On Wednesday the code repository GitHub was attacked by a massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. It was the most powerful distributed denial of service attack recorded to date—and it used an increasingly popular DDoS method, no botnet required.The first portion of the attack against the developer platform peaked at 1.35Tbps, and there was a second 400Gbps spike later. Until now,... »

Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly has recently announced that 250 Best Buy Mobile stores around the country will be shut down on May 31, 2018. That represents a significant portion of the Best Buy Mobile stores in North America, but in its quest to become more profitable in the face of increasing competition, Best Buy can't really keep underperforming stores open.The small retail locations first made an... »

Just a few weeks after launching ViaSat-2, Viasat has introduced new unlimited, residential data speed tiers in the US, including a top-end offering that delivers up to 100 Mbps downstream.The new high-end tier, called Unlimited Platinum 100 and optimized for HD video streaming, carries an introductory price of $150 per month (with in-home WiFi included), and rises to $200 per month after three... »

Apple is reportedly planning to reveal three new iPhones this year, including the company's largest yet. The new iPhone, reportedly code-named D33, is expected to have a screen in the 6.5-inch range, larger than any previous iPhone model. A 6.5-inch iPhone would also be larger than both the 6.2-inch Samsung Electronics Co Galaxy 9 Plus and the 6.3-inch Samsung Note 8.In addition to the larger... »

D-Link today announced the immediate availability of its newest router, the AC1750 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router (DIR-867). The DIR-867 delivers reliable performance for users who demand faster Wi-Fi speeds for HD streaming and online gaming on multiple devices. This feature-packed router makes it easier for users to enjoy strong Wi-Fi speeds no matter where they are in the home.The DIR-867 offers fast... »

Tri-band WiFi Range Extender has patented FastLane3 technology which features Tri-Band WiFi with speeds up to 3Gbps (Band 1: 400Mbps @2.4GHz - 256QAM, Band 2: 866Mbps @5GHz - 256QAM, Band 3: 1733Mbps @5GHz - 256QAM), a Dedicated WiFi Link to the router to avoid halving of bandwidth of extended WiFi signals and innovative antenna design for ultimate coverage.

Nighthawk X6S creates a seamless... »

With a total of 14 advanced amplifiers and 4 high gain antennas (1 x Internal, 3 x External), B1900RT delivers maximum coverage and stability.

The B1900RT features a combination of 3 transmitters with 4 receivers and 4 antennas per frequency to blanket a home or office with multiple Wi-Fi streams for reliability, performance, and range.

Move faster than ever with fast Wi-Fi speeds of up to... »

NitroQAM (1024-QAM) technology delivers 5GHz quad-stream (4x4) speeds of up to 2167Mbps, giving RT-AC2900 combined total speed of 2917Mbps.

RT-AC2900 has an extra internal 5GHz antenna to provide the ultimate 5GHz quad-stream performance, while RangeBoost significantly improves mid- to long-distance Wi-Fi coverage. Additionally, RT-AC2900's top-of-the-line 1.8GHz 64bit dual-core processor... »

The B1200EX is a universal range extender that can extend the reach of any Wi-Fi router by up to an additional 5,000 sq ft. With more Wi-Fi coverage, smart devices on all ends of your home or property can connect with ease and reliability.

802.11ac Wi-Fi technology provides Wi-Fi speeds up to four times faster than 802.11n. AC1200 Wi-Fi speeds provide up to 300Mbps 2.4GHz connections and up to... »

The SR505n DSL/FTTH Gateway provides high performance and flexibility for broadband and IPTV subscribers. Utilizing the latest Broadcom VDSL2 chipset, the SR505n offers increased packet processing performance, a highly-integrated 802.11n WiFi Access Point with internal antenna array, while consuming less power than previous generation VDSL2 gateways.

The SR505n can be used as a DSL or... »

ASUS RT-AC1300UHP AC1300 Dual-band Gigabit Wi-Fi Router with four high-gain antennas and high power technology delivers long operating range.

Multi-purpose USB 3.0 port allows printer, hard drive and 3G/4G sharing; while ASUS AiCloud support allows you to access, share, and stream files from your home PC to internet-connected devices.

Thanks to MU-MIMO technology and 256 MB memory, you can... »

Windows Vista introduces a number of new features to the TCP/IP stack, including CTCP, and TCP Window Auto-Tuning. This new implementation works much better by default than previous Windows versions with broadband internet connections, and is able to adjust the RWIN value on the fly, depending on the BDP (bandwidth-delay product). This, however, introduces some problems with older routers and restricts the user from tweaking some of the TCP/IP parameters. Still, there is always some room for... »

Introduction With the popularity of wireless networks and mobile computing, an overall understanding of common security issues has become not only relevant, but very necessary for both home/SOHO users and IT professionals alike. This article is aimed at illustrating current security flaws in WEP/WPA/WPA2. Successfully cracking a wireless network assumes some basic familiarity with networking principles and terminology, as well as working with command-line tools. A basic familiarity... »

I've often found it useful to get just the wireless functionality out of a WiFi router and reuse it as an access point. Wireless routers seem more common, and are often priced even lower than wireless access points. Adding an access point to a wired network already in place, or to one where the main NAT router is provided by the ISP is usually the easiest solution. However, introducing a second NAT router on the network is not a good idea, especially without some tweaking to set it... »

The Windows 8 TCP/IP implementation shares many traits with earlier Windows versions, however, there are some subtle differences, new syntax for applying tweaks, and some new settings. Windows 8 generally works well by default for many broadband connections, yet there is always some room for improvement and we will try to cover all relevant settings and their effect on your connection in detail below.To run some of the outlined commands, you will need to use an administrator account. With... »

Online Gaming can often benefit from some fine-tuning of Windows TCP/IP settings and the Network Adapter properties. This article is intended to supplement our general broadband tweaks and list only TCP/IP settings that are specific to online gaming and reducing network latency. Some of these settings are also mentioned in our general tweaking articles, however, the emphasis here is on latency rather than throughput, and we have complemented the tweaks with more gaming-specific recommendations... »

Microsoft enforces a limit on half-open TCP/IP connections that is hard-coded in tcpip.sys. The maximum simultaneous half-open (incomplete) outbound TCP connection attempts per second that the system can make is intended to limit the spread of malicious viruses and worms, as well as limit the possibility of launching a DDoS attack. However, it has proven to also limit some applications using many TCP connections, such as P2P and P2PTV programs.When the OS reaches the half-open connection limit,... »