Most of us tend to keep our router or modem always on so that we can be online all the time. But is it safe? Are we trading our privacy for convincing? Should we turn off our computer network when not ...

Networking is a fundamental aspect of modern computing, underpinning everything from small home offices to large enterprise data centers. For Linux system administrators and network engineers, a ...

Encryption comes at a cost.

I see people that have dedicated boxen to be a router/firewall. What is the advantage of this over having say, a linksys BEFSR1 and a personal firewall? Just wondering. Please clarify, are you talking ...

When it comes to complexity of network connectors, you have got multiple levels, with a switch (hub) at the bottom and a router at the top. A hub is an astonishingly dumb gadget. It accepts a packet ...

My home network had been a mess from the start. Two ISPs, and both behind CGNAT. The ISP-provided ONT router is stricter than ...