Higgins

D-Link DIR-855 Getting Closer?

During my routine check of the Wi-Fi Alliance 802.11n Certified product list, I found that the mythical D-Link DIR-855 Dual-Band Draft 11n router received its 802.11n Draft 2.0 certification back on October 3. Shame on me for not catching this before now.

Tim Higgins

Linksys Range Plus is Draft 11n in Disguise

Today's announcement by Linksys of its "affordable" Range Plus product line (WRT100, WPC100) is an odd one. The product line is described as using "MIMO" technology to provide extended coverage at a price point around $100. But a look at the FCC Test report reveals the real technology used.

Tim Higgins

Misusing MIMO

As is too often the case, yet another networking term that initially had clear meaning has been grabbed by the marketeers and is being used to lure gullible buyers.

Tim Higgins

Linksys branding to be replaced by Cisco. No surprise here

The Uberpulse headline "Cisco kills Linksys brand, plans agressive move into consumer markets" is sure an attention getter, but comes as no surprise.

First, Chambers actually said: "It will all come over time into a Cisco brand"—which hardly amounts to an announcement that the Linksys brand has been, or will soon be, retired. And for those of us who deal regularly with the company and its products, it's really a statement of the obvious.