If you receive a message Windows can’t get the Network Settings from the router when using the Printer, Wi-Fi, Mobile Hotspot, WiFi Speakers, etc, on your Windows 11/10 computer, perhaps something ...

Are there any routers out there that have a 2.5gb WAN port and also 2.5gb LAN ports? I have faster than gigabit internet at my place. Wanted to take advantage of it via wire to my desktop. Thanks!

The WRX560 package looks like this. In addition to the WRX560 main unit, the box contained a Category 5e wired LAN cable, an AC power cord, and an instruction manual. The WRX560 is a vertically ...

In an upcoming blog I expect to write about configuring a home router, which requires logging on to it. This, in turn, requires knowing the IP address of the router. Non-techies typically don’t know ...

Mediacom routers use DHCP -- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol -- to automatically configure every network device connected to them for always-on connections. DHCP is used to assign an internal IP ...

When you have a primary LAN and Internet gateway on a single subnet, and you want to provide Internet access to a secondary LAN on a different subnet, you can create a wireless bridge using two ...

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 ...

Everyone has internet connection troubles some days. I've been a network administrator and have used the internet since the 1970s and I still have connection problems! Here are a few simple tips on ...