I see people that have dedicated boxen to be a router/firewall. What is the advantage of this over having say, a linksys BEFSR1 and a personal firewall? Just wondering. Please clarify, are you talking ...

Gaming routers have fancy designs and a few special features, but they can't fix every problem with your network setup.

Realistically, you don't have to throw away your old tech to fix your network speed, but you can locate and configure a ...

If you are switching your fiber-optic line to 10 gigabits, you will also want to review your home connection environment. You want to have enough headroom for family members' smartphones and video ...

Useful, just not essential ...

My smart home was causing problems.

An old router has lots of uses that extend its life, even once you replace it. Try these methods to see what it can do in ...

I got a new router (Asus) because my old one is getting flaky and requiring frequent reboots. My problem is, I have one desktop that connects via wifi and I can't get it to see the SSIDs of the new ...