Most people treat their internet connection like a kitchen appliance. You plug it in, expect it to work, and never really think about what's going on under the hood. Meanwhile, buried inside Windows' ...

My new Netgear FA311 and the on-board NIC on a Asus P56DC seem to time out. I’ll try to get on the ‘Net after an hour or so of not using the NIC card and get ...

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