10 Gigabit External Ethernet Adapters: Do They Really Deliver?
External 10G Ethernet adapters promise easy upgrades to multi-gig speeds, but do they actually deliver? We tested USB and Thunderbolt 10G adapters in a controlled lab setup and found a mixed picture. Some devices reached near line-rate TCP throughput, while others struggled badly. Even more interesting, UDP performance lagged far behind. Here’s what’s really going on under the hood.
Wi-Fi Capacity: How Many Active Clients Can an Access Point Really Support?
How many Wi-Fi clients can a single access point really support? The answer isn’t as simple as a number. In real networks, every device competes for the same airtime, and as more clients join, each gets a smaller slice of the pie. In this article, we look at how Wi-Fi capacity actually works — and why adding “just a few more devices” can quickly turn a fast network into a slow one.