There are a lot of ports on the back of your router that all fit Ethernet connectors, but does it matter which port you use ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

If you've got an older router but aren't ready for a new one just yet, you can sometimes get things working smoother by ...

Hands-on testing, real-world insights, and side-by-side comparisons of the latest Wi-Fi Routers from editors who know what matters most.

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 ...

Ok, so here's the situation, it's a 2 story house, a desktop & notebook downstairs in an office, and then at least 3 computers upstairs in separate rooms. Impossible to put wire through floors, so ...

Check your Wi-Fi band, perform a speed test, and check bufferbloat to see what you can do to improve your router's performance before buying new hardware.

Fed up with weak Wi-Fi speeds around the house? There are all sorts of issues that can slow a connection down, but one of the most common pitfalls is poor router placement. That goes double or even ...