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 ...

Your high-speed Ethernet needs the right router and LAN port ...

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 ...

Modern routers usually have multiple Ethernet ports, but they're not all the same. To get the most out of them, you need to ...

The LinkStar-H68K is a tiny computer that’s positioned as a router thanks to its four Ethernet interfaces. But it’s also basically a rugged mini PC that could be used for network-attached storage, ...

Having a fast and stable WiFi network is vitally important, especially if you work from home a few days per week. Add in the fact that so much of our entertainment comes over the internet, and that it ...

Unlock to see our ratings and compare products side by side The router throughput (speed) of the communications is measured very near the router in an "open space" hallway. For our test, it was 8 feet ...

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 ...

I stopped trusting gaming routers for traffic management after learning what a managed switch actually does.