For a month in early 2000 Cisco Systems, the Internet router king, became the most valuable company on Earth.
The Internet Router triumphed over the ATM switch as the primary model of how the world communicates to this day.
With new chip-based software, Nortel enables a cheaper semiconductor device to perform the function of a small Internet router, supplanting costly hardware of the sort Cisco sells.
His company has released a scanning tool to find vulnerable UPnP devices, and suggests users disable UPnP on both any endpoint devices that use the protocol on their internal network as well as their Internet router.
Brian Grayek, vice president of security company CA, says that users can sometimes detect a slowdown in performance, hear their PC's hard drive whirring or see their Internet router's lights flashing when they're not using the computer, all signs that zombie software is at work.
Brian Grayek, vice president of security company CA (nyse: CA - news - people ), says that users can sometimes detect a slowdown in performance, hear their PC's hard drive whirring or see their Internet router's lights flashing when they're not using the computer, all signs that zombie software is at work.
It sports a 3-inch interactive touch screen for easy setup, configuration and management of the router and Internet traffic.
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No Internet, computer, router or external power is required.
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Using Qualcomm StreamBoost technology, the router intelligently prioritizes Internet bandwidth to each application and device on a home network for leading edge performance and network optimization.
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The Optical SMART Hub breaks new ground by functioning as a Wireless AP router changing broadband Internet service with a cable from the wall to Wi-Fi Internet connection so that all family members can enjoy wireless connection at home.
The STRIVA CAP can be used in conjunction with a wireless router for digital connections throughout the Internet, or it can be used to create a direct local wireless connection whenever a Wi-Fi router or hot spot is unavailable.
Purchase a Nexaira BC2 Router and next time your internet goes down, you can be back up and running in a matter of seconds.
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Dubbed BRCK, the solution is a rugged wireless router that connects to the internet via Ethernet, WiFi, 3G and 4G, and can switch its source on the fly if a connection dies.
Then we changed the default user name and password, and within minutes the router was connected to the Internet and we were surfing away like nothing had changed, feeling oddly like we had missed some complicated step in the process.
The latest addition to NETGEAR's family of high-speed 802.11ac wireless devices, the D6300 is designed to meet growing customer demand for a highly integrated WiFi ADSL modem router for better and faster wireless on Internet-enabled WiFi devices in the home.
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So will Autonet Mobile, which plans to "bring the power of the Internet" to cars with its mobile Wi-Fi Router.
The router, called ASR-1000, allows Internet service providers (ISPs), large companies and universities to move data and integrate services that enable security, voice over Internet, deep packet inspection and the authentication of broadband flow to specific subscribers, all in a single piece of hardware.
Small enough to fit in any luggage, purse or briefcase, the compact Multifunction Mini Router gives users the convenience of converting a direct internet connection in conference rooms or hotel rooms to a private connection for added security and mobility.
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New intelligence inside the latest Cisco gear will bring it all together, from video-ready Internet phones to security-hardened switches and a speedy new router that can, in a single second, move 11 trillion bytes of data, or roughly 11 million novels.
Chambers is betting their hunger for new revenue will prompt them to flee their old networks to jump onboard the Internet--ready and waiting for Cisco's musclebound new router (see box below).
And since computers connected to the Internet via broadband connections are a tempting target for the occasional troublemaking hacker, the router comes with a built-in firewall to help keep them out.
Lightweight and compact with its own travel case, the Pocket Router is small enough to carry while traveling and sets up easily to share an Internet connection or connect to an existing wired network in a conference room, hotel room or anywhere a Wi-Fi network is needed.
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We got the router 18 months ago to broadcast, using the Wi-Fi standard, our speedy Internet connection throughout the house, which is brimming with processing power: two laptops and two desktops.
Plug your iPhone into the BC2 router and a few seconds later, all your iPads and iPod Touches can easily access the internet, even while traveling in a car.
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The FreedomPop Hub Burst modem and router boasts wireless antennas to boost speeds as well as Ethernet jacks to connect up to 10 Internet enabled devices, including desktops, TV's and streaming music and video players.
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