If you’re reading PCWorld, you probably know that it’s important to keep your PC updated so that security issues are patched. And you probably know the same is true for your phone, and even things ...

You can connect a DSL modem to a D-Link router by using an Ethernet cable and then entering your DSL username and password. Most DSL modems have a built-in router ...

Once upon a time you could find digital subscriber line (DSL) evangelists shouting about the "revolution" on every corner in San Francisco. Not anymore. All those fanatics have quietly retreated. If ...

The number of consumers logging onto the Internet through DSL quadrupled in the past year, but that incredible growth came to a screeching halt in the first quarter after some providers went belly-up ...

If you have a DSL line in your office and use a DSL modem to connect your business computers to the Internet, you might need to use the modem's Internet Protocol address. If you don't know the IP ...

Three-quarters of rural households have DSL available, according to data self-reported by internet service providers. But only about half of rural households have access to higher-speed cable internet ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. After ...

Like beachfront homes in a hurricane, DSL providers are becoming the latest casualties of the dot-com bust. Last week, San Francisco's NorthPoint Communications filed for Chapter 11 bankrupty ...

Are you reading this over AT&T DSL right now? If so, you might have to upgrade or go shopping for a new ISP soon. AT&T quietly stopped selling new traditional DSLs on October 1st, though they will ...

I used to use DSL. It was great in its day, but 6Mbps per second just doesn't cut it these days. So, I turned to cable, where I'm currently enjoying 100Mbps, and dream of Google Fibre's 1 Gigabit per ...

Craig was sucked into the endless vortex of tech at an early age, only to be spat back out babbling things like "phase-locked-loop crystal oscillators!". Mostly this receives a pat on the head from ...