One Monday morning in May, I woke up and grabbed my cell phone to read the news and scroll through memes. But it was out of cell service. I couldn't make calls or texts. That, though, turned out to be ...

The uplink port on a router is used to expand the network. Routers can use the uplink port to connect to other routers, switches and hubs to increase the maximum number of wired devices connected to ...

If you've ever looked closely at the USB ports on your laptop or desktop PC, you may have noticed that some are labeled with a small symbol. It looks like the letters SS, with a three-pronged icon ...

I've always talked about different ports and what they did, closed and opened various ones on my little home firewall but I never really understood what they were.<br><br>So, my question, what is a ...

Google Voice is a great service, but changing your phone number can seem like pulling teeth. If you've been thinking about porting your existing number to Voice, here's what you need to know to make ...

If you are a network engineer or a normal user, you may need to find, open or block a virtual port, such as a TCP or a UDP port for an application. Virtual ports help you manage your network hardware ...