Ethernet cable (either CAT5e or CAT6) is the gold standard of home-networking technology. If you can string cable from your router to everywhere you need Internet access, do it. You’ll get out-of-this ...

How simple is it to network your home via existing power lines? I connected my PC’s Ethernet port to a powerline adapter and plugged that adapter into a power strip that already fed several other ...

Last week, I reviewed some new Wi-Fi wireless Internet gear that promised to deliver a fast Internet signal to the farthest corners of your home. Alas, my tests showed that the new models weren’t so ...

Netgear’s recent midrange powerline networking adapters–the AV 200 ($130) and the AV+ 200 ($145)–might be just what you need to fill the gaps in your home network access without spending too much time ...

AC wires can be accessed from multiple spots in any room where a computer is in use. What's more, by deploying what are known as "powerline adapters," system builders can deploy those AC wires inside ...

Netgear’s Powerline AV 500 Adapter Kit uses your home’s existing electrical cabling to bring wired Gigabit Ethernet networking to any room in the house. Throughput speed is significantly better ...

Ideal for clutter-free network expansion, the devices use existing power plugs to drive fast online access, featuring four Gigabit LAN connectors with a dedicated VIP port ASUS PL-X51P and PL-X52P ...

The latest crop of Wi-Fi routers offer more bandwidth and better range performance than ever before, but depending on the size and layout of your home, you may still have spots where wireless ...

This post was done in partnership with The Wirecutter, a buyer's guide to the best technology. Read the full article here. After 5 hours of research and 29 hours of testing with 12 different kits, we ...

The concrete and plaster in his Rathdrum, Idaho, house blocks Wi-Fi signals. But computer consultant Marc Schoenberg found a way to network the six devices in his house without stringing Ethernet ...