Restarting the router is often the best and most straightforward way to solve a ton of network-related issues. In many cases, the router is working fine; it just needs a quick power cycle to get back ...

Wi-Fi routers are an interesting category of products — you either don't really care about how they work, or you become the kind of person who spends hours trying to fine-tune their settings and ...

Your Wi-Fi has disconnected.For now, you restarted the router.But it didn't fix it.There were some things you should have ...

Often forgotten about until it stops working, a wireless router, also called a Wi-Fi router, combines the functions of both a wireless access point and a traditional router. Even though wireless ...

As most everyone has experienced, there are times when you need to reboot your router and/or modem in order to get things working properly. Q: I have a problem with webcam monitoring of my residence ...

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 ...

A gateway pulls double duty, but a modem and router combo can give you a lot more flexibility and power.

Earlier in 2026, U.S. cybersecurity agencies disrupted a growing network of compromised consumer routers that were being used as part of a botnet by Russian intelligence. The routers were exploited ...