Swiss networking company Lightning is planning to launch a product that combines a stateful inspection firewall, router and a DSL modem. The box will be available this quarter for the enterprise ...

In every Bellsouth DSL install I have worked with, what they call the DSL modem is a router. It may have a single port or have an included multi-port switch, but it is a functioning NAT router, ...

When networking a small office, there's always one more box to buy, right? The new Netgear Cable/DSL ProSafe Wireless Firewall with Print Server FM114P solves this problem. This five-in-one appliance ...

I have DSL-connection (RJ11-socket) coming from the wall, DSL-modem and hardware firewall (with OPNsense) with only RJ45 sockets. I've heard that RJ11 couldn't go straight to firewall (even with ...

If you’re a DSL user with a bad case of box clutter, here’s some good news for you. Another vendor is offering a DSL modem/wireless router combo, combining two devices into one. Actiontec just ...

A device that connects multiple computers to a cable or DSL line for Internet access. Also called a "residential gateway," "modem/router," "modem gateway," "home gateway" and "Internet gateway." The ...

Whilst several vulnerable backdoors in various DSL (broadband) modems were revealed by security researchers last year, would-be hackers required relatively unfettered direct IP access to the device to ...

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 ...

Last month, I kicked off a series of articles on transparent firewalls, beginning with a brief essay on why firewalls are still relevant in an age of Web applications and tunneled traffic. I also ...