As service providers plan their networks and make strategic technology choices – like fiber to the home vs. fiber to the node vs. enhanced CO DSL – they rely upon certain assumptions about how ...

There was an interesting discussion over in one of the Cisco forums on how to calculate your WAN speed. Those of you who read my last post know that packet loss, latency, and bandwidth all play into ...

Neon Software may very well have the product to meet those inquiries in the form of its CyberGauge network monitoring tool. Now in version 7, CyberGauge once again proves that it is up to snuff when ...

Note: I first published this article on Aug. 18, 2020, when we were starting to realize we were in for a long haul with COVID-19, lockdowns, and working and schooling from home. Now, after a year of ...

iperf3 is a network throughput tool used to measure the performance of the network your Mac is using. Here's how to use it in the macOS Terminal app. iperf is a UNIX memory, network throughput, and ...

Windows 11 comes with a setting called Save network bandwidth by playing video at a lower resolution, which helps you save your bandwidth while playing video in some apps. Here is how you can enable ...

To manage congestion, AT&T sometimes intentionally slows down users’ connection speeds. A VPN can help you overcome AT&T throttling, and this guide will tell you how. Using a virtual private network ...

Microsoft this week announced the general availability of Microsoft Connected Cache (MCC), a built-in Windows capability aimed at reducing Internet bandwidth usage by storing Microsoft content locally ...