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Local and personal area networks

CES: A tug-o'-war over home-network topology

Windows Home Server, and the tug-of-war between PC server- and LAN client-based multimedia processing, promise to transform home networks.

Digital Audio Network Details

Various digital audio networking applications have differing, and sometimes even contradictory, needs.

IEEE 802.11n: The vendor-neutering of a once-promising standard

802.11n, as currently implemented in draft form, is incredible technology. It could have been even better if vendors would have exhibited more marketing restraint.

HD-PLC: Not Too Shabby

How'd Panasonic's powerline technology handle a challenging real-life networking scenario?

Powerline Networking: Encouraging, Albeit Incomplete, Progress

Firmware upgrades substantially improve HomePlug 1.0 Turbo adapters' capabilities.

Powerline Followup: Is DS2 For You?

Does DS2's powerline technology come close to delivering on its '200 Mbps' claims?

The Road to Dot-N: Multiple Paths for MacBook Owners

Just because your new computer doesn’t come with 802.11n draft support doesn't mean you're out of luck.

Powerline Prognostics

How else could you exploit a powerline-based LAN or WAN link, besides conventional uses?

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