The internet relies on a system of addresses that treats every computer, tablet and smartphone as a distinct device, allowing all of them to communicate with each other. Because many kinds of devices ...

File-sharing applications and other programs that access a transmission control protocol/Internet protocol network use ports to route traffic to a destination. Most routers, however, use a firewall to ...

The first USB port hit the market in 1996, and the Universal Serial Bus quickly became the go-to port for connecting peripheral devices to computers. It remains a popular connection port today, with ...

When visiting the eBay.com site, a script will run that performs a local port scan of your computer to detect remote support and remote access applications. Many of these ports are related to remote ...

Modern monitors are not just displays for your computer; with their USB ports, they can do so much more. Here are three ...

Struggling with a non-responsive mouse? PC not getting any juice? If your USB ports are acting up, we have a few suggestions for narrowing down and fixing the problem. If your computer has multiple ...