Neowin News Feed for: Ethernet

Linux removing an outdated, insecure Microsoft USB network protocol that's still on Windows

Sayan Sen — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 22:16:02 +0000

The Linux foundation seems ready to finally axe a Microsoft-made remote network protocol for USB that is still a part of modern Windows operating systems. Read more...

Nvidia introduces Spectrum-X, an Ethernet switch built for AI at Computex 2023

Mehrotra A — Mon, 29 May 2023 18:50:02 +0000

Nvidia introduced the Spectrum-X at Computex 2023. The Spectrum-X is a new type of Ethernet switch focused on providing better performance and efficiency when working with AI tools. Read more...

Cloud IT infrastructure grew massive 21.9% in 2015, according to IDC

Chris Dupres — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 10:36:01 +0000

Vendor revenue from sales on network, servers and storage infrastructure equipment meant for public and private clouds grew an impressive 21.9% year-over-year in 2015, to $29 billion. Read more...

Rumor: External Ethernet support to be added to Surface RT

John Callaham — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 04:01:56 +0000

A new rumor claims that Microsoft will finally add official support for an external ethernet port to be used on its Surface RT tablets, running on the Windows RT OS. Read more...

New Ethernet standard aims for between 400Gbps and 1Tbps

Nathan Tsui — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 02:12:39 +0000

IEEE has formed a group to develop the next generation of Ethernet technology, which could potentially support network transfer speeds of up to 1 terabit per second. Read more...

Review: Devolo dLAN 500 AVmini - Starter Kit

Byron Hinson — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:20:10 +0000

Homeplugs and Powerline adapters from companies such as Devolo are increasing their transfer speeds year or on year. This time we have the Devolo dLAN 500 AVMini kit. Does it bring anything new? Read more...

Xerox PARC: the minds behind laser printing, GUI, ethernet, and more

Julio Franco — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:18:40 +0000

Launched in 1970, Xerox's PARC has played an instrumental role in the engineering of laser printing and many of the technologies that compose the PC you're reading this on: ethernet, the mouse, GUI... Read more...

Devolo dLAN 200 AVplus Starter Kit: Review

Byron Hinson — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 13:37:08 +0000

Powerline networking has started to become more popular over the past couple of years or so, mostly due to the work both Devolo and Netgear have done with their range of products. Devolo was one... Read more...

Introducing the all new Apple TV

Andrew Lyle — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:28:49 +0000

Apple announced today during their keynote the all new Apple TV. Although it was released back in September 2006, the new Apple TV will have many improvements over it's previous version. The new, smaller, Apple... Read more...

HDMI to be replaced with an ethernet cable?

Brandon Boyce — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:50:30 +0000

According to the HDBaseT press release, LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Valens Semiconductor are working to kill HDMI. They are trying to replace it with a new standard which will transport the... Read more...

New Zealand to get 100Mbps fiber for 75% of population by 2020

Brandon Boyce — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:20:16 +0000

The New Zealand government has decided to invest NZ$1.5 billion to start a government owned corporation to get fiber internet to its residents. Their goal is to get the fiber to 75% of the homes... Read more...

ISS Upgrades LAN

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:49:45 +0000

Ethernet LANs have been used everywhere from the data center to the home and even the Starbucks around the corner. But space could very well be the final frontier for the technology. On the Columbus... Read more...

IEEE group settles on faster Ethernet plans

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:02:45 +0000

A technical group working on the next generation of Ethernet has agreed to disagree and will now work on a single standard that covers both 40Gbps and 100Gbps speeds. The Higher Speed Study Group (HSSG),... Read more...

Gigabit audio to run on Ethernet

Daniel Fleshbourne — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 13:53:34 +0000

Cirrus Logic is developing Gigabit Ethernet audio chips, with the aim of sending hundreds of uncompressed audio streams over the wire at the same time. The chips will supercharge the company's existing CobraNet audio networking... Read more...

IEEE announces next-gen 100GB Ethernet standard

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 13:44:37 +0000

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.3 Higher Speed Study Group (HSSG) has voted to standardise development of the next generation of Ethernet at 100Gbps. Although the 100Gb standard has been mooted for... Read more...

Cisco updates Ethernet switches

Tue, 30 Nov 2004 15:19:07 +0000

Cisco Systems has made several improvements to its Ethernet switches to protect businesses from security threats as well as help them run Internet Protocol telephony more reliably. On Tuesday, the company announced... Read more...

Ethernet breakthrough claimed by PowerDsine

Darren Bolton — Tue, 18 Nov 2003 09:57:10 +0000

Power-over-Ethernet chip to reduce network switch PoE components by nearly 90 per cent Power over Ethernet (PoE) company PowerDsine will start commerical shipments in January of a chip that it claims will... Read more...

Ethernet Turns Thirty

Sun, 18 May 2003 01:47:44 +0000

Robert M. "Bob" Metcalfe invented the local-area networking standard he called Ethernet on May 22, 1973, at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center. Ethernet originally meant a shared media LAN. It is greatly changed today,... Read more...

10 Gigabit Ethernet Sports New Price Tag

Tue, 08 Apr 2003 01:23:05 +0000

Riverstone Networks Inc. Monday nudged the per port price of 10 Gigabit Ethernet below the $10,000 level in a bid to accelerate adoption of the high-speed networking technology. "People want pricing in... Read more...

Cisco touts fibre-based Ethernet at 20xDSL speeds

Sat, 02 Nov 2002 08:52:41 +0000

Cisco used this week's Broadband DSL Forum in Berlin to promote fibre-based Ethernet access as an alternative, far faster broadband technology for homes and businesses. It lined up telcos and ISPs from... Read more...