This relatively unknown term can be the reason why your internet feels slow.

Sometimes it seems strange that a problem can develop and go undetected, even under watchful eyes. That’s exactly what has happened with the phenomenon called bufferbloat. While its technical detail ...

While lots of people are worried, rightly, about running out of IPv4 addresses, Netizens have other problems to worry about. Like, for example, Bufferbloat — a key contributor to congestion/latency ...

Bufferbloats—an amusing word for a less-than-delightful issue (we reported on these last year). A bufferbloat is the proliferation of more and more buffering of IP packets in routers, switches, modems ...

Bufferbloat ' occurs when a router becomes overloaded by trying to process a large amount of data at once, slowing down your internet connection. You can check whether your current router is prone to ...

If a little salt makes food taste better, then a lot must make it taste great, right? This logic is often applied in the digital domain, too. (My pet peeve is that TV shows and DVDs keep getting ...

While busy with an important meeting on Zoom, suddenly your network goes for a toss and the internet gets patchy. It can happen to anyone, anytime. This is because the upsurge of smart devices at home ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. From Robert X. Cringely, on the evolution of the internet: In terms of latency, the ...