A router's wide area network (WAN) port acts as its gateway to other networks, providing an interface for the router to send outgoing traffic over. Computers should not be connected to a router's WAN ...
Purchasing a router for your small business network is not the same as purchasing one for your home. While consumer routers have improved tremendously over the years, they’re not well-suited for the ...
Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...
Guest networks are surprisingly useful.
When it comes to complexity of network connectors, you have got multiple levels, with a switch (hub) at the bottom and a router at the top. A hub is an astonishingly dumb gadget. It accepts a packet ...
Researchers have found a new approach to finding shortest paths, but it's complex Systems Approach Last year a couple of ...
More on routers causing network slow-down We continue to cover an issue where some routers -- particularly a handful of models manufactured by NetGear -- can cause a reduction in network performance ...
Most of us tend to keep our router or modem always on so that we can be online all the time. But is it safe? Are we trading our privacy for convincing? Should we turn off our computer network when not ...