Networking
Mediatek was one of the first vendors to demonstrate working 802.11be-compliant silicon under the Filogic lineup in January 2022. As part of the announcements at this week's Computex, the company provided additional technical details along with part numbers. The Filogic 880 platform will service access points, routers, and gateways, while the Filogic 380 will be seen in the client devices. Wi-Fi 7 / 802.11be Background The 802.11 Working Group focused on extremely high throughput when starting work on 802.11be. This has been achieved primarily through a combination of three different aspects: Support for up to 16 spatial streams Support for channel widths up to 320MHz (with operation in 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz bands) Support for 4096-QAM (4K-QAM) resulting in better utilization of available spectrum (a faster...
EVGA Killer Xeno Pro: The Impact of Network Offloading
Bigfoot Networks has a new generation of more affordable high performance network cards. These add some features beyond the original, but are they worth it?
122 by Derek Wilson on 7/3/2009TRENDnet TEW-633GR: 802.11n Draft 2.0 to the Rescue
We provide an an early glimpse of Draft N 2.0 performance with the TRENDnet TEW-633GR.
13 by Kris Boughton on 10/26/2007BigFoot Networks Killer NIC: Killer Marketing or Killer Product?
Our review of the Killer NIC raises more questions than answers.
87 by Gary Key on 10/31/2006D-Link DIR-625: Another Draft N Router comes up short
Our review of the D-Link DIR-625 RANGEBOOSTER N router reveals a solid design that is dogged by the current performance of Draft N chipsets.
15 by Gary Key on 9/20/2006Draft N Router Coverage: When the "n" in 802.11n really means "not yet"
Our first look at Draft N routers from NETGEAR, Belkin, and Linksys shows promising speeds yet disappointing overall results.
22 by Gary Key on 8/30/2006Gigabyte GN-WMAG01
Gigabyte Technology is another company branching out from their core product line into the consumer network space. Lets see how their wireless PC Card, the GN-WMAG01 performs...
7 by Brian Ng on 9/15/2004Gigabyte 802.11g VPN Wireless Router
Gigabyte is not generally known for its networking products. To compete against other, more popular brands, Gigabyte produces the GN-BR404W. Find out about Gigabyte's first attempt at...
9 by Brian Ng on 8/21/2004ASUS GigaX1108 Gigabit Ethernet Switch
ASUS is a relatively new player in the field of consumer networking products. Today, we will be looking at their GigaX1108.
12 by Brian Ng on 8/10/2004ArmorLink Post Genie: Network Convergence in a Little Green box
Let's face it - many of us understand networking, but neither have the time, know how nor the patience to set up a fully functional Linux gateway/router...
14 by Brian Ng on 7/13/2004Agere Joins the 802.11 Fray: Upcoming WiFi Technology
To honor the 150Mbs WiFi chipset disclosed by Agere Systems today, we take a look at where the 802.11 protocol is going, and where Agere's new technology fits in.
7 by Kristopher Kubicki on 3/15/2004AT News Update: More Ultrawideband Confusion
Now that the new Wireless USB standard is starting to come together, Motorola's push for their own wideband standard has the IEEE just as confused as we are.
6 by Kristopher Kubicki on 3/7/2004AT News: Wireless USB Primer
Wireless USB was the focus of February's IDF, but will the Intel backed technology really replace an already saturated wireless infrastructure?
11 by Kristopher Kubicki on 3/1/2004The Wireless Future: Bluetooth and HomeRF in depth
At this year's fall IDF, we had the opportunity to look at two technologies that vow to change wireless data communication from a dream to...
1 by Matthew Witheiler on 8/29/2000Home PNA "Phoneline Networking" Round Up
Back in February of this year, we reviewed the D-Link DHN-910 Home Phoneline Network In A Box. Since then, we have gotten several emails expressing interest in this technology...
0 by Greg Hanna on 7/21/2000Network Switch Roundup
As the cost of networking equipment drops further and further, the accessibility of such equipment to the consumer increases inversely. That is, where only a few years ago...
0 by Jason Clark & Greg Hanna on 6/14/2000Netopia R9100 Ethernet Router
The router performed fantastic. No question here, far better performance than the Linksys Etherfast, although the current bandwidth available through cable or DSL doesn't come close to taxing either...
0 by Jason Clark & Greg Hanna on 4/27/2000Linksys Etherfast Cable/DSL Router
The Linksys Etherfast Router offers almost every feature the average user will need and some that he/she won't, all configured with an easy-to-use web interface.
1 by Jason Clark & Greg Hanna on 3/23/2000D-Link DHN-910 Phone Networking Kit
As one of the first HomePNA 2.0 kits we have tested, the D-Link kit stacked up very well to a standard twisted pair network in our tests. For...
0 by Greg Hanna on 2/10/2000
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