American routers offer 11 channels on 2.4GHz, but 8 of them are the wrong choice
When you unbox and set up your new router in North America, you’re given the option of using no fewer…
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Comcast will turn your Xfinity router into a home motion detector (in exchange for some privacy)
Your internet service provider’s bundled modem could soon serve as a home security tool. Comcast has launched an Xfinity Shield…
Why Wi-Fi 7 routers are still bad at the thing most people actually need from them
Wi-Fi 7 is the latest and greatest Wi-Fi technology you can buy as I write this, but it’s still an…
6 reasons your Wi-Fi extender is ruining your entire network
Wi-Fi extenders are marketed as a way to expand your Wi-Fi coverage, so it’s no wonder people think of them…
My backups were killing my network—a dedicated VLAN fixed it overnight
I run a NAS at home, and for a long time, I’ve been dragging and dropping files with almost zero…
Your work laptop may be snooping on your home network—here’s how to stop it
Your work laptop might be sharing a network with everything else you own (provided you work from home sometimes, that…
The DNS speed test everyone uses is measuring the wrong thing
“Switch your DNS to Cloudflare or Quad9 for a faster internet” shows up in enough forum threads and comment sections…
5 network services worth self-hosting before a media server
A media server is usually the first thing I want to build when I get my hands on some new…