There are four main ways to connect a laptop to the Internet -- wirelessly, with an Ethernet cable, with a mobile broadband modem or networking card, or by tethering to your cell phone. Each method ...

A cable modem provides your business with high-speed access to the Internet. Many cable Internet service providers will set up your computer for you when they perform your service installation. If, ...

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 ...

When it comes to choosing your cable, there are various USB-to-USB options on the market. We recommend selecting the bridged cable, also known as a USB networking cable. This cable has an electronic ...

The classic serial null-modem cable was, among other things, used to connect two computers together for communications and file transfer. Largely eliminated in daily use by the advent of home ...