Netflix and Roku, today announced the introduction of The Netflix Player by Roku, which provides streaming of select, commercial-free Netflix content directly to a TV or monitor, without requiring a computer.
Dual-band draft 802.11n has continued to be too expensive for most consumers. But D-Link may have a reasonable lower-cost alternative in its new dual-band AP/bridge.
IOGEAR today announced the release of its USB Net ShareStation, which enables network sharing of USB devices, including speakers and webcams.
Internet Protocol version 6, known as IPv6, is an upgrade to the world’s most common network addressing scheme, Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4). The purpose of this post is to provide you with some background information on IPv6 and some simple things that you can do to get acquainted with it.
Fridays are usually my day to do site housekeeping, which includes thinking about ways to improve SmallNetBuilder. Adding discussion forums has always been something that has been on the back burner, but I’ve never pulled the trigger.
Alternative firmwares can provide lots more features. But neither of the two most popular loads is a clear winner when it comes to improving routing performance.
I need to tune my newsfeeds a bit, since I missed last week’s press release about Ruckus Wireless suing Netgear and its new antenna design partner Rayspan.
Updated Synology’s new DS508 5-drive BYOD SATA top-of-the-line desktop NAS has been added to the NAS Charts.
D-Link today introduced a cost-reduced dual-band draft 802.11n wireless AP / bridge. The DAP-1522 Wireless Bridge functions as an access point or wireless bridge and has a built-in 4 port gigabit switch for convenience in connecting multiple devices. It has a single draft 802.11n radio with selectable 2.4GHz or 5GHz operation. The DAP-1522 is available … Read more
Contest #17 has ended. The winner of the Trendnet TEW-632BRP 300Mbps Wireless N Home Router and TEW-621PC Wireless N PC Card is Travis Robeson with the correct answer of 112 dB. Congratulations, Travis!
Three readers share their experiences in building their own RAID 5 NASes.
Netgear’s ReadyNAS Duo has finally made it onto the SmallNetBuilder test bench and into the NAS Charts. And this highly-anticipated dual-drive NAS based on the acquired Infrant’s X-RAID technology doesn’t disappoint.