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 ...

Frustrated by the software limitations of your router? Replacing it with the Linux-powered DD-WRT firmware can be a big upgrade. Maybe you want to use an old router as a second access point for your ...

Linksys on Wednesday introduced two new networking products: the EA9300 Wireless AC router and its very first cable modem/router combo, the CG7500. The former EA9300 stand-alone router is a tri-band ...

In order to start a screen sharing session with a computer behind a router, a simple port-forwarding setup that will route screen-sharing traffic to the desired computer on the network is a common ...

A major advantage of using a wireless router in your office is the ability to connect multiple computers to a single, high-speed Internet connection. In addition, you can avoid running an abundance of ...

For the last few months I have been using a cable modem that works fine when connected to the Ethernet network adapter in my desktop PC. I recently purchased a new notebook computer that also needs ...

I got a new router (Asus) because my old one is getting flaky and requiring frequent reboots. My problem is, I have one desktop that connects via wifi and I can't get it to see the SSIDs of the new ...

For a technology that tends to gather dust behind TV stands or inside closets, the wireless router has gotten a lot of attention lately. In 2016, innovative new routers came from such well-known ...

In Part 1 of this tutorial series, we configured Windows to accept remote desktop connections, so we can log into and use a PC anywhere in the World with Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Connection client ...

If the hardest part of the “Internet of Things” is getting to the Things, Cisco Systems is offering a lifeline. The so-called IoT encompasses a range of Internet-capable devices that could be almost ...

CNET editor Dong Ngo points you in the general direction of how to access your home network remotely using a Dynamic DNS service. Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since ...

ASUS has released new firmware to patch a critical authentication bypass security flaw impacting several DSL series router ...