For years I have been wondering when Cisco would activate the USB ports on their devices. I have been hoping for all kinds of USB functionality to routers, switches, firewalls but Cisco has been slow ...

Using a computer in your business usually requires that you connect it to a network. For connection to a wired network, you'll need a free Ethernet port on your computer. If one is unavailable, a USB ...

The device shown in Figure 17-1 is an RS-232–to–TTL converter board, designed to allow a PC with a serial (RS-232) port to communicate with a device that has a console (TTL) port. External converters ...

When it comes to choosing your cable, there are various USB-to-USB options on the market. We recommend selecting the bridged cable, also known as a USB networking cable. This cable has an electronic ...

We've discussed the different types of ethernet cables and what they're good for, but they're also easy to hack and re-wire to fit whatever need you may have. Before you start stripping and twisting ...

If you won a lightweight laptop or an iPad, you can have an Ethernet connection instead of using W-Fi. Plugables new USB-C to Ethernet adapter cable is an alternative to using wireless networks. Do ...

Even when a USB Ethernet adapter advertises 2.5 GbE or faster, real-world performance depends heavily on how the USB bus is ...

I use Spacedesk to extend my Windows desktop to an extra MacBook, and it works like viewing a remote desktop over the LAN. It's a bit laggy with WiFi, and since both machines had USB-C, I thought I ...