With Ethernet turning 50 this year, Ars is resurfacing this feature on the development and evolution of Ethernet that was originally published in 2011. Although watching TV shows from the 1970s ...

Just so that you don’t wonder later why your ‘2.5 GBit network’ actually runs at closer to Fast Ethernet speeds.

The first official Ethernet release supported speeds of up to 10 Mbps. Then 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet came along in 1995, and Gigabit Ethernet followed in 1999. By 2002, 10-Gigabit Ethernet was possible.

If you hear somebody discussing the different between Wi-Fi speeds and LAN speeds, they will almost always be talking about Ethernet. The Fast Ethernet standard (IEEE 802.3u) was a marked ...

RealTek unveiled a new range of RTL8126 5Gbps Ethernet PCIe and M.2 adapters back at Computex 2023 (yes, the year before last), promising extremely fast wired internet connections. The adapter is ...

Expect to hear more about AI's influence on networking in the coming year, evidenced through M&A activity, increasingly fast Ethernet switches, the maturation of AIOps, and the continued rise of ...

On its own, a fast Ethernet cable won’t make a big difference, but a good cable can work together with other high-end network devices to ensure that your connection is as strong as possible.

10BASE-T became 100BASE-TX (the aptly named fast Ethernet—gotta love these matter-of-fact names). Then 1000BASE-T, and later 10GBASE-T. The latter increasing speeds all the way up to 10 Gbps ...

Middlesex-based Ethernet manufacturer Accton Technology has added the New Workgroup Integration products to its Fast Ethernet family. The range includes the Fast Switch Hub-8s and Fast Switch Hub-8mi ...

The second type of Ethernet-compatible Roku streaming device ... it should support a maximum of 100Mbps, which is plenty fast for smooth and lag-free streaming of premium quality content ...