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Conceiva Mezzmo DLNA Media Server Reviewed

Scott DeLeeuw — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:39:00 -0500

All DLNA devices are not created equal. Mezzmo levels the playing field.

Synology Adds Three Expandable NASes

Tim Higgins — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:04:32 -0500

Synology has updated its top-of-line NASes and added another expandable product.

Catching Up on News

Tim Higgins — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:53:00 -0500

It was a big week for NAS announcements last week. Here's a roundup of what happened while we were away.

TI Rolls Out 5-in-1 Wireless Chips

Tim Higgins — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:00:00 -0500

Texas Instruments has introduced a family of five-in-one wireless devices.

Broadcom Announces 802.11ac SoC

Tim Higgins — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:19:51 -0500

Broadcom has announced a single-chip 802.11ac device.

ASUS RT-N66U Dark Knight Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Gigabit Router Reviewed

Tim Higgins — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:58:00 -0500

Updated - ASUS' RT-N66U "Dark Knight" router is causing quite a stir. Our full review's wireless performance tests confirm the reason why.

SmallNetBuilder Giveaway Results: D-Link Wireless N Powerline Router and Powerline Wireless N ...

Tim Higgins — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:19:57 -0500

The contest has ended. The winner of the D-Link Wireless N Powerline Router and Powerline Wireless N Extender is Mike Willard, with the correct answer of Atheros INT6400 / INT1400 chipset.

Congratulations, Mike! And thanks to everyone who entered.

Cisco Linksys PLE400 and PLS400 Powerline AV Adapters Reviewed

Tim Higgins — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:00:00 -0500

The Cisco Linksys PLE400 and PLS400 Powerline AV adapters provided us with a few surprises.

LaCie Announces New Windows Server NASes

Tim Higgins — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:32:32 -0500

LaCie has announced two new Windows Server based NASes.

NewerTech Power2U Reviewed

Tim Higgins — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:04:00 -0500

Upated - NewerTech's Power 2U seems like a good idea, until reality sets in.

Amped Wireless Ships Gigabit N High Power Router

Tim Higgins — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:49:00 -0500

Amped Wireless said it has started to ship its new high-power wireless router.

How To Test A Wireless Router

Tim Higgins — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:36:00 -0500

If you'd like to benchmark your router accurately, here's a simple way to do it.

ZyXEL To Ship Gigabit Switches With Auto Traffic Priority

Tim Higgins — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:53:23 -0500

ZyXEL says it will soon ship Gigabit switches that automatically prioritize media streams.

Cisco Refreshes 200 Mbps Powerline Networking Family

Tim Higgins — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:15:50 -0500

Cisco has updated its powerline networking product line.

SmallNetBuilder Giveaway: D-Link Wireless N Powerline Router and Extender

Tim Higgins — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:51:08 -0500

SmallNetBuilder is giving away a D-Link Wireless N Powerline Router and Powerline Wireless N Extender

Build A Compact Low Power Atom Server

Scott DeLeeuw — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:22:00 -0500

Every home could probably benefit from some sort of home server, but it doesn't have to be a loud, power hungry box.

Buffalo WS-QV4TL/R5 TeraStation Pro Quad WSS Reviewed

Craig Ellison — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:33:00 -0500

Buffalo's TeraStation Pro Quad WSS is a bit on the expensive side for a WSS based NAS. But it handles up to 50 users.

SmallNetBuilder's CES 2012 Wrap-Up

Tim Higgins — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:22:00 -0500

Updated - We reflect on CES 2012 and catch up with a few things that flew by during the news feeding frenzy.

CES 2012: Synology Launches New NAS OS Beta

Tim Higgins — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:30:00 -0500

Synology is starting to Beta its next NAS OS.

CES 2012: Tuesday Morning News Roundup

Tim Higgins — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:17:47 -0500

Here's a roundup of today's networking related news from CES.