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 ...

Purchasing a router for your small business network is not the same as purchasing one for your home. While consumer routers have improved tremendously over the years, they’re not well-suited for the ...

Routers and network switches aren't the same hardware—depending on your setup, you may need both.

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 ...

Researchers have found a new approach to finding shortest paths, but it's complex Systems Approach Last year a couple of ...

A subnet is a subdivision of a local area network, created by applying a subnet mask to the IP addresses that make up the network. Subnets may or may not correspond to physical locations, as the ...

If you've browsed new motherboards, you might have noticed that some of them come with two Ethernet ports. Redundancy is the name of the game.

I was hoping you might be able to help me with a sporadic problem I’ve been experiencing. I have a PC running Windows XP Home Edition connected to a DSL line. Until recently, it had never given me any ...

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 ...

Some routers -- particularly a handful of models manufactured by NetGear -- can cause a reduction in network performance under Mac OS X 10.3.8. When this situation occurs, users can often resolve the ...