A modem and router work in tandem to deliver you an internet connection and then grant access to your various devices.

Address one of several common problems to fix router connection problems Use these troubleshooting guidelines to isolate and ...

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 ...

Network security sounds like something that would concern an IT manager at a big company, but even ordinary home users have good reasons not to leave their small home networks to the wind. It’s about ...

A vulnerability in Asuswrt, the firmware running on many wireless router models from Asustek Computer, allows attackers to completely compromise the affected devices. Malicious hackers, however, need ...

In all reality, you really don't want your router to also be your DNS. It just doesn't have the horsepower to handle the traffic of even a small network without a high likelyhood of causing the router ...

We have a mail server running on an internal address. Our router is configured to forward ports 110 and 25 to this server for incoming and outgoing mail.<BR>For everyone outside the local net it works ...

Internet networking involves a lot of alchemy, and I confess to occasionally dropping an eye of newt (or an IP of newt) into a boiling pot to fix problems on my local network. There’s a particular ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — It’s 2023, and few things are more annoying than dealing with a WiFi dead zone in your home. The good news is fixing it is easy and, as Consumer Reports explains, doesn’t have to ...