These days, your wireless router is not just your lifeline to the internet, but also to your job. We've hand-tested the top ...

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 ...

A wireless router comes with default configurations that require attention to improve your security posture. If you don't give them the right attention, you could make it easier for someone to use the ...

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

But you can get a better home network by upgrading other network devices, or changing some settings on your existing router.

(CR has detailed tips on router security.) Multiple Ethernet and USB ports make a router more versatile. LAN (local area network) ports are used to connect a computer to the router using an Ethernet ...

If your internet is slow and you feel like you've tried everything, you're in luck: I've got one more fix you might not have tried. Changing your DNS settings on either your Wi-Fi router or your ...

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 ...

At home I have two computers, in two different rooms, both with internet access. My main computer is connected through a router that is connected to a cable modem, the cable modem is also connected to ...

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 ...