Want to hack on brand new 8-bit 1980s hardware? Until recently you needed a time machine, or deep pockets to do this. All that has recently changed with the NABU PC. A retro machine that can be bought ...

The device shown in Figure 17-1 is an RS-232–to–TTL converter board, designed to allow a PC with a serial (RS-232) port to communicate with a device that has a console (TTL) port. External converters ...

We've received overwhelming response regarding an issue affecting some Motorola SurfBoard cable modems that results in lower throughput speeds when the devices are connected to Macs than when the ...

My mom just called me tonight telling me that she came home this evening and her home office circuit breaker was tripped. The cable modem is burnt, with visible black marks on the outside of the unit, ...

first off, my statistics. <BR><BR>router: befsr41<BR>1st computer: 1600+, linksys network card, kt266a chipset, 512ram, gf3ti200<BR>2nd computer: 1600+ kt266a chipset, onboard LAN, gf2gts-v<BR><BR>the ...

A high-speed Internet connection is no longer a luxury for most businesses; it's a necessity. As a result, many businesses now use broadband cable connections to surf and work over the Web at ...

There is little doubt about what Ryan Harris did: He not only learned to hack computer cable modems to access free Internet service, he showed others how to do the same. He even wrote a book about it, ...

Yes, you can buy your own cable modem, and you might want to, given the excellent throughput and dead-simple setup of the Netgear C3000 WiFi Cable Modem Router. Router only supports up to 300Mbps ...

An expert on cable modem hacking has been arrested by federal authorities on computer intrusion charges. According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Ryan Harris, 26, ran a San Diego company ...

A device used to connect one or more computers to a cable company's Internet service. The same coaxial cable coming into the house or office also provides TV and voice over IP (VoIP) service. Compared ...