Press "Windows-R" to open a Run box. Type "cmd" -- without quotes here and throughout -- in the "Open" field, then press "Enter." If a User Account Control message displays, click the "Yes" button. A command-prompt window opens. Type "netstat -a" at the ...

A good laptop is only as good as its ports. That’s a saying I just made up but there’s some truth to it. While there are some ultraportable laptops that can make do with just a couple of USB-C connections, trusting you to use adapters for everything ...

With a potential strike at ports up and down the East Coast and along the Gulf Coast set to begin after midnight Monday, logistics executives tell CNBC the remaining hours are critical in moving out as much trade as possible before a shutdown that will ...

The Anker USB-C Hub with Ethernet is going for $36 right now instead of the usual $50. It ships with a travel pouch and an 18-month warranty. At this price, it replaces a tangle of individual adapters and dongles with a single piece of aluminum that plugs in once and gives a two-port laptop the connectivity of a full-size desktop.

We only notice ports when shelves go bare, giant ships appear offshore or tariffs make headlines. Ports have faced challenging years recently. Increasingly complex operations meet tougher demands, and disruptions become harder to manage. Consider this: One ...

You can never have too many USB ports on your PC. More USB ports mean more convenient avenues to hook up devices and standalone storage, which allows you to broaden your PC's overall functionality with peripherals like keyboards, controllers, external hard ...