Amazon is beginning the process to actively deorbit its two Project Kuiper prototype satellites, nearly eight months after the satellites were launched. In an update on May 23, Amazon said it is beginning the final stage of the prototype mission, demonstrating active deorbit. "The last milestone in our Protoflight mission is deorbiting Kuipersat-1 and Kuipersat-2. As part of our orbital debris... »

A massive Microsoft outage affects Bing.com, Copilot for web and mobile, Copilot in Windows, ChatGPT internet search and DuckDuckGo. Microsoft outage started at approximately 3 AM EDT and seems to have primarily affected users in Asia and Europe.Microsoft hasn't released any announcements about the outage just yet, but DuckDuckGo acknowledged the issue on X. Google Search, Bing's primary... »

T-Mobile has begun notifying customers that it's hiking their rates by as much as $5 per line per month. Customers with a legacy Simple Choice, ONE, or Magenta plan will likely experience price increases. The increased price applies to each line, meaning that if you have four lines, you could potentially see a monthly increase of up to $20 per lmonth. CNET also corroborated the report with its... »

After months of waiting, SpaceX has finally received an FCC license to operate its new "V4" Starlink dish and the upcoming "mini" dish model on moving cars, ships, and planes. The FCC initially issued SpaceX a license to operate the next-generation dishes in September, but only for fixed positions. Last week, the US regulator then granted SpaceX the additional authority to operate the new dishes... »

Enterprise workplace collaboration platform Slack has sparked a privacy backlash with the revelation that it has been scraping customer data, including messages and files, to develop new AI and ML models.By default, and without requiring users to opt-in, Slack said its systems have been analyzing customer data and usage information (including messages, content and files) to build AI/ML models to... »

Six popular protocols encrypt the data tunnel in the way you prefer, either when connecting as a client or hosting a VPN server. Built-in WireGuard and OpenVPN VPNs allow you to share your commercial VPN with all connected devices. A configurable switch allows you to quickly toggle the VPN, without needing to enter the config page.

Out of the security or performance concerns, you can choose... »

Completely designed for ADSL connectivity, the Aztech DSL5028EN series is capable of supporting both ADSL2 and ADSL2+ internet connections, allowing these devices to be a commendable companion for ADSL subscribers.

Exclusively designed for ADSL connectivity, the DSL5028EN series is comprised of two variants each capable of providing distinguished wireless speeds that would instantaneously fit... »

TX12 Pro is a Gigabit Wi-Fi 6 router with up to 2976Mbps wireless transmission speeds (2.4GHz: 574Mbps, 5GHz: 2402Mbps).

TX12 Pro is armed with a 1.7GHz Quad-Core Broadcom high performance CPU for faster Wi-Fi speeds and stable network.

4 high-performance signal enhancement modules and 5 external 6dBi high-gain antennas combine to extend strong and reliable Wi-Fi throughout your... »

The AX3000 wireless dual band router is a 3-in-1 device that combines the functions of a high speed 4-port NAT router and wireless AX access point. It is designed to provide end-users with a one-stop solution to acquiring and sharing high-speed Internet access over a wired/wireless network.

It is equipped with the next generation 802.11AX Wi-Fi technology, offering simultaneous dual band... »

Transform your wired network to high-speed WiFi with this AX3000 WiFi 6 access point, with no complex installations needed. Featured wall-plug design keeps your space clutter-free.

Get speeds of 2402Mbps on 5GHz and 574Mbps on 2.4GHz band with this wireless access point. With the 5GHz channel bandwidth expanded to 160MHz, it guarantees uninterrupted 4K/8K streaming and gaming, without... »

RT-AX57 supports 1024-QAM for faster wireless connections. With a total networking speed of about 3000Mbps - 574 Mbps on the 2.4GHz band and 2402 Mbps on the 5GHz band. WiFi 6 (802.11ax) is engineered to cope with multiple devices, providing up to 4X greater network capacity and efficiency.

Supporting not only MU-MIMO but also OFDMA technique to efficiently allocate channels, communicating... »

Windows Vista introduces a number of new features to the TCP/IP stack, including CTCP, and TCP Window Auto-Tuning. This new implementation works much better by default than previous Windows versions with broadband internet connections, and is able to adjust the RWIN value on the fly, depending on the BDP (bandwidth-delay product). This, however, introduces some problems with older routers and restricts the user from tweaking some of the TCP/IP parameters. Still, there is always some room for... »

The TCP/IP speed tweaks below work with Windows 8, 10, 2012/2019 Server. The Windows 8/10 TCP/IP implementation shares many traits with earlier Windows versions, however, there are many subtle differences and updates, new syntax for applying tweaks using PowerShell cmdlets, and some new settings. Windows 10 generally works well by default for many broadband connections, yet there is always some room for improvement and we will try to cover all relevant settings and their effect on your... »

Introduction With the popularity of wireless networks and mobile computing, an overall understanding of common security issues has become not only relevant, but very necessary for both home/SOHO users and IT professionals alike. This article is aimed at illustrating current security flaws in WEP/WPA/WPA2. Successfully cracking a wireless network assumes some basic familiarity with networking principles and terminology, as well as working with command-line tools. A basic familiarity... »

I've often found it useful to get just the wireless functionality out of a WiFi router and reuse it as an access point. Wireless routers seem more common, and are often priced even lower than wireless access points. Adding an access point to a wired network already in place, or to one where the main NAT router is provided by the ISP is usually the easiest solution. However, introducing a second NAT router on the network is not a good idea, especially without some tweaking to set it up... »

Online Gaming can often benefit from some fine-tuning of Windows TCP/IP settings and the Network Adapter properties. This article is intended to supplement our general broadband tweaks and list only TCP/IP settings that are specific to online gaming and reducing network latency. Some of these settings are also mentioned in our general tweaking articles, however, the emphasis here is on latency rather than throughput, and we have complemented the tweaks with more gaming-specific recommendations... »

Microsoft enforces a limit on half-open TCP/IP connections that is hard-coded in tcpip.sys. The maximum simultaneous half-open (incomplete) outbound TCP connection attempts per second that the system can make is intended to limit the spread of malicious viruses and worms, as well as limit the possibility of launching a DDoS attack. However, it has proven to also limit some applications using many TCP connections, such as P2P and P2PTV programs.When the OS reaches the half-open connection limit,... »

Denial of Service (DoS) attacks are very common on the Internet these days, and they can make your online experience miserable. In some cases of Distributed Denial of Service Attacks (DDoS), they can bring down websites, or cripple entire networks in a matter of minutes, preventing connectivity for many customers. There are different types of DoS attacks, and we've tried to explain the most common types and ways to mitigate their effects to you or your network.Types of Denial of Service (DoS)... »

To change TCP/IP related settings in Android you need root access. The only exception are a couple of trivial changes that are available to non-rooted devices, namely dynamic vs static IP address, and changing the DNS server. Assuming you are working with an already rooted device, the settings are listed below:Android TCP/IP tweaks (root required)In order to change other TCP/IP stack settings, you need to edit the settings in /proc/sys/net/core/ , similar to what is explained in our Linux... »