• Home-networking primer, part 2

    NETWORKING

    Ed Tittel

    By Ed Tittel

    It’s time to revisit home-networking tools and technologies, especially on the wireless side of things.

    In this, the second of a two-part series about the basics of Windows networking at home, we progress into the boundary devices used to connect your local-area network to the provider’s network and on to the Internet. We’ll touch on device economics, mesh networks, and the enduring value and appeal of wired Ethernet in our ever-more-wireless world.

    Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.34.0, 2024-08-19).