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 ...

Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...

Banana Pi has released yet another single-board computer (SBC) that it has designed to be used as a home router. To recap, the company presented the BPI-R4 (curr. $138.99 on Amazon) in November with ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If your router comes with one or more Ethernet ports labeled 2.5G, here's what the label means, what they're for, and how to ...