A MAC address may be the address of your Mac, but they’re not interchangeable. MAC stands for Media (or Medium) Access Control, a geeky term for a part of network communications between the actual ...

MAC Address Filtering is a special security feature through which you can use the MAC Address of a device to determine its access to the network. It is special security that protects your router and ...

Some third-party wireless routers are unable to access AppleTalk devices (particularly printers) that are connected to the network. Below is an explanation of why some routers do not support AppleTalk ...

Your home network’s security is only as good as the configuration of your router or gateway. Leave it open or vulnerable, and you might end up with freeloaders that hog your bandwidth, at best. At ...

Last week we published a guide to "Mac-friendly" wireless routers. Rather than addressing reliability or performance concerns, the article attempted to discern which wireless router manufacturers ...

[first part rant mode]<br>I have Verizon DSL. I have had it for a long time now. At least 5 years. During that time, I hooked up as many PC's as I needed online at the time. Mostly now, it is just two ...