4 surprising uses for your motherboard's second ethernet port

If you've browsed new motherboards, you might have noticed that some of them come with two Ethernet ports. Redundancy is the ...
XDA Developers on MSN

The best mini PC upgrade isn't more RAM, it's a second Ethernet port

The most useful mini PC upgrade isn’t more RAM. A second Ethernet port unlocks routing and segmentation, and helps keep a ...
Small Business Computing

Need More Ports on Your Router? No Problem

For the past six months, I’ve been using a Linksys BEFW11S4 4-Port Cable/DSL Wireless Router for my home office network and it has been great. Recently, I came across a few additional PCs to play with ...
Houston Chronicle

Is Port Forwarding Needed to Network a Printer Through a Router?

It's usually not practical or affordable for every computer to have its own printer, so many businesses place standard and specialized printers in convenient locations, and then share the printers ...