Everything you need to know about maxing-out your broadband connection, including interleaving, fine tuning MTU settings, firmware updates, ADSL filters and splitters,and that old chestnut - electrical noise in your wiring

Well known for its dialup modem business, Australian manufacturer NetComm has made a significant push beyond its traditional boundaries, and is moving into the general networking, wireless and ADSL modem space.

The form of DSL offered by BigPond is ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line), meaning that the upload speed is lower than the download speed.

Telstra hopes to make its broadband ADSL services available to more potential customers in the near future.

Telstra yesterday announced it will let the public decide which telephone exchanges will next be upgraded to handle ADSL.

Telstra says it now has more than 300,000 ADSL subscribers and is on target to reach a million by 2005. The problem with home ADSL is that unlike cable, Telstra doesn’t make it easy to network even though it requires an Ethernet connection. Interestingly, the Ethernet requirement for broadband Internet connectivity is also helping to drive the rising popularity of home networks.

But what's the best deal on the block? Internode's new plans are good for Usenet, but we've found better.

Host your own website from home, for fun and profit.

The best plans, the hidden costs, and is it really the best broadband deal on the market?

Median SMB broadband pricing fell 17.22 percent and residential broadband pricing 0.79 percent after Telstra fired a February salvo starting a $29.95 price war, a recent study has claimed.

After cutting 8Mbps plan costs, the ISP gets aggressive and offers temporary "free churn". Upgrade fees have also been dropped, so if you're an Internode user wanting more speed, now's the time.

Internode are giving their customers a very early Christmas present – a free speed upgrade and double the download quota for 1500k ADSL plans. But will it be enough?

iiNet's bigger download quotas don't solve the big catch for those stuck on plain ADSL, and wanting big download quotas on faster plans.

Wireless web access at 200MBps may sound like a dream for ADSL users, but it’s the vision promised if WiMax takes off in Australia. The question is, when will it be widely available? Now one Aussie ISP has blown away claims that the next-gen technology is flawed.

What will you be buying, using and drooling over this year? Tim Dean looks at the astounding products and technologies due to hit in the next 12 months.

Simon Edwards shows you how to get up and running with SmoothWall.

Increase your internet security with a hardware firewall. Simon Edwards shows you how to get started in this step by step guide.

Installing and configuring the NB1300 is easy - just plug it in, install the drivers, and you can use the web-based interface to change any necessary settings.

Your wireless network is more powerful than you imagine. Use this guide to fully understand and utilise it.

Nathan Taylor explores the world of wireless technology, from WANs, LANs and PANs - what we've got and what's to come.